Sunday, December 12, 2010

Details of the OXY Acquisition in North Dakota -- Private Seller: Anschutz

More on the OXY acquisition in North Dakota.

A big "thank you" to Suzanne for alerting me to the OXY presentation referenced below.

This is an OXY presentation; when you get there, go to slide 12 first to see the acreage they acquired in North Dakota. On slide 12 of that presentation, OXY has two prospects: the South Coteau prospect and the Russian Creek prospect. If I understand the previous slides (slide 10 and 11) correctly, OXY already controlled the South Coteau prospect and was not part of the most recent acquisition.

For the moment, the South Coteau prospect in southeastern Burke county is not particularly noteworthy or active in the current boom, though that could change.

Again, if I understand the presentation correctly, the OXY acquisition is the Russian Creek prospect in the southwest quarter of Dunn County. (OXY's presentation says the newly acquired acreage is in Stark, Billings, and Dunn counties. That's technically correct, but the acreage in Stark County (according to the slide) is so tiny as to be not worth mentioning; and there is only slightly more acreage in Billings County. For all intents and purposes, the Russian Creek prospect is entirely within Dunn Country.)

By the way, if anyone wants to "play around" with a map of North Dakota's counties, click here, and then compare that map with the map at the OXY presentation. 

This was the subject of a very interesting blog some months ago; I highly recommend you take the time to go back and read it if you are interested in the OXY acquisition.

The net acreage in the Russian Creek is about 180,000 net acres; the net acreage in the South Coteau is about 20,000 acres.  According to MarketWatch, OXY acquired 180,000 acres for $1.4 billion ($7,800/acre, but of course, there was already producing assets there). 

Since then there has been more clarity regarding the potential in the Russian Creek prospect area. This area is at the southern edge of the Bakken, where it starts to thin out, but the Three Forks formation pinches out in this area. More interestingly, this is near the area where Oil for America is using new technology to target Lodgepole reefs. In the most recent federal lease auction, Lodgepole Land Services paid $11,600/acre for a 720-acre tract.

Right now, the Russian Creek Prospect is very active. In one area there are six rigs on site, and several of the sites are multi-well pads (two wells/pad):
  • 19430 / 19431: one rig on site, a multi-will pad; 33-144-97, Little Knife oil field; Anschutz permit
  • 19396: rig on site, 33-144-96, Murphy Creek oil field, but right on the edge of Fayette oil field; will probably drill into the Fayette oil field; Marathon permit; 82
  • 18823 / 18822: one rig on site, a multi-well pad; 9-143-96; already drilled going south, Fayette oil field; Anschutz permit, 906 / 1,304
  • 19438: rig on site, 21-142-97; Willmen oil field; southwest of Fayette; Anschutz permit, 756
  • 19710 / 19711: one rig on site, a multi-well pad; Fayette oil field, southern end of the field; Anschutz permit (19710 is in Fayette; 19711 is in Manning oil field; 22,072 first month / DRY
  • 19113 / 19114: no rig on site; a multi-well pad; right next to 19710 / 19711 (32-143-96); Anschutz permit; like 19710 and 19711, 19113 is in Fayette and 19114 is in Manning oil field.
Again, that is just one local area within the Russian Creek prospect. There is a Russian Creek oil field in the area, by the way.

According to the OXY presentation:
  • The acquisition includes 44 operated and 17 non-operated wells producing approximately 5,500 boe/d from the Bakken and the Madison formations
  • Currently there are five active drilling rigs operating on acreage with plans to increase the rig count to eight during 2011
  • Five wells are awaiting completion
  • OXY controls 200 operated spacing units and interest in an additional 110 non-operated spacing units
  • 98% of the spacing units are 1280-acre units
  • The Russian Creek prospect encompasses Three Forks formation and deeper objectives across the entire prospect
  • Net risked reserve potential: 250 million boe
  • This acquisition plus existing OXY assets in the Williston Basin: over 200,000 net acres; 50 operated wells producing over 6,000 boed
  • OXY's goal is to grow production in the Williston Basin to at least 30,000 boepd over the next five years
250 million bbls net risked reserve at $50/bbl = $12.5 billion. OXY paid $1.4 billion

Note in bold above: deeper objectives across the entire prospect -- the only two formations deeper than Three Forks that I can see are the Birdbear and the Red River.  Both the Tyler and the Lodgepole lie "above" the Three Forks formation

In addition, in this transaction, OXY also increased its interest in its ownership in Plains All-American (PAA) by 13% to approximately 35%; this is a major pipeline serving the Williston Basin
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More Temporary Housing ("Man-Camps") Opening This Week -- Bakken, North Dakota, USA

Hundreds of more units among at least four new "man-camps" will be opening this next week to provide housing for oil workers in western North Dakota. A fifth one was previous announced.

Maybe someone else can do a better job of keeping track, but by my count, this Williston Herald story reports on five "man-camps": three near Williston; one near Tioga; and, one near Stanley, all in North Dakota.  Three of them are Target Logistics (Williston, Tioga and Stanley). A fourth is operated by ATCO, recently opened near Williston, and a fifth is operated by Halliburton (Williston).

Someone was nice enough to provide in the comment section below all the man-camps and their locations in and around Williston. It is quite remarkable to say the least.

Some may recall that Halliburton announced earlier this year that it would be going to 24/7 fracking operations (around the clock).

Note: this link references a possible man-camp near South Heart.

Update: human interest story on a typical man-camp. Posted December 16, 2010.
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OXY in the Bakken -- North Dakota, USA

OXY Sells Bakken Assets

October, 2015: announced; sold 300,000 Bakken acres for $500 million to Lime Rock Resources; selling 346 wells, more than any other company in the Bakken;

Miscellaneous Notes

June 9, 2015: 
  • 26782, 53, OXY USA, Shuck 3-33-28H-144-97, Little Knife, t12/14; cum 35K 4/15;
May 13, 2015:
  • 29723, SI/NC, OXY USA, State Dvorak A 4-16-21H-142-96, Manning, no production data,
May 11, 2015:
  • 28164,108, OXY USA, Federal Bud 4-29-32H-143-96, Fayette, t11/14; cum 37K 3/15;
April 28, 2015:
  • 27958, 509, OXY USA, State Dvorak A 2-16-21H-142-96, Manning, 40 stages; 4.3 million lbs sand, the lateral drilled in 15 days; spud to TD, 21 days; middle Bakken; gas max at 3,316 units; connection gases as high as 3,992 units; highest trip gas was 5,187 units; t101/4; cum 40K 2/15;
April 25, 2015:
  • 28163, 94, OXY USA, Federal Bud 3-29-32H-143-96, Fayette, t11/14 cum 26K 2/15;
April 13, 2015:
  • 28039, 504, OXY USA, William Kubischta 4-11-14H-143-96, Fayette, 40 stages; 3.4 million lbs, total drilling days 15, t10/14; cum 49K 2/15;
March 31, 2015:
  • 28581, 226, OXY USA, State 4-21-16H-143-96, Fayette, t3/15 cum --
  • 28759, 854, OXY USA, Raphael Stroh 3-13-24H-143-97, Fayette, t2/15; cum 14K 1/15;
  • 28758, 963, OXY USA, Raphael Stroh 4-13-24H-143-97, Fayette, t2/15; cum 15K 1/15;
  • 28757, 633, OXY USA, Kenneth Stroh 4-12-1H-143-97, Cabernet, t2/15; cum 13K 1/15;
  • 28582, 438, OXY USA, Schneider 2-28-33H-143-96, Fayette, t2/15; cum 3K 1/15;
  • 28583, 661, OXY USA, Schneider 3-28-33H-143-96, Fayette, t2/15; cum 4K 1/15;

March 30, 2015:
  • 27371, 114, OXY USA, Delvin Dukart 3-30-31H-143-95, Manning, t3/15; cum --
  • 27397, 115, OXY USA, State Knopik 3-21-16H-144-97, Little Knife, t2/15; cum --
  • 28729, 121, OXY USA, Delvin Dukart 5-30-31H-143-95, Manning, t3/15; cum --
  • 28730, 288, OXY USA, Delvin Dukart 6-30-31H-143-95, Manning, t3/15; cum --
March 26, 2015:
  • 27957, 498, OXY USA, William Sakowsky 2-9-4H-142-96, Manning, t10/14; cum 27K 1/15; 
March 18, 2015:
  • 27285, 732, OXY USA, Velenchenko 3-4-9H-143-97, Crooked Creek, t12/14; cum 14K 1/15;
  • 27286, 642, OXY USA, Velenchenko 2-4-9H-143-97, Crooked Creek, t12/14; cum 9K 1/15;
March 17, 2015:
  • 26674, 80, OXY USA, State Anderson 2-3-25H-143-97, Little Knife, producing, appears to be a typical OXY USA well, t9/14 cum 24K 1/15;
March 16, 2015:
  • 27395, 529, OXY USA, Shuck 4-28-33H-144-97, Little Knife, t12/14; cum 15K 1/15;
  • 27396, 620, OXY USA, Shuck 5-28-33H-144-97, Little Kinfe, t12/14; cum 23K 1/15;
  • 28516, 694, OXY USA, Shuck 6-33-28H-144-97, Little Knife, t12/14; cum 21K 1/15;

March 3, 2015:
  • 26783, 174, OXY USA, Shuck 2-33-28H-144-97, Little Knife, t12/14; cum 2K 1/15;
  • 27398, 671, OXY USA, State Knopik 2-21-16H-144-97, Little Knife, t12/14; cum 29K 1/15;

February 9, 2015
  • 27543, 50 (no typo), OXY USA, John Kinne 2-27-34H-142-98, Snow, t8/14; cum 11K 12/14;
January 14, 2015
  • 27848, 144, OXY USA, Dakota Meyer 2-19-18H-143-97, Crooked Creek, t7/14; cum 10K 11/14;
  • 27924, 105, OXY USA, Elroy Kadrmas 5-3-10H-143-96, Fayette, t7/14; cum 20K 6/15;
December 29, 2014
  • 23928, 321, OXY USA, Henry Gurke 1-30-19H-141-96, t10/14; cum 9K 10/14;
December 25, 2014
  • 27632, 514, OXY USA, Kary 3-24-13H-144-97, Cabernet, t6/14; cum 47K 11/14; interesting production profile;
  • 27633, 519, OXY USA, Kary 4-24-13H-144-97, Cabernet, t6/14; cum 50K 11/14; interesting production profile;
December 21, 2014
  • 28037, 132, OXY USA, Martin 6-31-30H-144-96, Cabernet, t6/14; cum 20K 10/14;
December 20, 2014
  • 27370, 103, OXY USA, Federal Kubik Trust 4-19-18H-143-95, Murphy Creek, t5/14; cum 2K 10/14;
December 12, 2014
  • 26674, 80, OXY USA, State Anderson 2-30-25H-143-97, Little Knife, t9/14; cum 9K 10/14;
December 3, 2014
  • 27888, 75, OXY USA, Maurice Hecker 2-19-18H-142-97, Willmen, t6/14; cum 9K 10/14;
November 30, 2014
  • 27523, 908, OXY USA, State Kary 5-19-18H-144-96, Murphy Creek, t6/14; cum 47K 10/14;
November 21, 2014
  • 27372, 726, OXY USA, Delvin Dukart 4-30-31-H-143-95, Manning, t5/14; cum 13K 9/14;
November 1, 2014
  • 26077, 940, OXY USA, Evelyn Stroh, 3-17-20H-143-96, Fayette, 30 stages, 900,000 lbs sand, t5/14; cum 74K 9/14;
  • 26078, 842, OXY USA, Evelyn Stroh 2-8-5H-143-96, Fayette, 30 stages; 900,000 lbs sand, t5/14; cum 79K 9/14;
  • 26079, 1,336, OXY USA, Harry Stroh 2-8-5H-143-96, Fayette, 30 stages; 900K lbs sand; t5/14; cum 100K 9/14;
October 10, 2014
  • 25604, 883, OXY USA, Delvin Dukart 2-31-30H-143-95, Manning, t4/14; cum 49K 8/14;
October 9, 2014
  • 26636, 407, OXY USA, Emil Veverka 3-17-20H-143-95, Murphy Creek, t4/14; cum 52K 8/14;
October 8, 2014
  • 26746, 840, OXY USA, Emil Veverka 4-17-20H-143-95, Murphy Creek, t4/14; cum 46K 8/14;
October 1, 2014
  • 26099, 548, OXY USA, Evelyn Kary 4-22-15H-144-97, Cabernet, t3/14; cum 54K 7/14;
  • 26100, 528, OXY USA, Evelyn Kary 3-22-15H-144-97, Cabernet, t3/14; cum 27K 7/14;
September 27, 2014
  • 26893, 607, OXY USA, Leiss 4-26-23H-143-96, Hawkeye, t3/14; cum 40K 7/14;
  • 26894, 424, OXY USA, Robert Sadowsky 2-35-2H-143-96, Manning, t3/14; cum 42K 7/14;
September 25, 2104
  • 23844, 497, OXY USA, Nels Wold 1-36-25H-141-97, St Anthony, t3/14; cum 29K 7/14;
September 16, 2014
  • 28162, dry, OXY USA, Evelyn Stroh 4-20-17H-143-96, Fayette, from the sundry form received August 14, 2014: "The surface hole was drilled, cased, and cemented on 6/5/14 using a spudder rig. A suspension of drilling was approved for this well and the other two wells on this pad. Propose to plug and abandon the surface hole and reenter at a later date. .... cement ... Shut in well head equipment. There are other wells on this pad and the location will not be reclaimed. Secure well head with a blind flange."
September 5, 2014
  • 25779, 487, OXY USA, Vibe 1-26H1, Leaf Mountrain, t5/14; cum 19K 7/14;
  • 27848, 144, OXY USA, Dakota Meyer 2-19-18H-143-97, Crooked Creek, t7/14; cum 2K 7/14;
  • 27924, 105, OXY USA,  Elroy Kadrmas 5-3-10H-143-96, Fayette, t7/14; cum 180 bbls; 7/14;
September 4, 2014
  • 24697, 483, OXY USA, Henry Kovash 5-6-7H-142-95, Manning, t3/14; cum 26K 7/14;
September 3, 2014
  • 26747, 578, OXY USA, Wittinger 3-8-5H-143-95, Murphy Creek, t4/14; cum 48K 7/14;
  • 26748, 552, OXY USA, Wittinger 4-8-5H-143-95, Murphy Creek, t4/14; cum 35K 7/14;
August 26, 2014
  • 26678, 667, OXY USA, Mildred Sadowsky 3-11-14H-142-97, Willmen, t2/14; cum 24K 6/14;
August 22, 2014
  • 27923, 94, OXY USA, Elroy Kadrmas 4-3-10H-143-96, Fayette, t7/14; cum --
August 15, 2014
  • 26673, 344, OXY USA, Steffan 2-29-28H-143-97, Willmen, t2/14; cum 20K 6/14;
August 11, 2014
  • 27632, 514, OXY USA, Cabernet, Kary 3-24-13H-144-97, Cabernet,
  • 27633, 519, OXY USA, Cabernet, Kary 4-24-13H-144-97, Cabernet, t6/14; cum 4K 6/14;
August 8, 2014:
  • 26538, 625, OXY USA, Mildred Sadowsky 2-11-14H-142-97, Willmen, t2/14; cum 28K 6/14;
August 7, 2014:
  • 25707, 312, OXY USA, Martin 3-30-31H-144-96, Cabernet, t2/14; cum 19K 6/14;
August 1, 2014:
  • 23057, 496, OXY USA, Federal Tormaschy 2-5-8H-142-96, Manning, t2/14; cum 29K 6/14;
July 28, 2014:
  • 27888, 75, OXY USA, Maurice Hecker 2-19-18H-142-97, Willmen, t6/14; no production data,
  • 28037, 132, OXY USA, Martin 6-31-30H-144-96, Cabernet, t6/14;  no production data,
July 27, 2014:
  • 26370, 354, OXY USA, Leroy Petry 1-20-17H-143-97, Crooked Creek, t1/14; cum 23K 5/14;
July 22, 2014:
  • 22761, 50, OXY USA, Crosby Creek 1-19-18H-144-98, Little Knife, t2/14; cum 630 bbls 5/14;
July 1, 2014:
  • 23140, 409, OXY USA, State Andrew Schmidt 2-3-10H-143-97, Crooked Creek, t1/14; cum 32K 5/14; 
  • 23141, 623, OXY USA, State Andrew Schmidt 3-3-10H-143-97, Crooked Creek, t1/14; cum 42K 5/14;
June 25, 2014:
  • 25366, 382, OXY USA, State Jaeger B 5-27-34H-144-97, Cabernet, t12/13; cum 14K 4/14;
  • 26096, 70, OXY USA, State Jaeger b 7-27-34H-144-97, Cabernet, t12/13; cum 904 bbls;
  • 26366, 143, OXY USA, Keary Kadrmas 2-32-29H-142-96, Russian Creek, t12/13; cum 11K 4/14;
June 24, 2014:
  • 25365, 545, OXY USA, State Jaeger B 4-27-34H-144-97, Cabernet, t12/13; cum 40K 4/14;
  • 25367, 606, OXY USA, State Jaeger B 6-27-34H-144-97, Cabernet, t12/13; cum 27K 4/14;
June 23, 2014 (these were all "producing wells completed"; I don't know why I didn't see them earlier as on "drl" status.
  • 27372, 726, OXY USA, Delvin Dukart 4-30-31H-143-95, Manning, t5/14; cum --
  • 27370, 103, OXY USA, Kubik Trust 4-19-18H-143-95, Manning, t5/14; cum --
  • 27523, 908, OXY USA, State Kary 5-19-18H-144-96, Murphy Creek, t6/14; cum --
  • 27524, 607, OXY USA, Martin 5-30-31H-144-96, Cabernet, t6/14; cum --
June 18, 2014:
  • 24652, 570, OXY USA, Henry Kovash 3-7-6H-142-95, Manning, t12/13; cum 22K 4/14;
June 13, 2014:
  • 25710, 556, OXY USA, State Kary 3-19-18H-144-96, Murphy Creek, t11/13; cum 45K 4/14;
June 12, 2014:
  • 26357, 223, OXY USA, Dakota Meyer 1-19-18H-143-97, Crooked Creek, t12/13; cum 21K 4/14;
June 4, 2014:
  • 25075, 523, OXY USA, Charles Rand 1-6-7H-143-97, Crooked Creek, t12/13; cum 29K 4/14;
June 2, 2014:
  • 26077, 940, OXY USA, Evelyn Stroh 3-17-20H-143-96, Fayette, t5/14; cum --
May 29, 2014:
  • 23932, 538, OXY USA, Loren Hagen 1-35-26H-141-97, St Anthony, t11/13; cum 33K 4/14;
  • 26078, 842, OXY USA Evelyn Stroh 2-17-20H-143-96, Fayette, t5/14; cum --
May 27, 2014:
  • 25708, 711, OXY USA, State Kary 4-19-18H-144-96, Murphy Creek, t11/13; cum 42K 3/14;
May 23, 2014:
  • 25709, 475, OXY USA, Martin 4-30-31H-144-96, Cabernet, t11/13; cum 10K 3/14;
  • 26141, 523, OXY USA, Walter Cook 1-9-4H-143-98, Little Knife, t11/13; cum 16K 3/14;
May 14, 2014:
  • 26748, 552, OXY USA, Wittinger 4-8-5H-143-95, Murphy Creek, t4/13; cum --  
May 11, 2014: is Anschutz involved in an exploration well in Slope County?

May 8, 2014:
  • 26090, 210, OXY USA, Francis Brownell 1-16-21H-143-98, Little Knife, t11/13; cum 10K 3/14; 
May 6, 2014:
  • 24653, 600, OXY USA, Henry Kovash 4-7-6H-142-95, Manning, t11/13; cum 15K 3/14;
May 5, 2014: there is no reason for OXY USA to keep its corporate headquarters in Los Angeles. I look forward to OXY USA announcing the company is moving its corporate headquarters to its office in Dallas.

April 29, 2014
  • 23844, 497, OXY USA, Nels Wold 1-36-25H-141-97, St Anthony, t3/14; cum --
  • 26893, 607, OXY USA, Leiss 4-26-23H-143-96, Fayette, t3/14; cum --
  • 26894, 424, OXY USA, Robert Sadowsky 2-35-2H-143-96, Manning, t3/14; cum --
April 14, 2014
  • 25641, 422, OXY USA, Jake McNiece 1-34-27H-143-97,  Willmen, t9/13; cum 22K 2/14;

April 9, 2014
  • 24939, 603, OXY USA, Adelbert Ames 1-19-18-143-94, Murphy Creek, t10/13; cum 29K 2/14;
March 17, 2014
  • 25642, 530, OXY USA, State Brian Sadowsky 2-3-10H-142-97, Willmen, t9/13; cum 28K 1/14;
March 15, 2014
  • 25364, 340, OXY USA, Evelyn Kary 2-22-15H-144-97, Cabernet, 32 stages; 2.6 million lbs; t12/13; cum 15K 1/14;
March 9, 2014
  •  25872, 492, OXY USA, Edgar Lea Weems 1-32-29H-144-97,  Little Knife, t9/13; cum 27K 12/13;
March 5, 2014
  • 26370, 354, OXY USA, Leroy Petry 1-20-17H-143-97, Crooked Creek, t1/14; cum 2K 1/14;
February 14, 2014
  • 22895, 536, OXY USA, William Kubischta 2-14-11H-143-96, Fayette, t8/13; cum 37K 12/13;
  • 22896, 592, OXY USA, Williams Kubischta 3-14-11H-143-96, Fayette, t8/13; cum 60K 12/13;
February 10, 2014
  • 22894, 589, OXY USA, Leiss 3-23-26H-143-96, Fayette, t8/13; cum 56K 12/13;
February 7, 2014
  • 22893, 813, OXY USA, Leiss 2-23-26H-143-96, Fayette, t8/13; cum 56K 12/13;
February 1, 2014
  • 25076, 726, OXY USA, Charles Tompkins 1-31-30H-144-97, Little Knife, t8/13; cum 24K 12/13;
January 24, 2014
  • 24718, 226, OXY USA, James Cross 1-5-8H-143-98, Little Knife, t6/13; 19K 11/13;
January 19, 2014
  • 22918, 784, OXY USA, Matthew Schmidt 3-35-2H-144-97, Cabernet, t7/13; cum 53K 11/13;
  • 22926, 885, OXY USA, Brew 3-13-12H-143-96, Murphy Creek, t7/13; cum 61K 11/13;
  • 24694, 129, OXY USA, Henry Kovash 2-6-7H-142-95,  Manning, no production data,
January 18, 2014
  • 22917, 470, OXY USA, Matthew Schmidt 2-35-2H-144-97, Cabernet, t7/13; cum 50K 11/13;
January 9, 2014
  • 24693, 489, OXY USA, Henry Kovash 7-6-7H-142-95, Manning, no production data,
January 2, 2014
  • 21677, 854, OXY USA, Brew 2-13-12H-143-96, t7/13; cum 52K 11/13;
December 23, 2013
  • 25138, 223, OXY USA, John Williams 1-5-8H-143-97, Crooked Creek, t6/13; cum 32K 10/13;
December 16, 2013
  • 25710, 556, OXY USA, State Kary 3-19-18H-144-96, Murphy Creek, t11/13; cum --
  • 24653, 600, OXY USA, Henry Kovash 4-7-6H-142-95, Manning, t11/13; cum --
  • 25708, 711, OXY USA, State Kary 4-19-18H-144-96, Murphy Creek, t11/13; cum --
November 29, 2013
  • 26141, 523, OXY USA, Walter Cooke 1-9-4H-143-98, Little Knife, t11/13; cum --
November 19, 2013
  • 24705, 828, OXY USA, Stag 1-35-23H-142-96, Russian Creek, t5/13; cum 28K 9/13;
October 29, 2013
  • 24716, 797, OXY USA, John Kinne 1-27-34H-142-98, Snow, t4/13; cum 33K 8/13;
October 28, 2013
  • 24717, 103, OXY USA, Richard Longfellow 1-22-15H-142-98, Saddle Butte, t5/13; cum 8K 8/13;
October 21, 2013
  • 23028, 803, OXY USA, State 3-16-21H-14-96, Fayette, t4/13; cum 31K 8/13
  • 23027, 1,388, OXY USA, Dennis Kadrmas 3-9-4H-143-96, Fayette, t4/13; cum 52K 8/13
October 16, 2013
  • 24926, 282, OXY USA, Eleanor Twist 2-3-10H-143-95, Murphy Creek, t8/13; cum 9K 8/13;
September 25, 2013
  • 24703, 572, OXY USA, Bernard Irwin 1-1-12H-143-98, Little Knife, t3/13; cum 18K 7/13;
September 12, 2013
  • 20441, 592, OXY USA, State Marsh 1-34-27H-142-97, Willmen, t3/13; cum 25K 7/13;
September 9, 2013
  • 25076, 726, OXY USA, Charles Tompkins 1-31-30H-144-97, Little Knife, no data at NDIC; still listed as conf;
September 8, 2013
  • 22985, 80, OXY USA, State Little Knife 1-20-17H-142-95, Manning; t3/13; cum 6K 7/13;
September 6, 2013
  • 22984, 640, OXY USA, Schafner 1-29-34H-142-95, Manning, t3/13; cum 21K 7/13;
September 4, 2013
  • 23685, 225, OXY USA, Meduna Trust 1-7-6H-142-94, Murphy Creek, t3/13; cum 12K 7/13; 
September 1, 2013
  • 24210, 228, OXY USA, Woodrow Keeble 1-21-22H-141-96, St Anthony, t3/13; cum 10K 7/13;
August 24, 2013
  • 23353, 302, OXY USA, Frank Anders 1-27-34H-142-95, Murphy Creek; t2/13; cum 18K 7/13
August 22, 2013
  • 23384, 270, OXY USA, Joseph Carter 1-13-12H-141-96, St Anthony, t2/13; cum 20K 7/13;
August 13, 2013
  • 22441, 808, OXY USA, Binstock 1-34-27H-142-96, Russian Creek, t2/13; cum 22K 7/13;
August 12, 2013
  • 23845, 488, OXY USA, Ridl 1-24-25H-142-96, Russian Creek, t2/13; cum 31K 7/13;
August 7, 2013
  • 22543, 1,038, OXY USA, State 2-25-36H-144-97, Cabernet, t2/13; cum 79K 7/13;
  • 23676, 134, OXY USA, Charles Davis 1-4-9H-142-94, Murphy Creek, t2/13; cum 8K 7/13;
August 5, 2013:
24705, 828, OXY USA, Stag 1-35-23H-142-96, Russian Creek, t5/13; cum 14K 6/13;-- here's another OXY USA well that is now back on confidential after showing an IP at the daily activity report; previously reported, I believe;
June 27, 2013:
  • 22544, 56, OXY USA, Kary 2-24-13H-144-97, Cabernet, t2/13; cum -- (and the initial production looks atrocious; the Cabernet was a great field for Anschutz; I could understand poor numbers for the Manning, but not the Cabernet 
June 11, 2013: these wells don't excite me, but they've certainly excited an enquiring mind. Maybe something will come of this thread.
  • 24693, drl--> conf, OXY USA, Henry Kovash 7-6-7H-142-95, Manning,
  • 25604, 883, OXY USA, Delvin Dukart 2-31-30H-143-95, Manning, t4/14; cum 12K 4/14; (reported June 9, 2014)
  • 24694, drl --> conf, OXY USA, Henry Kovash 2-6-7H-142-95, Manning,
  • 24697, loc, OXY USA, Henry Kovash 5-6-7H-142-95, Manning,
  • 24653, drl, OXY USA, Henry Kovash 4-7-6H-142-95, Manning,
  • 24652, drl, OXY USA, Henry Kovash 3-7-6H-142-95, Manning: this well is a vertical well to monitor the off-set wells)
May 6, 2013: random update of OXY USA's three Matthew Schmidt wells.

OXY USA is the #1 producer in the Permian Basin (April 12, 2013 -- SeekingAlpha).

Compare these three wells; they all reported the same day, March 11, 2013; and all from the same oil field in the Bakken. MRO's production was almost double that of OXY despite two months production for MRO vs four months production for OXY; the CLR well had not even produced a full month and was nearly half of OXY's four-month production:
  • 22133, 388, OXY USA, Mongoose 1-13-24H-142-95, Murphy Creek, t9/12; cum 27K 7/13;
  • 23107, 1,213, MRO, T D Steffan 21-27H, Murphy Creek, t11/12; cum 51K 7/13; compare with the OXY USA well above,
  • 23520, 585, CLR, Jack 3-9H, Murphy Creek, t1/13; cum 43K 7/13;
NEWS

September 28, 2015: OXY rumor. 

October 6, 2014: OXY USA shopping its 300,000 Bakken acres for $3 billion.

February 14, 2014: OXY to spin off its California assets; will move OXY headquarters from California to Houston. Targeting asset sales "from North Dakota to the Persian Gulf."

February 13, 2014: OXY raises dividend; authorizes share buyback; to sell some natural gas assets.

December 22, 2013: unsoliticed e-mail from a reader --
Bruce, happy holidays. I haven't been following the blog as closely as I  usually do, the last 2 months or so. So maybe this is not news to you. But when I was reading last night I saw your post about OXY and their slow activity as of late.
OXY is selling. We're already seeing a lot of their upper management move out of the field. Conoco is what I am being told is the buyer. Which is what would be in line (if I remember right) with what they said here not to long ago about focusing on domestic plays. 
You probably already new all this, but if not, I knew you would be interested.
December 12, 2013: unsolicited e-mail from a reader --
I am a land owner/mineral owner in Dunn county. I have been hearing for some time that OXY has sold out some, most or all of their working interests in North Dakota. It's starting to look like these rumors might actually be true, OXY hasn't been issued any new drilling permits recently and they are trying do complete a great deal of wells by years end. Recently they have been modifying certain valves at the well sites in a way that is very similar to the way Marthon prefers operations to be set up. Have you heard anything about the sale of OXY?
July 26, 2013
  • 21678, 1,107, OXY USA, Emerson 2-24-25H-143-96, Fayette, t1/13; cum 43K 7/13;
  • 22925, 1,336, OXY USA, Emerson 3-24-25H-143-96, Fayette, t1/13; cum 48K 7/13;
July 19, 2013
  • 21920, 653, OXY USA, Sharon Rainey 1-17-20H-142-96, Manning, t1/13; cum 36K 7/13; 
July 17, 2013
  • 23607, 801, OXY USA, State Ruck 1-21-16H-143-97, Crooked Creek, t1/13; cum 31K 7/13;
July 9, 2013
  • 22677, 1,191, OXY USA, Dennis Kadrmas 2-9-4H-143-96, Fayette, t1/13; cum 84K 7/13;
July 7, 2013
  • 20395,159, OXY USA, Henry Kovash 1-6-7H-142-95, Manning; t1/13;  cum 42K 7/13; 
June 17, 2013
  • 23027, 1,388, OXY USA, Dennis Kadrmas 3-9-4H-13-96, Fayette, t4/13; cum 6K 4/13;-- here's another OXY USA well that is now back on confidential after showing an IP at the daily activity report;
  • 23028, 803, OXY USA, State 3-16-21H-143-96, Fayette, t4/13; cum 6K 4/13; -- here's another OXY USA well that is now back on confidential after showing an IP at the daily activity report;
June 14, 2013
  • 22576, 524, OXY USA, Federal Steffan 1-7-6H-142-96, Manning, t12/12; cum 28K 7/13;
  • 22590, 621, OXY USA, Lamey 2-30-31H-143-96, Fayette, t11/12; cum 71K 7/13
June 4, 2013
  • 24705, 828, OXY USA, Stag 1-35-23H-142-96, Russian Creek, t5/13; cum --; on 7/13, the well is still confidential; but the June 4, 2013, DAR shows that it was completed; 
May 28, 2013
  • 22984, 640, OXY USA, Schafner 1-29-32H-142-95, Manning, t3/13; cum 21K 7/13; 
May 10, 2013
  • 21832,795, OXY USA, Beatrice Kubischta 3-15-22H-143-96, Fayette, t11/12; cum 80K 7/13;
May 6, 2013
  • 22559,754, OXY USA, Federal Tormaschy 1-8-5H-142-96, Manning, t11/12; cum 43K 7/12;
April 27, 2013
  • 23424, 157, OXY USA, Sivak 1-29-28H-143-98, Hungry Man Butte, t10/12; cum 16K 7/13;
April 25, 2013
  • 21685, 654, OXY USA, Scott 2-7-6H-143-95, Murphy Creek, t9/12; cum 72K 7/13;
April 19, 2013
  • 23088, 283, OXY USA, Kuntz 1-23-14H-142-98, Saddle Butte, t10/12; cum 12K 7/13;
April 11, 2013
  • 22177, 23, OXY USA, Split Ridge 1-2-1H-160-91, Dimond, t9/12; cum 12K 7/13;
April 8, 2013
  • 23248, 227, OXY USA, State Buffalo Bill 1-20-17H-143-94, Murphy Creek, t10/12; cum 33K 7/13;
April 5, 2013
  • 22997, TA, OXY USA, Thunderbird 1-15-22H-141-94, wildcat, as far south in Dunn County as you can get; about two miles south of Murphy Creek; south end of Murphy Creek with minimal activity; 15-141-94 with no activity except for this one OXY USA well; temporary abandoned while OXY decides what to do with it; Three Forks target; it looks like it was going to be a long lateral (drilled to depth, it appears) and to be fracked with 21 stages; no geologist's report at NDIC yet. This well is on the southeast fringe of the Bakken; Three Forks is more likely to be found here. 
March 19, 2013
  • 22445, 975, OXY USA, Hattie Dvorak 1-33-28H-142-96/Easton 1-35-26H-142-95, Russian Creek, t9/12; cum 41K 7/13;
March 15, 2013

  • 22444, 432, OXY USA, Easton 1-35-26H-142-95, Murphy Creek; s6/25; td 7/9; shares a pad with a well that was producing before this well was spud (Samantha 1-3-1H-141-95); 21 stages; 1.5 million lbs; t9/12; cum 30K 7/13; 
March 11, 2013

  • 22133, 388, OXY USA, Mongoose 1-13-24H-142-95, Murphy Creek, t9/12; cum 27K 7/13;
March 1, 2013:
  • 22197, 508, OXY USA, Griggs 2-8-9H-142-97, Willmen, t9/12; cum 42K 7/13;
February 27, 2013:

  • 20750, 53, OXY USA, Katie Heiser 1-12-1H-142-95, Murphy Creek, t8/12; cum 6K 7/13; no typo -- 2,000 bbls after four months of production; it is not unusual to produce 2,000 bbls in 10 days in the Bakken in the early months of production;
February 26, 2013:
  • 22881, 2,210, OXY USA, State Frank Butler 1-29-32H-142-94, Murphy Creek, t8/12; cum 24K 7/13;
February 24, 2013:
  • 21913, 138, OXY USA, Bill Cody 1-20-29H-141-96, St Anthony, t8/12; cum 17K 7/13; Bakken wells should produce that much oil in one month early on;
February 23, 2013:
  • 22150, 503, OXY USA, Richard Jablonsky 1-13-24H-141-97, St Anthony, t8/12; cum 30K 7/13; Bakken wells should produce that much oil in the first full month of production;
February 18, 2013:
  • 22519, 10 (no typo), OXY USA, Ward Lake 1-5-6H-160-91, Dimond,  t6/12; cum 20K 7/13; Bakken wells should produce that much oil in one month early on;
February 6, 2013:
  • 22352, 628, OXY USA, State Fisher 2-21-16H-142-97, Willmen, t7/12; cum 59K 7/13; on a natural gas pipeline;
January 21, 2013:
  • 22678, 1,291, OXY USA, State 2-16-21H-143-96, Fayette, t1/13; cum 63K 7/13;
January 11, 2013:
  • 22172, 528, OXY USA, Havelka 1-19-18H-142-95, Manning, see below, t12/12; cum 40K 7/13; Manning is in southwest Dunn County, near Whiting's Pronghorn Prospect; has dropped to 900 bbls over 24 days in December, 2012
January 9, 2013:
  • 22351, 394, OXY USA, Louie Pavlicek 1-28-33H-142-97, Willmen, t7/12; cum 37K 6/14; on a NG pipeline; this is almost half a year of production in a pretty good area of North Dakota (not great, but not bad); operators are easily hitting 50,000 bbls the first six months of production, and here, again, an OXY well with 15K after 5 months;
January 8, 2013: shares of OXY USA moving from $80 to $82 on news that OXY USA has cut drilling costs.

January 3, 2013
  • 22070, 720, OXY USA, Mildred Sadowsky 1-11-14H-142-97, Willmen, t7/12; cum 92K 6/14; 38,000 bbls in five months is not particularly remarkable; it looks like they did some work on the well in November, 2012, (install a pump?), and in December, 2012, back up to 5.6K/month
December 31, 2012
  • 21395, 129, OXY USA, State Titos 1-3-10H-142-98, Willmen, doesn't look promising; t6/12; cum 29K 6/14;
December 24, 2012 
  • 21831, 806, OXY USA, Elroy Kadrmas 3-10-3H-143-96, Fayette, t6/12; cum 192K 6/14;
December 23, 2012 
  • 21896, 1,080, OXY USA, State Gresz 1-35-26H-143-98, Hungry Man Butte, t6/12; cum 115K 6/14;
December 22, 2012 
  • 20218, 524, OXY USA, State Dvorak 1-9-16H-141-96, St Anthony, t6/12; cum 67K 6/14;
December 17, 2012
  • 21897, 598, OXY USA, State Hecker 1-2-11H-142-98, Willmen, 19K in production since 6/12; t6/12; cum 48K 6/14;
December 10, 2012
  • 22279, 1,108, OXY USA, State Kary 2-19-18H-144-96, Murphy Creek, t6/12; 130K 6/14;
 December 5, 2012
  • 20765, 366, OXY USA/Anschutz, George Miller 1-11-2H-142-95, Murphy Creek, t6/12; cum 47K 6/14; Murphy Creek is a good-to-great field; this is not a good well (so far)
  • 22278, 593, OXY USA, Martin 2-30-31H-144-96, Cabernet, t6/12; cum 235K 6/14; the Cabernet is a great field; this is a mediocre well (so far)
December 4, 2012
  • 207K 6/14;
November 27, 2012
  • 22369, 304, OXY USA, State Jablonsky B 1-36-25H-142-95, Murphy Creek, t5/12; cum 47K 6/14;
November 22, 2012: Motley Fool touts OXY's prospects in the Bakken as an additional reason to invest in OXY. Oh, really? Maybe. OXY not doing a lot in the Bakken right now but it might have about 300,000 acres in the Bakken.

November 21, 2012
  • 20390, 169, OXY USA, Bullinger Trust 1-18-19H-142-96, Manning, t5/12; cum 116K 6/14;
  • 22262, 352, OXY USA, Little Butte 1-21-28H-16-90, Dimond, t5/12; cum 83K 6/14;
November 2, 2012
  • 21505, 349, OXY USA, State Watkins 1-26-35H-143-95, Murphy Creek, t5/12; cum 68K 6/14;
November 1, 2012
  • 21334, 755, OXY USA, Kenneth Stroh 2-12-1H-143-97, Cabernet, t5/12; cum 169K 6/14;
October 30, 2012
  • 21686, 286, OXY USA, Kubik Trust 2-18-19H-143-95, Murphy Creek, t5/12; cum 201K 6/14;
October 26, 2012
  • 19914, 489, OXY USA, Rebsom 1-23-14H-95, Murphy Creek, t4/12; cum 104K 6/14;
October 8, 2012
  • 20580, 540, OXY USA, Terry Dvorak 1-15-22H-142-95, Murphy Creek, t4/12; cum 42K 6/14;
October 7, 2012: 
Random update on two great Anschutz wells that seemed to have trouble when OXY put pumps on them.
  • 18427, 876, OXY USA/Anschutz, Matthew Schmidt 1-35-2H-143-97; s2/10; t5/10; AL; cum 161K 6/14; almost no production since 11/11; problems with the well; I looked at the well file very, very quickly; it appears a pump was put on the well in May, 2011; and the well was fracked in November/December, 2011; ever since the pump/fracking, the well has not been good;
  • 18644, 1,148, OXY USA/Anschutz, State 1-25-36H-144-97X; Bakken, Cabernet, s1/10; t4/10; AL as of 7/13; cum 328K 6/14; I read the well file; it appears there have been two pumps put on this well; now the status of the well is reported as IA, although there was production and runs in August 2012; it almost looks like OXY worked on these two wells about the same time; not good results? [Update: November 22, 2012: well is now "A."]
October 3, 2012: 
September 27, 2012:
September 24, 2012:
  • 21674, 156, OXY USA, Annie Oakley 1-20-17H-142-94, Murphy Creek, t3/12; cum 35K 6/14; look at the Hess wells in the Murphy Creek field; 
September 20, 2012: update on #22544.
  • 22544, IA/TA-->DRL-->56, OXY USA, Kary 2-24-13H-144-97 ST, Cabernet; this is the second lateral, a re-entry; a second attempt to get a production liner in; failed. [In September it was "TA"; now, in November, 2012, it is listed as "DRL."]; t2/13; cum 1K 7/13;
September 17, 2012:
  • 21816, 188, OXY USA, State Joe Loh 1-20-17H-143-98, Little Knife, t3/12; cum 30K 6/14; the Little Knife is a nice field; an Anschutz well in this field had an IP of 1,556 in 2010; 
September 13, 2012:
  • 20298, 514, OXY USA, David Sadowsky 1-11-14H-142-96, Manning oil field; t3/12; cum 81K 6/14;
September 10, 2012:
  • 20078, 632, OXY USA/Anschutz, Robert Sadowsky 1-2-35H-143-96, Manning; t3/12; cum 99K 6/14;
September 5, 2012:
  • 21619, 62, OXY USA, Sorlie 160-90-7-P16-1H, Dimond oil field; t3/12; cum 57K 6/14;
September 4, 2012:
  • 21531, 412, OXY USA, Nordloef 160-90-30P-1H, Dimond; 10K in first four months; cum 54K 6/14;
August 27, 2012:
  • 21333, 108, OXY USA, Raphael Stroh 2-13-24H-143-97, 12K in April; down to 2K in June; back up to 5K in July, 2013;  t2/12; cum 148K 6/14; 
August 23, 2012:
  •  21669, 133, OXY USA, State Jablosky 1-1-12H-141-95, Simon Butte, t2/12; cum 38K 6/14;
August 13, 2012:
  • 21606, 19, OXY USA, Privratsky 1-28-33H-141-95, Simon Butte, t2/12; cum 74K 6/14;
August 9, 2012:
  • 19759, 425, OXY USA/Anschutz, Joe V Semerad 1-12-1H-142-97, Willmen, t2/12; cum 90K 6/14;
August 2, 2012
  • 20121, 312, OXY/Anschutz, Repetowski 1-34-27H-143-98, Hungry Man Butte, t2/12; cum 54K 6/14;
July 30, 2012
  • 20349, 742, OXY USA/Anschutz, Edward Polensky 1-13-24H-142-97, Willmen, t1/12; cum 139K 6/14; 
  • 22172, 528, OXY USA, Havelka 1-19-18H-142-95, Manning, t7/12; cum 65K 6/14;
July 26, 2012
  • 21264, 509, OXY USA, Emil Veverka 2-1-20H-143-95, Murphy Creek, t1/12; cum 119K 6/14;
  • 21635, 681, OXY USA, State Dukart 1-24-13H-143-95, Murphy Creek, t5/12; cum 80K 6/14;
July 23, 2012
  • 21636, 581, OXY USA, State Tuhy 1-25-36H-143-95, Murphy Creek, t5/12; cum 64K 6/14;
July 18, 2012
  • 20104, 357, OXY USA/Anschutz, Elsie Dvorak 1-8-17H-141-96, St Anthony, t2/12; cum 63K 6/14;
  • 20416, 489, OXY/Anschutz, Dvorak Trust 1-6-31H-142-96, Russian Creek, t1/12; cum 98K 6/14;
  • 22183, 196, OXY USA, Big Spring 1-22-27H-160-90, Dimond, t5/12; cum 108K 6/14;
July 16, 2012
  • 21263, 325, OXY USA, Wittinger 2-17-5H-143-95, Murphy Creek, t1/12; cum 117K 6/14; 21 stages; "sand frac" but no details seen; 
July 9, 2012
  • 21642, 298, OXY USA, Georgia Fisher/Coyote Creek 1-20-17H-142-97, Willmen, t4/12; cum 29K 7/13;
July 5,  2012: a better well (based on IP)
  • 21293, 217, OXY USA, Maurice Hecker 1-19-18H-142-97, Willmen; t1/12; cum 35K 6/14;
July 3, 2012
  • 21829,  840, OXY USA, Elroy Kadrmas 2-10-3H-143-96, Fayette, t6/12; cum 13K 6/14;
July 1, 2012
  • 22567, dry, OXY USA, State Buffalo Bill 1-20-17H-143-94 OLD
June 11, 2012: Again, OXY does not disappoint.
  • 19642, 42, OXY USA, Darlene Dvorak 1-27-34H-143-95, Murphy Creek, t12/11; cum 79K 6/14;
June 6, 2012 (one very good well for OXY; the other so-so)
  • 21334, 755, OXY USA, Kenneth Stroh 2-12-1H-143-97, Cabernet; t5/12; cum 169K 6/14;
  • 21505, 349, OXY USA, State Watkins 1-26-35H-143-95; Murphy Creek; t5/12; cum 568K 6/14;
  • 22262, 352, OXY USA, Little Butte 1-21-28H-160-90, Dimond; t5/12; cum 83K 6/14;
  • 22369, 304, OXY USA, State Jablonsky B 1-36-25H-142-95, Murphy Creek; t51/12; cum K 6/14; this is an interesting well -- it came off confidential for a few weeks, and OXY asked to temporarily abandon the well; and to come back later; and then it was put back on confidential list (elsewhere I was told this does not happen by the self-identified Bakken expert)
June 4, 2012: One cannot say that OXY is not consistent.
  • 21448, 82, OXY USA, Mogren 159-90-5-P-1H,Vanville, t2/11; cum 93K 6/14;
June 1, 2012
  • 20749, 101, OXY USA/Anschutz, Marlene Steffan 1-5-8H-141-97, St Anthony, t12/11; cum 48
    K 6/14;
May 30, 2012
  • 20300, 488, OXY USA/Anschutz, Lillian Sadowsky 1-15-22H-142-96, Manning, t11/11; cum 75K 6/14;
  • Forbes article on OXY; I think the headline is a poor headline. This story has to do with OXY cutting back in the Bakken due to high cost of completing a well.
May 22, 2012
  • 20659, 74, OXY USA/Anschutz, Kudrna 1-17 (No "H" designation), St Anthony, t12/11; cum 28K 6/14; a Red River well
May 21, 2012
  • 21686, 286, OXY USA, Kubik Trust 2-18-19H-143-95, Murphy Creek; t5/12; cum 201K 6/14;
  • 20580, 540, OXY USA, Terry Dvorak 1-15-22H-142-95, Murphy Creek; t4/12; cum 42K 6/14;
May 14, 2012: OXY USA surprises everyone with a great well based on IP:
  • 20278, 936, OXY, David Kovash 1-12-13H-142-96; Manning field; t11/11; cum 125K 6/14; Manning field is in southeast McKenzie County; Fayette is on the north border; Murphy Creek is on the east; both of those fields are good fields;
May 8, 2012: OXY USA manages to report another lousy well, based on IP:
  • 21089, 75 (no typo), OXY, Staael 160-90-33-D-1H, Dimond; t11/11; cum 63K 6/14;
March 13, 2012: OXY USA/Anschutz updated.

January 19, 2012
  • 20416, 489, OXY USA/Anschutz, Dvorak Trust 1-6-31H-142-96, Russian Creek; t1/12; cum 98K 6/14;
January 4, 2012: review of OXY USA since it entered the Bakken in 2011

July 23, 2011: Archived -- focus on Anschutz in Dunn County.

December 12, 2010: details of the December, 2010, acquisition of the Russian Creek prospect in Dunn County, North Dakota
ORIGINAL POST

[Update: link to post describing OXY's interests in North Dakota.]

Link here for a Seeking Alpha article on OXY immediately following announcement of its acquisition of 180,000 continuous acres in Dunn County, North Dakota, December, 2010.

There's an interesting comment in the article:

You can interpret Oxy's stepping out into a more crowded shale play as a sign that the company is very confident in the technical knowledge it has developed in its California plays....

Everything I've read suggests a) the Bakken is very different "animal" than other plays; and, b) that the technology that has worked in the Bakken was developed and refined in Montana and North Dakota.

I will be curious to see what kind of wells OXY can deliver in the Bakken. My hunch is it will be several months before we see an OXY permit, and we won't know until next summer how OXY does in the Bakken. They will be competing for frac crews as the neighborhood newcome, but they will be able to pay top dollar for frac crews. A company that size may have its own dedicated frac crews. Look for OXY to set up "regional Bakken headquarters" somewhere in North Dakota.
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Repeat: $100 Million Investment in Williams County -- Bakken, North Dakota, USA

I posted the story about a Texas company announcing plans to invest $100 million in Williams County with a new oil loading rail facility and pipeline connector.

Because there is so much happening in the Bakken, I didn't give this story the "oomph" I would normally do.

So, I updated the article, and for those interested, recommending it be looked at again.

A $100 million investment by a new company in the Bakken deserves a second look.
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XOM Perspectives Blog: Yes, Virginia, XOM Blogs

Don't ask me how I stumbled across this little gem, the XOM blog.

I have spent only a little time exploring the site, but it is very interesting. The facts and figures are backed up by US government data. Whether one comes to the same conclusions or interprets the data the same way is another question. Like all blogs, there is an agenda. It doesn't take a whole lot of thinking to guess what the agenda is for the XOM Perspective blog.

But on first glance, it looks very interesting. The most recent article is an analysis of what the moratorium in the Gulf is costing the nation. It helps put things into perspective.

I have linked XOM Perspectives on the sidebar at the right, way down at the bottom under "external links."
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Early History of the Current Boom -- Bakken, North Dakota, USA

The original intent of the "Million Dollar Way" was to help me understand the oil boom occurring in western North Dakota at the time (about 2007, when I started the original blog), and educate folks along the way.  I never intended to get into the investing aspects of the Bakken but it was impossible to separate out my original intent from financial activity, since dollars often quantified and/or clarified what was happening.

However, every once in awhile, I come across a great article or scientific study that fills in more of the puzzle.

This evening I came across an extremely well-written, informative article, from April, 2006, that provides details on the burgeoning boom back then.

I think newbies will enjoy this article. I found it fascinating.
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Montana Politics and Fossil Fuel Development Going Forward

I think this is an example of the tide turning a bit with regard to folks understanding the link between jobs and energy development. The Montana legislature sees a busy session ahead regarding fossil fuel development in the state.
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