Well, this is sort of interesting in light of all the discussion regarding the Tyler formation. It's probably nothing, but then again, who knows?
In southwest North Dakota, in Bowman County, and in Slope County, there are two active rigs according to NDIC GIS map server. They are both CLR's.
One is particularly interesting, the one in Slope County, just across the county line from Bowman County.
The rig sits on a well that is currently shown as active and producing, with a status date of October 4, 1997 (thirteen years ago, or so), file number 14154, 19-133-106, Flor 24-19RH. A work-over rig? I don't know enough about the industry to know whether the GIS map server includes work-over rigs.
Notice the interesting designation for this well: "RH." The "H" designates "horizontal, but I don't know what the "R" designates. There are also several wells in this field that have an "F" designation (no "H" at all); I also have no idea what the "F" stands for.
It will be interesting to see what CLR is up to. Interesting enough I may have to subscribe to NDIC's "Basic Subscription," $50/year. We'll see.
By the way, CLR has another confidential file just 750 feet northwest of Flor 24-19RH: Flor 24-19NH, file number 19862.
UPDATE: see comment below that explains much of this. Neither the Bakken nor the Three Forks formations are in play here. These are Red River wells. According to first comment below, the well in question is an injection well. I would assume the "R" designation means Red River. I still don't know what the "F" designation means.
