Update on the Nine (9) Wells Along Hess Long Lateral 17117 -- Bakken, North Dakota, USA

Updates

June 10, 2012: since the original post about permit/well file #17117, two more wells have been completed and are parallel to this well:

• 20669, 601, Hess, EN-Person-156-94-1102H-2, Big Butte, middle Bakken; t1/12; cum 169K 4/17; 38 stages; 4 million lbs sand, ceramics; up to 3,000 units gas; 5 - 10' flare;
• 20670, 635, Hess, EN-Person-156-94-1102H-2, Big Butte, t1/12; cum 159K 4/17; frac info not yet provided; 18 days to reach total depth; up to 1,500 units gas (average 1,000) and a continuous 1 - 2' flare; in hindsight may not have been in "exact" target; the file report alludes to the numerous vertical holes being used to monitor these laterals

Original Post

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That post started out with:

There are nine (9) wells alongside the Hess long lateral #17117. I first talked about six monitoring wells along this long lateral back on March 18, 2011.

The original six wells all had "observation" in their names. The newest three wells no longer have "observation" in their names and are located immediately around the original well site of Hess #17117: EN-Person-156-94-1102H-1.  Based on their names, these three new wells will not be monitoring #17117 but will be production wells. Note that the most recent permit (#20772) is the odd-man out of these four wells. #20772 is not a "Person" well but an "Enger" well and it will be going south, where the other three are going north.

• 17117, 345, Hess, EN-Person-156-94-1102H-1, Big Butte, Bakken, 80K as of June, 2011; no production since April, 2011; back on-line 2/13; cum 119K 4/17;

Here are the nine (9) wells, as of March, 2012:

• 20500, A/SI, EN-Person Observation 11-33, east side of the lateral, Three Forks; no production data 12/12;
• 20315, A/SI, EN-Person Observation 11-22, west side of the lateral (rig on site), Duperow; no production data 11/12;
• 20442, A/SI, EN-Person Observation 2-24, west side of the lateral, Three Forks; no production data 11/12;
• 20361, A/SI, EN-Person Observation 11-31, west side of the lateral, Three Forks; no production data;
• 20539, A/SI, EN-Person Observation 2-32, east side of the lateral, Three Forks; no production data;
• 20599, A/SI, EN-Person Observation 2-43, east side of the lateral, Three Forks; no production data;
• 20669, 601, EN-Person-156-94-1102H-2, at the wellhead, east side; t1/12; cum 170K 4/17;
• 20670, 635, EN-Person-156-94-11-2H-3, at the wellhead, west side; t1/12; cum 159K 4/17;
• 20772, 1,181, EN-Enger-156-94-1423H-1at the wellhead, south side; t12/11; cum 241K 4/17;

Go to the link above for more about these wells.

According to well file reports:

• The EN-Person Observation 11-33 is straight hole meant to serve as a vertical monitor well in the East Nesson field.
• The EN-Person Observation 11-22 is straight hole meant to serve as a vertical monitor well and coring location in the East Nesson field.

There is one long lateral, producing, well one mile to the east (one section over) to the 17117:

• 17852, PA/374, Hess, EN-Hein-156-94-0112H-1, t5/13; cum 147K 8/14;  producing about 2,000 bbls/month.

Other Bakken wells in the immediate area:

• 17835, 366, Hess, EN-Person A-156-94-1522H-1, Big Butte, cum 141K 4/17; spud 2/09; tested 5/09
• 16928, 82, Hess, EN-Davenport-156-94-1003H-1, Big Butte, cum 71K 4/17; spud 12/07; tested 11/08
• 17956, 511, Hess, EN-Belik-156-93-0607H, Big Butte, cum 213K 4/17;  spud 6/09; tested 8/09

Just to the southeast of 17117, Hess has a three-well pad:

• 19225, 667, Hess, EN-Wefald-156-94-1324H-1, Big Butte, cum 203K 4/17; spud 8/10; no pump; still no pump 7/16;
• 19226, 275, Hess, EN-Wefald-156-94-1324H-2; t9/11; cum 138K 4/17;
• 19227, 723, Hess, EN-Wefald-156-94-1324H-3, 31K the first month! t6/11; cum 138K4/17;