Update on Two CLR Eco-Pads -- Bakken, North Dakota, USA

I recently showcased the CLR Morris/Carson Peak Eco-Pad in Oakdale oil field. Someone sent me a comment reminding me about two other Eco-Pads in the same area (but different oil fields), the Meadowlark/Skachenk Eco-Pad, and the Bonneville/Bridger Eco-Pad.

The Meadowlark/Skachenko Eco-Pad in Jim Creek oil field; apparently this well has been choked back due to weather conditions; this well is in the are of State Highway 22 north of Killdeer that has been site of major road slides; road under major repair

• 19021, 744, CLR, Meadowlark 3-6H, tested 6/11; 10K after 21 days
• 19021, 879, CLR, Skachenko 3-31H, tested 6/11; 13K after 21 days
• 19022, 453, CLR, Meadowlark 2-6H, tested 6/11; 20K after 25 days
• 19023, 726, CLR, Skachenko 2-31H, tested 6/11; 12K after 25 days

The Bonneville/Bridger Eco-Pad in Rattlesnake Point oil field.

• 19009, 651, CLR, Bonnevile 3-23H, tested 12/10; 68K as of 6/11
• 19011, 725, CLR, Bridger 3-14H, tested 12/10; 65K as of 6/11
• 19012, 365, CLR, Bonnevile 2-23H, tested 12/10; 36K as of 6/11
• 19013, 399, CLR, Bridger 2-14H, tested 12/10; 45K as of 6/11

It was also noted that some years ago a vertical well drilled in the Meadowlark/Skachenko Eco-Pad area was quite remarkable:

• 8499, 1,652, Citation Oil and Gas, Skachenko A 1, Jim Creek, Bakken, tested, 1981; 1.5 million barrels as of June, 2011, and still producing from the Duperow, the original target; the Red River was dry; this well sits between the two horizontals running north from the Meadlowlark/Skachenko Eco-Pad.

As exciting as this is now, can you imagine reporting the Citation Skachenko well back in 1981 with an IP of 1,652? I can't even imagine what the local folks must have thought when that well was reported. Even today, 1,652 catches your attention, but back in 1981, it would have been awe-inspiring.