How Good Are The Bakken Wells? Sometimes A Picture Is Worth A 1000 Words

Updates

December 25, 2017:

• 23761, 825, XTO, Nelsen State 24X-33F, Indian Hill, 30 stages; 2.7 million lbs, t2/13; cum 75K 10/17;
• 23762, 1,246, XTO, Nelsen State 24X-33A, Indian Hill, 30 stages, 3.5 million lbs, t2/13; cum 181K 10/17;

Original Post

 

This is midway between Alexander, North Dakota, and Williston -- the heart of the Bakken:

One would assume this would be a gathering or storage site, but all the neighboring wells have their own tanks. This appears to be the site of # 20971 and #20066:

• 20066, DRY, XTO, Nelsen State 24X-33, Indian Hill, miserable conditions during blizzard conditions; attempts to continue were abandoned; spudded April 23, 2011; geological supervision released May 26, 2011.
• 20971, 1,087, XTO, Nelsen State 24X-33R, Indian Hill, 24 stages; 2.8 million lbs, t9/11; cum 178K 10/17; this well was spud May 31, 2011; problems with this well, also but finally completed; didn't see the bump in production until 9/17 when production went from aroudn 3,000 bbls/month to 6,000 bbls/month for a couple of months;