This Post Is Specifically To Close The Loop On a Recent Discussion With Old Friends and New Friends at the El Rancho Today -- Bakken, North Dakota, USA

Somehow the conversation got around to "how many wells in a section?"

Of course that depends on how many formations one is talking about and how "good" the location is.

There is also the question of how effective fracturing is the farther one gets away from the borehole. I suggested that the general consensus is that fracturing is effective out to 500 feet laterally (500 foot radius, or 1,000 feet diametrically) suggesting 4 to 5 wells average across a 5,280-foot section line. Note: "general consensus" in previous sentence.

I suggested that it is very likely that fracturing is not necessarily effective that far out. I am way beyond my depth here, so it was just idle chatter. And then this: Coincidentally I see that "luckyone" elsewhere has opined the very same thing -- back on September 22, 2011. I don't recall reading that entry before (although I probably have) but the point is that there are at least a couple of us armchair observers suggesting that it may be as little as 300 feet laterally or radially. That is a game changer. I also think (and have previously posted) that the farther away from the well, the less effective the fracturing. And, of course, that is borne out by the number of reports in which not all stages were successfully fracked, and usually it is farther out than closer in.

When you get to the link, scroll down to September 22, 2011.

So, that closes the loop on this particular issue for the day.

Steve, it was good to meet you today; good luck in your endeavors.