Big Butte Oil Field Update

Updates

May 31, 2016: update here. 
 

Original Post

 

This is a fairly large field, about 54 sections, an old field, and "owned" by Hess. It appears to be a "gassy" field based on how long some of these wells continue to flow (F) without the use of a pump (AL). Hess wells have improved markedly this past year; they switched to 32-stage fracks in 2011. This field is full of wells that are probably great candidates for re-fracking -- those wells fracked before 2011.

This particular field caught my eye some time ago with the "observation" wells that Hess put in alongside a long horizontal, #17117, see below.  See this link also.

This field, a roughly rectangular field, "running north to south, straddles Williams County / Mountrail County at the northern end of these two counties. It's a bit north of the bull's eye of the Bakken, but it's right in the middle of some other great fields, and my hunch is this is going to be a very, very good field. It appears Hess is studying this field closely as it moves forward (see #17117) and the way they have been putting in wells: the first well, and then one or two more, for a 2-well, or a 3-well pad.

White Earth is near the center of the field, and US 2 runs east-west through the southern end of the field.

Three-well pad

• 18950, 519, Hess, EN-Heinle-156-94-2536H-1, Big Butte, Bakken, F, s6/10; t9/10; cum 107K 6/12;
• 18951, 616, Hess, EN-Heinle-156-94-2536H-2, Big Butte, Bakken, AL, s6/10; t11/10; cum 112K 6/12;
• 18952, 446, Hess, EN-Heinle-156-94-2536H-3, Big Butte, Bakken, AL, s6/10; t1/11; cum 81K 6/12;

Singles

• 18873, 345, Hess, EN-Ortloff-156-94-2635H-1, Big Butte, Bakken, F, s5/10/t9/10; cum 82K6/12;
• 17258, 454, MRO, Quill 34-11H, Big Butte, Bakken, F, s11/08; t2/09; cum 81K 6/12;
• 21102, 914, Hess, EN-Lonetree Farm-156-94-0805H-2, Big Butte; t1/12; cum 69K 6/12;
• 18288, 146/AB, Hess, EN-Davis-156-94-0805H-1, Big Butte, Bakken, SI, 6/12;
• 20690, 25, Hess, EN-Wander-156-94-0904H-1, Big Butte, Bakken; t9/11; cum 372; 6/12;
• 17835, 366, Hess, EN-Person A-156-04-1522H-1, Big Butte, Bakken, F, s2/09; t5/09; cum 89K 6/12;
• 16928, 82, Hess, EN-Davenport-156-94-1003H-1, Big Butte, Bakken, AL, s12/07; t 11/08; cum 45K 6/12;

Three-well pad

• 19225, 667, Hess, EN-Wefald-156-94-1324H-1, Big Butte, Bakken, F, stwice; t3/11; cum 94K 6/12
• 19226, 275, Hess, EN-Wefald-156-9401324H-2, Big Butte, Bakken, F, 8/10; t9/11; cum 56K 6/12;
• 19227, 723, Hess, EN-Wefald-156-94-1324H-3, Big Butte, Bakken, F, 8/10; t6/11; cum 140K 6/12

These two parallel each other:

• 20670, 635, Hess, En-Person-156-94-1102H-3, Big Butte, Bakken; t1/12; cum 45K 6/12;
• 17117, 345, Hess, EN-Person-156-94-11-02H-1, Big Butte, Bakken, AL, s7/08;/t9/08; cum 81K 10/11; no production since 4/11;

Along side those two (I think the "Person Observation" wells are monitoring wells only and will not be producing wells):

• 20500, A/SI, Hess, EN-Person Observation-11-33, Big Butte, VERTICAL, Three Forks, as of 6/12;
• 20315, A/SI, Hess, EN-Person Observation-11-22, Big Butte, VERTICAL, Duperow, as of 6/12;
• 20361, A/SI, Hess, EN-Person Observation-11-31, Big Butte, DIRECTIONAL, Three Forks, as of 6/12;
• 20442, A/SI, Hess, EN-Person Observation-2-24, Big Butte, DIRECTIONAL, Three Forks, as of 6/12;
• 11939, DRY, Lousiana Land, Enger 33-2 1, wildcat, Silurian, s2/86
• 20539, A/SI, Hess, EN-Person Observation-2-32, Big Butte, VERTICAL, Three Forks, as of 6/12;

Singles

• 20669, 601, Hess, EN-Person-156-94-1102H-2, Big Butte; t1/12; cum 153K 3/16;
• 20772, 1,181, Hess, EN-ENger-156-94-1423H-1, Big Butte; t12/11; cum 218K 3/16;

Two-well pad

• 21945, 697, Hess, EN-McKenna-157-93-3328H-2, Big Butte, t2/12; cum 129K 3/16;
• 21946, 484, Hess, EN-McKenna 157-93-3328H-1, Big Butte, t6/12; cum 100K 3/16;

Singles

• 17852, 374/PA, Hess, EN-Hein-156-94-0112H-1, Big Butte, Bakken, F, s2/09/t5/09; cum 147K 5/13;
• 17956, 511, Hess, EN-Belik-156-93-0607H, Big Butte, Bakken, F, s6/09; t8/09; cum 199K 3/16;
• 21946, 484, Hess, EN-McKenna 157-93-3328H-1, Big Butte, t6/12; cum100K 3/16;
• 19880, 886, Hess, EN-Halvorson-157-93-3229H-1, Big Butte; t12/11; cum 164k 3/16;
• 18400, 351, Hess, EN-Trout-157-93-3130H-1, Big Butte, Bakken, F, s1/10; t4/10; cum 189K 3/16;
• 21262, 745, Hess, EN-Rohde-157-94-3625H-1, Big Butte, Bakken; t3/12; cum 143K 3/16;

Three-well pad

• 18733, 405, Hess, En-Will Trust A-157-94-2734H-2, Big Butte, Bakken, AL, s7/10; t9/10, cum 125K 3/16; only 7 fays in 3/16;
• 18734, 166/AB, Hess, EN-Will Trust A-157-94-2734H-3, Big Butte, Bakken, F, s8/10; t11/10; cum 83K last production 1/14;
• 17845, 263, Hess, EN-Will Trust A-157-04-2734H-1, Big Butte, Bakken, AL, s5/10; t7/10; cum 109K 3/16;

Three-well pad

• 17842, 402, Hess, EN-Will Trust B-157-94-2635H-1, Big Butte, Bakken, AL, s1/11; t4/11; cum 49K 10/11
• 19006, 412, Hess, EN-Will Trust B-157-94-2635H-2, Big Butte, Bakken, AL, s11/10; t2/11; cum 46K 10/11
• 19007, 372, Hess, EN-Will Trsut B-157-94-2635H-3, Big Butte, Bakken, F, s10/10; t12/10; cum 39K 10/11

Singles

• 15925, 5, Hess, Edward Will Trust 23-44H, Big Butte, Bakken, AL, s9/05; t1/06; cum 27K 10/11
• 17838, 228, Hess, EN-Will Trust C-157-94-2215H-1, Big Butte, Bakken, AL, s1/09; t3/09; cum 68K 10/11
• 21587, 223, Hess, EN-Binger 157-94-1201H-1, Big Butte, t5/12; cum 23K 1/13;

Two-well pad

• 21339, 261, Hess, EN-Moore 157-93-1819H-1, Big Butte; t3/12; cum 4K 3/12;
• 21340, 442, Hess, EN-Postovit 157-93-0706H-1, Big Butte; t3/12; cum 11K 3/12;

Two-well pad

• 20799, 487, Hess, EN-Selby-157-93-0805H-1, Big Butte; t3/12; cum 13K 3/12;
• 20800, 676, Hess, EN-Norstedt157-93-1720H-1, Big Butte; t1/12; cum 34K 3/12; 

Singles

• 18994, 562, Hess, Feiring State 31X-16, Big Butte, F, s6/10; 8/10; cum 53K 10/11