Indian Hill -- There Are "No" Dry Holes in the Bakken -- The Bakken, North Dakota, USA

Permits

2016 (none as of October 17)

2015 (the list is complete)
30754, 709, SM Energy, Fossum 15-34HR, Indian Hill, t8/15; cum 104K 8/16

2014 (the list is complete)
29957, 423, XTO, Eckert 41X-6H,t9/15; cum 26K 8/16;
29734, 208, XTO, Eckert 41X-6D, t8/15; cum 64K 8/16;
29733, 273, XTO, Eckert 41X-6G, t9/15; cum 30K 8/16;
29732, 28, XTO, Eckert 41X-66, t8/15; cum 41K 8/16;
28405, 980, CLR, Harrisburg 1-34H, t10/14; cum 187K 8/16;
27955, 806, CLR, Scottsdale 2-31H, 4 sections, t6/15; cum 96K 8/16;
27954, 453, CLR, Scottsdale 3-31H1, 4 sections, t6/15; cum 56K 8/16;
27953, 248, CLR, Cincinnati 2-30H1, 4 sections, t6/15; cum 103K 8/16;
27952, 1,152, CLR, Cincinnati 3-30H, 4 sections, t6/15; cum 94K 8/16;



2013
26588, 758, CLR, Honolulu 3-22H3, Three Forks B1, 30 stages; 8.8 millions lbs sand/ceramic; t6/14; cum 72K 8/16;
26586, 664, CLR, Honolulu 2-22H2, Three Forks B2 (TF2), 30 stages; 8.3 million lbs sand/ceramic;  permit said "middle Bakken; geology report says 2nd bench of Three Forks; t7/14; cum 129K 8/16;
26420, 842, CLR, Montpelier 2-14H, 30 stages; 3.8 million lbs sand/ceramic, t7/14; cum 156K 8/16;
26191, 768, CLR, Montpelier 3-14H1, Indian Hill, 30 stages; 3.7 million lbs sand/ceramic, t7/14; cum 123K 8/16;
26190, 788, CLR, Montpelier 4-14H, Indian Hill, t6/14; cum 158K 8/16;

2012
24387, 592, SM Energy, Behan 2-29H, Indian Hill, t5/13; cum 210K 8/16;
23762, 1,246/see below, XTO, Nelsen State 24X-33A, Indian Hill, t2/13; cum 153K 8/16;
23761, 825, XTO, Nelsen State 24X-33F, Indian Hill, t2/13; cum 56K 8/16;

2011
21991, 1,134, Zenergy, Schmitz 4-9H, Indian Hill, t4/12; cum 176K 8/16;
21848, IA/567, CLR, Cincinnati 1-30H, Indian Hill, t2/12; cum 146K 815;
21776, IA/461, CLR, Scottsdale 1-31H, Indian Hill, t4/12; cum 124K 8/15;
21124, 602, CLR, Tallahassee 1-21H, Indian Hill, t11/11; cum 230K 8/16;
20971, 1,087, XTO, Nelsen State 24X-33R, Indian Hill, t9/1; cum 158K 8/16;
20947, 701, CLR, Honolulu 1-22H, Indian Hill, t9/11; cum 179K 8/16;
20592, 595, SM Energy, Schmitz 3-4H, Indian Hill, t10/11; cum 220K 8/16;

2010
20118, 934, XTO, Dedrick 24X-32, Indian Hill, t7/11; cum 150K 816;
20066, dry/see below, Nelsen State 24X-33, Indian Hill,
19324, 674, SM Energy, Fossum 15-35H, Indian Hill, t11/10; cum 152K 8/16;
19001, 618, Zenergy, Stpeanek 8-5H, Indian Hill, t12/10; cum 181K 12/14; 
18949, 1,524, XTO, Joseph 11-1H, Indian Hill, t10/10; cum 155K 8/16;
18916, 1,999, Oasis, Missouri Federal 5302 44-35H, Indian Hill, t8/10; cum 252K 8/16;

Original Post

One of the reasons I quit taking comments was due to the high number of comments from folks who just did not "get it." At some point, it became tedious for me to wade through all those comments. I decided that it was not worth my time; my time could be better spent doing other things than wading through inane comments, generally from folks who stumbled upon my site accidentally, no doubt, and some who would never understand the Bakken. Some folks, like Debbie Downer, will never get it.

A recurring theme on "milliondollarway" is that there are "no" dry holes in the Bakken. (A lot of folks did not understand the reason for the quotes around 'no.')

A few weeks ago someone called me on that: she noticed there actually was a dry hole in the Bakken. She chided me for continually blogging there were no dry holes in the Bakken when, in fact, there are.

I checked the well file: it was permit/file #20066. This is what I wrote :

• 20066, DRY, XTO, Nelson State 24X-33, Indian Hill, Bakken; go the link; this well was plagued from the beginning; 

During drilling, it was hit by the worse blizzard in decades; I have a lot of respect for the roughnecks and the truckers who worked through horrendous weather trying to save this well, and I have even more respect for XTO who finally said it was not worth it (I'm sure the roughnecks had wished that decision came sooner, but knowing roughnecks, some of them probably wanted to prove they could do it); they shut down the well, and said they would come back.

And they did come back. And they came back with a vengeance. A great well. My hat is off to all folks. Good job.

• 20971, 1,087, XTO, Nelsen State 24X-33R , Indian Hill, Bakken, 24 stages; 2.8 sand, [update: unfortunately this well is not playing out so well; being choked back? only 2,000 bbls/month in its fourth month; t9/11; cum 167K 1/17;

There are "no" dry holes in the Bakken (I'm not saying they are not all great wells; some may not even be financially viable, but ...)

Again, this is not an investment site. See the disclaimer at the top of the sidebar at the right. Make no decisions based on what you read at this blog. If something looks wrong, it probably is. Check fact with the ultra-reliable wiki site.

On another note: Indian Hill is in the Bull's Eye of the Bakken, and this is where the Bakken activity is headed this summer.

Indian Hill is the name of an oil field in the Bakken. It is also a geographical location: a large, "sprawling" butte south of the river, from where you have a great view of Williston. As noted earlier, Schlumberger, Baker Hughes, Cudd, Hexom, Cal-Frac, Stateline, and 55 of their closest friends are phenomenally well-positioned for this activity, just five or six miles south.

It will be interesting if there is talk of a new, widened bridge across the wide Missouri south of the four-mile corner. [Update, October 3, 2014: a new four-lane bridge across the Missouri is planned in the 2015 - 2016 time frame.]

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Some old legacy wells on Indian Hill. Some of these wells are 30 years old. These are all still producing, all vertical wells; mostly Madison; note the nice Duperow well:

• 10088, 173/TA; SM Energy/Gulf,Eckert 2-6, Madison, s8/83; t9/83; cum 208K, 1/12;
• 10335, 157/915; Citation/Cotton, Edna Devitt 1-29, Duperow and Stonewall, s9/83; cum 327K 1/20; and 191K 1/17;
• 10645, 341/IA, Denbury/Superior, Greengard 1, Madison; s1/84; cum 212K 1/16; almost petering out;
• 10855, 120/IA; Scout Energy/Denbury/Superior, Fossum 14 1, Madison; s7/84; cum 462K 1/20;
• 11140, 503, Citation/Cotton, Edna Devitt 2-23, Madison; s9/84; cum 272K 1/20;; back on line for 6 days in 8/16;
• 11261, 112, Citation/Cotton, Nelsen 2-32, Madison; s11/84; cum 225K 1/20;
• 11345, IA/243, SM Energy/Superior, Fredrickson 33-33 1; Madison; s1/85; cum 149K 6/14;
• 11475, PA/194, XTO/Columbia, Elk 28-3; Madison; cum 212K 4/18;
• 11575, 94/PA, SM Energy/Texaco, State of North Dakota F 2; Madison; cum 148K 12/12
• 12910, 239, XTO/Columbia,Elk 28-4, Duperow, s7/90; cum 479K 1/20;