So "'Bad" On So Many Levels -- Not a Bakken Story

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If the link is broken, this is the story about a Texas commission ruling that low-level radioactive waste can be "dumped" along a remote Texas-Mexico waste site.

Remember, the definition of "bad" has acquired multiple meanings over the years.

There is so much to say about this ruling, but I don't have time. Maybe tomorrow I will have time.

If nothing else, this will generate lots of discussion.

Okay, one comment: and folks are worried about fracking? LOL, as the teenagers text.

A First for KOG? 3 Wells on One Pad? -- Five (5) New Permits in North Dakota (USA) Today

Producers: KOG (3), EOG (2), and CLR.

Fields: Van Hook, Mandaree, and Little Knife.

The Little Knife field has been relatively exciting.

Of course, the Van Hook and the Mandaree, both inside the reservation, are very exciting fields.

EOG will put two wells on one pad in Van Hook.

KOG will put three wells on one pad in Mandaree. Is this the first such multi-well pad for KOG? I don't know. I assume it will be the first of many based on the dockets during the past year.

For those interested, folks might want to search "Arrow Pipeline" in the reservation and the location of these new KOG permits. I will spend some time on this when I get back home and have more time to look at the maps, etc. Some months ago I posted a note about connecting the dots regarding the Mandaree field, the Arrow Pipeline, XOM's acquisition of XTO, etc.

Today's daily active report also reported several good wells, some of which I have posted elsewhere; the rest I hope to post tomorrow when I have more time.

Whiting's String of Three Forks Wells -- Stark County -- North Dakota, USA

Activity in Stark County

Permits Issued in 2011

• 20449, Whiting, Marsh 21-16TFH, Dutch Henry Butte: According to Gary: The Marsh well that was "Dry."  They screwed up when they where cementing the casing to isolate the fresh water aquifers from the well.  I heard they got the depth of cement wrong so they had to start over with a new permit and hole.. skidded the rig a few feet and got busy and drilled another whole on same pad... I guess it worked because that rig is on the Solberg Pad now... 
• 20694, Fidelity, Parker 29-32H, Green River
• 20695, Whiting, Solberg 34-12TFH, Bell
• 20788, Whiting, Zaleskky 34-8TFH, North Creek
• 20789, Whiting, Kadrmas 34-10TFH, Zenith
• 20795, Whiting, 3 J Trust 34-8TFH, Bell
• 20796, Whiting, Ridl 34-12TFH, Zenith
• 20821, Whiting, Kessel 21-26TFH, Zenith
• 20828, Whiting, Frank 34-71TFH, Bell
• 20831, Whiting, Kubas 34-71TFH, North Creek
• 20893, Whiting, Mastel 41-18TFH, Bell
• 20894, BR, South Hart 17-1H, Zenith
• 20911, Whiting, Kubas 41-13TFH, Bell
• 20912, Whiting, Duletski 11-16TFH, Gaylord
• 20933, Fidelity, Perdaems 15-22H, Zenith
• 20960, Whiting, Kessel 41-17TFH, Gaylord
• 21002, GMXR, Wock 21-2-1H, New Hradec
• 21018, Whiting, Obrigewitch 11-17TFH, Bell
• 21135, Chesapeake, Decker 26-138-97 A 1H, Wildcat
• 21139, Chesapeake, Zent 30-138-95 A 1H, Wildcat
• 21213, GMXR, Frank 31-4-1H, New Hradec
• 21214, GMXR, Frank 31-4-2H, New Hradec
• 21235, MBI, Sharon 1, Wilcat
• 21291, Whiting, Froehlich 41-9TFH, Bell 
• 21347, Wesco, Gruman 41-18, Eland
• 21483, 2,503, Whiting, Marsh 21-16TFH-R; Dutch Henry Butte; another nice well; a re-entry; t11/11; cum 57K 3/12; see 20449 above.
• 21527, Whiting, Buresh 34-10TFH, Dutch Henry Butte
• 21625, Whiting, Havelka 21-15TFH, Dutch Henry Butte
• 21655, Whiting, Solberg 34-11TFH, Bell
• 21673, SM, Bogner 13-20H, Wildcat
• 21681, CHK, Kostenko 30-138-97 A 1H, Wildcat
• 21687, CHK, Obritsch 28-138-97 A 1H, Wildcat
• (as of 12 Oct 11)

Permits Issued in 2010

• 18833, 1,832, WLL, Froehlich 44-9TFH
• 18837, 1,780, WLL, Kubas 11-13TFH
• 19258, 83, Oil for America, Zastoupil 22-1, completed 3/11; one day of production - 75 bbls
• 19264, 595, Fidelity, Kostelecky 31-6H
• 19272, SI, Oil for America, Wolf 29-1
• 19275, 193, Fidelity, Wock 14-11H
• 19277, 118, Fidelity, Oukrop 34-34H, completed
• 19337, 772, WLL, Mann 21-18TFH, tested 12/10; 31K as of 6/11
• 19415, PNC, Wesco, Gruman 41-18, Lodgepole
• 19444, 3,106, WLL, Hecker 21-18TFH, huge story, click on link; 37K first month
• 19562, 412, WLL, Brueni 28-1H
• 19585, DRY, Halek, Halek 5-22 1; Lodgepole
• 19601, DRL, Oil for America, Wieglenda 23-1
• 19684, 2,423, WLL, Arnegard 21-26H, wildcat, t6/11; cum 75K 3/12;
• 19685, CONF, Fidelity, Kostelecky 11-5H, Heart River
• 19688, CONF, Fidelity, Wagner 11-4H
• 19698, CONF, Fidelity, Kuchynski 24-12H
• 19705, CONF, Fidelity, Wanner 33-23H
• 19785, DRL, Oil for America, Froelich 27-2, Lodgepole
• 19809, 222, WLL, Arthaud 21-29TFH
• 19810, 741, WLL, Dietz 21-18TFH
• 19816, 202, WLL, Paluck 21-28TFH; with small production
• 19819, 1,645, WLL, Lydia 21-14TFH, Bell, t9/11; cum 72K 3/12;
• 19820, 843, WLL, Dietz 21-17TFH, s12/10; t3/11; cum thru 8/11 40K
• 19853, EXP, Core 54, Longshot 10-23 1; wildcat; Three Forks
• 19871, LOC, WLL, Kessel 21-25TFH
• 19886, GL, Halek, West Dickinson 1; minimal production; no production 8/11 - 3/12;
• 19891, DRL, WLL, Cymbaluk 21-15TFH
• 19923, 865, WLL, Richard 21-15TFH
• 19926, 161, WLL, Roller 21-16TFH; small amt of production
• 19937, 404, WLL, Paluck 21-17TFH; small amt of production
• 19967, 809, WLL, Talkington 21-40TFH; s4/11; t7/11; cum 55K 11/11
• 19975, DRY, Armstrong, Zastoupil 1-17, Lodgepole
• 20002, 391, WLL, Praus 21-28TFH, Heart River; t 9/11; cum 25K 3/12;
• 20028, 707, WLL, Duletski 21-16TFH; producing, not completed
• 20034, 524, CLR, Debrecen 1-3H; small amt of production
• 20060, 250, WLL, Binstock 21-30TFH; small amt of production
• 20064, LOC, WLL, Froehlich 21-28TFH
• 20079, LOC, WLL, Obrigewitch 21-16TFH; 57K in first two months; 3/12;
• 20124, DRL, WLL, Brueni 21-16TFH, New Hradec,  (14K in November, 2011)
• 20195, DRL, Oil for America, Dohrmann 14-1, Lodgepole
• 20061, DRL, Oil for America, Dohrmann 13-1, Lodgepole
• 99189, SWD, WLL, Mann 33-18
• 19623, 1,075, WLL, Obrigewitch 21-17TFH, s11/10; t4/11; 162K 3/12;

April 28, 2011: Due to mechanical difficulties at the Obrigewitch 21-17TFH, Whiting believes that only one or two frac stages of the well’s total 16 frac stages are contributing to current production. Despite these difficulties, the Obrigewitch well was completed flowing 1,189 BOE per day. Whiting holds a 96% working interest and a 77% net revenue interest in the well.

Permits Issued in 2009

• 18190, 463, Armstrong, Laurine Engel 1, Lodgepole; s8/09; t9/09;  cum as of 11/11: 277K
• 18496, 474, Armstrong, Gruman 18-3, Lodgepole Pool; s2/10; t3/10; cum as of 11/11: 188K

Original Posting

The Whiting well reported out today gave me a reason to look again at the string of wells Whiting has in the Stark County, the southwest area of North Dakota that are targeting the Three Forks formation.

Whiting has a string of Three Forks wells running west to east north of Belfield which should be very exciting to follow:

• 19444, 3,106, Hecker 21-18TFH, cum 152K as of August, 2011
• 19623, 1,075, Obrigewitch 21-17TFH, rig on site, 93K as of August, 2011
• 19337, 722, called a wildcat, but in the North Creek oil field, northeast of Belfield
• 20079, DRL, Obrigewitch 21-16TFH; 57K in first two monthts;
• 19891, LOC, Cymbaluk 21-15TFH
• 19819, Conf, Lydia 21-14TFH; 30K in Sep/Oct 11
• 18837, 1,780, Kubas 11-13TFH

In addition, Whiting has a rig on site, south of Belfield:

• 19820, 843, Dietz 21-17TFH, Gaylord oil field, 40K as of August, 2011

Note: The Whiting well linked above was a Madison well, the BSMU 3604, neither a Bakken nor a Three Forks:

• 18625, 368, BSMU 3604, looks like this Madison was producing 300 bbls/day the first couple of months, 110K as of August 2011; 

For now I'm going to assume "BSMU" stands for "Big Stick Madison Unit." "Big Stick" for the oil field, and "M" for Madison, the formation.

Whiting was issued 25 permits in Stark County in 2010; almost all of them with a Three Forks designation, and almost all of them wildcats.

Oil for America was issued 6 permits in Stark County in 2010; all of them targeting the Lodgepole, and almost all of them wildcats, and all of them vertical wells.

Fidelity was issued 7 permits  in Stark County in 2010; almost all of them wildcats. I would assume these will target the Three Forks formation.

Continental Resources was issued only one (1) permit in Stark County in 2010.

Some Nice Wells Being Reported in North Dakota Today -- Including a "Gusher" Targeting the Three Forks

Update

18625, 368, WLL, BSMU 3604, Big Stick oil field, Madison well; s/10;t8/10; cum 123K 10/11. Still producing about 6,000 bbls/month.

Original Post 

Some nice wells being reported today:

18625, DRL, WLL, BSMU 3604, Big Stick oil field, Madison well; not a Bakken -- 24K cumulative oil; producing about 9,000 bbls/month.

18973, 2,579, Helis, State 1-16/21H, Blue Buttes oil field, Bakken; Blue Buttes field is west of Spotted Horn and Antelope (in the reservation; Blue Buttes is outside the reservation). Apparently a Three Forks well.

19130, 2,080, AEZ, Hodenfield 15-33H, Wildcat, Bakken; 2 miles north of highway 2, heading into Ray, with string of AEZ wells. AEZ was acquired by Hess in 2010 as you may recall.

Comment:

AEZ has a string of wildcat wells just west of Ray, North Dakota, north and south of US Highway 2.

That Helis well is a "gusher" -- 58,000 bbls in 38 days. At $70/bbl, that's $4 million. The well is in Blue Buttes which has been a very, very active conventional field. It is located just west of Spotted Horn which has been quite interesting for the Bakken.

And, of course, Whiting just wanted to remind us that other formations remain in play. In this case, the Madison formation with 24,000 bbls of oil cumulative in less than three months.  The Big Stick oil field is in the southwest part of the state, about 15 miles northwest of Belfield.

For Investors Only: Investopedia, SeekingAlpha on KOG, WLL, and BEXP

Investopedia: Whiting.

Investopedia: KOG.

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Boomtown -- One More Reason I Don't Miss Cable

Some very clever comments over at the Bakken Shale Discussion Board regarding this "green" mockumentary.

I particularly enjoy the comments about farming jobs and manufacturing jobs in Parshall going overseas.

ND Budget: $9.3 Billion; Surplus: $1 Billion

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Moratorium in the Gulf -- Another Rig Likely to Leave -- Not a Bakken Story

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