No Amtrak Service in North Dakota Due to Floods

Link here.

I took Amtrak from Boston to Williston a couple of weeks, but was literally stranded in Williston when my return trip was canceled due to flooding. I eventually got back to Boston but it was not with Amtrak.

Amtrak officials say flooding in separate areas of northern North Dakota has forced a temporary shutdown of passenger rail service between St. Paul, Minn., and Spokane, Wash.

The company said Wednesday two bridges are threatened because of rising water in the Devils Lake basin, and the rail station in Minot was closed after water flooded the basement.

Amtrak has canceled service through Sunday in North Dakota, Montana, Idaho and Minnesota, except in St. Paul. This suspension includes the daily originations of the trains from Portland, Seattle and Chicago, but the company will provide alternate transportation in Washington and Oregon.

But not alternate transportation through Dakota and Montana. Sad.

Fairview (Montana) Bridge -- Nothing To Do With Oil

I'm not sure why the Minot Daily News happened to publish a story about the Fairview Bridge at this particular time, but the bridge holds a special spot in my heart so I thought I would at least link it. It's a regional link so it will probably break soon.

Some excerpts from the story:

The Fairview Lift Bridge, named after nearby Fairview, Mont., but actually spanning the Yellowstone River in North Dakota, was completed in the fall of 1913. It was a glorious accomplishment, particularly when considering the construction equipment of the day.

Shortly after work was completed, a test was conducted on the apparatus used to raise the 1.14 million pound lift section of the bridge. It worked perfectly. That was the one and only time the remarkable marvel of engineering was used.

Construction of the bridge began in 1912. Because the bridge spanned a river considered navigable by the U.S. government, the lift mechanism was required so that steamboats could pass underneath.

However, steamboat traffic had already come to an end on Yellowstone and Missouri rivers due to the availability and reliability of a growing network of railroads. In fact, the Fairview Lift Bridge was built as a railroad crossing as part of the proposed expansion of the Montana Eastern Railway. Thus, the Fairview Lift Bridge's intricate system of cables, counter weights and monstrous pulleys was never used again.

The tunnel is the Cartwright Tunnel at the east end of the bridge - the only railroad tunnel in North Dakota. The tunnel is supported by massive timbers and is still structurally sound today. It is 1,456 feet long, 22 feet wide and 24 feet high. The last train passed through over the bridge and through the tunnel in 1986.

Passenger trains crossed the bridge once each day and freight trains once every other day. Other than at those times, automobiles could cross the bridge on planks laid near the ties. There was a hand-cranked telephone in the leverman's hut that was wired to the depot at Cartwright about 1 1/2 miles east of the tunnel and also Fairview to the west. The phone was used to alert the leverman when a train was approaching from either direction.

A second phone was placed at the west end of the bridge. That phone was to be used by motorists to alert the leverman that they wished to cross the bridge.

A twin, the Snowden Bridge, was constructed during the same time period, approximately 10 miles north of Fairview. It, too, has a lift section consisting of two 108-foot towers. The massive counterweights, consisting of 343 cubic yards of concrete, are so well balanced that they required only a 3-cylinder kerosene engine to set the lifting process in motion. The cost to build each bridge was $500,000.

As long as we're talking about the railroad, here is the modern way of laying rail.

Update: I was sent the following note regarding the "track laying system" after posting the video above:

Amtrak was the first American RR to use the “Track Laying System."  We started using it in the late 1970s.  I have seen it in use many times.  It is great viewing.  The reason we were the first to use the TLS is because we were the first American RR to use concrete RR ties.  Note in the video, that they are laying concrete ties.  In the 1970s the other US RRs were only too happy to let us experiment with concrete ties.  Wooden ties last between 20-30 years, more toward to 20 side depending on the surrounding conditions.  In the 70s concrete ties were predicted to last 100 years.  I have my doubts, but then who is going to live long enough to test the premise.

A funny story about the concrete ties.  During the time when Amtrak first purchased them, we were under lots of political pressure to do business with minority owned firms.  So Amtrak awarded a contract for a significant number of ties to an African-American-owned firm.  This firm of course had never produced even one concrete tie before bidding on our contract.  The African-American-owned firm turned around and sublet the contract to a company in South Africa.  This was during the height of apartheid, while Mandela was still in prison.  Jack Anderson found out and reported the whole thing in his nationally syndicated column.  It was not a good day for our purchasing department.

First Annual Bakken Convention a Success According to Sources -- Bakken, North Dakota, USA

Link here.

I wish I could have heard the keynote speech by Kathleen Neset.

Wednesday's keynote speaker was Kathleen Neset of Neset Consulting.

From the Williston Herald:

Investors from around the country gathered in Minot last week to learn about the opportunities available in the Williston Basin.

The first annual Bakken Investor Conference was held at the Minot Sleep Inn and Suites.

Dawa Solutions Group President Jeff Zarling said more than 100 people attended the three-day event.

"The feedback was overwhelmingly positive, from participating companies to sponsors to attendees. I think we exceeded all expectations," Zarling said.

Camp Field Update -- Bakken, North Dakota, USA

Permits

2016
32476, loc, CLR,
32475, loc, CLR,
32474, loc, CLR,
32473, loc, CLR,

2015 (the list is complete)
31326, SI/NC, Oasis, 9/15;
31325, SI/NC, Oasis, 9/15;
31134, SI/NC, Oasis, 9/15;
31133, SI/NC, Oasis, 9/15;
31132, SI/NC, Oasis, 9/15;
31131, SI/NC, Oasis, 9/15;
31124, SI/NC, Oasis, 9/15;
31123, SI/NC, Oasis, 9/15;
31122, SI/NC, Oasis, 9/15;
31121, SI/NC, Oasis, 9/15;
31120, SI/NC, Oasis, 9/15;
31119, SI/NC, Oasis, 9/15;
31056, conf, Oasis,
31055, conf, Oasis,
31054, conf, Oasis,
31053, conf, Oasis,
30895, conf, Oasis,
30894, conf, Oasis,
30893, conf, Oasis,
30892, conf, Oasis,
30881, conf, Oasis,
30812, conf, Oasis,
30811, SI/NC, Oasis, 6/15,
30810, SI/NC, Oasis, 6/15,

2014 (the list is complete)
30361, 1,239, CLR, Patterson Federal 6-13H, t1/16; cum --
29965, 916, XTO, Eckert 41X-6DXA, 4 sections, t8/15; cum 3K 8 days;
29502, conf, Oasis, producing, noted 1/16
29501, conf, Oasis, producing, noted 1/16
29500, conf, Oasis,
29499, drl-->conf, Oasis,
29404, conf, SM Energy,
29403, conf, SM Energy,
29402, conf, SM Energy,
28815, 616, SM Energy, James 16X-35HA, t1/15; cum 21K 2/15;
28812, 573, SM Energy, James 16X-35HB, t1/15; cum 20K 2/15;
28807, PNC, CLR,
28806, PNC, CLR,
28805, PNC, CLR,
28804, PNC, CLR,
28803, SI/NC, CLR,
28802, SI/NC, CLR,
28801, SI/NC, CLR,
28800, SI/NC, CLR,
27939, 967, SM Energy, Davis 1-32H, t5/15; cum 83K 11/15;
27938, 764, SM Energy, Manning 1X-32H, t5/15; cum 66K 11/15;
27937, 1,030, SM Energy, Elway 1-32H, t5/15; cum 990K 11/15;
27769, 965, SM Energy, Tracy 13-35H, t9/14; cum 64K 2/15;
27768, 1,041, SM Energy, Luella 13-35H, t9/14; cum 92K 2/15;
27767, 698, SM Energy, Todd 13X-35H, t9/14; cum 45K 2/15;
27624, 827, SM Energy, Dixie 12X-35H, t9/14; cum 61K 2/15;
27623, 514, SM Energy, Kary 3-24-13H-144-97, t6/14; cum 68K 2/15;
27622, 944, SM Energy, Donna 12X-35H, t9/14; cum 60K 2/15;

2013 (the list is complete)
26935, 1,059, CLR, Kuhn 7-13H, 4 sections, t1/16; cum --
26934, 1,228, CLR, Kuhn 6-13H, 4 sections, t1/16; cum --
26933, 1,243, CLR, Patterson Federal 7-13H, 4 sections, t1/16; cum --
26932, dry, CLR, Patterson Federal 6-13H,
26890, 3,415, Oasis, Brier 5200 44-22 3B, t7/14; cum 136K 2/15;
26889, 704, Oasis, Brier 5200 44-22 4T2, t6/14; cum 44K 2/15;
26888, 2,443, Oasis, Brier 5200 44-22 5T, t6/14; cum 89K 2/15;
26887, 2,979, Oasis, Brier 5200 44-22 6T2, t7/14; cum 46K 2/15;
26886, 3,489, Oasis, Brier 5200 44-22 7B, t6/14; cum 174K 2/15;
26833, 1,613, Oasis, Hysted 5200 14-30 3T2, t4/14; cum 25K 2/15;
26832, 1,418, Oasis, Lefty 5200 14-30 4T2, second bench, 36 stages; 3.4 million lbs sand/ceramic, t4/14; cum 22K 2/15;
26615, 1,350, Oasis, Brier 5200 11-27 8T2, t6/14; cum 73K 2/15;
26130, 3,396, Oasis, Hysted 5200 14-30 2B, trip gases as high as 6,046; may indicate high porosity;, t3/14; cum 199K 11/15; only 16 days in 11/15;
26124, 1,041, Oasis, Lefty 5200 14-30 2T, t4/14; cum 92K 11/15;
26044, 1,316, CLR, Kuhn Federal 5-12H, 4 sections, t1/16; cum --
26043, 810, CLR, Kuhn Federal 4-12H1, 4 sections, t11/15; cum 14K 11/15; 29 days
26042, 1,383, CLR, Patterson Federal 5-13H, 4 sections, t1/16; cum 2K 6 days;
26041, 742, CLR, Patterson Federal 4-13H1, 4 sections, t11/15; cum 14K 25 days;
26040, 1,566, CLR, Kuhn Federal 3-12H, t6/14; cum 143K 2/15;
25847, 2,701 Oasis, Ceynar 5200 11-28B, t12/13; cum 122K 2/15;
25578, 2,247, Oasis, Jade 5200 21-28T, t1/14; cum 88K 2/15;
25577, 3,134, Oasis, Ida 5200 21-28B, 36 stages; 3.6 million lbs sand/ceramic, t1/14; cum 130K 2/15;
25394, 2,351, Oasis, Baxter 5200 11-28T, t1/14; cum 119K 2/15;
25393, 2,614, Oasis, Augusta 5200 11-28B, t1/14; cum 110K 2/15;
25248, 1,926, Oasis, John Federal 5201 41-12B, t11/14; cum 78K 2/15;
25247, 531, Oasis, Mabel Federal 5201 41-12T, first bench, 50 stages; 9 million lbs, sand/ceramic; t11/14; cum 72K 2/15;
25190, 832, CLR, Patterson Federal 3-13H, t5/14; cum 80K 2/15;
25189, 1,246, CLR, Patterson Federal 2-13H, t5/14; cum 149K 2/15;
25090, 1,352, Statoil, Edna 11-2 5TFH, 31 stages, 5.8 million lbs; problems with the well; lots of interruptions, t5/14; cum 26K 2/15;
25089, 2,941, Statoil, Edna 11-2 3H, t6/14; cum 62K 2/15;
25088, 1,267, Statoil, Edna 22-2 4TFH, t6/14; cum 40K 2/15;
25087, 3,091, Statoil, Edna 11-2 6H, t6/14; cum 66K 2/15;
24720, conf, Statoil, Greenstein 30-31 2TFH,
24702, 3,000, Zenergy, Slagle 12-1HST, t7/13; cum 64K 9/13;


2012

24646, 3,284, Oasis, Pikes 5200 41-20B, Camp, t8/13; cum 62K 10/13;

24645, 3,107, Oasis, Pingora 5200 41-20B, t8/13; cum 52K 9/13;

24644, 1,773, Oasis, Newberry 5200 41-20T, t9/13; cum 15K 9/13;

24643, 2,920, Oasis, Sherman 5200 41-20T, t8/13; cum 37K 9/13;

24623, 704, Oasis, Crabapple 5200 44-29T, t12/13; cum 112K 2/15;

24613, 2,136, Oasis, Toby 5200 43-20T, t8/13; cum 107K 2/15;

24612, 2,356, Oasis, Leo 5200 43-20B, t8/13; cum 55K 10/13;

24570, 1,649, Oasis, Shields 5200 43-20T, t7/13; cum 42K 9/13;

24569, 3,142, Oasis, Inigo 5200 43-20B, t8/13; cum 55K 9/13;

24548, 2,126, Statoil, Greenstein 30-31 3TFH, t1/14; cum 46K 2/15;

24547, 2,607, Statoil, Greenstein 30-31 4H, t1/14; cum 92K 2/15;

24498, PNC, Statoil, Edna 11-2 7H, 10/15 (slump in oil prices)

24497, PNC, Statoil, Edna 11-2 2TFH, 10/15 (slump in oil prices)

24288, 4,489, Oasis, Sully 5200 11-30B, middle Bakken, Camp, t4/13; cum 59K 9/13

24287, 3,247, Oasis, Morrison 5200 11-30T, t4/13; cum 52K 9/13;

23703, 2,208, Oasis, Carol J A 5200 14-29T, Camp, t4/13; cum 59K 9/13;

23702, 3,072, Oasis, Taylor N 5200 14-29B, Camp, t4/13; cum 46K 9/13;

23480, 1,174, Oasis, Leanne 5201 41-24B, Camp, t1/13; cum 83K 8/13;

23463, 3,539, Oasis, Doris H 5200 44-20B, Camp, t2/13; cum 100K 9/13;

23462, 3,054, Oasis, Elery H 5200 14-20T, Camp, trip gas of 6,474 units; t2/13; cum --

23430, 647, CLR, Missoula 4-21H, t4/13; cum 101K 3/15;

23429, 643, CLR, Missoula 5-21H, t3/13; cum 172K 3/15;

23428, 746, CLR, Missoula 6-21H, t4/13; cum 106K 3/15;

23427, 256, CLR, Missoula 7-21H, t4/13; cum 150K 3/15;

23377, 1,319, Oasis, Hal Federal 5201 41-11T, Camp, t11/12; cum 98K 3/15;

23376, 1,722, Oasis, Amelia Federal 5201 41-11B, Camp, t12/12; cum 172K 3/15;

23352, 424, CRL, Missoula 3-21H, Camp, t1/13; cum 126K 3/15;

23351, 921, CLR, Missoula 2-21H, Camp, t12/12; cum 154K 3/15;

22642, 2,271, Oasis, Birdhead 5200 41-22T, Camp, t10/12;cum 239K 3/15;

22428, 4,341, Oasis, Casey 5200 13-30B, Camp, t7/12; cum 241K 3/15;

22399, 3,330, Oasis, Lefty 5200 13-30H, Camp, t7/12; cum 221K 3/15;

22306, 2,180, Oasis, J O Anderson 5200 31-28T, Camp, t5/12; cum 131K 3/15;

2011

21983, 504, CLR, Alpha 2-14H, Camp, t2/13; cum 81K 8/13;

21982, 706, CLR, Florida 2-11H, Camp, t2/13; cum 99K 8/13;

21981, 377, CLR, Alpha 1-14H, Camp, t1/13; cum 33K 8/13;

21980, 569, CLR, Florida 1-11H, Camp, t1/13; cum 76K 8/13;

21979, 338, CLR, Alpha 3-13H, Camp, t1/13; cum 89K 8/13;

21977, 469, CLR, Florida 3-11H, Camp, t1/13; cum 111K 8/13;

21667, 3,285, Oasis, Cliff Federal 5200 14-5H, Camp, t3/12; cum234K 3/15;

21640, 3,163, Oasis, Catch Federal 5201 11-12H, Camp, t2/12; cum 213K 3/15;

21509, 3,571, Statoil/BEXP, Forest 26-35 1H, Camp, t3/12; cum 213K 11/15; still venting/flaring

21476, 3,241, Statoil/BEXP, Dale 20-17 1H, Camp, t4/12; cum 187K 11/15; still venting/flaring

21475, 2,330, Statoil/BEXP, Figaro 29-32 2H, Camp, t3/12; cum 162K 2/15;

21383, 3,194, Oasis, Zaye Federal 5201 34-2H, t11/12; cu 194K 11/15;

21154, 2,460, Statoil/BEXP, Ron 28-33 1H, Camp; t5/12; cum 117K 2/15;

21153, 2,466, Statoil/BEXP, Abelmann State 21-16 2H, Camp, t1/12; cum 117K 2/15;

21101, 1,505, SM Energy, Syverson 16-34H, Camp, t2/12; cum 212K 11/15;

21029, 981, Oasis, Andersmadson 5201 41-13H, Camp, t10/11; cum 185K 11/15;

20966, 3,082, Statoil/BEXP, William 25-36 1H, Camp, t11/11; cum 234K 2/15;

20717, 3,205, Statoil/BEXP, Hilly 22-15 1H, Camp, t11/11; cum 207K 2/15;

20716, 2,983, Statoil/BEXP, Marvin 27-34 1H, Camp, t11/11; cum 187K 2/15;

20638, 591, CLR, Kuhn 1-12H, Camp, t8/11; cum 317K 11/15;

20629, 929, CLR, Patterson 1-13H, Camp, t10/11; cum 248K 11/15;

20400, 2,783, Oasis, Bering 5200 12-29H, Camp, t8/12; cum 275K 11/15;

2010
19913, 2,825, Oasis, Sparrow Federal 5201 42-11H, Camp, t6/11; cum 293K 11/15;
19844, 1,760, Oasis, Hysted 5200 44-19H, Camp, t7/11; cum 211K 11/15;
19843, PNC, Oasis, Ogle 5200 44-19H, Camp,
19807, 2,926, Statoil/BEXP, Greenstein 30-31 1H, Camp; t4/11; cum 199K 11/15;
19706, 1,358, Oasis, Brier 5200 42-22H, Camp, t1/12; cum 234K 11/15;
19641, 526, Denbury, Lindvig 14-10NEH, Camp, t5/11; cum 100K 11/15;
19578, 749, CLR, Missoula 1-21H, Camp, t3/11; cum 290K 11/15;
19303, 683, SM Energy, Seattle 1-35H, Camp, t3/11; cum 280K 11/15;
18957, 1,719, SM Energy, Lee 13-8H, Camp, t9/10; cum 205K 11/15;
18868, 3,745, Statoil/BEXP, Abelmann 23-14 1H, Camp, t10/10; cum 268K 11/15;
18601, 2,844, Statoil/BEXP, Abelmann-State 21-16 1H, Camp, t4/10; cum 229K 11/15;

2009
18437, 2,887, Oasis, Angell 5200 31-28H, Camp, open hole frack with 3.2 million lbs sand/ceramice; date of stimulation, 05/13/3010, and an updated sundry form was received by NDIC on April 14, 2015; t5/10; cum 21K 3/15;

Updates

October 10, 2013: Oasis reports a huge well: 

• 24288, 4,489, Oasis, Sully 5200 11-30B, middle Bakken, Camp, t4/13; cum 52K 8/13

January 7, 2013: random update of huge area of activity in Camp oil field near this well reported today; note the huge IP:

• 22428,4,341, Oasis, Casey 5200 13-30B, Camp, looks like a great well; t7/12; cum 91K 11/12;

August 2, 2012:

• 21667, 3,285, Oasis, Cliff Federal 5200 14-5H, Camp, t312; cum 69K 6/12;

March 2, 2012: Oasis wells and Camp oil field. 

January 31, 2012:

• 20717, 3,295, BEXP, Hilly 22-15 1H, McKenzie, Camp oil field (just to the west of the Bakken bull's eye) Bakken, t11/11; cum 88K 6/12;

Original Post

There seems to be increasing interest in Camp oil field.

This is why, I bet:

• 18437, Oasis, 2,887, Angell 5200 31-28H, tested 5/23/10; cumulative 108K (wow) -- barely a year old; still producing about 5,000 bbls/month (5,000 x $75 --> $375,000/month); the horizontal runs almost directly west to east (somewhat unusual in its orientation); t5/10; cum 144K 6/12;

Camp oil field is southeast of Williston, on the south side of the river, east of Indian Hill and Indian Hills oil field. It is about five miles east of US 85.

I believe the VFW campground is located inside this field. On one of my last evenings in the Bakken I was fortunate enough to be able to take a drive out to the VFW campground, and I barely saw any evidence of any oil activity. The activity blends in so well into the gullies, and valleys, and bluffs.

Also note this (December 18, 2011): BEXP has three great wells on one pad in Banks oil field, just east of Camp.

Hot Spot: McGregory Buttes/South Fork Inside The Reservation -- Bakken, North Dakota, USA

Update

September 10, 2014: there are two wells with same legal description, different file numbers at the GIS map; this may be quite common with HRC buying Petro-Hunt acreage in this area:

• 22928, PNC, HRC, Fort Berthold 148-94-33C-28-3H,
• 25534, conf, HRC, Fort Berthold 148-94-3C-28-3H,

August 14, 2011: update on some South Fork wells

Permits

2015
31085, loc, HRC, Fort Berthold 148-94-35C-26-6H,
31084,
31083,
31082,
31081,
31080,
31079,
31078,
31077,
31076,
30866, conf, Enerplus, Barn 147-94-13A-24H,
30865,
30864,
30863,
30779, conf, BR, CCU Gopher 1-2-15TFH,
30680, loc, HRC, Fort Berthold 149-94-1A-12-9H

2014 (list is complete)

29849, drl, HRC, Fort Berthold 147-94-3A-10-12H,
29848, loc, HRC,
29847,
29572, loc, HRC,
29571,
29137, loc, HRC,   

29136, loc, HRC, 

29135, loc, HRC,  

29134, loc, HRC,  

28693, loc, HRC,  

28692, loc, HRC,  

28691, loc, HRC,  

28629, loc, HRC,  

28628, loc, HRC,  

27839, 1,634, MRO, Bears Ghost USA 11-4TFH, t12/14, cum 22K 2/15;

27838, 2,229, MRO, Bears Ghost USA 11-4H, t12/14; cum 59K 2/15;

27837, 1,679, MRO, Bears Ghose USA 21-5TFH, t1/15; cum 25K 2/15;

27836, 1,415, MRO, Richanda USA 21-4H, t12/14; cum 21K 2/15;

2013

27107, SI/IA, HRC, Fort Berthold 148-94-27C-22-4H, 

27106, SI/IA, HRC, 

27105, SI/IA, HRC, 

27103, SI/IA, HRC, 

27102, loc, HRC, 

26868, PNC, HRC, 

26867, 1,564, HRC, Fort Berthold 148-94-33C-28-10H, t9/14; cum 94K 2/15;

26866, 1,726, HRC, Fort Berthold 148-94-33C-28-9H, t9/14; cum 81K 2/15;

26865, 1,604, HRC, Fort Berthold 148-94-33C-28-8H, t9/14; cum 78K 2/15;

26671, conf, HRC, 

26295, 3,569, HRC, t8/14; cum 234K 2/15;

26294, 2,567, HRC, t8/14; cum 120K 2/15;

26293, 2,769, HRC, t8/14; cum 134K 2/15;

26282, conf, HRC, 

26281, conf, HRC, 

26280, conf, HRC, 

26279, conf, HRC, 

25801, 2,404, HRC/G3 Operating, t4/14; cum 176K 2/15;        

25800, conf, HRC/G3 Operating,

25598, 2,919, HRC/G3 Operating, t8/14; cum 165K 2/15;

25597, 2,750, HRC/G3 Operating, t8/14; cum 168K 2/15;

25596, 2,706, HRC/G3 Operating, t8/14 cum 174K 2/15;  

25534, 2,529, HRC/G3 Operating, t9/14; cum 99K 2/15;  

2012 

24648, 362, MRO, Lincoln USA 16-1H, t2/13; cum 366K 2/15;

24427, PNC, Petro-Hunt,

24426, PNC, Petro-Hunt,

24425, PNC, Petro-Hunt,

24424, PNC, Petro-Hunt,

24423, PNC, Petro-Hunt,

24422, PNC Petro-Hunt,

24339, 2,301, HRC/Petro-Hunt, t8/13; cum 273K 2/15;

24338, 2,576, HRC/Petro-Hunt, t8/13; cum 267K 2/15;

24316, 394, MRO, t3/13; cum 58K 2/15;

24315, conf, MRO, 

24314, conf, MRO,

24272, 2,588, HRC/Petro-Hunt, t4/14; cum 171K 2/15;

24271, 2,376, HRC/Petro-Hunt, t4/14; cum 130K 2/15;

24270, 2,452, HRC/Petro-Hunt, t4/14; cum 173K 2/15;

24150, conf, HRC/Petro-Hunt,

24149, PNC, Petro-Hunt,

23802, 1,588, MRO, t1/13; cum 360K 2/15;

23801, conf, MRO,

23383, 2,343, HRC/Petro-Hunt, t5/13; cum 275K 2/15;

23382, 2,710, HRC/Petro-Hunt, t5/13; cum 289K 2/15;

23381, PNC, Petro-Hunt,

23380, PNC, Petro-Hunt,

23379, PNC, Petro-Hunt,

23378, PNC, Petro-Hunt,

23258, 1,681, HRC/Petro-Hunt, t3/13; cum 186K 2/15;

23223, 1,210, HRC/Petro-Hunt, t3/13; cum 144K 2/15;

22928, PNC, Petro-Hunt,

22878, 1,532, HRC/Petro-Hunt, t5/13; cum 189K 2/15;

22313, 1,545, HRC/Petro-Hunt, t4/13; cum 99K 2/15;

22312, 452, HRC/Petro-Hunt, t11/12; cum 155K 2/15;

Original Post

There are several hot spots in the Bakken. One of them is inside the reservation, in the north half of the McGregory Buttes field and the northwest quarter of the South Fork field.

McGregory Buttes is a typical (I guess) size field in the Williston Basin. It is 48 sections located entirely within the reservation. It shares a small part of its border with the Moccasin Creek field which lies immediately to the southeast. The sections are in T147N-94W and T148N-94W.

South Fork is a small field, only 18 sections, nestled in between McGregory Buttes and Heart Butte.

Right now, the most interesting area of the McGregory Buttes field is in the north (T148N-94W). In this area:

• Enerplus (ERF) has eight wells in the same section, placed on two nearly-abutting "smart-pads," in McGregory Buttes.
• One section over, Enerplus (ERF) has another four wells in one section, two wells on two pads each, again in McGregory Buttes.
• Three miles to the east there are two rigs on site: Dakota-3 (WMB) and KOG. The KOG rig is spudding a well on the 2-well pad.

In this area are the following wells, all on the confidential list, and pretty much in line west to east (IPs and production updated periodically):

• 20850, 710, ERF, Jalapeno 148-94 02C-3H, t1/12; cum 138K 2/15;
• 20851, 782, ERF, Forge 148-94 11B-3H; t1/12; cum 152K 2/15;
• 20852, CONF, ERF, Anvil 148-94 11B-4B TF
• 20853, CONF, ERF, Habanero 148-94 02C-4H TF
• 20846, CONF, ERF, Axe 148-94 11A-1H
• 20847, CONF, ERF, Poblano 148-94 02D-1H
• 20848, CONF, ERF, Vise 148-94 11A-2H TF
• 20849, CONF, ERF, Cayenne 148-94 02D-2H TF
• 18129, 359, ERF, Dakota-3 (WMB), Ethan Hall 14HC, t11/11; cum 169K 2/15;
• 20784, 657, ERF, Spruce 148-94 12C-01-2H TF; t2/12; cum 190K 2/15;
• 20785, 633, ERF, Oak 148-94 12C-01-1H, t5/12; cum 232K 2/15;
• 20781, 1,019, ERF, Pine 148-94 12D-01-3H, t10/12; cum 181K 2/15;
• 20782, 577, ERF, Cedar 148-94 12D-01-4H, t4/12; cum 163K 2/15;
• 20365, PNC, ERF, Murphy 6-24H, McGregory Buttes,
• 19818, 2,051, Whiting/KOG, Skunk Creek 4-8-17-14H, t7/14; cum 123K 2/15;
• 19817, 212, Whiting/KOG, Skunk Creek 2-8-17-15H;  t1/12; cum 180K 2/15;
• 20044, 543, WPX/Dakota-3, Dakota-3 Benson 3-9H (South Fork field); 166K 2/15;
• 19780, CONF, KOG, Skunk Creek 4-10-11-8H (South Fork field)
• 19587, 2,655, KOG, Skunk creek 12-10-11-9H (South Fork field); 272K 2/15;
• 20926, 2,682, KOG, Skunk Creek 12-10-119H3 (South Fork field); 206K 2/15;
• 17667, 472, ERF, Woman Creek 4-11H (South Fork field); s2/09; t4/09; 100K 2/15;
• 18103, 915, ERF, Look Out Ridge 4-21H, 9,300 bbls in first 11 days (South Fork field); s 12/10; t 4/11; 154K 2/15;
• 18922, 472, WPX/Dakota-3, Dakota-3 Skunk Creek 1-12H, (South Fork field), 19,354 bbls in first 14 days; s9/10; t6/11; cum 439K 2/15;

Wells On The Confidential List -- Bakken, North Dakota, USA

There are 1,222 wells on the confidential list, up from 1,158 when last reported back in early May, 2011.
 
By month:

• For June, 2011: there are still about 30 wells to come off the confidential list in June, 2011.
• July, 2011: 92 wells will come off the list in July
• August, 2011: 79 wells will come off the list in August
• September, 2011: 93 wells will come off the list in September
• October, 2011: 91 wells will come off the list in October
• November, 2011: 78 wells will come off the list in November

By driller:

• Continental Resources has about 143 wells on the confidential list.
• BEXP has about 63 wells on the confidential list.
• Whiting has about 35 wells on the confidential list.
• Not all wells are put on the confidential list. 

If Rory wants to check/correct my figures, that will be much appreciated.

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