Nesheim Wells -- The Bakken, North Dakota, USA

This is just a random note. Regular readers know that I am truly fascinated by the Bakken. It just never seems to quit. Some folks write to tell me that the Bakken no longer interests them: it has become predictable.

Maybe.

But I enjoy looking at what folks are "googling" with regard to the Bakken and then seeing what has been posted. A recent inquiry had to do with the recently announced Nesheim well. Here are data points for four (4) Nesheim wells sited in one section in the Sanish:

• 17253, 2,045, Whiting, Nesheim 1-24H, Sanish, s7/08; t9/08; cum 310K 11/11
• 18136, 1,455, Whiting, Nesheim 21-24H, Sanish, s8/09/ t11/09; cum 178K 11/11
• 19994, conf, Whiting, Eric Nesheim 21-24TFH, Sanish, s2/11;
• 20451, 3,502, Whiting, Nesheim 11-24XH, Sanish, s4/11; t7/11; cum 98K 11/11; F

That first well has produced in excess of 300K in three years; incredible. And Bakken wells will go on producing for 39 years.

For me, a well with an IP of 3,502 is neither trivial nor predictable. Some folks continue to ask whether all these wells are resulting in decreased production with each well that is drilled. That suggests to me that folks still do not understand the nature of "tight" shale which requires fracturing.