The Skunk Creek Wells -- Mandaree, South Fork, Heart Butte -- The Bakken, North Dakota, USA

Locator: 10001SKUNK.

Updates

May 20, 2023: more Skunk wells:

• 36401, conf-->PNC/DRL-->PNC/A, WPX, Skunk Creek 4-24-26-16HU, a very, very nice well; has started reporting production;
  
• 36404, conf-->PNC/DRL-->PNC/A, WPX, Skunk Creek 4-244-25-13H3, a very, very nice well; has started reporting production;
• 36480, conf-->PNC/DRL-->PNC/A, WPX, Skunk Creek 12-7-8-8H3A, Heart Butte, was PNC, apparently "A" now; great initial production;
• 36479, conf-->PNC/DRL-->PNC/A, WPX, Skunk Creek 12-7-8-9HA, Heart Butte, was PNC, apparently "A" now; nice but not great initial production;
• 36481, conf-->PNC/DRL-->PNC/A, WPX, Skunk Creek 12-7-8-16H, Heart Butte, was PNC, apparently "A" now; nice but not great initial production;
• 36483, conf-->PNC/DRL-->PNC/A, WPX, Skunk Creek 12-7-8-16HA, Heart Butte, was PNC, apparently "A" now; nice but not great initial production;
• 36482, conf-->PNC/DRL-->PNC/A, WPX, Skunk Creek 12-7-8-16H3, Heart Butte, was PNC, apparently "A" now; nice but not great initial production;
• 36484, conf-->PNC/DRL-->PNC/A, WPX, Skunk Creek 12-7-8-9H3A, Heart Butte, was PNC, apparently "A" now; nice but not great initial production;

August 16, 2019: production data updated and additional graphics posted at this post.

February 25, 2017: add -- see Map A at bottom of post.

• 32091, PNC, Whiting, Skunk Creek 4-10-11-8HA, South Fork,  -- MAP A
• 32090, 1,179, Rimrock/Whiting/WPX, Skunk Creek 4-10-11-8H, South Fork, t6/17; cum 208K 9/21; cumm 241KK 9/23; -- MAP A
• 32089, 1,395, Rimrock/Whiting/WPX, Skunk Creek 4-10-11-1H3, South Fork, t7/17; cum 275K 9/21; cum 304K 9/23; -- MAP A
• 31170, 2,208, Rimrock/Whiting/WPX, Skunk Creek 4-18-17-8H3, Heart Butte, t11/15; cum 318K 9/21; cum 352K 9/23; off line 4/20; returns to full production 7/20;
• 30932, 1,077, Rimrock/Whiting/WPX, Skunk Creek 1-24-25-16H3, Mandaree, t1/17; cum 444K 9/21; cum 494K 9/23;
• 30931, PNC, Whiting, Skunk Creek 1-24-25-16HA, Mandaree,
• 27327, 2,357, Rimrock/Whiting/WPX, Skunk Creek 4-8-17-14H3, South Fork, t7/14; cum 251K 9/21; cum 267K 3/23;; -- MAP A
• 27326, 2,430, Rimrock/Whiting/WPX, Skunk Creek 4-8-17-13H, South Fork, t7/14; cum 274K 9/21; cum 290K 9/23; -- MAP A
• 27325, 1,986, Rimrock/Whiting/WPX, Skunk Creek 4-8-17-13H3, South Fork, t7/14; cum 324K 9/21; -- MAP A
• 26122, 3,793, Rimrock/Whiting/WPX, Skunk Creek 1-8-17-16H, South Fork, t8/15; cum 289K 9/21; -- MAP A
• 26121, 2,959, Rimrock/Whiting/WPX, Skunk Creek 1-8-17-16H3, South Fork, t8/15; cum 380K 9/21; -- MAP A
• 24117, 2,078,, Rimrock/Whiting/WPX, Skunk Creek 4-18-17-8H, Heart Butte, t11/15; cum 255K 9/21;
• 24116, 3,746, Rimrock/Whiting/WPX, Skunk Creek 4-18-17-1H3, Heart Butte, t11/15; cum 273K 9/21; off line 4/20;
• 24115, 2,277, Rimrock/Whiting/WPX, Skunk Creek 4-18-17-1H, Heart Butte, t11/15; cum 276K 9/21; off line 4/20;
• 24110, 2,087, Rimrock/Whiting/WPX, Skunk Creek 4-10-11-1H, South Fork, t7/17; cum 236K 9/21; off line 4/20; -- MAP A
• 22468, 1,448, Rimrock/Whiting/WPX, Skunk Creek 12-7-8-8H Heart Butte, t10/12; cum 191K 4/20; off line 4/20;
• 22467, 1,975, Rimrock/Whiting/WPX, Skunk Creek 12-7-8-9H, Heart Butte, t10/12; cum 276K 4/20; off line 4/20;
• 22466,1,370, Rimrock/Whiting/WPX, Skunk Creek 12-7-8-9H3, Heart Butte, t11/12; cum 179K 4/20; off line 4/20;

 
August 24, 2015: two new Skunk Creek wells reported:

• 30598, 3,076, Rimrock/Whiting/KOG/WPX, Skunk Creek 1-8-17-15H3, South Fork, Three Forks; background gas averaged 1,645 units; TD called early at 19,562' MD after a suspected mud motor failure; spud April 6; cease drilling April 17, 2015; 11.5 days drilling; t8/15; cum 277K 4/20; cum 313K 9/23;; -- MAP A
• 30599, 3,785, Rimrock/Whiting/KOG/WPX, Skunk Creek 1-8-17-15H, South Fork, middle Bakken, gas averaged 1,105 along the lateral; 14.3 days drilling;  t7/15; cum 446K 9/21; cum 482K 9/23;; -- MAP A

Original Post

• 18922, 472, WPX/Dakota-3/Zenergy,  Dakota-3 Skunk Creek 1-12H, South  Fork; s9/10; t 206/11; cum 632K 9/21;   -- MAP A
• 19587, 2,665, KOG, Skunk Creek 12-10-11-9H, South Fork;  s6/11; t10/11; cum 368K 6/19; -- MAP A
• 19780, 2,252, Rimrock/KOG, Skunk Creek 4-10-11-8H, South Fork; t7/17; cum 208K 6/19;
• 19817, 212, Rimrock/KOG, Skunk Creek 2-8-18-7-15H, South Fork; t1/12; cum 205K 9/21; choked back a bit; very unusual production profile -- MAP A
• 19818, 2,051, Rimrock/KOG, Skunk Creek 4-8-17-14H, South Fork; t7/14; cum 299K 6/19;  -- MAP A
• 19825, 2,698, Rimrock/KOG, Skunk Creek 2-24-24-15H, Mandaree s12/10; t9/11; cum 528K 6/19; back on line 2/17; jump in production;
• 19827, 515, Rimrock/KOG, Skunk Creek 2-24-25-16H, Mandaree; s4/11; t10/11; cum 319K 6/19;
• 20258, 2,399, Rimrock/KOG, Skunk Creek 3-24-25-13H, Mandaree, t4/14; cum 377K 9/21; went off-line 11/16;
• 20259, 1,579, Rimrock/KOG, Skunk Creek 3-24-25-14H, Mandaree, t4/14; cum 199K 6/19; went off-line 11/16; back on line 1/17;
• 20926, 2,686, Rimrock/KOG, Skunk Creek 12-10-11-9H3, South Fork; s7/11; t10/11; cum 350K 9/21; -- MAP A
• 21064, 1,939, Rimrock/KOG, Skunk Creek 9-2-3-5H, South Fork; t3/12; cum 258K 6/19;   -- MAP A
• 21065, 539, Rimrock/KOG, Skunk Creek 9-2-3-12H3, South Fork, t3/12; cum 275K 6/19; -- MAP A
• 21224, 2,303, Rimrock/KOG, Skunk Creek 2-8-17-14H3, South Fork, t1/12; cum 485K 9/21; -- MAP A
• 21269, 372, WPX, Skunk Creek 23-14 HC, Mandaree, t3/12; cum 487K 9/21;
• 21699, PNC, Whiting/KOG, Skunk Creek 13-18-17-16H3, Heart Butte
• 21700, 1,719, Rimrock/KOG, Skunk Creek 13-18-17-9H, Heart Butte, t6/12; cum 269K 6/19;
• 21701, 2,057, Rimrock/KOG, Skunk Creek 13-18-17-9H, Heart Butte, t6/12; cum 298K 6/19;
• 22162, 1,749, Rimrock/KOG/WPX, Skunk Creek 16-2-3-13H, South Fork, t12/12; cum 246K 6/19, cum 293K 9/23; ; -- MAP A; off line as of 6/19; back on line;
  
• 22163, 1,516, Rimrock/KOG, Skunk Creek 16-2-3-13H3, South Fork, t11/12; cum 258K 6/19; cum 297K 9/23; -- MAP A

KOG's outlier:

• 19827, 515, Rimrock/KOG/WPX, Skunk Creek 2-24-25-16H, Mandaree; s4/11; t10/11; cum 319K 6/19; cum 374K 9/23;

Anyone want to guess why?  Drum roll: two (2) stimulation stages; "skip 1, 3, and 4" -- only frack stages 2 and 5 using 20/40 Teng/Fel; 350K lbs proppant (for newbies: the "norm" -- 24+ stages; 2 million + pounds of proppant)

This supports a "private theory" of mine that I have not posted. Maybe time to post that "theory."

[Update: don't ask; I've long forgotten what that "private theory" was. No one asked at the time, so I must have lost interest. -- February 25, 2017.]

Now, for comparison, let's look at:

• 19587, 2,665, Rimrock/KOG, Skunk Creek 12-10-11-9H, South Fork;  t10/11; cum 367K 3/19; off line as of3/19;

Yup, there it is: 30 stages; 4.3 million pounds of proppant (20/40 ISP)

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