Eight (8) New Permits -- The Williston Basin, North Dakota, USA; Ragged Butte -- Just South Of Williston, North Of Alexander; Nice Field

Permits and Wells

2015
31235, conf, Statoil, Raymond 17-20 4H, 
31234, conf, Statoil, Raymond 17-20 5H, 
30396, loc, Triangle Petroleum, Lee 151-100-8-5-3H, 
30395, loc, Triangle Petroleum, Lee 151-100-8-5-9TFH, 
30394, loc, Triangle Petroleum, Lee 151-100-8-5-4H,  

2014 (the list is complete)
29994, conf, Triangle Petroleum, Lee 151-100-8-5-2H, producing, a huge well,
29993, 888, Triangle Petroleum, Lee 151-100-8-5-10TFH, t4/15; cum 64K 9/15;
29992, 723, Triangle Petroleum, Lee 151-100-8-5-1H, t6/15; cum 62K 9/15;

2013
None.

2012 (the list is complete)

24397, PNC, Statoil, Stallion 33-28 5TFH,

24396, PNC, Statoil, Stallion 33-28 4H,

24395, PNC, Statoil, Stallion 33-28 3TFH,

24202, PNC, Statoil, Helling 16-21 7H,

24201, conf, Statoil, Helling 16-21 2TFH,

24200, PNC, Statoil, L E 9-4 7H,

24199, PNC, Statoil, L E 9-4 2TFH,

24144, 1,498, Statoil, Raymond 17-20 7TFH, t12/13; cum 68K 9/15;

24143, 2,554, Statoil, Raymond 17-20 6H, t1/14; cum 92K 9/15;

24142, PNC, Statoil, Raymond 17-20 2TFH,

23946, 2,747, Statoil, Sanders 34-27 2H, Ragged Butte, t9/13; cum 105K 9/15;

23945, 1,004, Statoil, Sanders 34-27 3TFH, t9/13; cum 61K 9/15;

23944, 2,658, Statoil, Sanders 34-27 1H, t9/13; cum 108K 9/15;

23943, 1,227, Statoil, Sanders 34-27 4TFH, t9/13; cum 72K 9/15;

23777, 509, Triangle, Skedsvold Trust 151-101-32-29-1H, t4/13; cum 131K 9/15;

23776, conf, Triangle, Skedsvold Trust 151-101-32-29-2H

23775, 602, Triangle, Skedsvold Trust 151-101-32-29-3H, t3/13; cum 132K 9/15;

23774, conf, Triangle, Skedsvold Trust 151-101-32-29-4H, t10/12; cum 154K 9/15;

22587, 2,633, Statoil, Lonnie 15-22 3H, t10/12; cum 154K 9/15;

22586, 2,819, Statoil, Bratcher 10-3 4H, t10/12; cum 182K 9/15;

22512, 1,848, Statoil, Lonnie 15-22 2TFH, t5/13; cum 113K 9/15;

22511, 928, Statoil, Bratcher 10-3 3TFH, t3/13; cum 67K 9/15;

Before 2012

• 20655, 2,217, Statoil/BEXP, Raymond 17-20 1H, Bakken, Ragged Butte, t8/11; cum 163K 9/15; produced 3,000 bbls over nine days in its seventh month online; 
• 19369, 3,206, Statoil/BEXP, Bratcher 10-3 1H, Bakken, Ragged Butte, t12/10; F; cum 227K 9/15;  

Original Post

Daily activity report, March 1, 2012 --

Operators: Hess (3), BEXP (2), XTO (2), SM Energy

Fields: Manitou, Ragged Butte, Beaver Lodge, West Capa, Colgan

Eighteen (18) wells released from "tight hole" status; ten reported IPs, including:

• 20732, 1,718, Zenergy, White 6-7H, McKenzie, t11/11; cum 111K 9/12;
• 20903, 1,294, Denbury Onshore, Loomer 21-4SWH, McKenzie, t11/11; cum 112K 9/12;
• 21041, 1,415, KOG, 20711 State 1621 1H, Williams, t12/11; cum 55K 9/12;
• 21162, 50, Crescent Point Energy, Divide, Bakken,  t12/11; cum 18K 9/12;
• 21213, 240, GMX Resources, Frank 31-4-1H, Stark, t12/11; cum 15K 9/12;

I haven't heard of Ragged Butte oil field before (if I have, I've forgotten); so I was surprised to see that it is straight south of Williston, and directly north of Alexander. In fact, the western border of Ragged Butte is US Highway 85 as it runs into Alexander.

Ragged Butte is one-half section short of a full 18 sections, a small field. But it's directly west of the bull's eye of the Bakken and will turn out to be a great field.

There are two long laterals in that field:

• 19369, 3,206, Statoil/BEXP, Bratcher 10-3 1H, Bakken, Ragged Butte, t12/10; F; cum 144K 9/12; still producing about 5,000 bbls/month
• 20655, 2,217, Statoil/BEXP, Raymond 17-20 1H, Bakken, Ragged Butte, t8/11; cum 85K 9/12; produced 3,000 bbls over nine days in its seventh month online;

I highlighted the Manitou oil field not too long ago; another great field, pretty much "owned" by Hess.