Midnight Run Wells and Midnight Run Project -- The Bakken Pool, The Williston Basin, North Dakota, USA

Updates

July 5, 2018: the wells are updated with graphic at this post --

Running north from the south --

• 31317, 157, BR, Midnight Run 2-8-12MTFH, Union Center, t3/18; cum 39K after 41 days; cum 345K 5/21;
  
• 31318, 133, BR, Midnight Run 3-8-12MBH, Union Center, t3/18; cum 37K after 40 days; 266K 5/21;
  
• 31319, 448, BR, Midnight Run 4-8-12MTFH, Union Center, t3/18; cum 253K 5/21;

Running south from the north --

• 24537, IA/2,842, BR, Midnight Norse 11-1MBH-ULW, Union Center, t5/13; cum 313K 5/18; nice jump in production; cum 357K 1/21; off line 1/21; remains off line 5/21;
  
• 22675, IA/2,640, BR, Midnight Run 11-1TFH, Union Center, t10/12; cum 272K 5/18; nice jump in production; cum 297K 8/19; intermittent since 8/19; remains off line 5/21;
  
• 20323, IA/3,325, BR, Midnight Run 11-1MBH, Union Center, t12/11; cum 345K 5/18; huge jump in production; cum 373K 3/21; off line 3/21; remains off line 5/21;
  
• 20324, IA/1,963, BR, Midnight Run 12-1TFH, Union Center, t12/11; cum 211K 5/18; huge jump in production; cum 269K 5/21; off line 4/21; remains off line 5/21;
  
• 20325, IA/2,846, BR, Midnight Run 21-1MBH, Union Center, t12/11; cum 287K 5/18; off-line since 12/17; cum 354K 3/21; remains off line 5/21;
  
• 20326, IA/2,083, BR, Midnight Run 13-1TFH, Union Center, t12/11; cum 302K 5/18; nice jump in production; cum 360K 1/21; remains off line 5/21;
  
• 17421, AB/544, BR, Midnight Run 41-1H, Union Center, t11/08; cum 421K 5/18; cum 427K 10/19;
  
• 20327, IA/2,443, BR, Midnight Run 41-1TFH, Union Center, t12/11; cum 292K 5/18; cum 349K 12/20; remains off line 5/21;
  

June 20, 2012: the folks over at the Bakken Shale Discussion Group have also noted the relationship between CLR and BR with regard to the Midnight Run wells.

Original Post

From the CLR transcript:

We also have a 320-acre development project underway for the Middle Bakken and first bench of the Three Forks. The Midnight Run project, as it is called, consists of 3 Middle Bakken producers and 3 Three Forks producers within one 1,280-acre unit. The wells in each horizon are spaced 1,320 feet apart, with the Middle Bakken wells offset 660 feet from centerlines of the Three Forks. These wells began producing in the first quarter with average IPs of 1,300 barrels of oil equivalent per day per well. Interference testing is underway, and results will help guide future drilling density for the play.

But the Midnight Run wells are all BR (Burlington Resources) wells in Union Center oil field, and they are just as CLR described; a mix of MB and TF, all in 1-152-96:

• 17421, 544, BR, Midnight Run 41-1H, Union Center, Bakken, 7/08; t11/08; cum 351K 9/13; 9-stage fracture; still producing 12,000 bbls/month; on a pump; 3/13: it looks like it is choked way back.
• 20323, 3,325, BR, Midnight Run 11-1MBH, Union Center, Bakken, t12/11; cum 216K 9/13;
• 20324, 1,963, BR, Midnight Run 21-1TFH, Union Center, Bakken, t12/11; F; cum 108K 9/13;
• 20325, 2,846, BR, Midnight Run 21-1MBH, Union Center, Bkken, t12/11; F; cum 170K 9/13; 14K/month
• 20326, 2,083, BR, Midnight Run 31-1TFH, Union Center, t11/11; F; cum 156K 9/13; 
• 20327, 2,443, BR, Midnight Run 41-1TFH, Union Center, t12/11; F; cum 121K 9/13;
• 22675, 2,640, BR, Midnight Run 11-1TFH, Union Center, t10/12; cum 111K 9/13;
• 24537, 2,842, BR, Midnight Horse 11-1MBH-ULW, Union Center, announced November 30, 2012; will be squeezed in between #22675 and the west line; 30 stages; 3.3 million lbs;

All seven eight of these wells are in the same section, running west-to-east across the north end of the section.

 

In the transcript, CLR talks about increasing their involvement in non-operated wells (the NOG model). 

 

They don't mention that the Midnight Run wells are BR wells.

I find it hard to believe that BR and CLR both have Midnight Run wells/Midnight Run projects.

Perhaps more to follow.