Thursday, June 14, 2012

Random Look at a Haystack Butte Well in the Bakken, Williston Basin, North Dakota, USA

The Bakken never ceases to amaze. BR reported a nice well in Haystack Butte today, so I was a bit curious about the field.

Look at the production history for a Haystack Butte well that is a couple of years old:

PoolDateDaysBBLS OilRunsBBLS WaterMCF ProdMCF SoldVent/Flare
BAKKEN4-2012210020970596319470194700
BAKKEN3-20123199939745145216431164310
BAKKEN2-20121488719013187913863138540
BAKKEN1-20123080778371165111987119770
BAKKEN12-2011700018015179970
BAKKEN11-2011301011410260207015793142381481
BAKKEN10-2011311322313186329921404202831121
BAKKEN9-2011187617815316471190911671238
BAKKEN8-2011175553557810471031878592459
BAKKEN7-2011277999769019261292212106816
BAKKEN6-2011251322613136260122674207571918
BAKKEN5-2011141088710305192616022143741647
BAKKEN4-2011108475855615461091410233680
BAKKEN3-20111348714961704442910253404
BAKKEN2-2011281391014180254919675170402565
BAKKEN1-2011311756917292441123746165007168
BAKKEN12-2010311956319723461727563217395747
BAKKEN11-201027173701750439081637461615691
BAKKEN10-20102713752136572203386303863
BAKKEN9-20102411194111712397815008150
BAKKEN8-20100000000
BAKKEN7-201017379432857599169101691

The was originally a Burlington Resources well but it was transferred to Continental Resources in November, 2011. The Bakken is known for its horrendous decline rate, but look at the production history for this well. I don't see much of a decline; I see a lot of variability. What's with 10,000 bbls of oil produced in two days in April, 2012? And almost 9,000 bbls in just 14 days in February, 2012?

Note that the well is hooked up to a natural gas pipeline and is no longer flaring.

This is:
  • 18615, 480, CLR/BR, Jorgenson Federal 44-9H, Haystack Butte, t7/10; cum 216K 4/12;

1 comment:

  1. Those are incredible production numbers! I wonder what their secret is -- and I wish they'd share it with my oil company.

    A very interesting read. Thanks.

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