Seven (7) New Permits -- OXY Reports Another Well -- The Williston Basin, North Dakota, USA

Daily activity report, June 11, 2012 --

• Operators: BEXP (4), G3 Operating, Zavanna, Triangle
• Fields: Poe (McKenzie), Strandahl (Williams), Buffalo Wallow (McKenzie), East Fork (Williams)

Triangle's new permit is in Buffalo Wallow. Buffalo Wallow oil field is a smallish, long/narrow field just to the east of Red Wing Creek in central McKenzie County. Triangle has picked up some nice acreage in the Bakken. I'm impressed.

The permits for the four BEXP wells will be on one pad in the Poe field.  The Poe field is in the bull's eye of the Bakken, slightly to the west perhaps, in northeastern McKenzie County. These wells will be only 30 feet from each other; extremely close siting; I usually see 50 feet between wells. That walking rig won't have to walk far -- literally a hop, skip, and jump for the three wells after the completing the first. The Poe field is part of KOG's Koala prospect.

 Fifteen wells released from "tight hole" status:

• 19370, 17, Whiting, BSMU 2905, a Madison (not a Bakken)
• 19642, 42, OXY USA, Darlene Dvorak 1-27-34H-143-95, Murphy Creek, a Bakken well, Dunn; I don't know how OXY keeps doing it --
• 19858, 1,349, CLR, Jamestown 1-17H, Banks oil field, t3/12; cum 35K 4/12;
• 21194, 775, EOG, Wayzetta 157-2835H, Parshall,
• 21291, 782, Whiting, Froehlich 41-9TFH, Stark, Bell, t12/11; cum 39K 4/12;
• 21307, DRL, KOG, Koala 15-31-30-3H3,
• 21311, 490, CLR, Hampton 1-2H, Upland,
• 21369, 1,737, MRO, Wakelum 41-3H, Reunion Creek, t4/12; cum 24K 4/12;
• 21376, 900, XTO, Willey 31X-3, West Capa,
• 21662, DRL, BEXP, Bennett 35-26 1H,
• 21695, 32, Flatirons Resources, Lunde 32-33, a Madison (not a Bakken)
• 21731, DRL, Hess, CA-Stangeland-155-95-2128H-2,
• 21822, DRL, KOG, Thomas 154-98-15-33-28-2H,
• 21899, 1,592, XTO, Colette 21X-18, Dollar Joe, t3/12; cum 25K 4/12;
• 21992, DRL, KOG, Koala 15-31-30-2H, 

Permit canceled:

• 19059, PNC, SM Energy, Koeser 16-10H, 

Note: OXY USA does have a very nice well in this area. The following OXY well is two miles to the west [added after comment below: this well, 18395, was drilled by Anschutz before it sold to OXY. With that in mind, the comparison is even more poignant.]

• 18395, 2,207, OXY USA, Kathleen Stroh, 1-20-17H-143-95, Murphy Creek, t6/10; cum 158K 4/12;