Twenty-one (21) new permits -- a record for past two years?
- Operators: WPX (14), BEXP (2), Hess (2), Hunt (2), Crescent Point Energy
- Fields: Moccasin Creek (Dunn), Wheelock (Williams), Van Hook (Mountrail), Alexander (McKenzie), West Ambrose (Divide)
And less than a mile to the east, in Heart Butte oil field, section 31-148-92, there are seven wells all closely spaced with each other, also all WPX wells. And in that same section (31-148-92), QEP has four wells nearing completion. So, that section with 11 wells sited within the section but going to different spacing units.
It should be noted that these wells are in the reservation; those inside BLM-managed land are expecting to hear the outcome of Federal fracking regulations later this year (after September, 2012).
Hunt Oil has permits for two wildcats, both in Divide County.
Wells coming off the confidential list:
- 20590, no data, Zavanna, Skogen 17-20 1H, McKenzie
- 21263, 325, OXY USA, Wittinger 2-17-5H-143-95, Murphy Creek, t1/12; cum 34K 5/12; 21 stages; "sand frac" but no details seen;
- 21524, 732, CLR, Hartman 2-28H, Chimney Butte, t5/12; cum 17K 5/12; 35 stages, "sand frac" with ceramics;
- 21228, 673, CLR, Nadia 2-30H, Jim Creek, t3/12; cum 24 K 5/12; 30 stages with ceramics;
- 21408, 700, Slawson, Athena 2-36H, Alger, t4/12; cum 33K 5/12; sand frac; I did not see ceramics listed;
- 21757, drl, ERF, Impala 148-04-03b-10-1H, McGregory Buttes, s1/12; completion data not seen yet;
- 22032, drl, Hess, AV-Flugge-162-94-1918H-1, s1/12; completion data not seen yet;
- 22198, 857, Newfield, Moberg Federal 149-95-29-32-3H, Bear Den, t5/12; cum 11K 5/12; 32 stages; "sand frac," additional details not seen; "sand frac" does not preclude use of ceramics;
- 21437, 2,256, Helis, Lawlar 16-8/5H, Grail, t4/12; cum 35K 5/12; completion data not seen
- 21521, 1,521, Helis, Dailey 4-12/13H, Spotted Horn, t3/12; cum 74K 5/12; "sand frac" but included ceramics;
- 21706, 2,002, Denbury Onshore, Lundin 11-13SEH, Siverston, t4/12; cum 31K 5/12; "sand frac" though I didn't find details, except 26 stages;
- 22008, 120, Crescent Point Energy, CPEUSC Burgess 14-23-158-100W, wildcat, t5/12; cum 1,391 bbls; sand and ceramics;
- 22168, 358, Slawson, Athena 5-36TFH, Alger, t4/12; cum 11K 5/12; 15 stages; no ceramics mentioned;
Operator transfer:
18 wells from Summit Resources to Legacy Reserves.
8 wells from Panther Creek Resources to Legacy Reserves. Elsewhere others noted the same thing.
1 well from Denbury Onshore to CLR:
- 22987, DNR, Doe 34-23NH, Dunn
Maybe you can help me?I looked on the NDIC site and see for the Pasternak trust 157-100-18.That for the month of May it did 9499 is this the IP?There is nothing for the previous moths.Thank you and love your Blog.
ReplyDeleteFile #20989, Petro-Hunt's Pasternak Trust 157-100-18A-19-1H, had an IP of 534 bbls on test date, 5/4/12.
ReplyDeleteIt was on line for 31 days in May and produced 10,272 bbls of oil, and the company put 9,499 bbls of oil into the system (pipeline, trucks) for sale.
Also, May, 2012, was the first month of production. There was no production reported before the month of May.
DeleteBruce do you have a post that explains the difference between Sand Frac and Ceramics? Thanks for all the work you do.
ReplyDeleteThat's a great question. I was initially confused on this issue, but it is now apparent that "sand frac" simply means fracking using sand with / without ceramics.
Delete"Sand frac" is considered a method used in primary production, and EURs are based on "primary production."
In addition, there is secondary and tertiary production:
http://www.milliondollarwayblog.com/2012/04/ior-new-term-explained.html
At one time I tried following wells to determine whether ceramics were being used, but it was quite time-consuming and relatively unrewarding.
Some companies are very, very good with reporting, such as CLR, and BEXP. On the other hand, other companies make it more difficult to find their sand/ceramic mix. In addition, generally speaking the forms should be posted at the NDIC site when the well comes off the confidential list, but, not rarely, a form is posted that says the fracking data will be sent in later. It was a real pain to get the ceramic/sand data. Someone asked about that yesterday; I suggested that perhaps 50% of operators in the Bakken use ceramics. My hunch is that when ceramic is "easy" to get, the percentage goes up and vice versa. Also, the "grade" or "quality" of ceramic is another issue.
But to answer your question: "sand fracs" may or may not use ceramics.