Twelve (12) New Permits -- The Williston Basin, North Dakota, USA; Nameless Oil Field

Coming off confidential list, Friday, August 17, 2012

• 19963, 496, Whiting, Littlefield 12-29TFH, Sanish, t2/12; cum 33K 6/12;
• 20554, 1,802, Zenergy, Nelson 11-2H, Banks, t4/12; cum 36K 6/12;
• 21732, 1,373, XTO, Stromme Federal 14X-10A, Haystack Butte, t5/12; cum 41K 6/12;
• 21780, 705, Hess, SC-David 157-99-2932H-1, Lone Tree Lake, t7/12 cum 11k 6/12;
• 22035, drl, BEXP, Strobeck 27-34 3TFH, Alger, s2/12
• 22063, 1,842, BEXP, Anderson 28-33 4TFH, Alger, t6/12; cum 10K 6/12;
• 22309, 563, G3 Operating (Halcon), Thome 1-6-7H, Strandahl, t5/12; cum 10K 6/12;

Twelve new permits, August 16, 2012

• Operators: BEXP (8), Enerplus (2),Whiting, XTO
• Fields: Hay Creek (McKenzie), Nameless (McKenzie), Spotted Horn (McKenzie), Last Chance (Williams), Capa, Williams

Nameless Oil Field

Nameless oil field: a six-section field two miles west of Alexander.

In section 3-150-102 in Nameless oil field, these four wells:

• 8530, 8, Petro-Hunt, Alexander 3-7, t11/81; cum 508K 6/12; a vertical welll; still producing about 300 bbls/month; spud in 1981, this well has produced for 30 years; a Madison well;
• 14432, 57, Petro-Hunt, Link 3-1, t1/97; cum 162K 6/12; a short directional well targeting the Madison formation; still producing about 250 bbls/month;
• 15759, 115, Petro-Hunt, Romo 3C-2-1H, t11/05; cum 70K 6/12; producing about 450 bbls/month; a short horizontal targeting the Madison formation, also;
• 17743, 533, Petro-Hunt, Focht 3D-4-1H, t8/10; cum 48K 6/12; producing about 1,500 bbls/month; targeted the Bakken; 14 stages; 1 million pounds of proppant; spud June 11 and reached total depth July 7, 2010 -- less than a month; a trip gas of 3,936 units and a 3-foot flare;

In section 34-151-102 in Nameless oil field, this one (1) SM Energy well:

8322, multiple payzones, SM Energy, Link 34-1,

• Duperow, 486, completed, 1986; PNA, 1997: cum 214K bbls
• Madison, 91; completed 1997; cum 160K bbls, produced 566 bbls 6/12;
• Red River, 142, completed, 1981; PNA, 1982; cum 20K bbls
• Silurian, 340, completed 1982; PNA, 1986; cum 207K bbls

Total to date:  > 600K bbls 6/12;

In section 34-151-102 in Nameless oil field, this one (1) SM Energy well:

13556, two payzones, SM Energy, Church 1-2X, a plain vanilla vertical well

• Red River, 186, completed, 1993; cum 124 K 6/12; has not produced since 2006
• Stonewall, 140; completed 1994; cum 268K bbls 6/12; producing about 1,300 bbls 6/12; 

Total to date: > 392K bbls 6/12;

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