Twenty-Four (24) Wells Coming Off Confidential List; Eight (8) BEXP Wells; Oasis With a Huge Well; Several Nice Wells; Zavanna With a Huge Well East of Williston

Wow, if this is accurate, this is quite amazing. I had missed it. A reader from Denmark led me to it:

• 19981, 1,003, Zavanna, Gust 2-11 1H, Long Creek oil field, t3/12; cum 107K 7/12; 35 stages; 3.6 million lbs proppant; already over 100,000 bbls of oil in less than six months. It was spud 5/11 - sure took a long time to get it completed, but the wait appeared to be worth it. 

Others in Long Creek:

• 19974, 740, CLR, Winston 1-12H, Long Creek, t6/11; cum 128K 7/12; 
• 20206, 954, CLR, Truman 1-23H, Long Creek, t11/11; cum 102K 7/12; 

This is a very small field, only 18 sections, east of Williston, north of the river, squeezed in between two other great fields, the Stockyard Creek oil field and the Truax oil field. For such a small field, it is very active. One other well there is on confidential list, and there are two rigs operating: both operated by CLR.

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Has anyone noticed? The price of natural gas has quietly melted above $3.38? I had not noticed; that is quite interesting. I assume it is mostly seasonal as we move into autumn and then winter.

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A reader sent this to me moments ago, recalling that when he arrived in Williston in early 2011, the sign advertised a starting wage of $11/hour -- a year later: $17/hour and higher to start.

The Heart of the Bakken, Williston Wal-Mart, September, 2012

Huge thank you to the reader for sending me this.

Twenty-four (24) wells come off the confidential list from the weekend and Monday:

• 22206, 878, Denbury Onshore, Lundin 11-4SH, Siverston, t7/12; cum 15K 7/12;
• 20823, DRL, BR, Arches 44-35TFH, Keene, cum 24K no IP yet 7/12;
• 21198, 1091, Liberty Resources/Newfield, Berger 156-100-7-6-1H, East Fork, t4/12; cum 84K 7/12;
• 21602, 732, Denbury Onshore, Amundson 44-22NWH, Siverston, t6/12; cum 16K 7/12;
• 22023, drl, BEXP, Bill 14-23 1H, Alexander,
• 22366, drl, Hess, HA-Swenson 152-95-1819H-3, Hawkeye,
• 22368, 1,697, BEXP, Ross-Alger 6-7 2TFH, Alger, t7/12; cum 7K 7/12;
• 22399, 3,330, Oasis, Left 5200 13-30H, Camp, t7/12; cum 44K 7/12;
• 22403, 2,093, BEXP, Esther Hynek 10-11 4TFH, Alger, t8/12; cum --
• 22404, 2,591, BEXP, Esther Hynek 10-11 3H, Alger, t8/12; cum --
• 22453, drl, BEXP, Marcia 3-10 2TFH, Last Chance,
• 22511, drl, BEXP, Bratcher 10-3 3TFH, Ragged Butte,
• 22599, 289, Sinclair, Martens 3-4TFH, Sanish, t6/12; cum 7K 7/12;
• 21648, 1,535, Denbury Onshore, Tobacco Garden 31-29NEH/Leiseth 31-29NEH, Tobacco Garden, t8/12; cum 9K 7/12;
• 21700, 1,719, KOG, Skunk Creek 13-18-17-16H3, Heart Butte, t6/12; cum 29K 7/12;
• 22002, 425, Whiting, Iver & Minnie 11-14PH, Zenith, t4/12; cum 19K 7/12;
• 22036, drl, Whiting, Strobeck 27-34 4H, Alger,
• 22152, 280, Petro-Hunt, L. Hoiby 159-94-19B-30-1H, North Tioga, t7/12; cum 12K 7/12;
• 22327, 184, CLR, Natalie 2-2H, St Demetrius, t7/12; cum 16K 7/12;
• 21486, drl, BR, Bartlett 21-16TFH, Murphy Creek,
• 22251, 1,150, Zenergy, Gary Russell 19-20H, Rosebud, t6/12; cum 22K 7/12;
• 22322, drl, BEXP, Chryl 17-20 2TFH, Banks,
• 22553, drl, Zavanna, Sabertooth 1-24H, Stony Creek, cum 5K no IP yet 7/12;
• 22598, 444, CLR, Randolph 1-2H, Westberg, t6/12; cum 40K 7/12;

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RBN Energy: primer on reformulated gasoline.

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I have to chuckle. I didn't see much football Sunday, but the little I did see suggests there were a few occasions in which some teams wished the substitute referees were still on the field. Some of the "non-calls" had a significant impact. But we probably won't hear much about that, after all the grief everyone gave the substitute refs.