Bakken Operations; Thirty-Three (33) New Permits; BEXP Reports Another Strobeck Well -- 8th Well in One Strobeck Section; Extent of TF Not Known; Bakken Is Source Rock for Bakken & Three Forks -- NDIC

Updates

 October 27, 2012: look at the incredible Strobeck wells below, all in one section. Now look at the incredible Bakke wells one mile to the east, all in one section:

18896, 4,438, BEXP, Clifford Bakke 26-35 1H, Alger, t10/10; cum 322K 8/12;

21358, 3,863, BEXP, Clifford Bakke 26-35 2H, Alger, t1/12; cum 135K 8/12;

21359, 2,462, BEXP, Clifford Bakke 26-35 3H, Alger, t1/12; cum 93K 8/12;

21804, 2,699, BEXP, Clifford Bakke 26-35 4H, Alger, t2/12; cum 84K 8/12;

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Bakken Operations

Active rigs: 189 (steady, up slightly).

NDIC: Bakken shale clearly the source rock for Bakken and Three Forks formations; extent of Three Forks not yet known -- NDIC; link to Minot Daily News;

Occasional report from the Montana side of the border, Williston Basin Bakken. Link to Fairfield Sun Times. This might be the one of most interest, in Daniels County:

In Daniels County, Apache Corporation was granted a permit for the Haworth 18-7H-B. The well has an SHL at SE NE 18-36N-48E (2700 FSL/240 FEL) and a Probable Bottom Hole Location (PBHL) of 11,544 feet at SW NW 18-36N-48E (2291 FNL/200 FWL). The well targets the Bakken Formation.

Wells coming off confidential list Thursday:

• 21630, 1,378, MRO, Waltom USA 43-8TFH, Reunion Bay, t9/12; cum 1K 9/12;
• 22391, dry, CLR, Willie 2-36H, Battleview, -- this is not DRY in the sense a layman might think; in early drilling there was concern about stability of the land under the rig; the rig will be moved a bit and the well will be re-spud (slightly new location)
• 22433, drl, CLR, Rodney 2-29H, Cedar Coulee,
• 22566, 664, Petro-Hunt, Clear Crek 152-96-34-1H, Clear Creek, t8/12; cum 16K 9/12;

New permits in the past two days (Tuesday and Wednesday)

• Operators: BR (8), Petro-Hunt (7), Whiting (4), Samson Resources (4), Enduro (3), Zenergy (2), BEXP (2), G3 Operating (2), Murex (1), 
• Fields: Foreman Butte (McKenzie), Sanish (Mountrail), Banks (McKenzie), Corral Creek (Dunn), Climax (Williams), Mouse River Park (Renville), Four Bears (McKenzie), Sandrocks (McKenzie), Clear Creek (McKenzie), Ambrose (Divide), McGregory Buttes (Dunn)
• Comments: Two more days with no permit for either Newfield or OXY USA; both have had one or two permits since September 27; I believe the Enduro/Mouse River Park wells will target the Madison

On track for 2,642 new permits for calendar year 2012 (oil and gas; does not include salt water disposal wells).

Wells released from confidential status

For Tuesday, posted earlier; see sidebar at the right right. For today:

• 20561, 1,063, EOG, Fertile 42-3231H, Parshall, F, t5/12; cum 52K 9/12;
• 21518, drl, CLR, Lawrence 5-13H, North Tioga,
• 22037, 2,026, BEXP, Strobeck 27-34 5TFH, Alger, t7/12; cum 29K 9/12;
• 22315, 856, Zenergy, Ledahl 28-21H, Painted Woods, t6/12; cum 19K 9/12; 

In section 27-155-92, Alger Oil Field (a single well pad; one 3-well pad; one 4-well pad):

• 17724, 1,788, BEXP, Strobeck 27-34 1H, Alger, t7/09; cum 212K 9/12;
• 21621, 2,551, BEXP, Strobeck 27-34 6H, Alger, t7/12; cum 43K 9/12;
• 21622, 2,020, BEXP, Strobeck 27-34 7H, Alger, t7/12; cum 38K 9/12;
• 21623, 2,071, BEXP, Strobeck 27-34 8TFH, Alger, t7/12; cum 27K 9/12;
• 22034, 2,944, BEXP, Strobeck 27-34 2H, Alger, t7/12; cum 33K 9/12;
• 22035, 1,962, BEXP, Strobeck 27-34 3TFH, Alger t7/12; cum 21K 9/12;
• 22036, 1,904, BEXP, Strobeck 27-34 4H, Alger, t8/12; cum 6K 9/12;
• 22037, 2,026, BEXP, Strobeck 27-34 5TFH, Alger t7/12; cum 29K 9/12;

There are plans for a 12-well pad in the Alger; with another six wells in a 640-acre section (TF1 and TF2) that would take wells down to 36-acre downspacing.