Random Note On Drilling Times to Total Depth

This is just a random comment comparing the length of time it took to get to total depth in the "old" days in the Bakken and how fast they are getting to total depth these days.

Both were in the Sanish, but by different operators, but about the same depth, about 16,500 feet.

• 16953, 440, Fidelity, Fladeland 11-15H, Sanish, t4/09; cum 163K 10/12; 29 days from spud to total depth; total depth = 16,100 feet;
• 23580, 1,295, Whiting, Iverson 41-14h, Sanish, t10/12; cum 6K 10/12; 12 days from spud to total depth; total depth = 16,576 feet;