Wells Coming Off the Confidential List Wednesday Including Two OXY USA Wells; Hess: A Birdbear Well; Whiting: A Red River Well;

RBN Energy: a good year for the barges, part 2. 

Bakken Operations

Active rigs: 180 (a new intra-boom low; previous low was 181)

Wells coming off confidential list today:

• 20765, 366, OXY USA/Anschutz, George Miller 1-11-2H-142-95, Murphy Creek, t6/12; cum 12K 10/12;
• 22153, 0, Chesapeake, Grenz 26-138-98 A 2H, Wildcat, Mission Canyon well; that was easy;
• 22199, 1,088, EOG, Riverview 100-3031H, Clarks Creek, t6/12; cum 95K 10/12;
• 22200, 528, EOG, Riverview 4-3031H, Clarks Creek, t7/12; cum 77K 10/12;
• 22278, 593, OXY USA, Martin 2-30-31H-144-96, Cabernet, t6/12; cum 58K 10/12;
• 22307, drl, Hunt, Oakland 2-31-30H, Parshall, no test date; cum 8K 10/12;
• 22415, drl, Hess, HA-Swenson Observation-18-1, Hawkeye, a Birdbear well;
• 22692, 560, Hess, EN-Meiers-154-93-24H-3, Robinson Lake, t10/12; cum 18K 10/12;
• 22775, 295, Whiting, Ross 13-2, Hoot Owl, t8/12; cum 13K 10/12; a Red River well;
• 22990, 373, Samson Resources, Nomad 0607-6TFH, West Ambrose, t10/12; cum 11K 10/12;

For newbies: occasionally, folks will write in and ask how long a Bakken well will produce oil. Some operators say they expect the average Bakken to be producing for 39 years. Far-fetched? Look at some of the monster wells, including this one 53 years old and still pumping:

• 2275, 160, Taqa North/Pan American, Clara Kostad #1/Rival-Madison Unit 14; Rival oil field;  t4/59; cum 655K 10/12; (still active -- 53 years old). The Rival oil field is north of Williston, almost up along the Canadian border.

It took 53 years for this well to reach 655,000 barrels; there are some Bakken wells that have produced that much in four years.