The Wahpeton Family Of Wells: Another Look At CLR's Testing The Lower Benches of the Three Forks, Banks Oil Field; Natural Gas Flaring Continues to Decrease (As A Percentage of Production) -- January 27, 2013

Updates

July 22, 2020: 

• 335914, SI/A, CLR, Wahpeton 16-16H1, 33-053-08890, Banks, t--; cum 116K over 3 months,7 days; fracked 12/6/2019 - 12/17/2019; 7.143 million gallons of water; water 88.52% by mass; Three Forks first bench; vertical operations required three BHAs; curve build with one BHA, no problems; the lateral was completed with a single BHA; drilled out of the shoe on July 29, 2019; TD reached on August 2, 2019; four days to drill the lateral; background gas, moderate;

Pool	Date	Days	BBLS Oil	Runs	BBLS Water	MCF Prod	MCF Sold	Vent/Flare
BAKKEN	5-2020	31	29504	29655	24396	53683	53276	0
BAKKEN	4-2020	30	25690	25268	24697	41414	41020	0
BAKKEN	3-2020	31	42567	43003	40235	66283	66283	0
BAKKEN	2-2020	7	17874	17185	14630	23089	22139	950
BAKKEN	1-2020	3	117	117	2218	758	0	758

 

July 19, 2020: another CLR Wahpeton well comes off the confidential list this week.

• 35914, conf, CLR, Wahpeton 16-16H1, Banks,

Date	Oil Runs	MCF Sold
5-2020	29655	53276
4-2020	25268	41020
3-2020	43003	66283
2-2020	17185	22139
1-2020	117	0

July 12, 2020: updated graphic --

June 4, 2020: see this post. Updated graphics:

June 3, 2020: production data update, see below: see this update --

• 35915, SI/A, CLR, Wahpeton 17-16H, Banks, t--; cum 107K in 2.5 months;

November 28, 2017: production data updated; five wells now AB/TA. 

December 11, 2016: production of these wells updated; see below; five wells now IA/AB/TA. 

February 9, 2014: screenshot of the Wahpeton Pad, this date.

September 11, 2013: from Mike Filloon --

The most important is the Wahpeton Pad. Continental chose the important location to drill a total of 32 wells from the middle Bakken to the 3rd bench. Since this was the first 160-acre pilot project, it very well could be the best area overall for pad drilling. 

Original Post

From a Continental Resources exhibit. Sent in by a reader:

The Wahpeton wells are sited in section 16, and run north to south, ending in section 21. This page is updated periodically, last update, July 12, 2020.

• 19450, 322, CLR, Wahpeton 1-16H, Banks, t7/11; cum 253K 4/20; off line 5/20;

• 24843, 1,050, CLR, Wahpeton 6-16H, Banks, t6/14; cum 176K 4/20; off line 5/20;
• 24809, 1,786, CLR, Wahpeton 9-16H, Banks, t5/14; cum 221K 4/20; off line 5/20;
• 24840, 382, CLR, Wahpeton 4-16H1, Banks, t7/14; cum 85K 4/20; off line 5/20;
• 24810, 550, CLR, Wahpeton 8-16H1, Banks, t6/15; cum 138K 4/20; off line 4/20;
• 24807, 354, CLR, Wahpeton 11-16H1, Banks, t6/14; cum 101K 4/20; off line 4/20;
• 24837, 652, CLR, Wahpeton 2-16H2, Banks, t6/14; cum 122K 4/20;
• 24842, IA/411, CLR, Wahpeton 5-16H2, Banks, t6/14; cum 69K 2/20; off line 2/20; remains off line 5/20;
• 24808, IA/IAW/AB/IA/366, CLR, Wahpeton 10-16H2, Banks, t6/14; cum 20K 6/19;
• 24804, AB/IAW/AB/1,031, CLR, Wahpeton 14-16H2, Banks, t5/14; cum 24K 8/15;
• 24838, TA, CLR, Wahpeton 3-16H3, Banks, no production;
• 24844, IAW/AB/334, CLR, Wahpeton 7-16H3, Banks, t6/14; cum 23K 5/16;
• 24806, A/IAW/AB/1,031 CLR, Wahpeton 12-16H3, Banks, t5/14; cum 17K 3/20; off line 4/20;
• 24805, 1,612, CLR, Wahpeton 13-16H3, Banks, t5/14; cum 213K 5/20; remains on line in 5/20;

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Meanwhile, the "Charlotte" wells sited in either section 22 or 27-152-99, Banks, but all probably drilling 22/15-152-99:

• 19918, 496, Charlotte 1-22H, middle Bakken, SWSE 22-152-99; Banks, 30 stages; 2.5 million lbs; t6/11; cum 360K 4/20; total depth: 21,090 feet;
• 23664, 657, Charlotte 3-22H, Banks, TF1, SESE 22-152N-99W, t11/12; cum 186K 4/20;
• 21128, 692, Charlotte 2-22H, Banks, TF2, SWSW 22-152-99; 30 stages; 2.3 million lbs; t10/11; cum 255K 4/20; total depth: 21,358 feet;
• 23612, 673, Charlotte 4-22H, TF3, 4 secs, Banks, [Update: see press release, December 3, 2012], t7/13; cum 173K 4/20;
• 23608, 1,303, Charlotte 5-22H, Banks, ?TF4, 4 secs; t6/13; cum 248K 4/20;
• 23664, 657, CLR, Charlotte 3-22H, Banks, t11/12; cum 186K 4/20;

So, unless I'm misreading the GIS map server and/or the permits, it appears the Wahpeton wells will be parallel to the Charlotte wells, in adjoining sections (spacing units). But the Wahpeton wells will be running north-to-south; and the Charlotte wells will be running south-to-north.

By the way, look at #23664, Charlotte 3-22H, still confidential, but production runs for first month:

Date	Oil Runs	MCF Sold
11-2012	7583	12383

What do you notice?  Yes, it was hooked up to a natural gas pipeline almost immediately. As the well density increases, the natural gas flaring will take care of itself. Already we are starting to see this happen on a larger scale. In the most recent Director's Cut:

Additions to gathering and processing capacity are helping with the percentage of gas flared dropping to 29%. The historical high was 36% in September 2011.

With more wells/month being drilled; more production/well; to see a downward trend this early in the boom speaks volumes about a non-issue.

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And, then, of course, to the east, in the next spacing unit to the east are the very good Chicago/Syracuse wells.