At first glance the Whiting wells look better than EOG's. This is not the case when taking lateral length into consideration. The average lateral length of the Whiting wells are twice that of EOG's. In reality, the Whiting wells produced half the resource per foot. Well number 17092 is a great well, modelling to almost 2 million barrels of oil. These wells do not include natural gas or natural gas liquids in EURs, which accounts for an estimated 8% of production in Mountrail County.There are several story lines in Mike Filloon's most recent article.
the biggest story line: this takes me back to a discussion that does not get much attention -- long laterals vs short laterals. This discussion is not "dead." It was brought back up as recently as last year. I posted that discussion but don't have the link right now. Maybe a reader can find it, or link to another story talking about length of laterals.
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