Monday, April 15, 2013

Happy Birthday, Amber Renee --

Updates

August 27, 2022: production updated, and a fourth well introduced. 

Original Post

The Amber Renee well was completed/tested almost exactly three years ago. It has produced about 750,000 bbls in those three years. It is still producing about 10,000 bbls/month, and is not on a pump (based on the scout ticket)

  • 18408, TA/1,945,  Murex, Amber Renee 25-36H, Sanish, one mile to the west of the Chandler James; s12/09; t2/10; F ; "long" lateral; cum 750K 2/13;  822K 12/13; off line since 12/13;
This well is considered a "long lateral" but, in fact, is quite short, barely extending in to the second section;  the Chandler James is in the same section, running parallel to Amber Renee, but is a "full" long lateral;

 The Chandler James:
  • 17263,  3,124, Chandler James 25-36H, s7/08, produced 500,234 bbls in 484 days; as of 8/12 -- 899K; no pump; still producing 8,000 to 9,000 bbls/month; t10/08; cum 921K 2/13; cum 1,216,690 bbls 6/22;
Interestingly enough, another well is in the south half of the Amber Renee spacing unit, and although it is "two-acre spacing," in fact, it is not even as long as a typical short lateral:
  • 16839, 864, Murex, Jacob Daniel 25-36H-RE, Sanish, t1/08; cum 417K 2/13; cum 562K 6/22;

The fourth well, added August 27, 2022:

  • 36887, drl/A, Murex, Amber Renee 25-36H-R, Sanish, first production, 8/21; t--; cum 105K 6/22; full production:

For newbies: Bakken wells are expected to produce for 39 years. Average EURs for long laterals seem to range somewhere between 600,000 and one million bbl.

By the way, a bit of trivia: the best wells seem to be long laterals in sections 25-36, suggesting that the oil in the Bakken tends to run downhill towards the southeast corners in their respective townships. Just something to note.

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  1. Bakken OwnerApril 15, 2013 at 3:01 PM

    This is a classic example of a study producing a claimed result without understanding the real root cause. (I understand you are joking)

    One of my favorites is that playing musical instruments makes you more intelligent. Or is it just that those that can afford musical instruments tend to be more intelligent in the first place.

    I suspect the reason for better results is that the government is more likely to audit reports and there is less funny business in the school sections with the potential of audit near.

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    1. Bruce OksolApril 15, 2013 at 3:14 PM

      You might be right (about more honest reporting in the school sections); I never thought of that (but yes, I was joking; seeing if anyone pays attention; not many, it appears).

      A long, long time ago, I actually posted a short note on school sections, and archived the note near the bottom of the sidebar at the right:

      http://www.milliondollarwayblog.com/2009/11/sections-16-and-36-public-education.html

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