Prior to this 4-well pad, to the best of my knowledge there was only one multi-well pad in the Cottonwood, and I hardly consider it a multi-well pad: just two wells, one horizontal going south and one horizontal going north.
But the 4-well multi-well pad in section 3-157-92 is notable. One rig is one site; two others are on DRL status; and the fourth, LOC:
- 23804, drl, Oasis, Lars 5792 13-3H, Three Forks, Cottonwood, sections 3/10 (running south)
- 25135, drl, Oasis, Nels 5792 13-3T, Cottonwood, sections 3/10 (running south)
- 25136, drl, Oasis, Beth 5792 13-3B, middle Bakken, Cottonwood,
sections 3/10 (running south) - 25230, loc, Oasis, Sara 5792 13-3B, middle Bakken, Cottonwood, sections 3/10 (running south)
The Cottonwood oil field, from my perspective, has not been a particularly noteworthy/successful/whatever oil field in the Bakken compared to others (especially compared to the Sanish or the Parshall, for example). In fact, after the first dozen or so wells I really thought there would not be all that much activity in the Cottonwood.
I am pleasantly surprised.
Based on the siting it looks like the wells will all run south, and that's what the well files confirm.
Oasis wouldn't be drilling a four-well pad if it didn't make financial sense. So, to see a four-well pad in the Cottonwood is very encouraging.
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