Six New Hay Draw Wells in Sections 34-27, T148-R97, Little Knife Oil Field; A Reminder How "Big" The Bakken Is

17715, 1,030, Hess, Hay Draw 34-1H, Little Knife, t9/09; cum 203K 5/13; 20-stage swell packer frack; as of May, 2013, still producing 2,500 bbls of oil per month with no flaring, and very little water.

The six new wells that will be going in, permitted in today's daily activity report:

• 25972, loc, LK-Hay Draw 148-97-3427H-2, Little Knife, 
• 25971, loc, LK-Hay Draw 148-97-3427H-3, Little Knife,  
• 25970, loc, LK-Hay Draw 148-97-3427H-4, Little Knife,   
• 25969, loc, LK-Hay Draw 148-97-3427H-5, Little Knife,  
• 25968, loc, LK-Hay Draw 148-97-3427H-6, Little Knife,   
• 25967, loc, LK-Hay Draw 148-97-3427H-7, Little Knife,  

These wells are in a very active area in the Little Knife oil field, including BR's Concord wells and Hess' Elisabeth wells.

Again, this should allay some fears expressed by enquiring minds that once operators held leases by production they would "quit" drilling. Hardly.

Even Statoil, whose CEO famously said there was less urgency in the Bakken now that most acreage was held by production, seems to be drilling as fast as ever.

For folks who have forgotten how "big" the Bakken is, don't forget this site.

Of course, on the other side of the coin, a lot of North Dakotans wish drilling WOULD slow down. Poor Mr Helms: he can't win no matter what he does -- encourage drilling; discourage drilling.