Three Wells Coming Off The Confidential List Friday; Statoil With A Huge Well; 2/3 To Drill Status

• 24223, drl, CLR, Hawkinson 4-22H2, Oakdale, Three Forks, no production data,
• 24445, drl, Hess, EN-State B 155-93-1609H-2, Alger, Three Forks, no production data,
• 24833, 3,084, Statoil, Houston 11-2 1H, Buford, middle Bakken, t7/13; no production data,

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Statoil's Houston well in Buford: spud, February 23, 2013; cease drilling, March 16, 2013; middle Bakken; a deep well (21,405 feet); a new formation (to me) noted: Kinderhook, just below the Lodgepole; minimal reporting.

The Hess EN-State well in Alger: spud, February 23, 2013; cease drilling, April 27, 2013; a Three Forks wells; fairly deep, 21,053 feet; for example, no mention of the Kinderhook; gas units unimpressive with a peak of 337 in the middle Bakken; if gas units in the Three Forks were mentioned, I missed it.

CLR's Hawkinson well in Oakdale: the geologist's summary was not yet posted, a Three Forks well. 

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I'm in an incredibly good mood this evening. And none of it has to do with the Bakken directly, but to some degree, my great mood is related to the Bakken. I was thinking about how great the Bakken has been as a laboratory for the current US energy revolution. I think folks forget the "laboratory" aspect of the Bakken. Imagine if we had the likes of the New York governor who banned fracking. Wow.

So, the laboratory is important. And that made me think of another one who experimented, taking chances:

Rosemarie, Andy Kaufman

"The original":
Rosemarie, Slim Whitman