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Monday, September 30, 2013

Wells Coming Off The Confidential List Tuesday; Several Nice Wells Will Be Reported; Fourteen (14) New Permits -- The Williston Basin, North Dakota, USA -- September 30, 2013

Active rigs: 185

Wells coming off the confidential list Tuesday:
  • 21406, 1,355, EOG, Liberty 25-0107H, Parshall, t4/13; cum 105K 7/13;
  • 22921, 60, EOG, Liberty 106-0107H, Parshall, t5/13; cum 144K 7/13
  • 22932, drl, EOG, Redmond 28-2917H, Clear Water, producing,
  • 23997, drl, Statoil, Margaret 5-8 6H, Spring Creek, no production data,
  • 24052, 738, Fidelity, Wayne 3-4-33H, Sanish, 4/13; cum 42K 7/13;
  • 24511, 52, Fidelity, Irene 12-13H-24, Alger, t4/13; cum 29K 7/13;
  • 24673, 175, Hunt, Frazier 1-20-17H, Frazier, t6/13; cum 9K 7/13;
  • 24931, conf--> loc, CRL, Tangsrud 14-1H, Hayland, no production data,
  • 24980, drl, BR, CCU Corral Creek 41-28MBH,  Corral Creek, no production data,
  • 25005, 2,913, BR, Bullrush 44-10TFH, Elidah, t6/13; cum 14K 7/13;
  • 25029, drl, Hess, EN-Sorenson A 154-94-0211H-5, Alkali Creek, no production data,
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21406, see above, EOG, Liberty 25-0107H, Parshall:

DateOil RunsMCF Sold
7-2013335202276
6-2013176116897
5-2013128965800
4-201357280

22921, see above, EOG, Liberty 106-0107H, Parshall:

DateOil RunsMCF Sold
7-2013403840
6-20133485312829
5-2013320984924

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Fourteen (14) new permits issued on the last day of the month for September, 2013. I will provide that data tomorrow. For September 30, 2013, new permits for --
In addition three producing wells were completed, including:
  • 24529, 1,621, Petro-Hunt, Clear Creek 152-96-34A-4H, Clear Creek, t9/13; cum --  
  • 25555, 3,079, Whiting, Nesheim 41-24, Sanish, t8/13; cum --

RDO In Dickinson, North Dakota, Expands; Moves Location; North Of Dickinson On Highway 22; Near New Truck Route

The Dickinson Press is reporting:
RDO Equipment Co. has the ability to supply the John Deere and Vermeer machinery needed to build the Bakken.
The company has had a presence in Dickinson for nearly three years, but quickly outgrew its east Dickinson location near Interstate 94. It has found a lot on the city’s north side along Highway 22.
The planned Dickinson bypass is set to connect I-94 and Highway 22 through 116th Avenue Southwest west of Dickinson and 33rd Street Southwest, which is now a gravel road that travels past RDO’s new location, which opened in April.
The bypass will allow truck traffic to bypass Dickinson on the northwest side of town, very similar to the original bypass in Williston, in terms of location to the city.

Going south of I-94, in the opposite direction to the proposed truck route, one would be headed to the new CBR terminal and MDU-Calumet refinery.

After I Post The IPs Of Wells Coming Off The Confidential List This Morning, I'm Signing Off; New Poll

It's shaping up to be a day I don't want to follow the news.

Good luck to all. The wells coming off the confidential list over the weekend and today are posted here.

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While waiting, I might as well clear out an old poll. Obviously the Syrian issue went nowhere, and oil didn't come close to surging as some thought might happen. Results of the poll in which we asked if readers thought oil would hit $145 by now:
  • Yes: 10%
  • No, not higher than $130: 19%
  • No, not higher than $120: 38%
  • No, the high ($114) has been reached for now: 32%
Now, the new poll:
Will NYMEX oil drop below $100 by the end of the month, October, 2013?

Monday, Monday -- The Bakken ... And Apple (Why Not?)

Disclaimer: this is not an investment site. Do not make any investment decisions based on what you read here or what you think you may have read here.

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First off the blocks: KOG in SeekingAlpha.
There is only one potential rock in this shoe that could slow down the rate of progress Kodiak is experiencing: the looming specter of global contraction. The GDP numbers from China have been accused of being soft this quarter, and the EU remains stymied, if now slightly less than previously estimated, by untenable debts incurred by the peripheral states and a large amount of resentment as a result in the central economic powers.
These two issues, in conjunction, could result in a near term drag on global oil demand, and the cumulative effects they could have on global oil prices will remain one the largest impacts on the rate of development of the domestic oil plays, and will be coupled with further downside risk associated with the recent surplus of oil reported in the past few months.
No, the "potential rock in this shoe" is the Federal government stepping in with new fracking rules. As posted earlier, Whiting has this Bakken rule: no drilling in North Dakota where federal permits are required (BLM land) -- previously posted. 

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Futures: gonna be ugly today. Already down 120 points. Oil could drop below $100.

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MacRumors is reporting: AAPL tops Google, Coke to become world's most valuable brand. It quotes The New York Times:
Every so often, a company changes our lives, not just with its products, but also with its ethos. This is why, following Coca-Cola’s 13-year run at the top of Best Global Brands, Interbrand has a new #1—Apple. Few brands have enabled so many people to do so much so easily, which is why Apple has legions of adoring fans, as evidenced by the record-breaking launch of the iPhone 5c/5s. For revolutionizing the way we work, play, and communicate—and for mastering the ability to surprise and delight—Apple has set a high bar for aesthetics, simplicity, and ease of use that all other tech brands are now expected to match, and that Apple itself is expected to continually exceed.

From our perspective, Apple’s internal brand strength has remained steady. CEO Tim Cook has assembled a solid team that is aligned around the Apple vision, which has allowed them to deliver against the promise time and time again. There’s been a lot of change at the top in the last 12 months, but the alignment of both hardware and software design under Jonathan Ive is a major step toward maintaining focus. A shrewd move, perhaps, given the stiffer than ever competition over the last 12 months: Samsung is now the world’s most profitable smartphone manufacturer, Google has expanded Android and its maps still seem to be the “preferred” route, and Windows Phone 8 certainly raised more than a few eyebrows.
Windows? 

Who Says Japan And China Can't Cooperate -- This May Be A Bigger Story Than Folks Realize

There are a lot of story lines in this short press release:
Enbridge announced that it has entered into an agreement to construct facilities and provide transportation services for the Hangingstone Oil Sands Project in Canada. The initial term of the transportation agreement is 20 years. Oil sands extraction company, Japan Canada Oil Sands Limited (:JACOS) is the operator of the Hangingstone Oil Sands Project. However, the project is jointly owned by JACOS and Chinese offshore giant CNOOC Ltd.

Per the agreement, Enbridge will construct a 50-km pipeline with a capacity to transport 40,000 barrels per day (bpd) of diluted bitumen produced at the Hangingstone Project to the Enbridge terminal in Cheecham, Alberta. The project is expected to be operational in early 2016, with initial volumes of 18,000 bpd. However regulatory approval for the project is pending.

Monday, Monday -- The Newspapers


Updates

Later, 3:04 pm CT: the original post was posted at 7:15 a.m. -- see date/time stamp. I, somewhat tongue-in-cheek, suggested that the "showdown" was "simply political theater to raise funds going in the 2014 mid-terms. Now at 3:05 pm CT, I see this story: the Democratic National Party is broke. The DNC owes creditors $18 million; the GOP has $12 million in cash to spend. Fortune is reporting:
There's another budget crisis in Washington, and it's unfolding inside the Democratic party. The Democratic National Committee remains so deeply in the hole from spending in the last election that it is struggling to pay its own vendors.
It is a highly unusual state of affairs for a national party -- especially one that can deploy the President as its fundraiser-in-chief -- and it speaks to the quiet but serious organizational problems the party has yet to address since the last election, obscured in part by the much messier spectacle of GOP infighting.
The Democrats' numbers speak for themselves: Through August, 10 months after helping President Obama secure a second term, the DNC owed its various creditors a total of $18.1 million, compared to the $12.5 million cash cushion the Republican National Committee is holding.
Original Post

The Wall Street Journal

The showdown, of course, is the top story. No links; story everywhere. However, this interesting bit of trivia: political fund-raising for both parties is at record levels over the showdown -- wouldn't it be interesting to learn that the whole showdown was simply political theater to raise funds going into the 2014 mid-term elections?

This is why the individual mandate needs to be delayed. This thing is not ready for prime time.
Obama administration officials scrambling to get the health law's insurance marketplaces ready to open on Tuesday keep hitting technical problems, while government-funded field workers across the country say they aren't fully prepared to help Americans enroll in the program.
Implementation of the law is expected to proceed even if the government partially shuts down because Congress fails to pass the necessary spending bills. But insurers, who are counting on the law to usher in new customers, say that even short-lived quirks could sour Americans on participating. That could deter people who are on the fence about buying coverage—especially young, healthy people needed to make the law work.
What is not being widely reported, the on-line exchanges will be run by Solyndra-like companies: government funded; little experience; will collapse once the bills start arriving for unlimited lifetime expenses for pre-existing conditions. These on-line exchanges will attract those facing high medical bills; the low-risk won't enroll. Anyone who understands how spreading risk and how insurance works will see how this mandate was set up to fail.

Look at the names of the big insurers that have dropped out of the exchanges and the ten states in deep trouble as insured are dropped off the rolls: California, Missouri, Connecticut, Maryland, South Carolina, New York, New Jersey, Iowa, Wisconsin, Georgia. Voters in these states will remember the name of the act: OBAMA-care.

So, readers can follow this company -- see how this debacle plays out:
Pradeep Goel arrived from India 23 years ago to study in America. On Tuesday, Mr. Goel, now chief executive of a technology company, has to make sure the software behind two new health-insurance exchanges doesn't crash. 
For the state exchanges to work, normally separate computer systems have to talk to each other and it is EngagePoint Inc.'s job to build software bridges between those systems. When a consumer tries to sign up online for insurance, the state's computers have to interact with federal computer systems to verify the person's Social Security number, citizenship status and income. The state exchange also has to link up to the private insurance companies offering policies on the exchanges.
Within minutes, the program has to produce a final answer, telling enrollees what plans are available, how much in federal subsidies they are eligible for and whether they qualify for Medicaid. There are thousands of different scenarios determining whether a person might qualify for help, Mr. Goel said.
You will note that Apple, Amazon, Google, Microsoft, H-P, IBM, SAIC are not in the news with these exchanges, but instead companies like EngagePoint Inc. founded in 2007. I don't think it is publicly traded.

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The Los Angeles Times

No survivors after fiery crash at Santa Monica airport: business jet; holds up to 8 people. Authorities have not said how many folks were on the plane. I guess that's a state secret. But that's the top story in Los Angeles this morning.

And then this: truancy is at crisis level in California. One-quarter of California elementary students are truant. Wow. Twenty-five percent.
Among counties, Santa Cruz, San Luis Obispo and Calaveras had the highest truancy rates — about 30% — last year. Los Angeles County's rate was 20.5%, with about 166,000 truant elementary students.
Among school districts, three of the five elementary campuses with truancy rates at 90% or higher were in the Pasadena Unified School District, where the overall truancy rate increased to 66% last year from 17% in 2008-09. Eric Sahakian, Pasadena's director of child welfare, attendance and safety, said "dramatic budget cuts" in staff handling attendance as well as financial hardship among families during the recession contributed to the district's elevated rates. The system has launched a new attendance improvement plan this year.
90% truancy? I can't even imagine.

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The New York Times
WASHINGTON — As the nation’s spy agencies assess the fallout from disclosures about their surveillance programs, some government analysts and senior officials have made a startling finding: the impact of a leaked terrorist plot by Al Qaeda in August has caused more immediate damage to American counterterrorism efforts than the thousands of classified documents disclosed by Edward Snowden, the former National Security Agency contractor. 
Since news reports in early August revealed that the United States intercepted messages between Ayman al-Zawahri, who succeeded Osama bin Laden as the head of Al Qaeda, and Nasser al-Wuhayshi, the head of the Yemen-based Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula, discussing an imminent terrorist attack, analysts have detected a sharp drop in the terrorists’ use of a major communications channel that the authorities were monitoring. Since August, senior American officials have been scrambling to find new ways to surveil the electronic messages and conversations of Al Qaeda’s leaders and operatives.  
I don't think the article mentioned who leaked this information, but I remember the news reports of SecState closing embassies based on intel -- and the leaks must have followed in short order.  

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The Boston Globe

Nothing of interest on front page. Sports (New England Patriots), local (mayor's race).

The Three Components Of ObamaCare

The Components of ObamaCare

[Initially posted September 27, 2013 as details started to become clear]

There are three components of ObamaCare: employer mandates, individual mandates, and everything else (hidden taxes and fees)

Employer mandates: 
  • delayed for one year; delayed until 2015
  • cost-shifting began in late 2013; employers moving employees to exchanges
Individual mandates:
One can start to see how ObamaCare is going to turn out exactly like Solyndra.

1. The individual mandate -- the cornerstone of ObamaCare -- will be provided by the "on-line exchanges."

2. None of the large, well-known health insurers will be participating in these "on-line exchanges." Small, under-capitalized, unknown companies will run these "on-line exchanges." Many of these companies will be start-ups with minimal, if any, experience in health care insurance.

3. These exchanges will offer very low premiums for insurance that meets the minimum standards mandated by ObamaCare. My understanding is that some premiums will be as low as $5.00/month (posted with link earlier). Of course, these policies will have huge out-of-pocket expenses: co-pays.

4. The large insurers say they will not support the "on-line exchanges" because they will be inundated with applications from those with pre-existing conditions and open-ended demands for psychiatric care.

5. It is my understanding that ObamaCare does not allow insurance companies to set an upper limit for lifetime claims. If that is true, the under-capitalized, small companies are at risk for large claims that won't be offset by the number of folks they would need to sign up who have minimal claims.

6. It took two to five years for the DOE-backed "Solyndra" companies ("the list of 38") to go bankrupt. We will see the same thing with the "on-line exchanges."  A lot of federal money will be provided these small, under-capitalized companies, but over time, they will run into financial difficulties, and gradually disappear. 
Everything else
  • Taxes on medical devices
  • Etc 

Monday Morning

Active rigs: 184

RBN Energy: another great article for those who want to better understand the Bakken. In this post, RBN Energy looks at the future of CBR to the west coast.
For Bakken producers and shippers, the economics of moving crude from North Dakota to the West Coast by rail are governed by the price spread between Bakken crude and the West Coast benchmark Alaska North Slope (ANS). So far this year those economics have been favorable.
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Shell abandons two shale projects

Shell abandons two projects, first out west (Colorado), and then down south (Eagle Ford). The Wyoming Star-Tribune is reporting:
Royal Dutch Shell PLC became the latest company to abandon efforts to turn Western Slope oil shale into oil, joining a long line of companies in a boom and bust cycle in the region.
The company said energy markets have changed since the project started in 1982, and the company no longer wants to continue efforts to turn oily shale rock into liquid by heating the rock and pumping out the oil.
Meanwhile in the Eagle Ford, Reuters is reporting:
Royal Dutch Shell plans to sell its 106,000-acre stake in the Eagle Ford shale formation in South Texas, the Wall Street Journal reported on Sunday.
Shell's decision comes after it took a $2.2 billion charge against its U.S. shale business in August. 
Major oil companies have struggled in oil-and-gas rich regions such as the Eagle Ford, where smaller energy firms have thrived. BG Group and BHP Billiton have also taken impairment charges against their U.S. shale assets.
Unless the Bakken is a whole lot better than the Eagle Ford this suggests that majors may not be interested in the Bakken, either.

Sunday, September 29, 2013

Siemens To Cut 15,000 Jobs Worldwide By End Of 2014

Several stories.

From Reuters: a third of them in Germany, as part of a $8.1 billion cost cutting program

From The Wall Street Journal: about half the total number will be those cuts completed by September 30, 2013, the end of the company's fiscal year; the other half (about 7,500) will be through September 30, 2014.

The Wall Street Journal article is much more comprehensive in its scope of reporting. I was surprised to see how a) little Reuters actually reported; b) how Reuters seemed to sugar-coat issues with the unions; and, c) the fact that Reuters conveniently failed to mention that Siemens made wind turbines.

This, for example was reported by The Wall Street Journal but not mentioned in the Reuters article:
The company's profits have been hit by a number of mishaps, including delays in completing wind-farm projects in the North Sea and delivering high-speed trains to the German railway. The company jettisoned its loss-making solar-power business and plans to sell other units such as airport luggage systems, water technologies, and mail automation. 
I believe Siemens is best known to some Americans because they see Siemens as a wind energy company. Obviously that is not accurate, but that's how a lot of Americans see Siemens.

This was the extent of the ABC News article:
The Munich-based company has around 370,000 employees and makes a wide range of industrial machinery, including trains, power generators and transmission equipment, and medical scanners.
Not one mention of wind.

MarketWatch mentioned even less.  

In both the Bloomberg article and The Wall Street Journal article, references to GE were made, but no mention was made of GE's increasing shift from wind to the oil and gas industry.

Wells Coming Off The Confidential List Over The Weekend, Monday; BR With Three Huge Wells; HK With A Nice Well

Monday, September 30, 2013
  • 23095, conf, QEP, MHA 5-06-05H-149-92, Heart Butte,
  • 23996, drl, Statoil, Margaret 5-8 5TFH, Spring Creek, 
  • 24435, 482, Hess, BW-Heidi-HO 149-99-3526H-1, Juniper, t8/13; cum --
  • 24891, 1,814, Statoil, Cayko R&P 27-22 1TFH, Briar Creek, t7/13; cum 12K 7/13;
  • 25028, drl, Hess, En-Sorenson A 154-94-0211H-6, Alkali Creek,
  • 25147, 2,256, BR, Gudmunson 11-26TFH, Elidah, t6/13; cum 13K 7/13;
Sunday, September 29, 2013
  • 24339, 2,302, HRC, Fort Berthold 148-94-33D-28-5H, McGregory Buttes, t8/13; cum --
  • 24434, 464, CLR, Tena 1-13H, Corinth, t6/13; cum 20K 7/13;
  • 24629, 2,949, BR, Badlands 31-15TFH, Hawkeye, t8/13; cum --
  • 24979, drl, BR, CCU Corral Creek 41-28TFH, Corral Creek,  
Saturday, September 28, 2013
  • 23995, drl, Statoil, Margaret 5-8 4H, Spring Creek,
  • 24529, drl, Petro-Hunt, Clear crek 152-96-34A-4H, Clear Creek,
  • 24906, 2,971, BR, CCU Meriwether 34-19TFH, Corral Creek, t7/13; cum 3K 7/13;
  • 25083, 193, CLR, Kurtz 21-28SH, Cedar Hills, a North Red River B well; t5/13; cum 16K 7/13;

It Is Possible I Will Be Off The Net Most Of The Day

When I am off the net, I cannot reply to comments. And I cannot answer e-mail. So everything will be delayed.

New Poll: The Showdown

First, the results of a recent poll, in which we asked whether we would see stories on railcar shortages for the North Dakota harvest:
  • Yes, much worse due to the oil boom: 14%
  • Yes, but no worse than previous years: 58%
  • No: 27%
For the record, I did not post any stories on railcar shortages; no one sent me any stories on railcar shortages; and, I did not see any stories on railcar shortages so far this year.

Now, the new poll. On Wednesday, October 2, 2013, for the federal government:
  • it will be business as usual
  • non-essential government workers will be told to stay home

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This is fluid. I don't get television and I seldom listen to the radio, and I don't get the Sunday paper, so I don't know where this issue stands. The last thing I read was the DrudgeReport headline yesterday morning.

*********************WHERE IT STANDS NOW******************

House majority leader says the Republicans, at least in the House, are going to join ranks and not cave. The president has said he will not negotiate.

1. As he did before, the president will "waive" the government shutdown, saying he wants to give the Senate and the House a few more hours to negotiate (he did that last time; Congress missed the midnight deadline but they were close, so he told the government employees to keep working). [Alternate ending: after "blinking" on Syria, the president may want to emulate Dirty "make my day" Harry, and tell non-essential government employees not to show up for work on Tuesday, October 1, 2013. Name-calling ("rump Republicans") did not help the situation. That may have been the tipping point for the GOP to join ranks.]

2. The question is: how long can the president "waive" the shutdown? If he can "waive" it for 24 hours or 72 hours (whatever it was) like he did last time, can he "waive" it for a week? Can he "waive" it for a month?

3. Obviously there will be a point in time when he can no longer delay the shutdown if an agreement is not made.

4. During this period of "purgatory," for lack of a better word, both sides will see who is getting the most blame. That will determine who blinks first. The media, of course, will blame the Republicans.

5. The end-of-the-September/first-of-October government checks will arrive; they are already in the mail. The mid-month government checks are at risk; military members are paid at the end of the month (technically the first day of the following month). I believe Social Security checks are staggered throughout the month -- though it is my understanding they will be paid regardless because Social Security is separate from the funding bill. I don't know. Government obligations, I assume, can come due any day of the month.

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1. I don't know if the GOP in the House can hold ranks if the mainstream media supports the president and the polls turn against the Republicans. I don't watch television so I don't know how serious the House majority leader is. For me, the wild card is the House -- whether they can hold their position in the face of a media onslaught.

2. As a body, I don't know if they have much to lose; individually, it depends. My hunch: the Senate GOP will weigh in on their friends in the House.

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1. It is said that presidents are very, very concerned about their legacies. Right now, this president doesn't have much of a legacy and he won't have any legacy if the Affordable Care Act does not succeed.

2. I said this the last time: I don't think the president wants to be a) the first black president; and, b) the first president to permit the US to default on its debts and obligations. Not being a businessman he may not realize how serious that is, and to the 47% they won't understand. But I think even Greece has paid its debts (with the help of German money).


3. Technically, all that is being asked is to "delay the individual mandate." The "employer mandate" has been delayed and "everyone" hates the "individual mandate." This might be a way for the president to save face. I'm using the Syrian analogy.

4. It's pretty obvious the Affordable Care Act -- even if it was a perfect program -- is not ready for prime time. This would be a way for the president to save face, and perhaps save the program: delay implementation, but allow funding to continue to set up the exchanges, so that the program will be in better shape when it does go live.

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Il Mercenario -- L'Arena, Morricone
 
The man ringing the bell: Chief Justice Roberts
The shooter to the north: the president
The shooter to the south: the House majority leader
The first dead man: the taxpayer

Saturday, September 28, 2013

Who's Got The Best Bakken Wells -- Richard Zeits -- WPX, Slawson, Statoil, Whiting, KOG, Newfield, And The List Goes On -- Without CLR

I wasn't going to post this until I had a chance to read it, study it, but I'm just too busy.

So, I will post it, link it, and then maybe come back to it later.

Richard Zeits is posting at SeekingAlpha:
With over eight thousand horizontal wells drilled to date in the Middle Bakken and Three Forks formations of the Williston Basin, the data set of drilling results and production histories would seem more than sufficient to draw conclusions with regard to expected drilling economics and investment returns in the play. Still, establishing a meaningful economic model for the Bakken often proves to be a challenging task. Three major factors contribute.
The article has a lot of nice basic information.

IRR is the key according to Richard Zeits. We should be seeing a lot more about IRR in corporate presentations going forward; investors and laymen are getting smarter. 

I noted that 23 operators are "ranked" on the graph provided by WPX, and CLR is not even listed. CLR is the "face of the Bakken" and probably has the most Bakken acreage. CLR was not even mentioned in the body of the article. I did a work search: "Continental Resources" comes up once: in the comments. Zeits says he has an article on CLR coming up soon. Apparently many of the wells analyzed were "CLR" wells but operated by others. It's very, very difficult to try to sort out which operator has the best wells.

When I first started blogging, I noted that Slawson really seemed to have great wells; it was borne out in this article: Slawson ranked #2.

A lot of enquiring folks elsewhere have said that Statoil hyped their IPs, and that their wells weren't all that good. In this article, Statoil ranked #3.

Whiting ranks #4: no doubt due to the Sanish.

KOG ranks #5, and could certainly move up with its new wells.

Most disappointing was where Oasis stood, but one must remember where Oasis got started.

It will be fun to look at this list in 10 years.

The delta between #1 WPX and #2 Slawson certainly raises questions with how things are measured.

Anyway, as noted, I haven't had time to really read the article.

Maybe more later.

For investors, I use something entirely different for evaluating the prospects of a Bakken operator.

For investors, the most important data point is where one thinks "we" are in the Bakken: if we are in the first inning of a nine-inning game, things look a lot different than if one feels we are in the bottom of the 7th inning in the Bakken.

I think we are in the 2nd inning.

Best States For Business; Other Williston Wire Highlights

North Dakota has moved to the #2 spot, well ahead of Texas, #7. I was surprised that North Dakota beat out North Carolina. I don't quite agree that Virginia, ranking #22 in business costs vs #3 for North Dakota deserves to be in the top spot. Virginia is #4 vs North Dakota, #19, in quality of life -- that is entirely subjective. How does one even begin to measure that?

It's hard to believe that North Dakota is #17 in regulatory environment and Virginia is #1. But I guess I shouldn't complain. North Dakota has been moving up the list for the past several years. I never thought it would get this high.

Other highlights from The Williston Wire (no links; it is easy to subscribe to The Williston Wire):

The Williston Brewing Company has opened to big crowds. It's quite a story: Angel Cervantes and Dennis Pacifico from Phoenix.

Famous Dave's will open in Williston in December, 2013. Where are all these eateries finding employees?

Parshall welcomes a new Mexican restaurant.

The new Wild Bison Travel Center opened southwest of Alexander. I guess it was Jack's Store; now Wild Bison Travel Center. Very early in the blog I have a photograph of the sign for Jack's Store announcing its future site. This has gone from a 3,000-square foot building to a 13,500-square foot travel center. Southwest of Alexander. The city that will soon be getting a crude oil storage center. Huge things happening in Alexander.

Construction begins on Watford City bypass. This will be southwest of the city. It is interesting that in the three cities in the heart of the Bakken (Williston, Watford City, Alexander): it is the southwest side of the cities that is experiencing the oil traffic.

The North Dakota Highway Patrol will add 15 new officers after Thanksgiving.

Ray, North Dakota, is looking to have its own police department, something they have not had in years.

Missouri Meadows, four miles east of Williston's Wal-Mart, is now open for business: 109 one-acre lots.

A Massachusetts developer plans 162 new housing units for Crosby.

Now that the county has nixed Christ's mission for the homeless, the city of Williston will study what to do next for the homeless. WWJD?



Would Federal Permitting Stop The Bakken?

Federal permitting has stopped drilling in one of the sweet spots in the Bakken. KXNews is reporting:
An area of western North Dakota, that's proven to be a hot spot in the Bakken, is pretty much being ignored.
Oil companies say the federal government and their rules are to blame.
There are zero wells drilling in the National Grasslands in the state.
The reason, it takes too long for oil companies to get federal drilling permits.
It takes at least 180 days to drill on federal land, versus 10 days on state land.
One of the top producing wells in the state was drilled on federal land.
Jack Ekstrom with Whiting Petroleum says the federal government is forgoing potential revenue by creating a difficult situation for oil companies.
Ekstrom says, "We have a stated charge in Whiting to avoid federal acreage at all costs. Because you can't afford the delays in permits that take a year."

A Re-Look At The New North Dakota Law On Flaring

North Dakota amended state law on flaring:
House Bill No. 1134 maintains North Dakota's one year flaring grace period, but upon the expiration of the grace period, increased the permitted activities to include a compression collection system that intakes at least seventy-five percent (75.00%) of the gas and natural gas liquids volume for beneficial consumption by various means.  This provision also includes any well equipped with other value-added processes as approved by the North Dakota Industrial Commission, which reduces the volume or intensity of the flair by more than sixty percent (60.00%).  Additionally, if the gas is collected and/or used by one of these optional systems, the gas is granted an exemption from gross production taxation for a period of two (2) years and thirty (30) days from the time of first production.
I mention this because of this observation regarding the October NDIC hearing dockets: there were only two cases in which an operator asked for permission to continue flaring at max crude oil production. Generally, there are many, many more cases. For example, on the June, 2013, agenda, there were 34 cases in which operators asked flaring be allowed past the "grace period."  There have been other months in which there were few or no cases regarding flaring, but with all the activity in the Bakken this past summer, one would think there would be more requests for flaring.

There are four possibilities:
a) the amended North Dakota on flaring, especially the "60%" rule really made a difference;
b) takeaway capacity for natural gas has improved significantly;
c) operators are choking back oil production for a number of reason; or
d) a combination of all three.
I doubt takeaway capacity has increased that much in the past two months, or even since the law was amended.

I have some hunches but would be interested if anyone has any insight on this. Thank you.

Peak Oil? What Peak Oil? A Privileged Planet And It's Crying Time Again

Rigzone/Reuters is reporting:
Statoil's announcement this week of a major oil find off Canada's Atlantic coast offers a refreshing reminder that new technology and high prices are helping uncover new oil supplies far beyond U.S. shale and the Alberta oil sands.
Statoil says its discovery in the deep-sea Bay du Nord may contain up to 600 million barrels of recoverable oil, making it the third-largest find in Atlantic Canada and rejuvenating hope for an offshore region that was forecast to be in decline for the next several decades.
Situated in an area known as the Flemish Pass basin, 500 kilometres (300 miles) off the coast of Newfoundland and Labrador, the discovery opens up a new frontier, one that oil majors Chevron and Royal Dutch Shell are also poised to probe.
Peak oil? What peak oil? As regular readers know, The Oil Drum, a "peak oil" blog, threw in the towel this summer. It's last live post was this past week; the archives are still available to read. 

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A Note To The Granddaughters

I am reading a most fascinating book: A Privileged Planet: How Our Place in the Cosmos is Designed for Discovery, by Guillermo Gonzalez and Jay Richards, c. 2004. The book talks about climate change and fossil fuels. Absolutely fascinating. I did not bring the copy with me this morning so I can't provide any direct quotes, but will do so at a later date. Suffice to say Richard Dawkins won't be recommending this book. I doubt he will even read it. If he does, I can already hear the arguments, but he would be missing the point.


How slow is the news today -- at least the news out of Washington? It can't get much worse than this -- is reporting that the White House will be cut to skeleton staff (just in time for Halloween) if there's a government shutdown -- and what's so bad about that, she asked.

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Well, it's crying time again:

It's Crying Time Agian, Ray Charles and Glen Campbell

Global Freezing: Deliveries Of The Hard Copy UN Report On Global Warming Will Be Delayed

What a great way to start the weekend. I only have a few minutes this morning, and then I will be off to soccer and swimming. It's a busy, busy day.

But, what a great way to start the weekend.

Sixteen feet of snow possible on Mt Rainier over next four days. Sixteen feet. And this is still September. The climatologists were correct. We're entering an extended period of global cooling freezing.

And it gets better: winter arrived in Oregon a month early.
Crater Lake, Oregon, received “a record-smashing 8 inches (20.3 cm) of snow in 24 hours” Tuesday into Wednesday, the National Weather Service reported.
More than one month ahead of schedule, the frosty blanket made its earliest appearance since 1986, when snow fell a week earlier on Sept. 18. Before that, the earliest appearance of a winter wonderland at Crater Lake was Sept. 24, 1948.
Now the irony. Because of the snow the USPS announced that deliveries of the hard copy of the UN study on global warming will be delayed in some areas of Oregon.

Friday, September 27, 2013

Out Of Time

I have run out of time to complete all that needs to be written.

I will clean up the posts from today sometime over the weekend.

This was a most incredible day.

If anyone had any doubts about the future of the Bakken, hopefully October's NDIC hearing dockets helps clear things up. Case 21145 was just one of many very, very interesting examples.

Case 21145:
Application of EOG Resources, Inc. for an order authorizing the drilling, completing and producing of a total of sixteen wells on an existing 1280-acre spacing unit described as Sections 30 and 31, T.152N., R.94W.; a total of thirty-four wells on an existing 1440-acre spacing unit described as all of Sections 13, 24 and 25, less Lots 1-4 in each section, T.151N., R.95W.; a total of thirty-four wells on an existing 1920-acre spacing unit described as Sections 25 and 36, T.152N., R.95W. and Section 1, T.151N., R.95W.; and a total of thirty-four wells on an existing 2560-acre spacing unit described as Sections 6, 7, 18 and 19, T.151N., R.94W., Clarks Creek-Bakken Pool,McKenzie County, ND, eliminating ....
In case that's hard to read:
  • 16 wells on an existing 1280-acre unit;
  • 34 wells on an existing 1440-acre spacing unit;
  • 34 wells on an existing 1920-acre unit; and,
  • 34 wells on an exsiting 2560-acre unit.
Highlights of the October agenda can be found here.

Again, a lot of stuff from today needs to be cleaned up; I will try to find time on the weekend. I assume there are a lot of typographical errors.

If you see errors, let me know. Please feel free to send comments, but I won't get to them until sometime this weekend.

Highlights Of The October NDIC Hearing Dockets

The complete summary of the October agenda is here. The highlights follow:

To begin with, the norm in the Bakken is now 10+ wells in 1280-acre units:
  • 21024: KOG, Twin Buttes-Bakken, establish two new 1280-acre units; 10 wells in each, Dunn
  • 21025: KOG, South Fork-Bakken, establish two new 1280-acre units; 10 wells in each, Dunn
  • 21026: KOG, Heart Butte-Bakken, establish two new 1280-acre units; 10 wells in each, Dunn
But others are drilling even more than 10 wells on a 1280-acre unit in the Bakken:
  • 21036: Oasis, Alkali Creek-Bakken, 15 wells on some or all of the 1280-acre units;
  • 21037: Oasis, Cow Creek-Bakken, 12 wells on some or all of the 1280-acre units; Williams
  • 21038: Oasis, Enget Lake-Bakken, 15 wells on some or all of the 1280-acre units; Mountrail
  • 21039: Oasis, Sorkness-Bakken, 15 wells on some or all of the 1280-acre units; Mountrail
  • 21040: Oasis, Tyrone-Bakken, 15 wells on some or all of the 1280-acre units; Williams
  • 21041: Oasis, Viking-Bakken, 15 wells on some or all of the 1280-acre units; Burke
Overlapping units are becoming the norm to capture otherwise "orphaned" oil:
  • 21043: MRO, Reunion Bay and the Big Bend-Bakken; establish 5 overlapping 2560-acre units; 1+ wells; Mountrail, McKenzie, and Dunn
  • 21159: XTO, Grinnell-Bakken, establish 9 overlapping 2560-acre units; 1 well each; McKenzie, Williams
  • 21160: XTO, Siverston-Bakken, establish 23 overlapping 2560-acre units; 1 well each; McKenzie
Whiting continues to explore the Red River formation:
  • 21047: Whiting, Beach-Red River, establish a 640-acre unit; 1+ hz well; Golden Valley
  • 21048: Whiting, Delhi-Red River, establish a 640-acre unit; 1+ hz well; Golden Valley
  • 20149: Whiting, Camel Hump-Red Rivers; establish a 240-acre unit, one vertical well; establish a 560-acre unit; a horizontal well; establish a 320-acre unit one hz well; establish 2 480-acre units; drill a second vertical well on a 320-acre unit, Golden Valley
Just as interesting: what was not in the agenda:
  • there were almost no requests for to allow flaring for maximum production
  • there were very few cases by one operator to revoke a permit of another operator (only two, I think)
  • likewise, there were few cases involving risk penalty issues
Look at all the pooling cases for Oasis

Petro-Hunt is very, very busy; and Stockyard Creek keeps getting more wells:
  • 21069: Petro-Hunt, Stockyard Creek-Bakken, 6 wells on a 640-acre unit, Williams
  • 21070: Petro-Hunt, Powers Lake-Bakken, 7 wells on a 1280-acre unit; Mountrail
  • 21071: Petro-Hunt, North Tioga-Bakken, 7 wells on 12 1280-acre units; Burke
  • 21072: Petro-Hunt, East Tioga-Bakken, 7 wells on 9 1280-acre units: Burke
KOG is very, very active:
  • 21135: KOG, Truax-Bakken, 14 wells on 4 1280-acre units; 8 wells on 10 1280-acre units; 6 wells on 7 2560-acre units, McKenzie, Williams
  • 21136: KOG, Eightmile-Bakken, 10 wells on a 1280-acre units; McKenzie, Williams
CLR is not slowing down -- I might do the math later:
  • 21148: CLR, Long Creek-Bakken, create an overlapping 2560-acre unit; 28 wells on that one 2560-acre unit; 14 wells on each existing 1280-acre unit within Zones III and IV; 14 wells on each exisitng 1600-acre unit in Zone V, McKenzie, Williams
  • 21149: CLR, Banks-Bakken, 14 wells on each existing 1280-acre unit within Zones III, IV, V, VI, VII, VIII, IX, X, and XI; 28 wells on each existing 2560-acre unit within Zones XIII, XIV, XV, and XVI, McKenzie, Williams
  • 21150: CLR, Brooklyn-Bakken, 14 wells on each existing 1280-acre unit within Zone 1 and II; 24 wells on each existing 2560-acre unit within Zones III and IV, Williams
  • 21151: CLR, Crazy Man Creek-Bakken, 14 wells on each existing 1280-acre unit within Zones I, II, III, and IV; 14 wells on each existing 1600-acre unit within Zone V; 28 wells on each existing 2560-acre unit within Zone VI; and 28 wells on each existing 2880-acre unit within Zone VII, McKenzie, Williams
Zenergy remains active:
  • 21162: Zenergy, Cow Creek-Bakken, 12 wells on an existing 1280-acre unit; Williams
  • 21163: Zenergy, Rawson-Bakken, 12 wells on an existing 1280-acre unit, McKenzie
  • 21164: Zenergy, North Tobacco Garden-Bakken, 16 wells on each existing 1280-acre units, McKenzie
  • 21165: Zenergy, Camp-Bakken, 12 wells on an existing 1280-acre unit, McKenzie
  • 21166: Zenergy, Indian Hill-Bakken, 12 wells on an existing 1280-acre unit; McKenzie
  • 21167: Zenergy, Lake Trenton-Bakken, 12 wells on an existing 1280-acre unit, Williams
  • 21168: Zenergy, Rosebud-Bakken, 12 wells on each existing 1280-acre unit, 2 units; Williams
  • 21169: Zenergy, Trenton-Bakken, 12 wells on an existing 1280-acre unit; McKenzie, Williams
If I am reading this correctly, CLR is looking to use EOR on two established and temporarily abandoned Tyler wells:
  • 21197: CRL, Tracy Mountain Field, EOR, into the Tracy Mountrain-Tyler Unit of the Jiggs 32-16 well (#13396) (Billings); spud 7/92; t8/92; cum 184K 7/13; status: TA; last produced 10/09; TA date 4/1/13; Tyler formation
  • 21198: CRL, Tracy Mountain Field, EOR, into the Tracy Mountrain-Tyler Unit of the Tracy Mountain Unit 1-16 well (#15936), Billings; spud 4/06; t178; cum 18K 7/13; status: TA; last produced 12/08; TA date 9/6/12; Tyler formation
Another example of increased density wells:
  • 21207: EOG, Parshall-Bakken, 7 wells on an existing 640-acre spacing unit, Mountrail

Sixteen (16) New Permits -- The Williston Basin, North Dakota, USA

Active rigs: 184 (steady)

Sixteen (16) new permits --
  • Operators: Newfield (9),  Enerplus (2), Enduro (3), Oasis, Slawson,
  • Fields: Big Bend (Mountrail), Pembroke (McKenzie), Spotted Horn (McKenzie), Mouse River Park (Renville), Camp (McKenzie), South Tobacco Garden (McKenzie)
  • Comments: It is a pleasant surprise to see so many Newfield wells; regular readers know the history of Newfield in the Bakken; It is also nice to see Slawson active
Wells coming off the confidential list were posted earlier; see sidebar at the right.

This was an incredibly big day week for the Bakken: a) double-digit number of new permits many days this week; and, b) then a most incredible agenda for the October NDIC hearing dockets.

Staggering

I don't recall if I posted it on the blog or not, but once upon a time someone asked me if they would ever see more than one well per drilling unit in Brooklyn oil field.

In the October NDIC hearing docket:
  • 21150: CLR, Brooklyn-Bakken, 14 wells on each existing 1280-acre unit within Zone 1 and II; 24 wells on each existing 2560-acre unit within Zones III and IV, Williams.
The Brooklyn-Bakken is an "okay" field in the Bakken but it would not be considered one of the best locations in the Bakken. I used to say that one would see 14 wells in the better Bakken, and 4 wells elsewhere.

I will have to recalibrate.

October Hearing Dockets -- NDIC -- North Dakota

Disclaimer: this is for my own use. I post it in case others might be interested. I type fast; I make typographical errors. I have not proofread. I use shorthand. In other words: some of the data below is probably incorrect. Go to the source.  

Highlights are here

Wednesday, October 23, 2013

21021: Bakken Western Services, treatment plant, McKenzie County
21022: Patriot Separation, treatment plan, McKenzie County
20888, cont'd.
21023: CLR, et al, Pembroke-Bakken, proper spacing, McKenzie
21024: KOG, Twin Buttes-Bakken, establish two new 1280-acre units; 10 wells in each, Dunn
21025: KOG, South Fork-Bakken, establish two new 1280-acre units; 10 wells in each, Dunn
21026: KOG, Heart Butte-Bakken, establish two new 1280-acre units; 10 wells in each, Dunn
20881, cont'd.
21027: Hess et al, Sandrocks-Bakken, proper spacing to develop, McKenzie
14935: cont'd.
21028: Hess, revoking CLR permit, Mountrail
21029: Hess, Blue Buttes-Bakken, establish an overlapping 2560-acre unit; 1+ wells, McKenzie
21030: Jordan Exploration, temporary spacing for the new Lawrence well, Burke
21031: Oasis, temporary spacing for the new Nevis well, Burke
21032: Oasis, Tyrone-Bakken, establish 4 overlapping 2560-acre units; 1+ wells; Williams
21033: Oasic, Squire-Bakken, establish 2 overlapping 2560-acre units, 1+ wells: Williams
21034: Oasis, Robinson Lake and Alkali Creek-Bakken, establish an overlapping 2560-acre unit 1+ wells, Mountrail
21035: Oasis, Baker-Bakken, establish an overlapping 2560-acr unit 1+ wells; McKenzie and Williams
21036: Oasis, Alkali Creek-Bakken, 15 wells on some or all of the 1280-acre units; Mountrail, McKenzie, Williams
21037: Oasis, Cow Creek-Bakken, 12 wells on some or all of the 1280-acre units; Williams
21038: Oasis, Enget Lake-Bakken, 15 wells on some or all of the 1280-acre units; Mountrail
21039: Oasis, Sorkness-Bakken, 15 wells on some or all of the 1280-acre units; Mountrail
21040: Oasis, Tyrone-Bakken, 15 wells on some or all of the 1280-acre units; Williams
21041: Oasis, Viking-Bakken, 15 wells on some or all of the 1280-acre units; Burke
21042: Petro-Hunt, East Tioga-Bakken, establish a 1280-acre unit; 7 wells; Mountrail
21043: MRO, Reunion Bay and the Big Bend-Bakken; establish 5 overlapping 2560-acre units; 1+ wells; Mountrail, McKenzie, and Dunn
21044: MRO, Chimney Butte-Bakken, 2 wells on each of 2 2560-acre units; Dunn
21045: MRO, Chimney Butte-Bakken, 2 wells on a 2560-acre unit, OR 7 wells on the 1280-acre unit, Dunn
21046: BR, Elidah-Bakken; establish 5 overlapping 2560-acre units; 1+ wells, McKenzie
21047: Whiting, Beach-Red River, establish a 640-acre unit; 1+ hz well; Golden Valley
21048: Whiting, Delhi-Red River, establish a 640-acre unit; 1+ hz well; Golden Valley
20149: Whiting, Camel Hump-Red Rivers; establish a 240-acre unit, one vertical well; establish a 560-acre unit; a horizontal well; establish a 320-acre unit one hz well; establish 2 480-acre units; drill a second vertical well on a 320-acre unit, Golden Valley
20150: OXY USA, St Anthony-Bakken, flaring, Dunn
20858: cont'd
20607: cont'd
21051: North Plains Energy, pooling,
21052: North Plains Energy, pooling,
21053: Bakken Hunter legalese and risk penalty
21054: WPX legalese and risk penalty
21055: WPX legalese and risk penalty
21056: WPX legalese and risk penalty
21057: WPX legalese and risk penalty
21058: WPX legalese and risk penalty
21059: WPX legalese and risk penalty
21060: WPX legalese and risk penalty
21061: SWD
21062: SM Energy, pooling
21063: SM Energy, pooling
21064: SM Energy, pooling
21065: SM Energy, pooling
21066: SM Energy, pooling
21067: SM Energy, pooling
21068: SM Energy, pooling
21069: Petro-Hunt, Stockyard Creek-Bakken, 6 wells on a 640-acre unit, Williams
21070: Petro-Hunt, Powers Lake-Bakken, 7 wells on a 1280-acre unit; Mountrail
21071: Petro-Hunt, North Tioga-Bakken, 7 wells on 12 1280-acre units; Burke
21072: Petro-Hunt, East Tioga-Bakken, 7 wells on 9 1280-acre units: Burke
21073: Hess, pooling
21074: Hess, Truax-Bakken, 8 wells on a 1280-acre unit; Williams
21075: Oasis, pooling
21076: Oasis: pooling
21077: Oasis, pooling
21078: Oasis, pooling
21079: Oasis, pooling
21080: Oasis, pooling
21081: Oasis, pooling
21082: Oasis, pooling
21083: Oasis, pooling
21084: Oasis, pooling
21085: Oasis, pooling
21086: Oasis, pooling
21087: Oasis, pooling
21088: Oasis, pooling
21089: Oasis, pooling
21090: Oasis, pooling
21091: Oasis, pooling
21092: Oasis, pooling
21093: Oasis, pooling
21094: Oasis, pooling
21095: Oasis, pooling
21096: Oasis, pooling
21097: Oasis, pooling
21098: Oasis, pooling
21099: Oasis, pooling
21100: Oasis, pooling
21101: Oasis, pooling
21102: Oasis, pooling
21103: Oasis, pooling
21104: Oasis, pooling
21105: Oasis, pooling
21106: Oasis, pooling
21107: Oasis, pooling
21108: Oasis, pooling
21109: Oasis, pooling
21110: Oasis, pooling
21111: Oasis, pooling
21112: Oasis, pooling
21113: Oasis, pooling
21114: Oasis, pooling
21115: Oasis, pooling
21116: Oasis, pooling
21117: Oasis, pooling
21118: Oasis, pooling
21119: Oasis, pooling
21120: Oasis, pooling
21121: Oasis, pooling
21122: Oasis, pooling
21123: Oasis, pooling
21124: Oasis, pooling
21125: Oasis, pooling
21126: Oasis, pooling
21127: Oasis, pooling
21128: Oasis, pooling
21129: Oasis, pooling
21130: Oasis, pooling
21131: Oasis, pooling
21132: Oasis, pooling
21133: Oasis, pooling
21134: Oasis, pooling
21135: KOG, Truax-Bakken, 14 wells on 4 1280-acre units; 8 wells on 10 1280-acre units; 6 wells on 7 2560-acre units, McKenzie, Williams
21136: KOG, Eightmile-Bakken, 10 wells on a 1280-acre units; McKenzie, Williams
21137: BR, Elidah-Bakken, 10 wells on a 1280-acre unit, McKenzie
21138: BR, Elidah-Bakken, 9 wells on a 1280-acre unit, McKenzie
21139: BR, Elidah-Bakken 11 wells on a 1280-acre unit, McKenzie
21140: BR, pooling
21141: MRO, Wolf Bay-Bakken, 4 wells on each of 2 1280-acre units; Dunn
21142, MRO, pooling
 

Thursday, October 24, 2013 

21143: EOG, revoke an Oasis permit
21144: EOG, et al, Little Butte-Bakken, proper spacing, Burke
21145: see this stand-alone post
21146: EOG, Antelope-Sanish, 8 wells on an existing 640-acre unit; 16 wells on an existing 1280-acre unit, McKenzie
20919: cont'd
20787: cont'd
21147: CLR, et al, Wildrose-Bakken, proper spacing, Divide
21148: CLR, Long Creek-Bakken, create an overlapping 2560-acre unit; 28 wells on that one 2560-acre unit; 14 wells each existing 1280-acre unit within Zones III and IV; 14 wells on each exisitng 1600-acre unit in Zone V, McKenzie, Williams
21149: CLR, Banks-Bakken, 14 wells each existing 1280-acre unit within Zones III, IV, V, VI, VII, VIII, IX, X, and XI; 28 wells on each existing 2560-acre unit within Zones XIII, XIV, XV, and XVI, McKenzie, Williams
21150: CLR, Brooklyn-Bakken, 14 wells on each existing 1280-acre unit within Zone 1 and II; 24 wells on each existing 2560-acre unit within Zones III and IV, Williams
21151: CLR, Crazy Man Creek-Bakken, 14 wells on each existing 1280-acre unit within Zones I, II, III, and IV; 14 wells on ache existing 1600-acre unit within Zone V; 28 wells on each existing 2560-acre unit within Zone VI; and 28 wells on each existing 2880-acre unit within Zone VII, McKenzie, Williams
21152: CLR, amend parameters for the Horob well, Williams
 20924: cont'd
20925: cont'd
20926: cont'd
20927: cont'd
20928: cont'd
15224: cont'd
20972: cont'd
21153: Legacy, temporary spacing for the Legacy Etal Wall welll, Bottineau
21154: Armstrong Operating, temporary spcing for the Scheer wee; Dunn
21155: SHD Oil & Gas, LLC, DeepWater Creek Bay-Bakken; establish a 1920-acre unit; multiple wells; McLean
21156: Slawson, Big Bend- Bakken, 15 wells on each of 2 existing 1280-acre units, Mountrail
21157: Slawson, Sanish-Bakken, multiple multi-lateral horizontal wells in addition to any existing Bakken wells with a portion of the vertical section of the well open to the Lodgepole Formation, McKenzie, Mountrail
21158: Statoil, storage tanks
20800: cont'd
21159: XTO, Grinnell-Bakken, establish 9 overlapping 2560-acre units; 1 well each; McKenzie, Williams
21160: XTO, Siverston-Bakken, establish 23 overlapping 2560-acre units; 1 well each; McKenzie
21161: XTO, Siverston-Bakken and/or North Fork-Bakken, establish an overlapping 2560-acre unit; 1 well; McKenzie
21162: Zenergy, Cow Creek-Bakken, 12 wells on an existing 1280-acre unit; Williams
21163: Zenergy, Rawson-Bakken, 12 wells on an existing 1280-acre unit, McKenzie
21164: Zenergy, North Tobacco Garden-Bakken, 16 wells on each existing 1280-acre units, McKenzie
21165: Zenergy, Camp-Bakken, 12 wells on an existing 1280-acre unit, McKenzie
21166: Zenergy, Indian Hill-Bakken, 12 wells on an existing 1280-acre unit; McKenzie
21167: Zenergy, Lake Trenton-Bakken, 12 wells on an existing 1280-acre unit, Williams
21168: Zenergy, Rosebud-Bakken, 12 wells on each existing 1280-acre unit, 2 units; Williams
21169: Zenergy, Trenton-Bakken, 12 wells on an existing 1280-acre unit; McKenzie, Williams
20922: cont'd
21170: Fidelity, New Hradec-Bakken, flaring
21171: Newfield, Lost Bridge-Bakken, alter stratigraphic limits, Dunn
20938: cont'd
20498: cont'd
20500: cont'd
20501: cont'd
21658: cont'd
19901: cont'd
21172: Newfield legalese for a risk penalty
21173: Newfield legalese for a risk penalty
21174: Newfield, pooling
21175: Newfield, pooling
21176: Newfield, Haystack Butte-Bakken, 7 wells on an existing 1280-acre unit; McKenzie
21177: XTO, pooling
21178: XTO, pooling
21179: XTO, pooling
21180: G3 Operating, pooling
21181: CLR, pooling
21182: CLR, pooling
21183: CLR, pooling
21184: CRL, pooling
21185: CRL, pooling
21186: CRL, pooling
21187: CRL, pooling
21188: CRL, pooling
21189: CRL, pooling
21190: CRL, pooling
21191: CRL, pooling
21192: CRL, pooling
21193: CRL, commingling
21194: CLR, St Demetrius-Bakken, 4 wells on an existing 1280-acre unit, Billings
21195: CLR,  Barta-Bakken, 4 wells on an existing 1280-acre unit, Billings
21196: CLR, Ukraina-Bakken, 4 wells on each of 3 1280-acre units; Billings
21197: CRL, Tracy Mountain Field, EOR, into the Tracy Mountrain-Tyler Unit of the Jiggs 32-16 well (#13396) (Billings); spud 7/92; t8/92; cum 184K 7/13; status: TA; last produced 10/09; TA date 4/1/13; Tyler formation
21198: CRL, Tracy Mountain Field, EOR, into the Tracy Mountrain-Tyler Unit of the Tracy Mountain Unit 1-16 well (#15936), Billings; spud 4/06; t178; cum 18K 7/13; status: TA; last produced 12/08; TA date 9/6/12; Tyler formation
20971: cont'd
20814: cont'd
20815: cont'd
20816: cont'd
21199: Hunt, pooling
21200: Hunt, pooling
21201: Hunt: Wolf Bay-Bakken, 7 wells on each of 2 1280-acre units; Dunn
21202: Hunt, Werner-Bakken, 7 wells each  of four existing 1280-acre units; Dunn
21203: Hunt, Lake Ilo-Bakken, 7 wells on each of 3 existing 1280-acre units; Dunn
21204: Hunt, Bailey, 7 wells on an existing 1280-acre unit; Dunn
21205: Missouri Basin Service, SWD
21206: Fidelity legalese for risk penalty
21207: EOG, Parshall-Bakken, 7 wells on an existing 640-acre spacing unit, Mountrail
21208: Triangle, Elk-Bakken, 8 wells on each of 6 existing 1280-acre units; McKenzie
21209: Triangle, Timber Creek-Bakken, 8 wells on an existing 1280-acre unit, McKenzie
21210: Triangle, Sandrocks-Bakken, 8 wells on an existing 1280-acre unit, McKenzie
21211: Triangle, SWD
20979: cont'd
20975: cont'd

Bakken Fatigue?

A reader asked whether we might be seeing "Bakken fatigue" based on a couple of recent headlines. I provided a very, very lengthy answer (which I might post on the blog sometime this weekend).

I should have read my mail first, before writing that long post.

A reader just alerted me that the hearing dockets were out for October, and directed me to look at Case 21145:
Application of EOG Resources, Inc. for an order authorizing the drilling, completing and producing of a total of sixteen wells on an existing 1280-acre spacing unit described as Sections 30 and 31, T.152N., R.94W.; a total of thirty-four wells on an existing 1440-acre spacing unit described as all of Sections 13, 24 and 25, less Lots 1-4 in each section, T.151N., R.95W.; a total of thirty-four wells on an existing 1920-acre spacing unit described as Sections 25 and 36, T.152N., R.95W. and Section 1, T.151N., R.95W.; and a total of thirty-four wells on an existing 2560-acre spacing unit described as Sections 6, 7, 18 and 19, T.151N., R.94W., Clarks Creek-Bakken Pool,McKenzie County, ND, eliminating ....
In case that's hard to read:
  • 16 wells on an existing 1280-acre unit;
  • 34 wells on an existing 1440-acre spacing unit;
  • 34 wells on an existing 1920-acre unit; and,
  • 34 wells on an exsiting 2560-acre unit.
Bakken fatigue? Only for the roughnecks.

Regular readers know the significance of Clarks Creek and EOG.

This is what sections 13 - 24 - 25 in 151-95 look like now:


Zooming in on the wells/permits already there:


Imagine 34 wells in this spacing unit.

New Wells Reporting -- 4Q13 -- The Williston Basin, North Dakota, USA


Data for 3Q13: 3Q13
Data for 2Q13: 2Q13
Data for 1Q13: 1Q13
Data for 4Q12: 4Q12
Data for 3Q12: 3Q12
Data for 2Q12: 2Q12
  Data for 1Q12: 1Q12   
Data for 4Q11: 4Q11 
Data for 3Q11: 3Q11 
Data for 2Q11: 2Q11 
 Data for 1Q11: 1Q11  
 Data for 2H10: 2H10  
Through 1H10: 1H10

Monday, December 30, 2013:
24512, 1,982, Whiting, Taylor 14-7-2H, Sioux, t7/13; cum 151K 5/16;
24513, 1,657, Whiting, Taylor 14-7H, Sioux, t7/13; cum 147K 5/16;
25058, 1,286, Hess, BB-Chapin 151-95-0506H-3, Blue Buttes, t12/13; cum 72K 3/14;
25185, 1,169, Slawson, River Rat Federal 4-23-14TFH, Four Bears, t9/15; cum 52K 5/16; 
25657, 2,289, QEP, Ernie 3-10-2-11LL,  Grail, t10/13; cum 12K 10/13;
25744, 1,736, Newfield, Johnsrud 151-98-31-30-3H, Siverston, t9/13; cum 28K 10/13;
25752, 115, Legacy, Legacy Et Al Bernstein 13-7 2H, Red Rock, a Spearfish well; t8/13; cum 14K 10/13;

Sunday, December 29, 2013:
25479, 487, Malcolm 3-20H, Sauk, t2/14; cum 20K 3/14;
25842, 2,585, MRO, Jodi Aubol 41-14H,  Reunion Bay, 4 sections;t11/13; cum 363K 8/18; cum 453K 10/22;

Saturday, December 28, 2013:
23268, 1,487, EOG, Bear Den 25-16H,  Spotted Horn, t7/13; cum 91K 10/13;
25057, 1,033, Hess, BB-Chapin 151-95-0506H-2,  Blue Buttes, t12/13; cum 63K 3/14;
25071, 480, Hess, EN-Hermanson A 155-93-3601H-5, Robinson Lake, t1/14; cum 12K 3/14;
25495, 557, Slawson, Walleye (Fedeeral) 3-12-11TFH, Sanish, t11/13; cum 14K 11/13;
25743, 1,734, Newfield, Johnsrud 151-98-31-30-2H, Siverston, t9/13; cum 10/13;

Friday, December 27, 2013
25478, 528, CLR, Malcolm 2-20H1, Sauk, t1/14; cum 12K 3/14;
25345, 1,852, MRO, Hunstad 31-13H, Reunion Bay, t11/13; cum 6K 10/13;
25395, dry, Whiting, KG Ranch 21-21, Camel Hump, a Red River well

Thursday, December 26, 2013
23103, 556, SM Energy, Johnson 3-6HS, Musta, t11/13; cum 3K 101/3;
23804, 786, Oasis, Lars 5792 13-3H, Cottonwood, t9/13; cum 12K 10/13;
24272, 2,588, HRC, Fort Berthold 147-94-3B-10-3H, McGregory Buttes, t4/14; cum 5K 4/14;
24646, 3,284, Oasis, Pikes 5200 41-20B, Camp, t8/13; cum 62K 10/13;
25070, 1,023, Hess, EN-Hermanson a 155-93-3601H-4, t1/14; cum 53K 3/14;
25124, 224, Oasis, Shafer 6093 13-1B, Gros Ventre, t8/13; cum 12K 10/13;
25396, 1,882, Oasis, Rizzo 5493 44-23T, Robinson Lake, t11/13; cum 254K 10/22;
25496, 719, Slawson, Walleye (Federal) 1-12-11H, Sanish, t11/13; cum 308K 10/22;
25665, 2,952, BR, Washburn 44-36TFH, Charlson, 2 sections, t12/13; cum 28K 3/14; cum 406K 10/22;

Wednesday,  December 25, 2013
24450, 1,528, Whiting, Kummer 34-31-2H, Pleasant Hill, t6/13; cum 87K 5/16;
25746, 113, CLR, Christine 1-30 H1, Hanson, t8/13; cum 12K 10/13;

Tuesday, December 24, 2013
24613, 2,136, Oasis, Toby 5200 43-20T, Camp, t8/13; cum 31K 10/13;
24632, 1,880, Oasis, Oreo Federal 5300 24-25T, Willow Creek, t10/13; cum 11K 10/13;
25125, 90, Oasis, Robuck 6093 13-1T, Gros Ventre, t11/13; cum 44K 5/16;
25136, 1,180, Oasis, Beth 5792 13-3B, Cottonwood, t9/13; cum 13K 10/13;
25319, 1,969, Oasis, Christa 5393 12-9B, Sanish, t7/13; cum 34K 10/13;
25320, 2,009, Oasis, Kray 5393 12-9T, Sanish, t7/13; cum 40K 10/13;
25438, 2,972, BR, CCU Bison Point 44-34MBH, Corral Creek, unitized, t91/3; cum 14K 10/13;

Monday, December 23, 2013:
25065, 1,515, XTO, Loomer 21X-4A, Tobacco Garden, t10/13; cum 254K 8/18; cum 300K 9/22;
25069, 467, Hess, EN-Hermanson A 155-93-3601H-3, Robinson Lake, t1/14; cum 22K 3/14;
25138, 223, OXY USA, John Williams 1-5-8H-143-97, Crooked Creek, t6/13; cum 32K 10/13;,
25263, 215, CLR, Farver 4-29H1, Hamlet, t11/13; cum 1K 10/13;
25457, 1,320, Newfield, Barracuda 150-100-11-2-4H, Sandrocks, t9/13; cum 13K 10/13;

Sunday, December 22, 2013:
22025, 127, Petro-Hunt, Lee 158-94-22A-27-2H, East Tioga, t9/13; cum 12K 10/13;
23308, 2,005, WPX, Blackhawk 1-12HD, Moccasin Creek, t8/13; cum 70K 10/13;
24273, 1,486, Whiting, Kummer 14-31H, Pleasant Hill, producing, t6/13; cum 41K 10/13;
24274, 1,405, Whiting, Kummer 14-31-2H, Pleasant Hill, producing, t6/13; cum 39K 10/13;
24986, 3,087, Statoil, Domaskin 30-31 5TFH, Alger, t4/14; cum 290K 8/18;
25439, 2,083, BR, CCU Bison Point 44-34TFH, Corral Creek, t11/13; cum --
25456, dry, Newfield, Barracuda 150-100-11-2-4H, Sandrocks, --
25628, 912, WPX, State of ND 10-3HA, Van Hook, t10/13; cum 15K 10/13;
25655, 2,856, BR, Washburn 43-36TFH, Charlson, t12/13; cum 17K 3/14; cum 433K 10/22;

Saturday, December 21, 2013:
23178, 1,812, ERF, Prairie Dog 150-94-04A-09H, Spotted Horn, t1/14; cum 110K 3/14;
24594, 570, CLR, Rosenvold 5-30H-2, Hamlet, t10/13; cum 5K 10/13;
25053, 1,836, Oasis, Dunlap 5693 44-12B, Alger, t9/13; cum 27K 10/13;
25068, 876, Hess, EN-Hermanson A 155-93-3601H-2, Robinson Lake, t12/13; cum 138K 5/16;

Friday, December 20, 2013
24987, 2.912, Grayson Mill/Statoil, Domaskin 30-31 6H, Alger, t4/14; cum 233K 8/18; cum 283K 10/22;
25066, 2,356, XTO, Loomer 21X-4E, Tobacco Garden, t10/13; cum 31K 3/14;
25455, 1,061, Newfield, Barracuda 150-100-11-2-2H, Sandrocks, t9/13; cum 16K 10/13;
25472, 72, Fram Operating, Schlak 3, Norma, a Madison well, t11/13; cum --

Thursday, December 19, 2013
22111, 631, Petro-Hunt, Fredrickson 160-94-33D-28-4H, North Tioga, t10/13; cum 8K 10/13;
25656, 1,104, BR, Washburn 43-36MBH, Charlson, t1/13; cum 9K 3/14;
25712, 38, Legacy, Legacy Et Al Bernstein 12-7H, Red Rock, a Spearfish well, t7/13; cum 12K 10/13;

Wednesday, December 18, 2013
22948, 886, True Oil, True Federal 21-16 16-21H, Bully, t11/13; cum 110K 8/18;
23720, 318, EOG, Bear Den 8-1621H, Ambrose, 4 sections, t5/13; cum 33K 10/13;
24463, 1,592, WPX, Adam Good Bear 15-22HD, Van Hook, t6/13, cum 52K 10/13; 
24802, 725, CLR, Rollefstad Federal 10-3H-2, Antelope, t3/14; cum 8K 3/14;
24988, 3,306, Statoil, Domaskin 30-31 7TFH, Alger, t5/14; cum --
25282, 957, Samson Resources, Strom 2536-2H, Ambrose, 4 sections, t9/13; cum 31K 10/13;
25301, 2,080, XTO, Louise 31X-T15, North Tobacco Garden, t9/13; cum 101K 3/14;
25328, 2,034, MRO, Judy Tuhy USA 31-4H, Murphy Creek, 27K in 39 days; t9/13; cum 47K 3/14; cum 206K 10/22;
25388, 2,832, BR, Cleo 21-1MBH, Croff, 2 sections, t9/13; cum 15K 10/13;
25690, 100, CLR, Park 1-22H, Juno, t9/13; cum 8K 10/13;

Tuesday, December 17, 2013
23063, 1,418, EOG, Bear Den 100-2017H, Spotted Horn, 50 stages; 10.1 million lbs, t8/13; cum 529K 8/18; cum 639K 10/22;
23267, 110, EOG, Bear Den 17-16H, Spotted Horn, t7/13; cum 204K 5/16; cum 291K 10/22;
24480, 83 (no typo), Murex, Lisa Marie 22-15H, Writing Rock, t8/13; cum 24K 10/13;
24551, 616, EOG, Garden Coulee 3-2734H, Ft Buford, t6/13; cum 43K 10/13;
24746, 280, SM Energy, Mosser 1-30HN, Colgan, t10/13; cum 8K 10/13;
24855, 1,981, EOG, Van Hook 130-2526H, Parshall, Three Forks, t7/13; cum 111K 10/13;
24867, 1,768, Whiting, Rovelstad 21-13-2H, Timber Creek, t6/13; cum 62K 10/13;
25462, 1,155, Hess, EN-Leo 154-94-2324H-1, Alkali Creek, t11/13; cum 71K 3/14;
25483, 1,266, MRO, Kruger 24-24TFH, Bailey, t10/13; cum 17K 10/13;

Monday, December 16, 2013
24547, 2,607, Statoil, Greenstein 30-31 4H, Camp, t1/14; cum 30K 3/14;
24801, A, CLR, Rollefstad Federal 9-3H, Antelope, no IP; cum 7K 3/14;
25281, 653, Samson Resources, Strom 2536-1H, Ambrose, t10/13; cum 13K 10/13;
25302, 2,592, XTO, Louise 31X-9D,  North Tobacco Garden, very big well, 42K first 35 days; t9/13; cum 131K 3/14;
25387, 2,664, BR, Cleo 21-1TFH, Croff, t9/13; cum 14K 10/13;
25503, 234, CRL, Strath 1-27H1, Juno, t10/13; cum 3K 10/13;

Sunday, December 15, 2013
22440, 1,113, Petro-Hunt, Wisness 152-96-28A-33-3H, Clear Creek, t8/13; cum 49K 10/13;
25277, 642, Samson Resources, Coronet 2413-1H, Ambrose, t9/13; cum 10K 10/13;
25349, 2,083, MRO, Kutcher 31-27H, Killdeer, t11/13; cum 47K 3/14;
25359, 2,063, XTO, Lundeen 31X-9D,  Garden, t10/13; cum 7K 10/13;
25463, 1,542, Hess, EN-Freda 154-94-2635H-1, Alkali Creek, t12/13; cum 108K 3/14;
25548, 554, Hess, EN-Ruud 154-93-2734H-2, Robinson Lake, t1/14; cum 29K 3/14;

Saturday, December 14, 2013
23875, 662, CLR, Juneau 2-11H, Brooklyn, t12/13; cum 25K 3/14;
24548, 2,226, Equinor/Statoil, Greenstein 30-31 3TFH,  Camp, t1/14; cum 78K 5/16;
24800, A, CLR, Rollefstad Federal 8-3H-3,  Antelope, a Sanish well, no IP; cum 4K 4/14;
25219, 1,277, WPX, Olson 1-12HW,  Van Hook, t9/13; cum 35K 10/13;
25267, 989, Hess, BW-Rolfson-151-98-2116H-4, Siverston,t11/13; cum 1K 10/13;
25606, 1,298, Abraxas, Lillibridge 20-17-5H,  Pershing, t11/13; cum 82K 3/14;

Friday, December 13, 2013
25372, AB, Lime Rock Resources/OXY USA, George Palmer 1-11-141-94, Wildcat, no production data; this well is southeast of Murphy Creek, where there is almost no activity (a true wildcat); OXY USA had another wildcat in this section targeting the TFS, a long horizontal, but it is "temporarily abandoned" while OXY USA "plans what to do with it." Three formations targets: Precambian (DRY); Silurian (DRL); Stonewall (SI)  

Thursday, December 12, 2013
23876, 901, CLR, Juneau 3-11H,  Brooklyn, t10/13; cum 158K 6/18;
25464, 1,288, Hess, EN-Freda 154-94-2635H-2, Alkali Creek, t12/13; cum 86K 3/14;
25581, 2,667, KOG, P Evitt 154-98-15-12-19-16H, Truax, t11/13; cum 75K 3/14;
25607, 1,086, Abraxas, Lillibridge 20-17-6H, Pershing, t11/13; cum 73K 3/14;
25695, 278, Flatirons, Stoa 41-1 2H, Lake Darling, Lake Darling is about 20 miles northwest of Minot; a Madison well; t8/13; cum 24K 10/13;

Wednesday, December 11, 2013
23933, 1,676, XTO, FBIR Beaks 24X-8E, Heart Butte, t1/14; cum 30K 3/14;
24799, A, CLR, Rollefstad Federal 7-3H-1, Antelope, t--; cum 199K 8/18; cum 257K 10/22; 
25092, 1,166, Grayson Mill/Equinor/Statoil, Bill 14-23 5TFH, Alexander, t5/14; cum 30K 8/18;-
25266, 900, Hess, BW-Rolfson-151-98-2116H-3, Siverston, t11/13; cum 11K 10/13;
25513, 1,810, KOG, P Evitt 154-98-15-12-1-2H3M, Truax, t11/13; cum 41K 3/14;

Tuesday, December 10, 2013
23694, 1,816, XTO, FBIR Beaks 24X-8A, Heart Butte, t12/13; cum 20K 3/14;
24579, 285, CLR, Barney 4-29H-1, Brooklyn, t8/13; cum 20K 10/13;
24733, 150, Hess, LK-Pohribnak 147-96-16H-7, Cedar Coulee, t10/13; cum --
25344, 1,648, MRO, Orvin 31-13TFH, Reunion Bay, t11/13; cum 62K 4/14;
25582, 2,249, KOG, P Evitt 154-98-15-12-24-15H3, Truax, t11/13; cum 80K 4/14;
25608, 138, Legacy, Legacy Et Al Bernstein 13-17 2H, Pershing, no production data,

Monday, December 9, 2013
25091, 2,902, Statoil, Bill 14-23 5TFH, Alexander, t5/14; cum --
25268, 311, Hess, BW-Rolfson-151-98-2116-5,  Siverston, no production data;
25360, 1,194, Hess, CA-Halverson 154-95-0409H-3,  Hofflund, t12/13; cum 94K 4/14;
25465, 1,776, Oasis, Fairview Overlook 34-33HTF, Harding, t8/13; cum 10/13;
25487, 2,148, MRO, Marland 41-14TFH, Reunion Bay, t12/13; cum 73K 4/14;
 
Sunday, December 8, 2013
25514, 2,011, KOG, P Evitt 154-98-15-22-2-2H, Truax, 4 sections, t11/13; cum 84K 4/14;
25566, 432, CLR, Brogger 3-4H, Crazy Man Crreek; t9/13; cum 28K 10/13;
25645, 1,578, Statoil, Bill 14-23 4TFH, Alexander, t5/14; cum 10K 7/14;

Saturday, December 7, 2013
24734, 1,208, Hess, LK-Pohribnak 147-96-16H-6, Cedar Coulee, t10/13; cum 32K 10/13;
25042, 371, American Eagle, Roberta 1-3-163-101, Colgan, t10/13; cum 48K 4/14;
25240, DRY, Whiting, K G Ranch 22-20, Delhi, a Red River well,
25418, 1,166, Hess, CA-Halverson 154-95-0409H-4, Hofflund, t12/13; cum 89K 4/14;
25516, 28 (no typo), Hunt, Scorio 159-101-12-1H-1, Zahl, t9/13; cum 35K 4/14;
25644, 3,008, Equinor/Statoil, Bill 14-23 6H, Alexander, t5/14; cum 24K 7/14;

Friday, December 6, 2013
23693, 2,249, XTO, FBIR Huntsmedicine 24X-8E, Heart Butte, t12/13; cum 49K 4/14;
25144, 892, Hess, HA-ogen 152-95-0508H-4, Hawkeye, t12/13; cum 74K 4/14;
25419, 1,190, Hess, CA-Halverson 154-95-0409H-5, Hofflund, t1/14; cum 84K 4/14;
25511, 1,826, KOG, P Evitt 154-98-13-12-1-3H3, Truax, t11/13; cum 58K 4/14;
25565, 439, CLR, Brogger 3-4H, Crazy Man Creek, t8/13; cum 19K 10/13;

Thursday, December 5, 2013
22491, 1,687, Petro-Hunt, Jonsrud 151-96-3A-10-6H, Clear Creek, t10/13; cum 25K 10/13;
24313, 1,895, Petro-Hunt, Brenna 152-96-14A-23-6H, Clear Creek, t10/13; cum 11K 10/13;
24531, 1,859, Petro-Hunt, Wolan 152-96-34A-3H, Clear Creek, t9/13; cum 33K 10/13;
24899, 2,067, KOG, Smokey 2-17-5-2H3,  Pembroke, t10/13; cum 24K 10/13;
24944, 1,595, XTO, Sorkness State 24X-36B,  Sorkness, t11/13; cum 51K 4/14;
25091, 2,902, Equinor/Statoil, Bill 14-23H,  Alexander, t5/14; cum -- 
25609, 1,018, Abraxas, Lillibridge 20-17-8H,  Alexander, t12/13; cum 82K 4/14;

Wednesday, December 4, 2013
24735, 981, Hess, LK-Pohribnak 147-96-16H-5, Cedar Coulee, t10/13; cum 36K 10/13;
24900, 2,328, KOG, Smokey 2-17-5-2H,  Pembroke, t9/13; cum 25K 10/13;
24922, 1,777, Emerald, Caper 1-15-22H, Boxcar Butte, t6/13; cum 87K 4/14;
25145, 1,053, Hess, HA-Mogen-152-95-0508H-5, Hawkeye, t12/13; cum 99K 4/14;
25420, 846, Hess, CA-Halverson 154-95-0409H-6, Hofflund, t1/14; cum 59K 4/14;
25563, 2,140, KOG, P Evitt 154-98-13-12-24-14H3M, Truax, t11/13; cum 84K 4/14;

Tuesday, December 3, 2013
24741, 3,192, Zenergy, State Wolf 16-21H, Foreman Butte, t10/13; cum 16K 10/13;
25088, 1,267, Equinor/Statoil, Edna 11-2 4TFH, Camp, t6/14; cum 14K 7/14;
25089, 2,941, Equinor/Statoil, Edna 11-2 3H, Camp, t6/14 cum 21K 7/14;

Monday, December 2, 2013
23363, 410, CLR, Atlanta Federal 10-6H, Baker, 4 sections, t3/14; cum 10K 4/14;
24901, 1,815, KOG, Smokey 2-17-5-3H3, Pembroke, t9/13; cum 22K 10/13;
25146, 764, Hess, HA-Mogen-152-95-0508H-6, Hawkeye, t1/14; cum 61K
4/14;
25512, 2,154, KOG, P Evitt 154-98-13-12-2-4H, Truax, 4 sections, t11/13; cum 88K
4/14;
25564, 1,985, KOG, P Evitt 154-98-13-12-19-14H, Truax, 4 sections, t11/13; cum 83K 4/14;

Sunday, December 1, 2013
21998, 836, Petro-Hunt, Producers Corp 159-94-8A-17-4H, North Tioga, t11/13; cum--
24311, 188, Baytex, Murphy 29-32-160-99H 1CN, Burg, t7/13; cum 22K 10/13;
24612, 2,356, Oasis, Leo 5200 43-20B, Camp, t8/13; cum 55K 10/13;
24631, 2,514, Oasis, Cookie Federal 5300 24-25B, Willow Creek, t10/13; cum 30K 10/13;
24951, 1,644, Oasis, Reynolds 5693 42-11T, Alger, t7/13; cum 25K 10/13;
24970, 375, Oasis, Sam Horob 5604 43-23H, Bull Butte, t7/13; cum 15K 10/13;
25087, 3,091, Statoil, Edna 11-2 6H, Camp, t6/14; cum 26K 7/14;
25126, 416, Oasis, Marosi 6093 12-1B, Gros Ventre, t9/13; cum 11K 10/13;
25450, 416, CLR, Zelinsky 1-32H, St Anthony, t9/13; cum 35K 4/14;

Saturday, November 30, 2013
23364, 583, CLR, Atlanta Federal 9-6H, Baker, t3/14; cum18K 4/14;  
25274, 1,681, MRO, Clemens Fettig 21-27TFH, Killdeer, t11/13; cum 17K 4/14;
25562, 1,208, HRC, Borrud 156-101-2A-11-2H, Tyrone, t8/13; cum 21K 9/13;

Friday, November 29, 2013
25298, 1,012, Hess, EN-Weyrauch 154-93-1918H-4, Robinson Lake, t9/13; cum 33K 10/13;
25570, 997, HRC, Johnson 7-25-36H, Strandahl, t8/13; cum 17K 9/13;

Thursday, November 28, 2013
25484, 2,071, MRO, Bluegrass 21-25TFH, Bailey, t10/13; cum 110K 6/18;

Wednesday, November 27, 2013
23307, 1,442, WPX, Blackhawk 1-12HZ, Moccasin Creek, t8/13; cum 344K 6/18;
25225, 814, Hess, BW-Sorenson 149-99-1324H-2, Cherry Creek, t11/13; cum 60K 4/14;
25286, 2,809, BR, Everhorse 41-3MBH, Keene, t8/13; cum 52K 9/13;   

Tuesday, November 26, 2013
24383, 477, CLR, Madison 2-28H, Dollar Joe, t9/13; cum 10K 9/13;
25297, 566, Hess, EN-Weyrauch 154-93-1918H-5, Robinson Lake, t9/13; cum 5K 9/13;

Monday, November 25, 2013
22274, 973, Whiting, Laroque 34-12H, Lonesome, t5/13; cum 35K 9/13;
22834, 1,208, Emerald, Hot Rod 1-27-26H, Boxcar Butte, t9/13; cum 59K 4/14;
24619, 1821, Whiting, Laroque 34-12-2H,  Lonesome, t6/13; cum 33K 9/13;
25352, 899, Hess, BW-Spring Creek 149-99-1201H-3, Cherry Creek, t11/13; cum 71K 4/14;
25547, 273, Slawson, Voyager 3-28H, Van Hook, t10/13; no production yet;

Sunday, November 24, 2013
24382, 727, CLR, Madison 3-28H, Dollar Joe, t9/13; cum 5K 9/13;
24953, 1,592, WPX, Spotted Rabbit 14-23HY, Van Hook, t8/13; cum 294K 6/18;
25517, 138, Legacy, Legacy Et Al Bernstein Barbot 13-8H, a Spearfish well, Red Rock, t6/13; cum 11K 9/13,

Saturday, November 23, 2013
23779, 2,078, Whiting, Rud 11-4H, Pleasant Hill, t5/13; cum 41K 9/13;
23780, 513, Whiting, Rud 11-4TFH, Pleasant Hill, t5/13; cum 13K 9/13;
24460, 2,030, Whiting, Rud 11-4-2H,  Pleasant Hill, t5/13; cum 45K 9/13;
24815, 1,112, CLR, Rollefstad Federal 11-3H-1, Antelope, a Sanish well, t3/14; cum 23K 4/14;
25226, 883, Hess, BW-Sorenson 149-99-1324H-3, Cherry Creek, t12/13; cum 182K 6/18;
25270, 1,798, Newfield, Holm 150-99-13-24-3H, Siverston, t8/13; cum 29K 9/13;
25296, 522, Hess, EN-Weyrauch 154-93-1918H-6, Robinson Lake, no production data,
25351, 1,064, Hess, BW-Spring Creek 149-99-1201H-3, Cherry Creek, t11/13; cum 71 4/14;
25382, 1,415, MRO, Alice Darwin 34-35H, Murphy Creek, t9/13; cum 12K 9/13;

Friday, November 22, 2013
24319, 53 (no typo), Hunt, Bowline 1-1-12H, Little Tank, t9/13; cum -- 
24494, A, CLR, Stedman 5-24H2, Hebron, no IP, cum 14K 4/14;
25102, 1,398, MRO, Ruth Martin 21-14TFH, Reunion Bay, t8/13; cum 24K 9/13;
25440, 2,661, QEP, Kummer 6-7-5-8LL, Grail, ICO, t11/13; cum 85K 4/14;
25488, 2,563, Statoil, Stubbs 28-21 1H, Briar Creek, t8/13; cum 33K 9/13;
25518, 655, SM Energy, Walla 13X-19H,  Poe, t11/13; cum 41K 4/14;

Thursday, November 21, 2013
25271, 1,435, Newfield, Holm 150-99-13-24-2H, Siverston, t8/13; cum 32K 9/13;
25474, 1,658, XTO, Kerbaugh 31X-4C, Beaver Lodge, t12/13; cum 34K 4/14;
25486, 1,687, MRO, Mildred 44-11TFH, Reunion Bay, t10/13; cum -- 

Wednesday, November 20, 2013
25224, 110, Whiting, BSMU 3007, Big Stick, a Madison well, t8/13; cum 6K 9/13;
25441, 2,988, QEP, Kummer 1-6-7BH, Grail, t11/13; cum 106K 4/14;
25519, 846, SM Energy, Walla 13-19H, Poe, t12/13; cum48K 4/14;

Tuesday, November 19, 2013
24198, 2,282, KOG, P Evans 154-99-2-4-9-16H, Stockyard Creek, t8/13; cum 30K 9/13;
24318, 222, Hunt, Antelope 1-33-28H, Sather Lake, t10/13; cum --
24690, 602, Baytex, J. Olson 27-34-162-98H 2XM, Whiteaker, t5/13; cum 39K 9/13;
24705, 828, OXY USA, Stag 1-35-23H-142-96, Russian Creek, t5/13; cum 28K 9/13;
24814, A, CLR, Rollefstad Federal 12-3H-3, Antelope, a Sanish well, no IP, cum 11K 4/14;
25060, 891, Hess, AN-Mogen Trust-153-94-3229H-1, a Sanish well; Antelope, t6/13; cum 137K 4/14;
25442, 1,581, QEP, Kummer 2-6-7BH, Grail, t10/13; cum 90K 4/14;

Monday, November 18, 2013
23367, 540, CLR, Atlanta Federal 6-6H, Baker, t5/13; cum9K 4/14;
24462, 1,960, WPX, Adam Good Bear 15-22HY, Van Hook, t9/13; cum 35K 9/13;
24750, 361, SM Energy, Mosser 2-30HNA, Colgan, t10/13; cum 49K 4/14;
25347, TA/5, Williston Exploration, Rocky Ridge-Fritz 1, Rocky Ridge, Heath, t2/14; cum 333 bbls

Sunday, November 17, 2013
23365, 311, CLR, Atlanta Federal 8-6H, Baker, 4 sections, t3/14; cum 14K 4/14;
23782, 901, Fidelity, Diamond J 21-16H, Heart River, t5/13; cum 40K 9/13;
24813, 773, CLR, Rollefstad Federal 13-3H, Antelope, a Sanish well, t3/14; cum 25K 4/14;
25061, 1,432, Hess, AN-Prosser-152-95-0211H-4, Antelope, a Sanish well; t12/13; cum 95K 4/14;
25433, 783, Slawson, Mauser (Federal) 7-18-17H, North Fork, t11/13; cum 74K 4/14;

Saturday, November 16, 2013
23064, 459, EOG, Bear Den 108-1708H, Spotted Horn, t6/13; cum 74K 9/13;
23340, 2,306, QEP, MHA 4-03-02H-149-92, Heart Butte, 4 sections, t12/13; cum 83K 4/14;
23603, 962, CLR, Jensen 3-8H,  Chimney Butte, t9/13; cum --
23617, 634, Triangle, Rowe 150-101-1-12-2H, Rawson, t6/13; cum 59K 9/13;
23619, 355, Triangle, Rowe 150-101-1-12-3H, Rawson, t6/13; cum 65K 9/13;
23659, 715, EOG, Round Prairie 23-2833H, Painted Woods, t6/13; cum 51K 9/13;
24393, 758, Lime Rock Resources/Fidelity, Rogstad 14-23H, Stanley, t5/13; cum 195K 6/18;
24582, 2,119, EOG, Parshall 22-3032H, Parshall, t6/13; cum 293K 4/14;
25025, 1,164, Oasis, Folda 5393 43-4T, Sanish, t7/13; cum 64K 4/14;
25062, 1,400, Hess, AN-Prosser-152-95-0211H-3, Antelope, a Sanish well, t12/13; cum 97K 4/14;
25283, 998, Hess, SC-Barney 154-98-1819H-2, Truax, t11/13; cum 80K 4/14;
25303, 103, Sinclair, Crosby Creek 3-5H, Little Knife, t91/3; cum --

Friday, November 15, 2013
23368, 441, CLR, Atlanta Federal 5-6H, Baker, 4 sections, t3/14; cum 20K 4/14;
24630, 2,737, Oasis, Ordean Federal 5300 24-25T, Willow Creek, t10/13; cum 94K 4/14;
24812, A, CLR, Rollefstad Federal 14-3H-2, Antelope, a Sanish well, no test date; cum 12K 4/14;
25135, 720, Oasis, Nels 5792 13-3T, Cottonwood, t9/13; cum 6K 9/13;
25276, 438, American Eagle, Albert 16-33S-164-101, Colgan, t9/13; cum 2K 9/13;
25330, 1,695, Statoil, Arvid Anderson 14-11 7TFH, Alger, t11/13; cum 10K 4/14;

Thursday, November 14, 2013
22112, 233, Petro-Hunt, Fredrickson 160-94-33D-28-3H, North Tioga, t10/13; no production data,
23366, 527, CLR, Atlanta Federal 7-6H, Baker, 4 sections, t3/14; cum 20K 4/14;
23893, 859, Slawson, Mauser (Federal) 1-18-17TFH, North Fork, t11/13; cum 61K 4/14;
24999, 535, Baytex, J. Olson 22-15-162-98H-2DM, Blooming Prairie, t5/13; cum 36K 9/13;
25284, 1,108, Hess, SC-Barney 154-98-1819H-3, Truax, t11/13; cum 70K 4/14;

Wednesday, November 13, 2013
23339, 2,217, QEP, MHA 2-03-02H-149-92, Heart Butte, 4 sections, t12/13; cum 52K 4/14;
23604, 244, CLR, Jensen 4-8H1, Chimney Butte, t9/13; cum --
24627, 2,982, BR, Badlands 21-15TFH, Hawkeye, 2 sections; t9/13; cum 4K 9/13;
25063, 1,010, Hess, AN-Prosser-152-95-0211H-2, Antelope, a Sanish well, t12/13; cum 70K 4/14;
25523, 77, Legacy, Legacy Et Al Berge 16-36H, North Souris, looks like a good Spearfish well; t6/13; cum 15K 9/13;

Tuesday, November 12, 2013
23108, 767, Slawson, Wolverine Federal 5-31-30TFH, Elm Tree, t9/13; cum 30K 9/13;
23546, 2,338, Statoil, Jake 2-11 3TFH, Last Chance, t11/13; cum 47K 4/14;
24924, 168, CLR, Tangsrud 3-1H2, Hayland, t1/14; cum 15K 4/14;
25206, 964, XTO, Allie 31X-24C, Capa, t8/13; cum 13K 9/13;

Monday, November 11, 2013
22818, 706, CLR, Harms 1-32H, Elm Tree, t12/13; cum 81K 4/14;
23338, 1,831, QEP, MHA 3-03-02H-149-92, Heart Butte, 4 sections, t12/14; cum 32K 4/14;
23605, 854, CLR, Mittlestadt 3-17H, Chimney Butte, t8/13; cum 12K 9/13;
25285, 991, Hess, SC-Barney 154-98-1819H-4, Truax, up to 2,500 units gas; t11/13; cum 66K 4/14;

Sunday, November 10, 2013
23547, 2,541, Statoil, Jake 2-11 4H, Last Chance, t11/13; cum 48K 4/14;
23908, 2,103, Newfield, Johnsrud 150-98-6-7-3H, Siverston, t7/13; cum 45K 9/13;
24769, 548, CLR, Rosenquist 2-24H, Hamlet, 4 sections; producing, t10/13; cum 7K 9/13;

Saturday, November 9, 2013
22817, 439, CLR, Harms 2-32H, Elm Tree, producing, t8/13; cum 1K 9/13;
23337, 873, QEP, MHA 1-03-02H-149-92, Heart Butte, 4 sections; t12/13; cum 13K 4/14;
23606, 787, CLR, Mittlestadt 4-17H1, Chimney Butte,4 sections, t8/13; cum 12K 9/13;
23951, 2,246, Whiting/KOG, Charging Eagle 16-21-16-1H, Twin Buttes, t91/13; cum 248K 6/18;
24731, 2,171, HRC, Fort Berthold 152-94-15B-22-3H, Antelope, a Sanish well, t10/13; cum 183K 4/14;
24768, 487, CLR, Vatne 2-25H, Hamlet, 4 sections, t9/13; cum 7K 9/13;
24853, 2,279, Statoil, Arvid Anderson 14-11 5H, Alger, t11/13; cum 13K 4/14;

Friday, November 8, 2013
23766, 1,940, Oasis, Ervin 5693 11-24T, Alger, t5/13; cum 52K 9/13;
23906, 1,883, Newfield, Johnsrud 150-98-6-7-2H, Siverston, t5/13; cum 40K 9/13;
24008, 2,430, Statoil, Jake 2-11 5TFH, Last Chance, t11/13; cum 34K 4/14;
24681, 1,032, Oasis, Helmer 5604 13-13H, Bull Butte, t6/13; cum 12K 9/13;
25127, 226, Oasis Woll 6093 12-1T, Gros Ventre, t9/13; cum --
25205, dry, Hess, EN-Trinity-154-93-2833H-6, Robinson Lake, no production data, I'm not sure if they ever planned to produce from this well; it may have simply been a test as the file report suggests;

Thursday, November 7, 2013
19783, drl, Fram Operating, Schlak 2, Norma oil field, no production data, 
20330, 142, EOG, West Clark 3-2413H, Clarks Creek, t6/13; cum 83K 9/13;
23336, 1,386, QEP, MHA 4-03-35H-150-92, Heart Butte, t12/13; cum 33K 7/14;
24583, 1,950, EOG, Parshall 25-3032H, Parshall, t6/13; cum 150K 9/13;
24767, 627, CLR, Rosenquist 3024H, Hamlet, t10/13; cum 64K 3/14;
25254, 1,047, EOG, Parshall 34-0509H, Parshall, 48 stages; 15 million lbs sand, middle Bakken 31 feet thick, t11/13; cum 467K 6/18;
25299, 1,881, XTO, Franchuk 24X-20A, Murphy Creek, t8/13; cum 23K 9/13;

Wednesday, November 6 2013
21859, 85 (not a typo), CLR, Skurupey 1-9H, Saddle Butte, t7/13; cum 4K 9/13;
22637, 0, Whiting, BSMU 2410, Big Stick, a Madison well; not sure what to make of this well yet;
23952, 2,010, Whiting/KOG, Charging Eagle 16-21-16-1H3, Twin Buttes, t8/13; cum 123K 9/15;
24007, 3,315, Statoil, Jake 2-11 6H, Last Chance, t11/13; cum 59K 3/14;
25204, 722, Hess, EN-Trinity-154-93-2833H-6, Robinson Lake, t10/13; cum 54K 3/14;
25437, 227, Samson Resources, Stingray 1819-2H, Ambrose, t8/13; cum 10K 9/13;

Tuesday, November 5, 2013
24766, 600, CLR, Vatne 3-25H, Hamlet, t9/13; cum 43K 3/14;
25300, 1,949, XTO, Franchuk 24X-20E, Murphy Creek, t9/13; cum 11K 9/13;

Monday, November 4, 2013
20915, 3,363, HRC, Fort Berthold 150-94-3B-10-2H, Spotted Horn, t8/13; cum --
23652, 932, Whiting, Wagner Farms 11-16PH, Dutch Henry Butte, t6/13; cum 37K 9/13;
24236, 315, Whiting, Babeck 31-5PH, Park, t5/13; cum 13K 9/13;
24237, 854, Whiting, Babeck 41-5PH, Park, t5/13; cum 25K 9/13;
25188, 2,132, QEP, Bert 2-2-11TH, Grail, t10/13; cum 9/13;
25222, 321, Samson Resources, Charger 0706-1H, Ambrose, t9/13; cum 6K 9/13;
25275, 2,328, MRO, Betty Fettig 21-27H, Killdeer, t11/3; cum 54K 3/14;

Sunday, November 3, 2013
21343, 1,869, MRO, Darwin 34-35H, Murphy Creek, t9/13; cum 19K 91/13;
23746, 2,145, Statoil, Mark 4-9 2TFH, Williston, t1/14; cum 36K 3/14;
24575, 980, Whiting, Pavlish 31-30PH, South Heart; t5/13; cum 37K 9/13;
24957, 894, SM Energy, Cade 12-19HA, Poe, t11/13; cum 57K 3/14;
25101, 2,566, MRO, Martin 31-14H, Reunion Bay, t8/13; cum 36K 9/13; file report not available yet;
25114, 2,417, MRO, Patrick 34-32H, Bailey, t8/13; cum 26K 9/13;
25203, 1,033, Hess, EN-Trinity-154-93-2833H-4, Robinson well; t10/13; cum 11K 8/13;

Saturday, November 2, 2013
20916, 2,361, HRC, Fort Berthold 151-94-34C-27-2H, Antelope, Sanish pool, t1/14; cum 59K 3/14;
23953, 2.022, KOG, Charging Eagle 16-21-16-1HA, Twin Buttes, t8/13; cum 27K 9/13;
24433, 252, CLR, Stoltenberg 1-9H, Corinth, t8/13; cum 3K 9/13;
24530, 818, Petro-Hunt, Wollan 152-96-27D-3H, Clear Creek; t9/13; cum 11K 9/13;
24854, 2,101, Statoil, Arvid Anderson 14-11 6H, Alger, t11/13; cum 19K 3/14;
25187, 2,175, QEP, Bert 2-2-11BH, Grail, t10/13; cum --
25223, 495, Samson Resources, Charger 0706-1H, Ambrose, t9/13; cum 7K 9/13;
25228, 2,371, XTO, Koeser 41X-15G, Siverson, t10/13; cum 62K 3/14;2
25229, 2,302, XTO, Koeser 41X-15H, Siverston, t10/13; cum 70K 3/14;
25273, 75, Legacy, Legacy Et Al Bernstein 5-17H 2H, Red Rock, a Spearfish well; 320-acre spacing; t5/13; cum 9K 9/13;
Friday, November 1, 2013
24570, 1,649, Oasis, Shields 5200 43-20T, Camp, t7/13; cum 27K 9/13;
24644, 1,773, Oasis, Newberry 5200 41-20T, Camp, t9/13; cum --
24905, 2,846, BR, CCU Prairie Rose 31-30MBH, Corral Creek, t8/13; cum 9/13;
24952, 2,765, Oasis, Leni 5693 42-11B, Alger, t7/13; cum 24K 9/13;
24956, 764, SM Energy, Cade 12X-19H, Poe, t11/13; cum 39K 3/14;
25278, 2,605, BR, CCU William 24-20TFH, Corral Creek, TD = 22,550 feet;  t10/13; cum 199K 6/18;

Thursday, October 31, 2013
None.


Wednesday, October 30, 2013
21090, 468, Whiting, Pronghorn Federal 34-9PH, Park, t5/13; cum 17K 8/13;
23849, 572, Whiting, Pronghorn Federal 44-9PH, Park, t5/13; cum 13K 8/13;
23850, 508, Whiting, Pronghorn State Federal 41-16PH, Park, t5/13; cum 17K 8/13;
24675, 694, CLR, Jerol 4-27H1, Lindahl, t9/13; cum --
25035, 1,356, Whiting, Berry 14-11-1H, Cartwright, t5/13; cum 34K 8/13;
25186, 2,170, QEP, Bert 1-2-11BH, Grail, t10/13; cum 103K 3/14;
25436, 280, Samson Resources, Stingray 1819-1H, Ambrose, t8/13; cum 5K 8/13;

Tuesday, October 29, 2013
21725, 230, Petro-Hunt, USA 150-102-6A-7-1H, Foreman Butte, t7/13; cum 26K 8/13;
24145, 2,447, XTO, Ester Federal 34X-28C, Lost Bridge, no production data, 
24226, 3,049, Oasis, Neva Federal 5300 14-25T, Willow Creek, t10/13; cum 85K 3/14;
24262, 2,984, BR, Glacier 41-4TFH, Clear Creek, t11/13; cum 54K 2/14;
24359, 842, CLR, Mack 7-2H, Antelope; a "Sanish" well; short lateral; t8/13; cum 18K 8/13;
24716, 797, OXY USA, John Kinne 1-27-34H-142-98, Snow, t4/13; cum 33K 8/13;
24761, 1,957, Oasis, Gloria 5393 44-4B, Sanish, t7/13; cum 25K 8/13;
24955, 915, SM Energy, Cade 12-19HB, Poe, t11/13; cum 46K 2/14;
24968, 505, Oasis, Sonora 6094 42-24H, North Tioga, t7/13; cum 10K 8/13;
25227, 1,963, XTO, Koeser 41X-15C, Siverston, t10/13; cum 57K 2/13;
25279, 2,966, BR, CCU WIlliam 24-20MBH, Corral Creek, t10/13; cum 41K 2/14;

Monday, October 28, 2013
23784, 632, CLR, Brandvik 3-25H, Corral Creek, t10/13; cum 60K 2/14;
24012, 2,159, MRO, Cummings USA 41-6H, Van Hook, t8/13; cum 18K 8/13 (20 days)
24676, 481, CLR, Jerol 3-27H, Lindahl, t9/13; cum --
24677, 362, CLR, McGregor 4-22H1, Lindahl, t9/13; cum --
24717, 103, OXY USA, Richard Longfellow 1-22-15H-142-98, Saddle Butte, t5/13; cum 8K 8/13;
25280, 1,964, BR, CCU William 34-20TFH, Corral Creek, t10/13; cum --
25325, 1,625, XTO, Olson 34X-19D, Arnegard, t11/13; cum 34K 2/14;

Sunday, October 27, 2013
21253, 2,616, XTO, Esther Federal 34X-28G, Lost Bridge, t9/13; cum --
24358, 206, CLR, Mack 6-2H, Antelope, a Sanish well; t8/13; cum 3K 8/13;
24411, 3,380, Statoil, Broderson 30-31 3H, Banks, t2/14; cum 7K 3/14;
24751, 374, SM Energy, Mosser 2-30HNB, Colgan, t8/13; cum 3K 8/13;
24954, 1,638, WPX Energy, Spotted Rabbit 14-23HW, Van Hook, t8/13; cum 28K 8/13;
25272, 307, American Eagle, Lester 16-33-164-101, Colgan, t1013; cum 23K 2/14;
25316, 369, Slawson, Mamba 3-30H, Van Hook, t9/13; cum 16K 8/13;

Saturday, October 26, 2013
22515, 437, XTO, Thaxton 24X-35F, West Capa, t9/13; cum --
23734, 2,485, BR, Bryce11-5TFH, Westberg, t11/13; cum --
24227, 3,318, Oasis, Nellie John Federal 5300 14-25B, Willow Creek, t10/13; cum 55K 2/14;
24412, 3,823, Statoil, Garmann 19-18 3H, Banks, t2/14; cum --
25048, 1,759, Petro-Hunt, Sorenson 152-96-24D-13-7H, Union Center, t8/13; cum 31K 8/13;
25326, 887, XTO, Olson 34X-19H, Arnegard, t11/13; cum 7K 2/14;

Friday, October 25, 2013
22211, 1,827, WPX, George Evans 13-23HC, Van Hook, t9/13; cum 6K 8/13;
23735, 2,974, BR, Bryce 11-5MBH, Westberg, t11/13; cum 35K 2/14;
24299, 1,687, HRC, Fort Berthold 148-95-13A-24-3H, Eagle Nest, t9/13; cum 67K 2/14;
24588, 978, HRC, Rossland 157-101-22C-15-2H, Otter, t6/13; cum 20K 8/13;
25317, 329, Slawson, Bandit 3-29H, Van Hook, t7/13; cum 13K 8/13;
25369, 1,559, XTO, Thaxton 24X-35A, West Capa, t9/13; cum 157K 10/20;

Thursday, October 24, 2013
21997, 380, Petro-Hunt, Producers Corp 159-98-8A-17-3H, North Tioga, t36K 2/14;
24413, 2,513, Statoil, Broderson 30-31 4TFH, Banks, t2/14; cum 7K 2/14;
24678, 407, CLR, MCGregor 3-22H, Lindahl, t8/13; cum --
25327, 877, XTO, Olson 34X-19G, Arnegard, t11/13; cum 116K 10/20;

Wednesday, October 23, 2013
22492, 1,368, Petro-Hunt, Jonsrud 151-96-3A-10-5H, Clear Creek, t9/13; cum -- 
23783, 640, CLR, Brandvik 4-24H1, Corral Creek, t10/13; cum 59K 2/14;
23901, 628, Zavanna, Young 31-30 1H, Foreman Butte, t8/13; cum 18K 8/13;
25096, 250, Hunt, Alexandria 1-26-35H, Alexandria, t7/13; cum 8K 8/13;

Tuesday, October 22, 2013
23065, 282,  EOG, Bear Den 20-1708H, Spotted Horn, huge well, 41K in third full month, t6/13; cum 50K 8/13;
24298, 1,615, HRC, Fort Berthold 148-95-13A-24-4H, Eagle Nest, t9/13; cum 43K 2/14;
24671, 871, EOG, Van Hook 30-1113H, Parshall; t6/13; cum 128K 8/13;
24672, 720, EOG, Van Hook 29-1113H, Parshall, t6/13; cum 112K 8/13;
25156, 673, CLR, Columbus Federal 1-16H, Baker, t7/13; cum 21K 8/13;
25237, 2,966, BR, Everglades 31-3TFH, Keene, t9/13; cum --
25368, 1,325, XTO, Thaxton 24X-35E, West Capa, t9/13; cum 132K 10/20;
25383, AB/0, XTO, Allie 31X-24H, Capa, 27 stages; 3 million lbs; t9/13; cum 46K 4/14;

Monday, October 21, 2013
23028, 803, OXY USA, State 3-16-21H-14-96, Fayette, t4/13; cum 31K 8/13;
24290, 276, CLR, Stedman 4-24H-1, Hebron, t8/13; cum 6K 8/13;
24414, 2,856, Statoil, Garmann 19-8 4TFH, Banks, t2/14; cum 17K 2/14;
24628, 2,971, BR, Badlands 21-15MBH, Hawkeye, t8/13; cum 13K 8/13;
24749, 1,915, Newfield, Anderson Federal 152-96-9-4-11H, Westberg, t8/13; cum 15K 8/13;
25027, 281, Slawson, Jericho 4-5H, Big Bend, t9/13; cum 14K 8/13;
25214, 65, Legacy, Legacy Et Al Emery Norm 4-19H 2H, Red Rock, a Spearfish well; t6/13; cum 4K 8/13;
25233, 1,836, BR, Everglades 31-3MBH, Keene, t8/13; cum 14K 8/13;
25234, 2,879, BR, Everglades 41-3TFH, Keene, t8/13; cum 369K 10/20;

Sunday, October 20, 2013
23306, 1,508, WPX, Blackhawk 1-12HY, Moccasin Creek, t8/13; cum 17K 8/13;
24297, 1,967,  HRC, Fort Berthold 148-95-13A-24-5H, Eagle Nest, t9/13; cum 78K 2/14;
24844, 334,  CLR, Wahpeton 7-16H3, Banks, t6/14; cum 7K 7/14;
25179, 1,894, Whiting/KOG, P Wood 154-98-4-26-35-14H, Truax, t12/13; cum 108K 9/15;
25236, 2,594,  BR, Everglades 21-3MBH, Keene, t9/13; cum --

Saturday, October 19, 2013
21628, 273, CLR, Winkler 1-3H, Border, t7/13; cum 13K 8/13;
22665, 1,352, Enerplus, Mustang 149-93-29A-32H TF, Mandaree, t9/13; cum 115K 2/14;
23027, 1,388, Lime Rock Resources/OXY USA, Dennis Kadrmas 3-9-4H-143-96, Fayette, t4/13; cum 286K 6/18;
24032, 744, Fidelity, Mularchek 6-7H, Heart River, t4/13; cum 132K 9/15;
24748, 2,095, Newfield, Anderson Federal l152-96-9-4-3H, Westberg, t8/13; cum 14K 8/13;
24941, 1,847, XTO, Sax 41X-26C, Siverston, t8/13; cum 14K 8/13;
24942, 2,035, XTO, SAX 41X-26H, Siverston, t8/13; cum 18K 8/13;

Friday, October 18, 2013
23959, 1,642, Whiting, Havelka 14-17PH, Dutch Henry Butte, t4/13; cum 168K 11/6;
23960, 1864, Whiting, Havelka 34-17PH, Dutch Henry Butte, t4/13; cum 218K 6/18;
23961, 1,301, Whiting, Havelka 44-17PH, Dutch Henry Butte, t4/13; cum 150K 11/6;
24266, 128 (no typo), Samson Resources, Montclair 0112-6TFH, Ambrose, t8/13; cum 84K 11/6;
24843, 1,050, CLR, Wahpeton 6-16H, Banks, t6/14; cum 33K 7/14;
25026, 447, Slawson, Coyote 3-32H, Big Bend, t7/13; cum 24K 8/13;
25215, PA, Armstrong Operating, Scherr 1-18, Duperow/Deadwood/Dawson Bay; wildcat, no IP reported; far southeast Dunn County; southeast of Murphy Creek oil field;
25235, 2,285, BR, Everglades 21-3TFH, Keene, t8/13; cum 14K 2/14;

Thursday, October 17, 2013
  • 23350, TA, Oasis, Gramma Federal 5300 41-31T, Baker, no production data,
  • 23935, 663, Oasis, Craig Federal 5892 31-28H, Cottonwood, t5/13; cum 21K 8/13;
  • 23989, 148, Oasis, Domalakes 6092 44-16H, Cottonwood, t5/13; cum 13K 8/13;
  • 24114, 1,243, Oasis, Stim 5504 42-2H, Hebron, t5/13; cum 23K 8/13;
  • 24166, 3,188, Oasis, Travel 5393 14-12T, Sanish, t5/13; cum 62K 8/13;
  • 24194, 3,518, Oasis, Lite 5393 11-11B, Sanish, t6/13; cum 53K 8/13;
  • 24310, 2,132, HRC, Fort Berthold 148-94-29A-32-5H, t10/13; cum 78K 2/14;
  • 24328, 434, Oasis, Dolores 5892 42-23H, Cottonwood, t5/13; cum 87K 11/6;
  • 24415, 1,770, Oasis, Knaebel 5693 41-11T,  Alger, t6/13; cum 32K 8/13;
  • 24428, 830, Oasis, Torgerson RR 5604 31-27H, Bull Butte, t7/13; cum 11K 8/13;
  • 24569, 3,142, Oasis, Inigo 5200 43-20B, Camp, t8/13; cum 29K 8/13;
  • 24643, 2,920, Oasis, Sherman 5200 41-20T, Camp, t8/13; cum 21K 8/13;
  • 24747, 1,511, Newfield, Anderson Federal 152-96-9-4-10H, Westberg, t8/13; cum 218K 11/6;
  • 24760, 1,654, Oasis, Knox 5393 44-4T, Sanish, t7/13; cum 18K 8/13;
  • 24923, 759, Oasis, Warren Federal 5893 42-23H, Cottonwood, t5/13; cum 24K 8/13;
  • 25178, 1,880, Whiting/KOG, P Wood 154-98-4-26-35-13H3, Truax, t12/13; cum 86K 9/15;
Wednesday, October 16, 2013
22931, 142, EOG, Redmond 27-3932H, Clearwater, middle Bakken, 8,576 feet; 48 stages; 10 million lbs;  t4/13; cum 330K 10/20;
23066, 261, EOG, Bear Den 102-1708H, Spotted Horn, t6/13; cum 11K 8/13;
23083, 1,828, Whiting, Stenehjem 41-3H, Bully, t4/13; cum 32K 813;
24013, 385, CLR, Mathewson 3-30H,  Oliver, t8/13; cum 11K 8/13;
24267, 107, Samson Resources, Titan 3625-6TFH, Ambrose, t7/13; cum 4K 8/13;
24275, 951, Whiting, Stenehjem 41-3-2H, Bully, t4/13; cum 30K 8/13;
24287, 3,247, Oasis, Morrison 5200 11-30T, Camp, t4/13; cum 141K 11/6;
24307, 896, HRC, Fort Berthold 148-94-29A-32-4H, Eagle Nest, t10/13; cum 39K 2/14;
24926, 282, OXY USA, Eleanor Twist 2-3-10H-143-95, Murphy Creek, t8/13; cum 9K 8/13;
25050, 891, Slawson, Alamo 3-19-18H, Big Bend, t6/13; cum 126K 2/14;

Tuesday, October 15, 2013
22666, 1,538, Enerplus Resources, Pinto 149--93-29A-32H, Mandaree, t9/13; cum 491K 10/20;
24394, 399, Liberty Resources, Anderson 152-103-28-33-1H, Glass Bluff, t5/13; cum 27K 8/13;
25100, 1,707, MRO, Cora 31-14TFH, Reunion Bay, t8/13; cum 7K 8/13;
25177, 2,044, KOG, P Wood 154-98-4-26-35 13H, Truax, t12/13; cum 36K 2/14;

Monday, October 14, 2013
24014, 689, CLR, Mathewson 2-30H, Oliver, t8/13; cum 9K 8/13;
24268, 106, Samson Resources, Montclair 0112-5TFH, Ambrose, 4 sections, t8/13; cum 6K 8/13;
25112, 2,400, Oasis/Zenergy, Link 15-22H, Foreman Butte, t7/13; cum 120K 9/15;

Sunday, October 13, 2013
23737, 2,712, BR, Bryce 24-8TFH, Westberg, t12/13; cum 298K 10/20;
23738, 2,899, BR, Bryce 24-8MBH, Westberg, t11/13; cum 21K 2/14;
24143, 2,54, Statoil, Raymond 17-20 6H, Ragged Butte, t1/14; cum 18K 2/14;
24353, 224, Baytex, Ebreck 4-9-161-97H 1XN, Frazier, t5/13; cum 27K 8/13;
24779, TA/AB, Whiting, Sirp 31-12, Sanish, no production data, Bakken: PCI; Three Forks: SI 3/14;
25161, 1,570, BR, Badland 11-15TFH, Hawkeye, t8/13; cum 8K 8/13;

Saturday, October 12, 2013
  • 20331, A/IA/1,251, EOG, West Clark 1-1-2425H, Clarks Creek, t4/13; cum 292K 4/20; off line 5/20; remains off line 10/20; 24306, 1,727, HRC, Fort Berthold 148-94-29A-32-3H, Eagle Nest, t10/13; cum 68K 2/14; cum 307K 9/21;
  • 24381, 690, CLR, Pierre 2-21H, Dollar Joe, t8/13; cum 12K 8/13; cum 142K 9/21;
  • 24624, 2,919, BR, Badlands 31-15MBH, Hawkeye, t8/13; cum 73K 2/14; cum 246K 9/21;
  • 24842, 411, CLR, Wahpeton 5-16H2, Banks, t6/14; cum 6K 7/14; cum 75K 9/21;
  • 25115, 2,090, MRO, Evelyn 34-32TFH, Bailey, t8/13; cum 16K 8/13;225192, 3,075, QEP, Poncho 4-3-10BH, Grail, t7/13; cum 34K 8/13; cum 202K 9/21;
  • 25256, 1,398, MRO, Michael Charchenko 24-21H, Murphy Creek, t8/13; cum 230K 10/20; cum 251K 9/21;
Friday, October 11, 2013 -- 11th day of the government shutdown
  • 23445, 1,127, Hess, EN-Pederson 154-94-0409H-5, Alkali Creek, t8/13; cum 35K 8/13; cum 300K 9/21;
  • 23739, 2,895, BR, Bryce 34-8TFH, Westberg, t11/13; cum 20K 2/14; cum 459K 9/21;
  • 24144, 1,498, Equinor/Statoil, Raymond 17-20 7TFH, Ragged Butte, t2/13; cum 12K 2/14; cum 170K 92/1;
  • 24269, TA/121, Resource Energy Can-Am LLC/Samson Resources, Titan 3625-5TFH, Ambrose, t8/13; cum 2K 8/13;
  • 24546, IA/485, Nine Point Energy/Triangle Petroleum, Dwyer 150-101-35-26-1H, Rawson, t5/13; cum 42K 8/13; cum 184K 7/21; goes off line 7/21;
Thursday, October 10, 2013  -- 10th day of the government shutdown
  • 23785, 400, CLR, State Weydahl 3-36H1, Corral Creek, t8/13; cum 390K 10/20; cum 400K 9/21;
  • 23786, 691, CLR, State Weydahl 2-36H, Corral Creek, 4 sections, t8/13; cum 111K 6/14; 450K 9/21;
  • 24288, 4,489, Oasis, Sully 5200 11-30B, Camp, t4/13; cum 291K 10/20; cum 301K 9/21;
  • 24380, 836, CLR, Pierre 3-21H, Dollar Joe, t7/13; cum 37K 6/14; cum 113K 9/21;
  • 24509, 240, Oasis, Sweetgum 6092 13-24H, Cottonwood, t5/13; cum 53K 6/14; cum   137K 9/21;
  Wednesday, October 9, 2013 -- 9th day of the government shutdown
  • 23446, 1,164, Hess, EN-Pederson 154-94-0409H-4, Alkali Creek, t7/13; cum 260K 10/20; cum 276K 92/1;
  • 23726, 459, Hess, LK-Trotter-146-97-3625H-5, Little Knife, t8/13; cum 60K 6/14;
  • 24840, 382, CLR, Wahpeton 4-16H1, Banks, t7/14; cum 6K 7/14;
  • 24974, 1,658, MRO, Julius Hanson 21-25H, Bailey, t813; cum 59K 6/14;
  • 25191, 1,863, QEP, Poncho 3-3-10BH, Grail, t7/13; cum 152K 6/14;
  • 25338, PA/AR, Whiting, Jandt 14-1-2, Delhi, a Red River well; spacing: W2; no production data;
Tuesday, October 8, 2013 -- 8th day of the government shutdown
  • 24360, 4,884, Equinor/Statoil, Knight 35-26 2H, Banks, t12/13; cum 31K 6/14; cum 321K 9/21;
  • 24993, 2,952, BR, Cleo 41-1TFH, Croff, t9/13; cum 87K 6/14; cum 330K 7/21;
  • 25162, 507, CLR, Raymond 1-21AH, Oliver, t10/13; cum 56K 6/14; cum 205K 9/21;
Monday, October 7, 2013 -- 7th day of the government shutdown
  • 20140, 1,841, XTO, Mandal Federal 41X-29C, Haystack Butte, t10/13; cum 192K 9/19; offline 3/19; something going on; back on line as of 9/19; cum 215K 9/21;
  • 23096, 825, QEP, MHA 1-06-05H-149-92, Heart Butte, t9/13; cum 133K 9/19; cum 153K 9/21;
  • 23653, 745, Whiting, Marsh 14-9PH, Dutch Henry Butte, t4/13; cum 184K 9/19; off line 9/19; back on line, cum 200K 9/21;
  • 24838, TA, CLR, Wahpeton 3-16H3, Banks, producing, no IP yet; cum --
  • 24982, 2,992, BR, CCU Four Aces 44-21MBH, Corral Creek, unitized, t11/13; cum 352K 9/19; cum 415K 9/21;
Sunday, October 6, 2013 -- 6th day of the government shutdown
  • 23725,  766, Hess, LK-Trotter-146-97-3625H-4, Little Knife, t8/13; cum 198K 9/19; cum 220K 9/21;
  • 24011, 1,092, MRO, Cummings 44-31TFH, Big Bend; 11K first month; t8/13 cum 275K 9/19; cum 312K 9/21;
  • 24361, 3,099 Equinor/Statoil, Knight 35-26 3TFH, Banks, t12/13; cum 229K 9/19; cum 253K 9/21;
  • 24737, 2,224, Bruin/HRC, Fort Berthold 152-94-15A-22-7H, Antelpe, t10/13; cum 344K 9/19; cum 386K 9/21;
  • 24992, IA/2,736, BR, Cleo 41-1MBH, Cross, 2 sections; t9/13; cum 420K 10/20; went off line 6/21; cum 428K 92/1;
Saturday, October 5, 2013 -- 5th day of the government shutdown
  • 23759, 1,350, Arsenal, John Paul 11-2H-155-91, Stanley, t7/13; cum 209K 9/19; cum 238K 9/21;
  • 24580, 305, Petro-Hunt, State 158-91-16D-9-1H, Kittleson Slough, t6/13; cum 204K 9/19; cum 231K 9/21;
  • 24721, 985, Whiting, Kostelecky 31-29PH, South Heart; t4/13; cum 181K 9/19; cum 195K 9/21;
  • 24837, 652, CLR, Wahpeton 2-16H2, Banks, t6/14; cum 114K 9/19; cum 135K 9/21;
  • 24936, 360, CLR, Tangsrud 8-1H1, Hayland, t10/13; cum 78K 9/19; lousy well; needs re-work; cum 248K 9/21;
  • 25031, 901, Hess, EN-Sorenson A 154-94-0211H-3, Alkali Creek, t10/13; cum 228K 3/19; off line 3/19; remains off line 9/19; back on line; cum 248K 9/21;  
Friday, October 4, 2013
  • 24337, 2,519, EOG, Hawkeye 3-2413H, Antelope, 133K in less than four months; t5/13; cum 834K 10/20; cum 868K 9/21;
  • 24362, 3,509, Statoil, Knight 35-26 4H, Banks, t12/13; cum 265K 9/19; cum 290K 9/21;
  • 24702, 3,000, Oasis/Zenergy, Slagle 12-1HST, Camp, t7/13; cum 272K 9/19; cum 298K 9/21;
  • 24738, 2,171, Bruin/HRC, Fort Berthold 152-94-15B-22-6H, Antelope, t10/13; cum 353K 10/20; see this post; off line 9/20; remains off line 10/20; back on line; cum 372K 9/21
  • 24981, 2,559, BR, CCU Four Aces 44-21TFH, Corral Creek, t11/13; cum 235K 9/19; cum 260K 92/1;
  • 24991, 2,834, BR, Cleo 31-1TFH, Croff, t9/13; cum 171K 9/19; cum 187K 92/1;
Thursday, October 3, 2013
  • 21857, 590, Hess, LK-Esther-146-97-3328H-1, Little Knife, 17K first month, t8/13; cum 225K 9/19; 253K 9/21;
  • 24177, PA/15, Legacy, Legacy Etal Wall 4-34H, Wildcat, a Spearfish well, 34-163-76, up near Red Rock field, up near the Canadian border, pretty far east; t6/13; cum 1K 1/14;
  • 24461, 2,254, WPX, Adam Good Bear 15-22HC, Van Hook, t8/13; cum 385K 10/20; cum 399K 9/21;
  • 24636, 278, Resource Energy Can-AM/American Eagle, Axel 2-2N-163-101, Colgan, t7/13; cum 34K 9/19; cum 37K 9/21;
  • 24739, conf-->loc-->DRL/IA->A, Bruin/HRC, Fort Berthold 152-94-15B-22-5H, Antelope, 5K first month; cum 92K 2/14; no indication this well has been fracked yet, but I assume it has (2/14); cum 521K 10/20; huge well; see this post; cum 566K 921;
  • 25030, 1048, Hess, EN-Sorenson A 154-94-0211H-3, Alkali Creek, t10/13; cum 259K 9/19; cum 300K 9/21;
Wednesday, October 2, 2013
  • 23981, 514, Oasis, Alder 6092 43-8H, Lucy, t4/13; cum 189K 9/19; cum 209K 9/21;
  • 24471, 608, Petro-Hunt/SM Energy, Rose 16-24H, Colgan, t7/13; cum 187K 9/19; cum 202K 9/21;
  • 24935, 216, CLR, Tangsrud 7-1H3, Hayland, t10/13; cum 48K 9/19; cum 51K 9/21;
Tuesday, October 1, 2013
  • 21406, 1,355, EOG, Liberty 25-0107H, Parshall, t4/13; cum 469K 10/20; cum 493K 9/21;
  • 22921, 60, EOG, Liberty 106-0107H, Parshall, t5/13; cum 551K 9/19; cum 610K 9/21;
  • 22932, 334, EOG, Redmond 28-2917H, Clear Water, t4/13; cum 292K 9/19; cum 317K 92/1;
  • 23997, 3,511, Equinor/Statoil, Margaret 5-8 6H, Spring Creek, t10/13; cum 270K 9/19; 285K 9/21;
  • 24052, 738, Kraken/Fidelity, Wayne 3-4-33H, Sanish, 4 sections, 4/13; cum 241K 9/19; cum 300K 9/21;
  • 24511, 52, Lime Rock Resources/Fidelity, Irene 12-13H-24, Alger, t4/13; cum 131K 9/19; went off line 5/19; neighboring wells fracked; back on line 9/19; too early to tell if "halo effect"; halo effect but short-lived; cum 186K 9/21;
  • 24673, 175, Hunt, Frazier 1-20-17H, Frazier, t6/13; cum 132K 9/19; cum  144K 9/21;
  • 24931, 514, CRL, Tangsrud 14-1H, Hayland, t10/13; cum 58K 9/19; -- lousy well, still active; cum 63K 9/21;
  • 24980, 2,894, BR, CCU Corral Creek 41-28MBH,  Corral Creek, unitized, t10/13; cum 374K 10/20;well of interest; off line as of 9/19; back on line; cum 408K 9/21;
  • 25005, 2,913, BR, Bullrush 44-10TFH, Elidah, t6/13; cum 206K 9/19; cum 225K 9/21;
  • 25029, 974, Hess, EN-Sorenson A 154-94-0211H-5, Alkali Creek, t11/13; cum 311K 10/20; cum 339K 9/21;

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