A Random Look At Twelve (12) QEP Wells In Heart Butte Oil Field

The area south of the river in northeast Dunn County is very, very active. Yesterday I posted a screen shot of this area with the announcement that QEP has permits for 12 new wells in one section in this area. In that screen shot I noted two other areas where wells have been completed which will serve as a template for the new QEP wells.

Just out of curiosity I looked to see if there was anything else similar going on. There certainly is, in section 10-149-91, Heart Butte:

A screen shot of northeastern Dunn County (McLean County is to the immediate east):

Now, zooming in on the 12 wells in section 10-149-91, all confidential, with one rig-on-site:

Most of the areas in the Heart Butte oil field are 1280-acre spacing, but not sections 10, 11, 14, and 15. Those sections are part of a 2560-acre spacing unit. This 2560-acre spacing and another 2560-acre spacing unit border the river on the south side. I assume these spacing units are in the riparian zone. 

The wells:

• 25403, conf, QEP, MHA 4-10-11H-149-91, 
• 25404, conf, QEP, MHA 2-10-11H-149-91, 
• 25405, conf, QEP, MHA 3-10-11H-149-91, 
• 25406, rig-on-site, QEP, MHA 1-10-11H-149-91, 
• 25407, conf, QEP, MHA 4-10-14H-149-91, 
• 25408, conf, QEP, MHA 2-10-14H-149-91, 
• 25409, conf, QEP, MHA 3-10-14H-149-91, 
• 25410, conf, QEP, MHA 1-10-14H-149-91, 
• 25411, conf, QEP, MHA 4-10-15H-149-91, 
• 25412, conf, QEP, MHA 2-10-15H-149-91, 
• 25413, conf, QEP, MHA 3-10-15H-149-91, 
• 25414, conf, QEP, MHA 1-10-15H-149-91,