Off The Net For Awhile

I won't get to comments for this blog, moderating comments for the discussion group, updating old posts, completing the top stories for the past week for awhile.

I will be out and about.

Week 43: October 20, 2013 -- October 26, 2013

Operations
Hess, CLR, Oasis with incredibly full November NDIC docket agenda
XTO granted a permit near the park
MRO permits another Tyler well in Slope County
EOG reports a 61-stage well; a 55-stage well; 12 million lbs sand
The North Dakota Bakken: nearing 1 million bopd
QEP, Statoil reporting huge wells
EOG reports 127,951 bbls in two months
KOG doubles production over one year
CLR with the "deepest" horizontal well in Williams County

Fracking
The price of sand could go parabolic -- Mike Filloon

Economy
The Williston Wire highlights: Williston airport boardings nearing those of Grand Forks
Update of economic activity in Dickinson
Roads and streets are safer in the oil patch
CNBC reporting from Williston this past week

For investors only
Whiting blows away the analysts
Has Wall Street finally "discovered" the Bakken?

Bakken 101
Definition of "zones" in the Bakken
Overview of the shale oil revolution
Spearfish-like oil heavily discounted at America's gulf coast

NDIC Hearing Docket Agenda, November, 2013 -- Happy Thanksgiving

Disclaimer: summaries of the dockets are for my personal use only but do with them what you like. They are generally not proof-read; and probably contain errors. Probably? In fact, there are errors. I do this simply to ensure that I actually read the entire agenda and simply don't scroll through it and say "wow." The source is at the NDIC home page.

HRC: Halcon

MRO: Marathon oil 

BR: Burlington Resources

WPX: WPX Energy

CLR: Continental Resources

Samson Resources is not Samson Oil & Gas; and vice versa

KOG: Kodiak Oil & Gas

SWD: salt water disposal wells

It appears that CLR's motto is: "Leave no oil behind."

Wednesday, November 20, 2013

• 21215: Petro Harvester, to consider terminating the Southwest Starbuck-Spearfish Unit, Bottineau County
• 21216: BR, Whiting, Twin Valley-Bakken, proper spacing, McKenzie County
• 21217: BR, Corral Creek-Bakken, establish a 1280-acre unit; 7 wells, Dunn County
• 21218: Whiting, Elkhorn Ranch-Bakken, establish a 1280-acre unit; 4 wells, Billings County
• 21219: Whiting, Roosevelt-Bakken, establish 2 1280-acre units; 4 wells each, Billings County
• 21220: Whiting, develop pool discovered by Davidson 12-31, Golden Valley County
• 21221: Whiting, develop pool discovered by McDonald 33-11, Golden Valley County
• 21222: Sequel, temporary spacing for Hay Draw 33-33, McKenzie County
• 20214: cont'd
• 1935: cont'd
• 21223: Hess, Sather Lake and Antelope Creek-Bakken; establish 3 overlapping 2560-acre units; 1+ wells each; McKenzie County
• 21224: Hess, Ellsworth-Bakken, establish 5 overlapping 2560-acre units, 1+ wells each; McKenzie County
• 21225: Hess, Lone Butte-Bakken, establish 11 overlapping 2560-acre units, 1+ wells each; Dunn County
• 21029: cont'd
• 21226: Hess, Antelope Creek-Bakken, unrestricted flaring until June 30, 2014, McKenzie County
• 21227: Hess, Oliver-Bakken, unrestricted flaring until June 30, 2014, McKenzie County
• 21228: Hess, South Tobacco Garden-Bakken, unrestricted flaring until June 30, 2014, McKenzie County
• 21229: Hess, Timber Creek-Bakken, unrestricted flaring until June 30, 2014, McKenzie
• 21027: cont'd
• 21023: cont'd
• 21230: HRC, Four Bears-Bakken, establish 7 overlapping 2560-acre units, 1+ wells each; McKenzie, Mountrail Counties
• 21231: HRC, Antelope-Sanish, establish 3 overlapping 2560-acre units; 1+ wells each, McKenzie County
• 21232: HRC, Eagle Nest and McGregory Buttes-Bakken, establish 13 overlapping 2560-acre units, 1+ wells each; Dunn
• 21233: HRC, McGregory Buttes-Bakken, establish 5 overlapping 2560-acre units; 1+ wells, Dunn
• 20607: cont'd (QEP, Van Hook-Bakken, allow 16 wells on a 3200 acre spacing unit, Mountrail, Dunn)
• 21234: SM Energy, Phelps Bay-Bakken, i) terminate a 960-acre unit; ii) establish a 640-acre unit, 8 wells; McKenzie County
• 21235: Luff Exploration, Corey Butte-Red River, i) establish a 640-acre unit in lieu of 2 320-acre units, Bowman County
• 21236: MRO, Bailey-Bakken, establish 2 overlapping 2560-acre units; 1+ wells; Dunn County
• 21237: MRO, Murphy Creek-Bakken, establish an overlapping 2560-acre unit; 1+ wells; Dunn County
• 21238: MRO, Wolf Bay-Bakken, unrestricted flaring, Dunn County
• 21025: cont'd (KOG, South Fork-Bakken; establish 2 new 1280-acre units; 10 wells each, Dunn)
• 21026: cont'd (KOG, Heart Butte-Bakken; establish 2 new 1280-acre units; 10 wells each, Dunn)
• 21239: MRO, commingling
• 21240: KOG, Truax-Bakken, a new 2560-acre unit; 6 wells; Williams County
• 21241: KOG, pooling
• 21242: Oasis, Alger-Bakken, 21 horizontal wells on some or all of the 1280-acre units in this field; Mountrail
• 21243: Oasis, Alkali Creek-Bakken, 21 horizontal wells on some or all of the 1280-acre units in this field; Mountrail, McKenzie, Williams
• 21244: Oasis, Camp-Bakken, 15 horizontal wells on some or all of the 1280-acre units in this field; McKenzie, Williams
• 21245: Oasis, Cottonwood-Bakken, 16 horizontal wells on some or all of the 1280-acre units in this field; Mountrail, Burke
• 21246: Oasis, Crazy Man Creek-Bakken, 9 horizontal wells on some or all of the 1280-acre units in this field; McKenzie, Williams 
• 21247: Oasis, Robinson Lake-Bakken,  21 horizontal wells on some or all of the 640-acre and 1280-acre units in this field; Mountrail
• 21248: Oasis, Sanish-Bakken, 21 horizontal wells on some or all of the 640-acre and 1280-acre units in this field; Mountrail, McKenzie
• 21040: cont'd (Oasis, Tyrone-Bakken, 15 wells on some or all of the 1280-acre units, Williams)
• 21249: Oasis, pooling
• 21250: Oasis, pooling
• 21251: Hess, Truax-Bakken, 8 wells on a 1280-acre unit, Williams, McKenzie
• 21252: Hess, Sather Lake-Bakken, 6 wells on 4 1280-acre units, McKenzie
• 21253: Hess, Antelope Creek-Bakken, 6 wells on 2 1280-acre units, McKenzie
• 21254: Hess, Ellsworth-Bakken, 6 wells on 12 1280-acre units; McKenzie
• 21255: Hess, Cherry Creek-Bakken, 6 wells on 6 1280-acre units; McKenzie
• 21256: Hess, Juniper-Bakken, 6 wells on 2 1280-acre units; McKenzie
• 21257: Hess, Ranch Coulee-Bakken, 8 wells on one 1280-acre unit, McKenzie
• 21258: Hess, Little Knife-Bakken, 8 wells on one 640-acre unit; 8 wells on 22 1280-acre units; Dunn
• 21259: Hess, Lone Butte-Bakken, 8 wells on one 1280-acre unit; Dunn
• 21260: Hess, Big Gulch-Bakken; 8 wells on one 1280-acre unit, Dunn
• 21261: Hess, Jim Creek-Bakken, 8 wells on 2 1280-acre units, Dunn
• 21262: Petro-Hunt, Little Knife-Bakken, 5 wells on one 1280-acre unit, Dunn
• 21263: Whiting, Bicentennial-Bakken, 4 wells on each of 3 1280-acre units; Golden Valley
• 21264: Whiting, Camel Hump-Red River, a second vertical well on a 320-acre unit, Golden Valley
• 21265: Whiting, Lonesome-Bakken, 8 wells on a 1280-acre unit, McKenzie
• 21266: Whiting, pooling
• 21267: Whiting, pooling
• 21268: Whiting, pooling
• 21269: Whiting, pooling
• 21270: Whiting, pooling
• 21271: Whiting, pooling
• 21272: Whiting, pooling
• 21273: Whiting, pooling
• 21274: Whiting, pooling 

Thursday, November 21, 2013

• 21275: Samson Resources, Fillmore-Bakken, redefine the field limits, Divide County
• 21276: Samson Resources, West Ambrose-Bakken, unrestricted flaring, Divide County
• 21277: Newfield, Sand Creek-Bakken, unrestricted flaring, McKenzie
• 21278: Newfield, variance to the Eide well, McKenzie
• 21279: XTO, revoke a Petro-Hunt permit/well, McKenzie
• 21280: XTO, Dollar Joe-Bakken, establish 3 overlapping 2560-acre units; 1 well on each; Williams
• 21281: XTO, Dollar Joe and/or Beaver Lodge-Bakken, establish 2 overlapping 2560-acre units; 1 well each; Williams
• 21282: XTO, Dollar Joe and/or West Bank-Bakken; establish an overlapping 2560-acre unit; 1 well; Williams
• 21283: XTO, West Capa and/or Capa-Bakken, establish an overlapping 2560-acre unit; 1 well; Williams
• 21284: XTO, West Capa-Bakken, establish 11 overlapping 2560-acre units; 1well each; Williams
• 21285: Zavanna, create a 1280-acre unit, wildcat, 18/19-151-100, McKenzie
• 21286: Enduro Operating, create a 320-acre unit, 33-147-103, for one well, McKenzie
• 21287: Mountain Divide, revoke an American Eagle permit/well, Divide
• 21288: HRC, Strandahl-Bakken, establish 20 overlapping 2560-acre units, multiple wells on each, Williams
• 21289: HRC, Strandahl and/or Good Luck-Bakken, establish 3 overlapping 2560-acre units multiple wells on each, Williams
• 21290: HRC, Good Luck-Bakken, establish 3 overlapping 2560-acre units; multiple wells on each, Williams
• 21291: HRC, Little Muddy-Bakken, establish 3 overlapping 2560-acre unit; multiple wells on each, Williams
• 21292: HRC, Climax and/or Little Muddy-Bakken, establish 2 overlapping 2560-acre units; multiple wells on each, Williams
• 21293: HRC, Climax-Bakken, establish 20 overlapping 2560-acre units; multiple wells, Williams
• 21294: HRC, Marmon-Bakken establish 7 overlapping 2560-acre units, multiple wells, Williams
• 21295: HRC, Otter and/or Marmon-Bakken, establish 3 overlapping 2560-acre units; multiple wells, Williams 
• 21296: HRC, Otter-Bakken, establish 6 overlapping 2560-acre units; multiple wells; Williams
• 21297: HRC, Lone Tree Lake-Bakken, establish 2 overlapping 2560-acre units; multiple wells; Williams
• 21298: HRC, Dublin-Bakken, establish 2 overlapping 2560-acre units, multiple wells; Williams
• 21299: HRC, Ellisville-Bakken, estalbihs 4 overlapping 2560-acre units, multiple wells; Williams
• 21300: EOG, Kittleson Slough-Bakken, 36 wells on an existing 2560-acre unit; Mountrail
• 21301: EOG, Clear Water-Bakken, 18 wells on an existing 1280-acre unit; Mountrail
• 21302: CLR, Alkali Creek-Bakken, establish 2 overlapping 2560-acre units; 1 well each, McKenzie, Mountrail
• 21303: CLR, Elm Tree-Bakken, establish 6 overlapping 2560-acre units 1 well each, McKenzie, Mountrail
• 21304: CLR, Antelope-Sanish and/or Elm Tree-Bakken, establish an overlapping 2560-acre unit; 1 well; McKenzie
• 21305: CLR, Antelope-Sanish, establish 3 overlapping 2560-acre units, 1 well each; McKenzie
• 21306: CLR, Sanish-Bakken, create a 2560-acre unit; multiple wells; Mountrail
• 21307: CLR, Blacktail-Bakken, establish a 640-acre unit, 1 wells, Billings
• 21152: cont'd
• 20926: cont'd
• 20927: cont'd
• 20928: cont'd
• 20929: cont'd
• 15224: cont'd
• 21147: cont'd
• 21153: cont'd
• 21155: cont'd
• 20922: cont'd
• 20658: cont'd
• 21308: Dishon Disposal, SWD, Williams
• 21309: Bakken Hunter, pooling
• 21310: Mesa Oil, SWD
• 21311: WPX Energy, risk penalty legalese, Mountrail
• 21312: WPX Energy, risk penalty legalese, Mountrail
• 21313: WPX, risk penalty legalese, Mountrail
• 21314: WPX, risk penalty legalese, McKenzie
• 21315: WPX, risk penalty legalese, McKenzie
• 21316: WPX, risk penalty legalese, McKenzie
• 21317: WPX, risk penalty legalese, Mountrail
• 21318: WPX, risk penalty legalese, Mountrail
• 21319: WPX, risk penalty legalese, Mountrail
• 21320: WPX, risk penalty legalese, Mountrail
• 21321: WPX, risk penalty legalese, Mountrail
• 21322: WPX, risk penalty legalese, Mountrail
• 21323: WPX, risk penalty legalese, Mountrail
• 21324: WPX, risk penalty legalese, Mountrail
• 21325: WPX, Spotted Horn-Bakken, 11 wells on an existing 1280-acre unit, McKenzie
• 21326: WPX, Squaw Creek-Bakken, 11 wells on an exisitng 1280-acre unit, McKenzie
• 21327: WPX, Reunion Bay-Bakken, 11 wells on an exiting 1280-acre unit, Dunn, Mountrail
• 21328: Hunt, pooling
• 21329: Hunt, pooling
• 21330: Hunt, pooling
• 21331: Hunt, flaring
• 21332: Hunt, flaring
• 21333: Hunt, flaring
• 21334: Hunt, flaring
• 21335: Hunt, flaring
• 21336: Hunt, flaring
• 21337: Hunt, flaring
• 21338: Fidelity, pooling
• 21339: Fidelity, pooling
• 21340: Fidelity, risk penalty legalese, Mountrail
• 21341: Fidelity, Green River-Bakken, 4 wells on an existing 1280-acre unit; Stark County
• 21342: Newfield, pooling
• 21343: Newfield, pooling
• 21344: Newfield, pooling
• 21345: Newfield, risk penalty legalese, McKenzie
• 21346: Newfield, risk penalty legalese, McKenzie
• 21347: Newfield, risk penalty legalese, McKenzie
• 21348: Newfield, risk penalty legalese, McKenzie
• 21349: Newfield, Westberg-Bakken 2 wells on an existing 640-acre unit, McKenzie
• 21350: Triangle, pooling
• 21351: Triangle, Buffalo Wallow-Bakken, 8 wells on each of 2 existing 1280-acre units, McKenzie
• 21352: Sinclair, pooling
• 21353: XTO, risk penalty legalese, Williams
• 21354: XTO, risk penalty legalese, Williams
• 21355: XTO, risk penalty legalese, Williams
• 21356: XTO, risk penalty legalese, Williams
• 21357: Slawson, Kittleson Slough-Bakken, 7 wells on each existing 640-acre unit in 13-157-91, Mountrail
• 21358: Slawson, Bully-Bakken, 7 wells on an existing 1280-acre unit, McKenzie
• 21359: Slawson, Trailside-Bakken, 7 wells on an existing 1280-acre unit, McKenzie
• 21360: Slawson, Charbonneau-Bakken, 7 wells on an existing 128-acre unit, McKenzie
• 21361, Slawson, Elk-Bakken, 7 wells on an existing 1280-acre unit, McKenzie
• 21362: Slawson, Ross-Bakken, 7 wells on an existing 1280-acre unit, Mountrail
• 21363: Slawson, Arnegard-Bakken, 7 wells on an existing 1280-acre unit, McKenzie
• 21364: EOG, Painted Woods-Bakken, 9 wells on each of 2 existing 1280-acre units, Williams
• 21365: Corinthian, pooling
• 20975, cont'd
• 21194: cont'd
• 21195: cont'd
• 21196: cont'd
• 20815: cont'd
• 20816: cont'd
• 20814: cont'd
• 21366: CLR, pooling
• 21367: CLR, pooling
• 21368: CLR, pooling
• 21369: CLR, risk penalty legalese, Dunn
• 21370: CLR, Alkali Creek-Bakken, 30 wells on an existing 2560-acre unit, Mountrail, McKenzie
• 21371: CLR, Blacktail-Bakken, 14 wells on each existing 1280-acre unit within Zones I, II, and III, Billings
• 21372: CLR, Wildrose-Bakken, 14 wells on each existing 1280-acre unit within Zones I, II, III, and IV, Divide
• 21373: CLR, Haystack Butte-Bakken, 14 wells on each existing 1280-acre unit within Zones II, III, IV, V, and VI; and 28 wells on each existing 2560-acre unit within Zone VII; Dunn, McKenzie
• 21374: CLR, Hamlet-Bakken, 14 wells on each existing 1280-acre unit within Zones II, III, and IV; and 28 wells on each existing 2560-acre unit within Zones V, VI, VII; Divide, Williams
• 21375: CLR, Little Knife-Bakken, 14 wells on each existing 1280-acre unit within Zones IV, V, VI, VII, VIII, IX, X, and XI; 28 wells on each existing 2560-acre unit within Zone XII; Billings, Dunn, McKenzie
• 21376: CLR, Sanish-Bakken, 14 wells on each existing 1280-acre unit within Zones VII, VIII, IX, X, XI, XII, XIII, XIV, XV, XVI, and XVII; 14 wells on each existing 1920-acre unit within Zone VXIII;
•   and 28 wells on each existing 2560-acre unit within Znes XIX, XX, XXI, and XXII, McKenzie, Mountrail
• 21377: CLR, North Tioga and Stoneview-Bakken, 14 wells on each existing 1280-acre unit within Zones III, IV, V, VI, VII, and VII in North Tioga-Bakken; Zones V, Vi, VII, VII, IX, and X in Stoneview-Bakken; 28 wells on each existing 2560-acre unit within Zones IX and X in North Tioga; and Zones XI, XII, XIII, XIV, and XV in the Stoneview-Bakken; Burke, Divide, Williams
• 21378: CLR, Alkali Creek-Bakken and Charlson-Bakken; see 21377 -- very similar; 14 wells in existing 1280-acre units; and 28 wells in existing 2560-acre units; McKenzie, Mountrail, Williams
• 21379: CLR, Baker, Camp, Catwalk, Indian Hill, Last Chance, Todd, Truax-Bakken; see 21377 -- very similar; 14 wells in existing 1280-acre units; and 28 wells in existing 2560-acre units; but also 14 wells on existing 1600-acre units; 14 wells on existing 1920-acre units; McKenzie, Williams
• 21380: CLR, Avoca, Beaver Lodge, Capa, Corinth, Dollar Joe, East Fork, Epping, Hebron, Lone Tree Lake, Oliver, Rainbow, Ray, Round Priaire, Sauk, Squires Stony Creek, West Capa, Williston-Bakken; see 21377 -- very similar; 14 wells in existing 1280-acre units; and 28 wells in existing 2560-acre units; 
• 21381: CLR, Charlie Bob, Croff, Elidah, Elk, Garden, Hawkeye, North Tobacco Garden, Pershing, Poe, Ranch Creek, Sand Creek, Tobacco Garden, Westberg-Bakken; see 21377 -- very similar; 14 wells in existing 1280-acre units; and 28 wells in existing 2560-acre units; McKenzie 

Wow.

Thursday, November 21, 2013

Supplement

21381 - 21389: XTO, flaring, for six wells, various counties.

I Was Wrong

I've always maintained there was not one good redeeming reason for wind energy.

I was wrong.

Texas found one good redeeming reason for wind energy. Reuters is reporting:

High-voltage transmission lines being built to carry electricity from wind farms in West Texas to the state's major cities are instead helping power the boom in oil exploration and production in the Permian Basin, according to a company serving the region.

Owing to the use of hydraulic fracturing and horizontal drilling to unlock oil and natural gas resources, electric demand in the prolific Permian Basin - which stretches from West Texas into New Mexico - has been growing 5 to 6 percent a year, said officials with Oncor, the Dallas-based transmission company that serves much of the Texas Permian.

That's more than twice the growth rate for electricity seen across Oncor's north Texas system that includes Dallas and Fort Worth, said Jim Greer, Oncor's chief operating officer.

Oil Patch Economy -- The Williston Wire

Headlines and short notes only. It is easy to subscribe to The Williston Wire.

CNBC "Street Signs" broadcasted from Williston this past week.

CNBC "Street Signs"taped live at the Williston Brewing Company. If the link to the video is available, it is an interview well worth watching.

New apartment complex in downtown Williston opens for Mercy Medical center opens.

Williston State College celebrated the grand opening of a 74-unit apartment complex.

Williston International Airport is on track to surpass the airport at Grand Forks in monthly enplanements.

Theodore Roosevelt Expressway supports a four-lane US Highway 85.

Several stories on Dickinson development projects which were previously posted.

Developers eye Beach, North Dakota, for a 240-acre development on the north side of I-94.

Developers broke ground on a $30 million residential/commercial project in Belfield.

A 624-room Bakken Inn will be built in Parshall.

The new affordable housing complex in Sidney, Montana, opened.

McKenzie County's indoor RV park is full -- winter is coming.