A Little More Background On The Three Big Wells Whiting Reported Today

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A little bit more background on the three big wells Whiting reported today. These are wells coming off the confidential list today:

• 25789, 2,495, Whiting, Lucky Lady 44-35H, Timber Creek, t10/13; cum 44K 2/14;
• 25790, 2,013, Whiting, Evelyn Moen 4-34H, Arnegard, t10/13; cum 43K 2/14;
• 25791, 2,172, Whiting, Roy Moen 44-34-2H, Arnegard, t10/13; cum 50K 2/14;

Lucky Lady:

• 26 stages; 3 million lbs proppant, 2/3rds sand; 1/3rd VersaProp; two miles down with an 8-foot target window in the lower middle Bakken, MB B and upper MB C facies; reached a total vertical depth in 10 days. Gas readings through the lateral ranged from 28 to1,779 gas units. 

Planned depths:

• Lodgepole: 7,995
• False Bakken: 8,756
• Scallion: 8,760
• Upper Bakken: 8,770
• Middle Bakken: 8,783
• Middle Bakken target: 8,798

Roy Moen:

• 30 stages
• 3 million lbs; 2/3rds sand; 1/3rd VersaProp
• two miles down targeting the 8-foot target window, in the lower MB A, MB B and upper MB C facies. Reached total vertical depth in 26 days. The curve came in about 0' to 1' low from the prognosis and the offset Lucky Lady well.
• The background gas throughout the entire lateral varied from 209 to 10,000 units possibly. The lateral was drilled in 15 days, with 5 bits, and 5 bottom hole assemblies. It was called 66 feet early due to dropping well bore. The final well bore is located 11.48 feet below the target window, in the middle Bakken, at 21,801' MD, and a projected TVD of 11,185.48.

Evelyn Moen:

• 30 stages
• 3.1 million lbs proppant; 2/3rds sand; 1/3rd VersaProp
• Targeting the 8-foot window in the lower MB A, MB B and upper MB C facies. Reached TVD 9 days from spud. All formation tops below the Lodgepole came in approximately 1- 2 feet low from the prognosis and the offset Lucky Lady well. Gas reading through the lateral ranged from 22 - 4,470 total gas units.

Disclaimer: this is for my use only. It was done in haste. There may be typographical errors. It was taken from the Whiting files from the NDIC website. If something appears wrong, it probably is. Confirm at the source. Please enjoy reading the above at your leisure but realize it was posted by an individual who has no formal training in the oil and gas industry and understands very little of the reports from which this information is taken. 

On another note, I find it incredible, these guys drill down two miles to hit an 8-foot target, and then drill two more miles laterally.