Playful Joke Or Is Newfield Naming Their Own Fields In The Bakken?

Where best to drill a "barracuda" well? In the Aquarium oil field, of course. Unfortunately, to the best of my knowledge there is no "Aquarium oil field" in the Williston Basin.

From the Newfield geology report, Barracuda 150-100-11-2-3HR (#25994): "... subject well is being drilled in the Aquarium Field, located 1 mile north of Arnegard, McKenzie County, North Dakota ..."

According to the NDIC GIS map server, the well, in fact is in the Sandrocks oil field. Newfield's report noted the Aquarium oil field numerous times.

So, it begs the question: what about the other two Barracuda wells on the 3-well pad -- what do the reports say for these two wells:

• 25455, also being drilled in the "Aquarium oil field," according to Newfield
• 25457, also being drilled in the "Aquarium oil field," according to Newfield

I have not seen a request from Newfield to change the name of this field to the Aquarium Oil Field but perhaps that is coming.

Elsewhere in the immediate area, but not on the same pad:

• 18205, Manta Ray -- also  drilled in the Aquarium oil field --
• 20155, another Barracuda well -- also drilled in the Aquarium oil field