A Silurian Well Hit The One-Million-Bbl Milestone In North Dakota -- October 26, 2014

After almost 35 years of production, this Silurian well has passed the 1,000,000-bbls-milestone. It hit the one-million-bbl mark in early September, 2014, but we don't yet have the official word from NDIC yet. I expect to see that data within the next few days.

The well has been taken off-line many times over the years, I assume for two reasons: a) workover; and, b) when the Tioga Hess plant is down for routine maintenance.

• 7571, 482/IA, Hess, Reitsch NCT-2 4, Blue Buttes, a Silurian well, 40-acre spacing, t4/81; cum 999,798 bbls 8/14;

Here's the scout ticket (notice the depth) and production data back only to September, 2013:

NDIC File No: 7571     

Well Type: OG     Well Status: A     Status Date: 4/3/1981     Wellbore type: Vertical
Location: SWNE 31-151-95     Latitude: 47.856454     Longitude: -102.884772
Current Operator: HESS BAKKEN INVESTMENTS II, LLC
Current Well Name: REITSCH NCT-2 4
Elevation(s): 2486 KB     Total Depth: 14893     Field: BLUE BUTTES
Spud Date(s):  7/19/1980
Casing String(s): 13.325" 613'   7" 14760'   9.625" 5507'  
Completion Data
   Pool: SILURIAN     Perfs: 12380-12630G     Comp: 4/3/1981     Status: AL     Date: 4/3/1981     Spacing: N2
   Pool: WINNIPEG     Comp: 4/3/1981     Status: DRY     Date: 4/3/1981
Cumulative Production Data
   Pool: SILURIAN     Cum Oil: 999798     Cum MCF Gas: 1888120     Cum Water: 2379295
Production Test Data
   IP Test Date: 4/3/1981     Pool: SILURIAN     IP Oil: 482     IP MCF: 470     IP Water: 118

Monthly Production Data

Pool	Date	Days	BBLS Oil	Runs	BBLS Water	MCF Prod	MCF Sold	Vent/Flare
SILURIAN	8-2014	31	1250	1041	10197	2291	2291	0
SILURIAN	7-2014	29	482	444	9562	868	868	0
SILURIAN	6-2014	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
SILURIAN	5-2014	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
SILURIAN	4-2014	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
SILURIAN	3-2014	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
SILURIAN	2-2014	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
SILURIAN	1-2014	1	0	227	12	0	0	0
SILURIAN	12-2013	6	114	232	933	419	0	419
SILURIAN	11-2013	22	542	444	5737	1026	737	289
SILURIAN	10-2013	26	891	911	3017	1495	1495	0
SILURIAN	9-2013	30	1028	874	10141	1878	1878	0