Random Look At Newer Wells In Banks Oil Field -- November 23, 2014

Recently there was a fairly ridiculous article with regard to the Bakken (it was so ridiculous, I did not link it) suggesting the wells in the Bakken were not as good as they once were. (Oh, oh, that reminds me of a song.) The writer missed a big, big point, but I'm too busy to go into it now. If anyone is interested, remind me, and maybe later I will come back to it. Whatever. 

A random look at a Three Forks second bench well in the Banks oil field:

• 27112, 506, Oasis, Hagen Banks 5298 42-31 4T2, Banks, 13-ft target zone; gas units max at 1,254 units; methane gas (characteristic gas of second bench); drilling days, 20; 36 stages; 3.7 million lbs sand/ceramic; t7/14; cum 56K 9/14;

By the way, if the EPA gets its way, ... see this Dickinson Press article.

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In addition, the following well will soon come off the confidential, a "Bakken" NOS well:

NDIC File No: 27111    
Well Type: ON CONFIDENTIAL STATUS
Location: SESW 31-152-98      Longitude: -103.276288
Current Operator: OASIS PETROLEUM NORTH AMERICA LLC
Current Well Name: HAGEN BANKS 5298 #42-31 5B
    Field: BANKS

Monthly Sales Data:

Date	Oil Runs	MCF Sold
9-2014	22541	1745
8-2014	25672	44
7-2014	9675	0

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Then, look at this Three Forks, Third Bench well:

• 27109, 1,668, Oasis, Hagen Banks 5298 42-31 7T3, Three Forks, Third Bench; the third bench was 55 feet thick; Banks, 36 stages; 3.8 million lbs sand/ceramic, t7/14; cum 9K 9/14; the geology report does a great job describing the middle Bakken, the Pronghorn, the first 3 benches of the Three Forks (note, Pronghorn was above the Three Forks first three benches); background gas units were very low (147 - 249);
• Note, the scout ticket below refers to this as a "Bakken" well, NOS; it is, in fact, a Three Forks, third bench.

NDIC File No: 27109    
Well Type: OG     Well Status: A     Status Date: 7/12/2014     Wellbore type: Horizontal
Location: SESW 31-152-98    Latitude: 47.935319     Longitude: -103.276557
Current Operator: OASIS PETROLEUM NORTH AMERICA LLC
Current Well Name: HAGEN BANKS 5298 #42-31 7T3 

Total Depth: 21400     Field: BANKS
Spud Date(s):  1/19/2014 
Completion Data
   Pool: BAKKEN     Perfs: 11768-21400     Comp: 7/12/2014     Status: F     Date: 7/31/2014     Spacing: 2SEC
Cumulative Production Data
   Pool: BAKKEN     Cum Oil: 9081     Cum MCF Gas: 7864     Cum Water: 15766
Production Test Data
   IP Test Date: 7/31/2014     Pool: BAKKEN     IP Oil: 1,668     IP MCF: 3286     IP Water: 4963

Monthly Production Data

Pool	Date	Days	BBLS Oil	Runs	BBLS Water	MCF Prod	MCF Sold	Vent/Flare
BAKKEN	9-2014	14	43	155	460	40	0	40
BAKKEN	8-2014	28	7851	7818	14351	7822	45	7777
BAKKEN	7-2014	1	1187	1103	955	2	0	2

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I track the Banks oil field here.

As Good As I Once Was, Toby Keith