BR's Blue Ridge Wells In The Keene Oil Field, Bakken, North Dakota, USA

I track the Keene oil field here.  Look how good the Blue Ridge well even as far back as 2010 was:

• 25892, 1,728, BR, Blue Ridge 41-30MBH ULW, Keene, 4 sections, 8 stages, 6.6 million lbs, 11/13; and then, 13 stages, 2.9 million lbs, 5/14, t6/14; cum 329K 1/20; a real steady Eddy; still producing almost 3,000 bbls/month (12/18); producing about 2,000 bbls/month (5/19);
  
• 25891, 2,805, Blue Ridge 44-31MBH, Keene, 30 stages, 3.4 million lbs, t1/14; cum 392K 1/20; off line as of 12/18; back on line 1/19;
• 25890, 2,887, Blue Ridge 44-31TFH, Keene, t1/14; cum 317K 1/20; a real steady Eddy; still producing almost 3,000 bbls/month (12/18); production becoming sporadic (5/19); off line 6/19; remains off line 9/19;
• 25888, 2,970, Blue Ridge 24-31TFH, Keene, t1/14; cum 265K 1/20;
• 25887, 2,834, Blue Ridge 24-31MBH, Keene, t1/14; cum 369K 1/20; candidate for re-frack soon; production jumped a bit 4/19; off line 8/19; remains off line 9/19; back on line 11/19;
• 25886, 2,886, Blue Ridge 34-31TFH, Keene, t1/14; cum 336K 1/20;
• 20621, 3,591, Blue Ridge 14-31TFH, Keene, 8 stages, 7.7 million lbs, 5/12; and, then, 12 stages, 1.5 million lbs also in 5/12, t5/12; cum 388K 1/20;
• 18290, 2,192, Blue Ridge 14-31H, Keene, t8/10; cum 397K 1/20; this one had five frack spreads:
• 6/10: 10 stages, 1 million lbs
• 8/10: 1 stage, 120K lbs
• 8/10: 4 stages, 620K lbs
• 8/10: 4 stages, 490K lbs
• 8/10: 1 stage, 130K lbs

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Early Production

Updated above:

• 25892, 1,728, BR, Blue Ridge 41-30MBH ULW, Keene, 8 stages, 11/13; and then, 13 stages, 5/14, t6/14; cum 250K 4/17:

BAKKEN/THREE FORKS	4-2015	14	3548	3665	512	4180	3568	612
BAKKEN/THREE FORKS	3-2015	31	9484	9560	1340	7583	5969	1609
BAKKEN/THREE FORKS	2-2015	24	8138	8169	878	9916	9767	146
BAKKEN/THREE FORKS	1-2015	31	10168	10308	1392	16094	16090	0
BAKKEN/THREE FORKS	12-2014	29	10649	10315	1390	18582	8028	10550
BAKKEN/THREE FORKS	11-2014	29	11916	12060	1787	18585	18581	0
BAKKEN/THREE FORKS	10-2014	31	15894	16518	2915	27004	25704	1300
BAKKEN/THREE FORKS	9-2014	30	24055	23237	4132	32965	27424	5541
BAKKEN/THREE FORKS	8-2014	30	24079	24023	3147	26429	25636	792
BAKKEN/THREE FORKS	7-2014	20	2462	2384	463	3391	3391	0
BAKKEN/THREE FORKS	6-2014	12	11727	11727	3595	15766	0	15766
BAKKEN/THREE FORKS	5-2014	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
BAKKEN/THREE FORKS	4-2014	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
BAKKEN/THREE FORKS	3-2014	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
BAKKEN/THREE FORKS	2-2014	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

 20621, 3,591, Blue Ridge 14-31TFH, Keene, 8 stages, 7.7 million lbs, 5/12; and, then, 12 stages, 1.5 million lbs also in 5/12, t5/12; cum 340K 4/17:

BAKKEN/THREE FORKS	2-2014	28	12472	13068	1494	16376	3	16303
BAKKEN/THREE FORKS	1-2014	21	8997	8553	900	6604	165	6387
BAKKEN/THREE FORKS	12-2013	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
BAKKEN/THREE FORKS	11-2013	24	6503	6836	388	3144	2863	221
BAKKEN/THREE FORKS	10-2013	31	8032	7628	668	4217	2190	1949
BAKKEN/THREE FORKS	9-2013	30	6321	6507	313	3705	3054	577
BAKKEN/THREE FORKS	8-2013	31	10025	9806	1316	12428	10382	1969
BAKKEN/THREE FORKS	7-2013	6	1170	1483	165	1971	1188	768
BAKKEN/THREE FORKS	6-2013	25	3301	3469	206	3949	3752	135
BAKKEN/THREE FORKS	5-2013	31	9022	9553	846	13560	13336	147
BAKKEN/THREE FORKS	4-2013	30	8625	7916	281	10383	10309	0
BAKKEN/THREE FORKS	3-2013	31	3744	3388	223	4842	4230	535
BAKKEN/THREE FORKS	2-2013	28	3207	3354	49	3379	3195	114
BAKKEN/THREE FORKS	1-2013	31	5808	5828	401	10335	8736	1521
BAKKEN/THREE FORKS	12-2012	31	8335	8709	548	17434	17357	0
BAKKEN/THREE FORKS	11-2012	30	12090	11538	1263	24606	24469	63
BAKKEN/THREE FORKS	10-2012	31	12776	13132	1713	23979	22959	943
BAKKEN/THREE FORKS	9-2012	30	13597	13302	2141	21756	16405	5276
BAKKEN/THREE FORKS	8-2012	31	21292	21526	3129	30058	11490	18491
BAKKEN/THREE FORKS	7-2012	27	23526	23296	3579	32809	0	32742
BAKKEN/THREE FORKS	6-2012	1	208	35	86	277	0	274
BAKKEN/THREE FORKS	5-2012	13	3045	3045	2928	922	0	890

18290, 2,192, Blue Ridge 14-31H, Keene, t8/10; cum 354K 4/17:

BAKKEN/THREE FORKS	3-2011	31	12983	13038	878	23084	21506	1578
BAKKEN/THREE FORKS	2-2011	28	12378	12420	676	18287	9054	9163
BAKKEN/THREE FORKS	1-2011	23	11168	11641	520	15893	7785	8051
BAKKEN/THREE FORKS	12-2010	29	19756	19235	1450	27840	553	27215
BAKKEN/THREE FORKS	11-2010	30	26127	26152	1887	33252	1	33177
BAKKEN/THREE FORKS	10-2010	31	19239	19308	1557	25857	50	25806
BAKKEN/THREE FORKS	9-2010	30	0	0	0	0	0	0
BAKKEN/THREE FORKS	8-2010	5	4007	3785	2	0	0	0

A Couple Of EOG Wells "In Flux" With Name Changes, Status; Nothing Significant In Big Scheme Of Things; Will Be Sorted Out Over Time

Mineral owners involved may find this information interesting. Or not.

Note: there may be typographical errors on my part. 

Look at this scout ticket:

NDIC File No: 25703    
Well Type: OG     Well Status: PNC     Status Date: 6/24/2013     Wellbore type: Horizontal
Location: SWSE 28-153-90     Footages: 445 FSL 2400 FEL   
Current Operator: EOG RESOURCES, INC.
Current Well Name: WAYZETTA 33-2829HC
Elevation(s): 2029 GL     Total Depth:       Field: PARSHALL
Completion Data
   Pool: BAKKEN     Status: PNC     Date: 6/24/2013
Cumulative Production Data
   Pool: BAKKEN     Cum Oil: 30,300     Cum MCF Gas: 12738     Cum Water: 11079

Monthly Production Data:

Pool	Date	Days	BBLS Oil	Runs	BBLS Water	MCF Prod	MCF Sold	Vent/Flare
BAKKEN	12-2013	30	30300	30633	11079	12738	0	12589

See anything unusual? I put the data points that surprised me in red/bold.

1. PNC = permit canceled
2. This well produced 30,300 bbls of oil in first month of production. Not likely to be canceled.

Looking at the file report:

1. The permit, dated 4/30/13, was originally for a well with this name: Wayzetta 33-2829H.
2.  6/20/13: EOG requests the permit (Wayzeta 33-2829H) be canceled.  Received by NDIC 6/24/13.
3.  6/24/13: EOG requests name change to Wayzetta 33-2829HX. Received by NDIC 6/24/13.
4. 6/25/13: EOG requests well name change to Wayzetta 33-2829HC. Received by NDIC 6/28/13.
5. 12/12/3: EOG request 6-month confidentiality of Wayzetta 33-2829HC. Received by NDIC 12/19/13.
6. 2/4/14: EOG sundry form says production methods changed from flowing to ESP on January 11, 2014; well returned to sales on January 13, 2014. Received by NDIC on February 6, 2014. (Note: sundry form showed name of well as Wayzetta 33-2829H -- obviously a typographical error, missing the terminal "C.")

Comment: with last production data for month of December, 2013, on the scout ticket, most likely this well is not "PNC" but "CONF" and should come off the confidential list on/about June, 2014, and we might not see production data until August or September, 2014.

The well is not on the NDIC confidential list.

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It appears an identical story for:

• 25704, PNC, EOG, Wayzetta 34-2829HC, Parshall:

NDIC File No: 25704    
Well Type: OG     Well Status: PNC     Status Date: 6/24/2013     Wellbore type: Horizontal
Location: SWSE 28-153-90     Footages: 375 FSL 2400 FEL   
Current Operator: EOG RESOURCES, INC.
Current Well Name: WAYZETTA 34-2829HC
Elevation(s): 2029 GL     Total Depth:       Field: PARSHALL
Completion Data
   Pool: BAKKEN     Status: PNC     Date: 6/24/2013
Cumulative Production Data
   Pool: BAKKEN     Cum Oil: 30,968     Cum MCF Gas: 15846     Cum Water: 14549

Monthly Production Data:

Pool	Date	Days	BBLS Oil	Runs	BBLS Water	MCF Prod	MCF Sold	Vent/Flare
BAKKEN	12-2013	29	30968	31239	14549	15846	0	15702

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The two permits (#25703 and #25704) are still shown as PNC on the GIS map server:

There is another permit with the same well name in the screen shot above:

• 25852, 553, EOG, Wayzetta 33-2829H, Parshall, t11/13; cum 142K 3/14;

NDIC File No: 25852    
Well Type: OG     Well Status: A     Status Date: 11/23/2013     Wellbore type: Horizontal
Location: SESW 28-153-90     Footages: 445 FSL 1950 FWL   
Current Operator: EOG RESOURCES, INC.
Current Well Name: WAYZETTA 33-2829H
Elevation(s): 2061 KB   2032 GR   2032 GL     Total Depth: 14697     Field: PARSHALL
Spud Date(s):  7/4/2013
Casing String(s): 9.625" 2138'   4.5" 14684'  
Completion Data
   Pool: BAKKEN     Perfs: 9743-14665     Comp: 11/23/2013     Status: F     Date: 11/30/2013     Spacing: 2SEC
Cumulative Production Data
   Pool: BAKKEN     Cum Oil: 141863     Cum MCF Gas: 49531     Cum Water: 29733
Production Test Data
   IP Test Date: 11/30/2013     Pool: BAKKEN     IP Oil: 553     IP MCF: 13     IP Water: 531

Monthly Production Data:

Pool	Date	Days	BBLS Oil	Runs	BBLS Water	MCF Prod	MCF Sold	Vent/Flare
BAKKEN	3-2014	31	34258	34575	3839	23204	19547	3504
BAKKEN	2-2014	28	44080	44008	6095	23864	23726	0
BAKKEN	1-2014	17	30604	29924	6711	2463	1946	436
BAKKEN	12-2013	30	30300	30633	11079	0	0	0
BAKKEN	11-2013	3	2621	1801	2009	0	0	0

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The fourth well in the screen shot above:

• 25853, 1,203, EOG, Wayzetta 34-2829H, Parshall, t12/13; cum 147K 3/14;

Twenty-One (21) New Permits -- The Williston Basin, North Dakota, USA; Ten (10) Producing Wells Completed; Several "High IP" Wells

With 21 new permits today, the state is on track to issue 2,810  new permits this calendar year (2014):

• 2014, as of today: 1,101 permits; on track for 2,810 permits this calendar year
• 2013, at same point one year ago: 1,002 permits; on track for 2,558 permits for 2013
• 2012, at same point two years ago: 817 permits; on track for 2,085 permits for 2012

Active rigs:

	5/23/2014	05/23/2013	05/23/2012	05/23/2011	05/23/2010
Active Rigs	191	185	211	179	116

Twenty-one (21) new permits --

• Operators: Liberty Resources (4), Corinthian (4), Oasis (3), EOG (3), MRO (2), CLR (2), Slawson (2), Crescent Point
• Fields: McGregor (Williams), North Souris (Bottineau), Robinson Lake (Mountrail), Big Bend (Mountrail), Parshall (Mountrail), Bell (Stark), Rainbow (Williams), Bailey (Dunn), Little Muddy (Williams)
• Comments: CLR has a permit for a well in Bell oil field, Stark County, not often seen

Wells coming off the confidential list today were posted earlier; see sidebar at the right.

Ten (10) producing wells completed:

• 25210, 2,789, HRC, Fort Berthold 148-95-22C-15-5H, Eagle Nest, t4/14; cum --
• 25879, 277, Samson Resources, Comet 2635-7H, Ambose, 4 sections, t4/14; cum --
• 26000, 1,701, Oasis, Kelter 7-1H2, Eightmile, 4 sections, t4/14; cum 7K 3/14;
• 26048, 1,884, BR, Capitol 24-7MBH, Westberg, t4/14; cum --
• 26358, 2,148, XTO, Rink 13X-4E, Garden, t4/14; cum --
• 26359, 2,390, XTO, Rink 13X-4A, Garden, t4/14; cum --
• 26360, 1,867, XTO, Rink 13X-4F, Garden, t4/14; cum --
• 26361, 1,725, XTO, Rink 13X-4B, Garden, t5/14; cum --
• 26915, 339, Samson Resources, Bel Air 2314-8H, Ambrose, spacing ICO, t4/14; cum --
• 27087, 1,396, Whiting, Kaldahl 31-3H, Ray, t5/14; cum --

Random Update On Privratsky Wells; Different Fields; Different Operators

The Privratsky wells:

• 25471, 1,236, Whiting, Privratsky 24-22PH, Bell, t9/13; cum 43K 3/14;
• 25470, 1,144, Whiting, Privratsky 14-22PH, Bell, t9/13; cum 45K 3/14;
• 25469, conf, Whiting, Privratsky 41-27PH, Bell, 31K first month;
• 25468, conf, Whiting, Privratsky 21-27PH, Bell, 28K first month;
• 25467, conf, Whiting, Privratsky 11-27PH, Bell, 28K first month;
• 21606, 19, OXY USA, Privratsky 1-28-33H-141-95, Simon Butte, t2/12; cum 70K 3/14;
• 21346, PNC, OXY USA, Privratsky 1-28-33H-141-95 OLD, Simon Butte,
• 16304, PNC, Ansbro Petroleum, Privratsky 41-28H, wildcat,
• 15555, PNC, Petrosearch Operating, Petrosearch Privratsky 16-1, wildcat,
• 13819, 279, Denbury Onshore, Privratsky 12A-3, a Lodgepole well, Eland, t10/95; cum 229K 3/14;
• 13773, 2,908, Denbury Onshore, Privratsky 12-2, a Lodgepole well, Eland, t5/95; cum 741K 3/14;
• 13531, DRY, Conoco, Privratsky 77, Eland, a Birdbear well, t6/93;
• 10806, PA/20, JN Exploration, Privratsky 2, Zenith, a Heath well, t6/84; cum 824 bbls (no typo) 9/84 (essentially dry)
• 9869, PA/20, JN Exploration, Privratsky 1, Zenith, a Heath well, t11/82; cum 614K bbls 6/98;
• 7007, DRY, Supron Energy, Privratsky 1, wildcat, a Red River well, completed 7/79;
• 850, DRY, William Herbert Hunt, Albert A. Privratskky 1, wildcat, a Red River well, compelted 6/55;

From Seeking Alpha On Monterey Shale, California; TrainWreck In California; California Blue?

The link:

• The revelation that California's Monterey Shale deposit will yield only 4% of what was originally hoped was not a big surprise to those in the know, who say the downgrade does little to alter the near-term trajectory of the energy renaissance.
• Monterey's terrain, as well as California's strict environmental regulation, always meant full scale drilling would be difficult; Chevron bemoaned the lack of profit derived from its Monterey operations at a 2013 shareholders meeting, and Venoco - once one of the biggest drillers in the formation - exited most of its Monterey acreage years ago in order to reduce debt and go private.
• The Monterey news does spotlight an element of the shale boom that often goes unremarked by fracking advocates: Shale wells are prone to rapid depletion rates, as spots in North Dakota's Bakken lose 85% of their capacity within a few years.

EOG's expectation is that Bakken wells will pay for themselves in one year, and possibly six months. All wells deplete. It's all about cost of wells, return on capital, and EURs. Even with a fast depletion rate, the production does eventually tend to level off; while the well is producing, the lease is "held by production." Bakken wells are expected to produce for 39 years. The rate of depletion is a metric well-understood by regular readers. Readers may want to note the Bakken projections to put the "85% depletion" in perspective.

California Blue, Roy Orbison

This may just be my favorite song of all time.

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TrainWreck In California

ObamaCare Enrollees Cannot Even Get Something So Basic As An Insurance Card

The Los Angeles Times is reporting a trainwreck in California that is not George W. Bush's fault:

Nearly 1,500 Californians have complained to state regulators in the last four months about their Obamacare coverage purchased through California's insurance exchange.

New data reveal the biggest category of complaints centers on getting confirmation of health plan enrollment and basic issues such as getting an identification card to obtain care.

Many consumers have also encountered difficulty finding a doctor who accepts their new coverage, as well as frustration with inaccurate provider lists, according to the California Department of Managed Health Care.

"If you have a medical condition and can't get care that is a very serious issue," said Marta Green, spokeswoman for the managed healthcare agency. "We are still working to resolve many of these cases."

The 23 veterans who died in Arizona because they couldn't get an appointment suggests that Ms Green is correct: "If you have a medical condition and can't get care that is a very serious issue." Wow, where do they find these people. Acorn?

The good news coming from these acorns is that 1,500 represents a very small number of potential complainers. Let's go golfing.

[Voter ID cards: no. Heathcare ID cards: yes, but you can't get 'em.]

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And Now Mr Obama Throws Half of Mt Rushmore Under The Bus

Mr Obama says the Founding Fathers screwed up the Constitution, and that explains why his administration has failed. I guess it took more than George W. Bush to explain all his failures. I can't make this stuff up.

For Investors Only -- Friday, May 23, 2014 -- Going Into Long Weekend

S&P hits 1,900 for the first time. Flirts with intra-day high.  I see CNBC finally removed Dennis Gartman's talk of a correction this week. [See this update.]

Disclaimer: this is not an investment site. Do not make any investment decisions based on anything you read at this site or anything you think you might have read.

WTI oil solidly above $104. 

NYSE/Dow hits new high.

Trading at new 52-week highs: AAPL, UNP, WMB. I can't remember if I saw this earlier -- UNP announced a 2-1 stock split a few days ago (yes, I see I did; I forgot). I still think we will see an announcement from XOM and CVX of a forthcoming split. Look at the chart/events.

I was intrigued when I saw the headline that "Tesla was on fire" over at CNBC -- I knew they weren't talking about batteries catching, but I was a little surprised that shares were moving. So I checked. Up less than a percent and well off its 52-week high. CNBC  certainly has its favorites. Meanwhile, not mentioned by CNBC, AAPL is trading at a new 52-week high, up almost $4.00.

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Global Warming

It's hard to talk about global warming in Chicago -- President Obama. So, let's go golfing. 

Friday, May 23, 2014 -- WTI Solidly Over $104 Going Into Three-Day Weekend

Active rigs:

	5/23/2014	05/23/2013	05/23/2012	05/23/2011	05/23/2010
Active Rigs	188	185	211	179	116

RBN Energy: Questar to put back in service an old pipeline from Four Corners to Long Beach, CA.

A recent proposal from Questar could bring part of a pipeline that once shipped crude to Long Beach from Four Corners in the 1950’s back into service. Questar plans to convert the western segment of its Southern Trails pipeline to crude and rename it the Inland California Express. The pipeline origin would be a rail load terminal in Central California from where crude would flow to Long Beach refineries with over 1 MMb/d capacity. The Questar proposal will likely attract support from shippers in the Rockies as well as Western Canada but still be a stretch for crude loaded onto railcars in the Permian. Today we review the proposal.

Recall that last year we evaluated the failed Kinder Morgan Freedom Pipeline proposal that would have run from West Texas to California. That project reinforced a commonly held belief that it is a financial and engineering stretch to build crude pipelines over the Rockies and Sierra Nevada mountain ranges that separate the eastern US from the West Coast. But that has not always been the case.

Over 50 years ago in 1957, Shell Oil led a consortium that developed the 700 mile Four Corners pipeline running from close to the borders of New Mexico, Arizona, Utah and Colorado, transporting midcontinent crude to refineries in Long Beach, CA.

The Four Corners pipeline was purchased by ARCO (Atlantic Richfield – now part of BP) in the 1970’s, renamed as the ARCO 190 pipeline and its direction was reversed to ship the company’s Alaska North Slope (ANS) crude, (delivered to Long Beach in tankers from Valdez, AK), east across the US to the Texas Gulf Coast.

But in 1982 the Transpanama Pipeline was opened across the Panamanian Isthmus to ship ANS to the Gulf Coast and by the late 1990’s, ANS crude production volumes were in decline. In 1998 ARCO sold the pipeline to interstate natural gas shipper Questar Pipeline Company who wanted to repurpose the line to ship natural gas westbound.

The Wall Street Journal

Existing-home sales rise -- for the first time this year -- up 1.3% in April.

Explosive oil trains shrouded in secrecy! Secrecy of CBR causes concern.

Emergency responders in Cincinnati know that trains full of crude oil have been rumbling through their city; they can see mile-long chains of black tank cars clacking across bridges over the Ohio River.

But they don't know enough to feel prepared for the kinds of fiery accidents that have occurred over the last 10 months after oil-train derailments.

How many of the 100 trains that pass through residential neighborhoods and warehouse districts daily are carrying oil, for example? And when crude is carried, is it the kind that federal investigators have linked to explosions?

"We have no idea when trains are moving through and when they aren't," said Thomas Lakamp, special operations chief for the Cincinnati Fire Department. "The railroads aren't required to report to us."

A first step toward limited disclosure takes effect next month.

An emergency order from the U.S. Transportation Department in June will start requiring railroads to alert states about oil trains originating in North Dakota. But the rules, which follow accidents involving oil from North Dakota's Bakken Shale in such unlikely locations as Lynchburg, VA, and Aliceville, AL, already are coming under criticism. Some critics say the new rules are inadequate, while others worry that any disclosures will increase the likelihood of sabotage.

Most recalled GM car? Chevy Malibu.

Planting corn at warp speed: farmers are investing in more-sophisticated machinery to rapidly sow crops in narrow windows of favorable weather.

Sears loss widens on weak sales. The demise of the big box store continues. Is Sears even a big box store any more? Heard on the street: Sears catalog of worry isn't getting thinner. Sear's latest results show little sign of its long-term decline abating.

Best Buy sees continues sales declines. The demise of the big box store continues.

The Los Angeles Times

Global warming? What global warming? Scientists discover Tinkerbell wasp and see-through snail among ten (10) new species.

Long Beach beats out Los Angeles to host Formula E electric car race: pit stops will be measure in half-hour segments for re-charging.

Only in California: drought has an upside -- record-low rainfall means cleaner beach water.

Postage stamp honoring slain gay rights leader Harvey Milk unveiled. Got Milk?

Op-ed: Disneyland, the happiest, most crowded, most fleecing park on Earth.

The Dickinson Press

Harold Hamm sees 2-million bopd potential. Fargo Forum also has a video link:
http://www.inforum.com/event/article/id/435553/

Sean Hannity at Bakken conference in Bismarck. I haven't listened to Hannity in ages. I haven't watched him on television in years, but on the "thumbnail" at the link it looks like he's lost a lot of weight. Ill?