Pay Attention To The Flaring Column -- May 25, 2015

Another example of a good well taken off line. The four wells on this pad have all been completed so this one is probably not off-line due to need to complete neighboring wells.

25912, IA/1,162, Zavanna, Bills 5-8 3TFH, Crazy Man Creek, runs south, t8/14; cum 36K 3/15;

Pool	Date	Days	BBLS Oil	Runs	BBLS Water	MCF Prod	MCF Sold	Vent/Flare
BAKKEN	3-2015	0	0	163	0	0	0	0
BAKKEN	2-2015	0	0	91	0	0	0	0
BAKKEN	1-2015	1	455	501	0	1	0	1
BAKKEN	12-2014	1	197	491	0	1	0	1
BAKKEN	11-2014	1	480	0	105	96	0	81
BAKKEN	10-2014	16	8269	7714	4729	11701	0	11463
BAKKEN	9-2014	20	13847	13396	11682	17371	0	17073
BAKKEN	8-2014	10	6117	7283	8366	7565	0	7416
BAKKEN	7-2014	7	6738	4341	11465	5869	0	5765

Other wells on this pad:

• 25914, 1,060, Zavanna, Bills 32-29 4TFH, Crazy Man Creek, runs south, t8/14; cum 127K 3/15; 
• 25913, 929, Zavanna, Bills 32-29 2H, Stockyard Creek, runs north, t8/14; cum 119K 3/15; 
• 25911, 468, Zavanna, Bills 32-29 4TFH, Stockyard Creek, runs north, t8/14; cum 6K 3/15; 

Most recent production for 25914:

Pool	Date	Days	BBLS Oil	Runs	BBLS Water	MCF Prod	MCF Sold	Vent/Flare
BAKKEN	3-2015	31	12927	12347	6873	16233	13068	2703
BAKKEN	2-2015	28	13523	12965	7271	16880	15681	782
BAKKEN	1-2015	31	17803	16899	9657	20250	0	19788
BAKKEN	12-2014	31	13387	13610	8928	14112	0	13650
BAKKEN	11-2014	5	3141	1975	2361	2987	0	2912
BAKKEN	10-2014	27	12790	11918	6113	14457	0	14055

Most recent production for 25913:

Pool	Date	Days	BBLS Oil	Runs	BBLS Water	MCF Prod	MCF Sold	Vent/Flare
BAKKEN	3-2015	24	13387	12743	6051	18047	15468	2221
BAKKEN	2-2015	28	13168	12650	5961	16764	15072	1275
BAKKEN	1-2015	31	17055	16179	8849	22446	0	21984
BAKKEN	12-2014	22	17338	17300	8693	22427	0	22099
BAKKEN	11-2014	17	9585	8003	6468	13844	0	13591

Most recent production for 25911:

Pool	Date	Days	BBLS Oil	Runs	BBLS Water	MCF Prod	MCF Sold	Vent/Flare
BAKKEN	3-2015	0	0	26	0	0	0	0
BAKKEN	2-2015	0	0	14	0	0	0	0
BAKKEN	1-2015	0	0	12	0	0	0	0
BAKKEN	12-2014	0	0	18	0	0	0	0
BAKKEN	11-2014	1	74	0	0	1	0	1
BAKKEN	10-2014	1	23	16	0	1	0	1
BAKKEN	9-2014	8	5104	4798	10684	5938	0	5789
BAKKEN	8-2014	2	468	423	751	657	0	62

I remember blogging, when the issue first came up, about the slippery slope regarding flaring. 

N.B.:  these four wells are all on the same pad. Natural gas from two of the wells is being sold, so we know there is a natural gas pipeline to this pad. Or at least we should be able to assume there is. There must be another reason two of these wells were taken off line. 

Location of this four-well pad, just a few miles east of Williston, one of the busiest sites from the very beginning; easily accessible, not on federal land. 

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Wind Farms Remain Exempt From New Regulations   Birdlife is reporting:

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service today (May 22, 2015) announced its intent to address millions of grisly and unnecessary bird deaths by strengthening implementation of the Migratory Bird Treaty Act, one of the nation’s oldest and most important wildlife conservation laws. The process will address threats like uncovered oil waste pits that trap and kill birds, gas flares that lure and incinerate birds, and unprotected communication towers and power lines that kill and electrocute birds by the tens of millions each year. 

There was no mention of wind farms in this article. Wind farms are still exempt from laws protecting migratory birds.

Take note: the new regulations also affect transmission lines. A transmission line simply to back up a wind farm hardly seems to make sense.