QEP Proposes Up To 24 Wells In Each Of Several Drilling Units In Deep Water Creek Bay -- July 29, 2015

Updates:

November 9, 2019: graphic of the Deep Water Creek Bay updated --

Deep Water Creek Bay

This is a moderately sized field ("moderate" for the Bakken), about the size of two townships. Currently (July 30,2015) it is composed of 81 sections, about half of which are under the river or nearly under the river. It lies entirely within the Fort Berthold Indian Reservation.

It is bordered on the north by the very prolific Parshall ("owned" by EOG); by Van Hook and Heart Butte on the west; not much else to the immediate south or to the east of this field.

Interestingly enough, section 2-150-90 which should be in Deep Water Creek Bay is in the Parshall oil field.

It appears the western half of this oil field will be most productive; the eastern half appears to be a lot less promising.

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Permits

2015
31111,  conf, SHD,
31110,  conf, SHD,
31109, conf, SHD,

2014 (list is complete)
29570, conf, SHD,
29569, conf, SHD,
29568, SI/NC, SHD,
29567. drl, SHD,

2013 (list is complete)
None.

2012 (list is complete)
24421, 562, QEP, MHA 5-32-31H-150-90, t1/14; cum 93K 9/15;
24420, 792, QEP, MHA 2-32-31H-150-90, t2/13; cum 86K 9/15;
24419, 667, QEP, MHA 6-32-31H-150-9-, t1/14; cum 117K 9/15;
24078, PNC, MRO, Vorwerk USA 24-34H,
22785, 810, MRO, Thomas Miller USA 21-28H, t8/12; cum 91K 9/15;
22718, 963, QEP, MHA 5-29-30H-150-99, t8/12; cum 132K 9/15;
22557, PNC, MRO, Mink USA 11-15H,
22489, 1,181, MRO, Thomas Miller USA 11-28H, t7/12; cum 169K 9/15;

Prior to
21853, 294, 106K 9/15
21852, 1,526, 160K 9/15
21824, 814, 86K 9/15
21765, 182, 106K 9/15
21764, 673, 101K9/15
21286, 246, 81K 9/15
21211, 1,026, 227K 9/15
21116, 952, 112K 9/15
21093, 878, 153K 9/15
21092, 436, 90K 9/15
21091, 499, 98K  9/15
20658, conf,
20494, 197, 108K 9/15
20454, 1,005, 202K 9/15
20291, 777, 246K 9/15
20290, 553, 256K 9/15
20289, 702, 276K 9/15
20284, loc,
20274, 1,253, 247K 9/15
20271, 592, 150K 9/15
19957, 1,379, 201K 9/15
19683, 766, 167K 9/15
19630, 916, 213K 9/15
19467, 617, 128K 9/15
19296, 2,388, 211K 9/15
18991, 1,053, 192K 9/15
18956, loc,
18930, PNC
18886, 1,456, 198K 9/15
18885, 1,101, 224K 9/15
18316, 1,197, 228K 9/15
18158, 780, 135K 9/15
17940, 1,217, 261K 9/15
17929, 546, 89K 9/15
17434, 880, 171K 9/15

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News

July 29, 2015: In the NDIC August, 2015, hearing dockets, this case (not a permit):

• Case 24381, QEP, Deep Water Creek Bay-Bakken, establish 2 1280-acre units, 24 wells on each; establish a 1120-acre unit, 24 wells the unit; establish a 960-acre unit, 24 wells on the unit; establish a 1600-acre units, 24 wells on the unit; 24 additional wells on each of four 1920-acre units, Dunn, McLean.

Two of the proposed drilling units in this case, the 960-acre unit, and the 1600-acre unit:

The expectation of the NDIC that if the request is approved, the operator will begin work sooner than later. [The graphic is not perfect; the dividing line between the two drilling units should split section 6 exactly in half, an east half and a west half.]

48 wells across four sections