Note Some Details Of Wells Being Reported In The Bakken Today -- September 28, 2015

Wells coming off the confidential list over the weekend today are being updated. Almost all of the wells have been updated -- still waiting for QEP wells. But note the specifics on the wells have have been reported.

For example, QEP used 49 stages, 9.5 million lbs proppant in a Grail well.

Note the detail in the Hess well; only 5.08 drilling days.

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Tweeting now, from Jack Kemp:

UK petroleum consumption is rising at some of the fastest rates since 2005

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Coal Update

This is a dynamic link. Some interesting information regarding coal.

Since falling to 118 million tons in March 2014, the lowest level since March 2006, coal stockpiles at electric power plants have returned to quantities that are more in line with same-month totals from previous years. December 2014 marked the first time since December 2012 that stockpiles were higher than they had been in the same month of the previous calendar year. Additionally, since December 2014, coal stocks have been higher than the same month of the previous year every month through July 2015.

The winter of 2013-14 was extremely cold relative to both the previous winter and normal winters, and more fuel, including coal, was burned to generate electricity to meet higher heating loads across the northern United States. This increased fuel use, coupled with limited coal deliveries in the Midwest from the Burlington Northern Santa Fe (BNSF) system, contributed to the significant drawdown in coal stockpiles. Total U.S. net electricity generation was 5.3% higher from November 2013 through February 2014 than it had been in the November 2012 through February 2013 period, and 59% of that increase in electricity was supplied by coal generation, which was up 8% from levels a year earlier.

Conversely, temperatures in the winter of 2014-15 were higher than normal, and a lot less fuel was needed to generate electricity for heating purposes. Subbituminous coal stocks at electric power plants actually increased - highly atypical in winter months - because February 2015 in the western states, where most but not all subbituminous coal is burned, was one of the warmest on record. The BNSF delivery problems that contributed to shrinking piles the year before were mitigated as well, leading to larger stockpiles.

In addition, less coal is being used (resulting in higher stockpiles) as more natural gas is used (pricing, government mandates).