Update On Bakken Shale ND -- A New Operator In The Bakken -- October 30, 2015

On February 28, 2015, I asked whether Bakken Shale ND was a new operator in the Bakken? Bakken Shale ND was mentioned in the November, 2015, NDIC hearing dockets:

24642, Basin Shale ND, Lone Butte-Bakken, establish a 2560-acre unit; 8 wells, McKenzie
Specifically, sections 14, 15, 22, and 23 - T147N - R98W. This is what the area looks like today:

There are a lot of vertical wells to the east, but a quick look did not reveal many great wells. Some exceptions:

• 8543, PA/488, Apache Corp, Bob Creek Federal Unit 4-19-1D (vertical), a Madison well, t3/82; cum 554K 10/90
• 8623, PA/398, Apache Corp, Bob Creek Federal Unit 3-24-2A (vertical), a Madison well, t8/82; cum 554K 10/91
• 9551, 463, Vanguard Operating, Foley-Stewart Federal 4-24-3C, t9/82; cum 740K 9/15;