New Operator In North Dakota? -- October 6, 2015

An operator I had not heard of before was noted in case #24528 of the October, 2015, NDIC hearing dockets:

• 24528, Prairie Hills Oil, Grover-Madison, amend, establish a 320-acre unit; a horizontal well, Renville County

Link here:

Prairie Hills LLC
200 East 1st St North # 210
Wichita, KS 67202
 
A privately held company in Wichita, KS.

Categorized under Oil Crude. Current estimates show this company has an annual revenue of $410,000 and employs a staff of approximately 5.

I also do not see it listed at the NDIC's "Well Search" data base.

North Dakota 2Q15 Taxable Sales

Link here.

Full pdf.

• Cass County back on top; Williams County, #2.
• Fargo back on top; Williston, #2; Bismarck, a relatively close 3rd.

Six-year comparison, 2Q15.

News story from The Dickinson Press.

Oasis Reports Two Nice Wells - High Volume, 50 Stages; Eight (8) New Permits -- October 6, 2015

Note: the daily activity report for October 6, 2015, has been corrected by the NDIC, early morning, October 7, 2015.

Active rigs:

	10/6/2015	10/06/2014	10/06/2013	10/06/2012	10/06/2011
Active Rigs	67	191	183	190	194

Wells coming off the confidential list Wednesday:

• 28394, 341, Oasis, Wade Federal 5300 41-30 4T, Baker, t5/15; cum 43K 8/15;
• 28554, 2,329, Oasis, Wade Federal 5300 31-30 2B, Baker, 50 stages, 9.1 million lbs, t5/15; cum 49K 8/15;
• 30714, SI/NC, XTO, State 11X-16TF4, Charlson, no production data,

Eight (8) new permist:

• Operators: BR (4), Liberty Resources (2), Whiting (2)
• Fields: Corral Creek (Dunn), Stoneview (Burke), Poe (McKenzie)
• Comments:

Four (4) permits canceled, including a Murex Emu well in Renville County; an Oasis Lydell well in Burke County; and two Slawson Van Hook wells in Mountrail County.

Two (2) producing wells completed:

• 30446, 604, EOG, Shell 12-3225H, Parshall, ICO, t9/15; cum --
• 30782, 424, EOG, Shell 11-3225H, Parshall, ICO, t9/15; cum --

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28554, see above, Oasis, Wade Federal 5300 31-30 2B, Baker:

Date	Oil Runs	MCF Sold
8-2015	11221	47
7-2015	24259	0
6-2015	6540	2677
5-2015	6942	601

 28394, see above, Oasis, Wade Federal 5300 41-30 4T, Baker:

Date	Oil Runs	MCF Sold
8-2015	13140	61
7-2015	20452	8634
6-2015	6398	3918
5-2015	2691	922

NDIC Hearing Dockets For October, 2015 -- Full Summary

Disclaimer: these summaries are for my personal use only; you are free to read them; don't quote me on them; there will be typographical and factual errors.  If this is important to you go to the source. Link here.

Dockets are tracked here.

Highlights of the October, 2015, hearing agenda.
 

Wednesday, October 21, 2015

24500, Williston Exploration; commission to review the temporarily abandoned (TA) status of #10385, Cameron 1-20, Dance Creek field, Billings County
24501, Bakken Hunter, Bounty School-Bakken, redefine the field limits, Divide County
24502, Bakken Hunter, Crosby-Bakken, redefine the field limits, Divide County
24503, Whiting, Henry-Red River, redefine the field limits, Golden Valley County
24504, QEP, Deep Water Creek Bay-Bakken, terminate a 1920-acre unit, establish instead a 1280-acre unit; 24 wells, McLean County
24505, QEP, Grail-Bakken, reduce minimum setbacks from 200 feet to 50 feet in select units; McKenzie
24506, QEP, Heart Butte-Bakken, establish an overlapping 1280-acre unit; 24 wells, Dunn County
24507, QEP, Grail-Bakken, flaring, McKenzie
24508, Whiting, field exceptions for a single well, McKenzie County
24509, Whiting, field exceptions for a single well, McKenzie County
24510, Whiting, field exceptions for a single well, McKenzie County
24511, Whiting, field exceptions for a single well, McKenzie County
24512, Whiting, field exceptions for a single well, McKenzie County
24513, Whiting, field exceptions for a single well, McKenzie County
24514, Whiting, field exceptions for a single well, McKenzie County
24515, BR, Dimmick Lake-Bakken, amend Order No. 19195 to grant additional flexibility in the development of a 2560-acre unit; McKenzie
24516, MRO, Antelope-Sanish, reduce setback rules, McKenzie
24517, MRO, Antelope-Sanish, flaring, McKenzie
24518, MRO, Bailey-Bakken, flaring, Dunn
24519, MRO, Chimney Butte-Bakken, flaring, Dunn
24520, MRO, Killdeer-Bakken, flaring, Dunn
24521, MRO, Lake Ho-Bakken, flaring, Dunn,
24522, MRO, McGregory Buttes-Bakken, flaring, Dunn
24523, MRO, Murphy Creek-Bakken, flaring,
24524, MRO, Reunion Bay-Bakken, flaring, Dunn, Mountrail, McKenzie
24525, MRO, Werner-Bakken, flaring, Dunn
24526, Petro-Hunt, North Tioga-Bakken, establish two 1920-acre units, 4 wells on each; Burke
24527, Hess, Beaver Lodge-Bakken, establish two overlapping 2560-acre units; one well each; Williams
24528, Prairie Hills Oil, Grover-Madison, amend, establish a 320-acre unit; a horizontal well, Renville County
24529, Apollo Resources, treatment plant, McKenzie
24530, Oasis, SWD, Sivertson, McKenzie
24531, BR, pooling,
24532, BR, pooling,
24533, BR, pooling,
24534, BR, pooling,
24535, BR, pooling,
24536, BR, pooling,
24537, BR, pooling,
24538, BR, pooling,
24539, BR, pooling,
24540, BR, pooling,
24541, BR, pooling,
24542, BR, pooling,
24543, BR, pooling,

Thursday, October 22, 2015

24544, a motion of the Commission to consider the establishment or altering of drilling or spacing units in the Bakken pool in or around selected sections of T147N-R98W, McKenzie
24545, a motion of the Commission to review the temporarily abandoned (TA) status of the Enduro JV-P NDCA well, file # 16182, McGregor Field, Williams
24546, BR, Bull Moose-Bakken, redefine field limits, McKenzie
24547, CLR, Kimberly-Bakken, redefine field limits, Divide
24548, CLR, Noonan-Bakken, redefine field limits, Divide
24549, CRL, Elm Tree, Phelps Bay-Bakken and/or Antelope-Sanish, establish an overlapping 1280-acre unit; establish an overlapping 1920-acre unit; 14 wells on each, McKenzie
24550, Liberty Resources, Battleview-Bakken, establish an overlapping 2560-acre unit; 3 wells; Williams, Burke
24551, WPX, Reunion Bay-Bakken, establish three overlapping 2560-acre units; 1 well each, McKenzie, Dunn, Mountrail
24552, WPX, Mandaree-Bakken, establish an overlapping 2560-acre unit; one well, McKenzie, Dunn
24553, Statoil, Banks-Bakken, amend the field rules, reduce setbacks, McKenzie
24554, Statoil, Avoca-Bakken, amend the field rules, reduce setbacks, Williams
24555, Statoil, Todd-Bakken, reduce setbacks, Williams
24556, Statoil, Williston-Bakken, reduce setbacks, Williams
24557, SHD, Deep Water Creek Bay-Bakken, establish two 1920-acre units; multiple wells, reduce setback rules, Dunn, McLean;
24558, EOG, Parshall-Bakken, establish four overlapping 1920-acre units; multiple wells on each, Mountrail
24559, XTO, interesting request regarding drilling wells on 1280-acre units and 2560-acre units; McKenzie
24560, XTO, Grinnell-Bakken, establish an overlapping 2560-acre unit; 24 wells, Williams
24561, XTO, Lost Bridge-Bakken, establish an overlapping 2560-acre unit; 24 wells, Dunn
24562, XTO, Bear Creek-Bakken, flaring, Dunn
24563, XTO, Arnegard-Bakken, flaring, McKenzie
24564, XTO, Bear Den-Bakken, flaring, McKenzie
24565, XTO, Charlson-Bakken, flaring, McKenzie, Mountrail, Williams
24566, XTO, Crazy Man Creek-Bakken, flaring, McKenzie, Williams
24567, XTO, Garden-Bakken, flaring, McKenzie
24568, XTO, Grinnell-Bakken, flaring, McKenzie, Williams
24569, XTO, Lost Bridge-Bakken, flaring, Dunn
24570, XTO, North Tobacco Garden-Bakken, fllaring, McKenzie
24571, XTO, Sand Creek-Bakken, flaring, McKenzie
24572, XTO, Siverston-Bakken, flaring, McKenzie
24573, XTO, Tobacco Garden-Bakken, flaring, McKenzie
24574, XTO, Truax-Bakken, flaring, McKenzie, Williams
24575, Slawson, pooling
24576, Liberty Resources, pooling
24577, Liberty Resources, pooling
24578, Liberty Resources, pooling
24579, Liberty Resources, pooling
24580, CLR, commingling
24581, Sinclair, Lone Butte-Bakken, 7 wells on an existing 1280-acre unit; Dunn
24582, Sinclair, Mary-Bakken, 7 wells on an existing 1280-acre unit; Dunn
24583, Sinclair, Little Knife-Bakken, 7 wells on an existing 1280-acre unit; Dunn
24584, XTO, commingling
24585, EOG, SWD, Clarks Creek Field, McKenzie
24586, EOG, SWD, Parshall Field, Mountrail
24587, SWD, Parshall Field, Mountrail
24588, EOG, SWD, Parshall Field, Mountrail
24589, EOG, SWD, Parshall Field, Mountrail
24590, EOG, SWD, Parshall Field, Mountrail

NDIC October, 2015, Hearing Dockets Are Posted

Disclaimer: these summaries are for my personal use only; you are free to read them; don't quote me on them; there will be typographical and factual errors.  If this is important to you go to the source. Link here.

Past dockets are archived here.

Highlights. These are just the cases that caught my eye the first time through. This was done very, very quickly; it was not proofread. There will be factual and typographical errors. The full summary is yet to be posted.

Wednesday, October 21, 2015 -- 9 pages
24504, QEP, Deep Water Creek Bay-Bakken, new 1920-acre spacing unit instead of a 1280-acre unit; 24 wells; McLean County
24506, QEP, Heart Butte-Bakken, establish a 1280-acre unit; 24 wells; Dunn County

Thursday, October 22, 2015 -- 13 pages
24549, CLR, Elm Tree, Phelps Bay-Bakken, and/or Antelope-Sanish, create an overlapping 1280-acre unit; create a 1920-acre unit; 14 wells on each; McKenzie County
24558, EOG, Parshall-Bakken, establish four overlapping 1920-acre units; multiple wells on each, Mountrail
24559, XTO, North Fork-Bakken, an order granting relief from the commission's normal policy of requiring wells to be drilled on 1280-acre units before allowing the permitting and drilling of up to two lease-line wells on exisitng overlapping 2560-acre units; McKenzie (it should be noted that all of North Fork is spaced for 1280-acre and 2560-acre units; very little of North Fork has actually been drilled)
24560, XTO, Grinnell-Bakken, establish an overlapping 2560-acre unit; 24 wells; Williams
24561, XTO, Lost Bridge-Bakken, establish an overlapping 2560-acre unit; 24 wells; Dunn
24581, Sinclair, Lone Butte-Bakken, 7 wells on an existing 1280-acre unit; Dunn
24582, Sinclair, Mary-Bakken, 7 wells on an existing 1280-acre unit; Dunn
24583, Sinclair, Little Knife-Bakken, 7 wells on an existing 1280-acre unit; Dunn

Supplements on October 22, 2015
Supplements on October 29, 2015
Thursday, October 29, 2015: all continued cases

EIA: Household Heating This Winter Should Be Less Expensive Than Last Two Winters -- October 6, 2015, Part II

Link here. Lots of graphs and data.

Almost half of U.S. households use natural gas as their primary heating fuel. EIA expects households heating with natural gas to spend an average of $64 (10%) less this winter than last winter. The decrease in natural gas expenditures is the net result of 6% lower fuel consumption, and 4% lower residential natural gas prices compared to last winter. Heading into the heating season, EIA projects storage inventories will total 3,956 billion cubic feet, which would be a record high.

Houston County, Minnesota: the proposal to ban frack sand mining in the county was withdrawn by those who had submitted it, the Houston County Protectors. (Quaint, huh?) The proposal was rejected by the Houston County Planning Commission on a 5 - 2 vote on September 29, 2015.

Freeport-McMoRan considers exiting the oil and gas business. It would spin off its oil and gas assets.

Best headline of the day, over at the Wall Street Journal: OPEC worried about its image. With ISIS running amok and the Russians sending in troops, that should be the least of their worries, image. This must be a really, really slow news day.

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The Apple Page

Porsche will adopt Apple's CarPlay; will not take Android.

Earlier this was reported:

Apple announced CarPlay with several big-name partners already on board, like BMW, Ford, GM, Honda, Hyundai, Kia, Nissan, and more. Many of these manufacturers initially targeted 2014 launch dates for CarPlay-enabled vehicles, but delays have pushed potential launches into 2015 and 2016. For a long time, Ferrari was the only manufacturer with a CarPlay vehicle available, but support is becoming more widespread in the summer of 2015. 

Many of Apple's partners have remained silent on release dates, but manufacturers like Volkswagen, Honda, and Chevy have already released multiple 2016 vehicles with CarPlay support, with others like Buick, GMC, and Cadillac promising CarPlay-equipped vehicles in 2016.

Everyone has their individual thoughts -- well, everyone that cares about this issue -- on Android vs Apple, but it's pretty clear which system will become the standard. It's hard to believe that "for a long time," Ferrari was the only manufacturer with a CarPlay vehicle.

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Pretty Cool

I was looking for something else when I googled this, but this is still pretty cool: 

Active Rigs At Post-Boom Low -- Tuesday, October 6, 2015; RBN Energy On Bakken Natural Gas

Active rigs:

	10/6/2015	10/06/2014	10/06/2013	10/06/2012	10/06/2011
Active Rigs	67	191	183	190	194

RBN Energy: sweet spot Bakken oil means more gas.

Crude oil producers in the Bakken region responded to the oil price collapse with drilling cutbacks and a laser-like focus on sweet-spot areas with high initial production rates. It turns out those oil sweet spots also produce a lot of associated natural gas. But there’s not enough infrastructure in place to deal with the extra gas, and that’s slowing North Dakota’s efforts to reduce flaring (burning gas that can’t be utilized for various reasons). Today, we consider the multiple, domino-like effects that low oil prices are having on one of the U.S.’s most important tight oil plays.

By almost any measure, the Bakken region has been a super-success story. In 2008, before the shale revolution, the Bakken was producing less than 200 Mb/d of crude and about 250 MMcf/d of natural gas, on average; the latest (July 2015) data from the North Dakota Pipeline Authority (NDPA) showed crude production is 1.2 MMb/d and gas production has soared past 1.6 Bcf/d--six-fold increases for both hydrocarbons. With that kind of upstream growth, it’s not surprising that the midstream sector struggled to keep up. As we’ve blogged about often, the lack of oil pipeline capacity in 2011 led to the frenetic development of rail loading terminals, and the dearth of gas pipeline capacity resulted in a significant amount of wasteful gas flaring—and a push to quickly develop new gas processing plants and gas pipeline capacity. Flaring usually happens when infrastructure to capture the gas and transport it to market haven’t yet been developed.

By mid-2014, midstream capacity was finally catching up with upstream production—just in time for the collapse in oil prices.

Much more at the link. This article will be archived at the source.