A Case Study, Pershing Oil Field, North Dakota Bakken, October - December, 2015

This was previously posted -- a couple of days ago. I am only moving it here as a stand-alone post so I can refer to it in the future as a case study.


This came about when I noted the production profile coming out of the Pershing oil field in the North Dakota Bakken between October - December, 2015 (inclusive, those three months).

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A Case Study

This is an extraordinary bit of data. This post alone is worth the price of the subscription to the Million Dollar Way blog. There are several things I will point out from this case study, but I will have to do it later. I am on may way to watch some international water polo competition. But the data below is incredible. The Bakken never fails to surprise me. 

Look at the production profile of #17292, the index well, since September, 2012:

NDIC File No: 17292     API No: 33-053-02892-00-00     CTB No: 117292
Well Type: OG     Well Status: A     Status Date: 9/28/2008     Wellbore type: Horizontal
Location: SESW 33-150-96    Latitude: 47.761263     Longitude: -102.976969
Current Operator: BURLINGTON RESOURCES OIL & GAS COMPANY LP
Current Well Name: KIRKLAND 1-33H
Elevation(s): 2396 KB   2378 GL     Total Depth: 20249     Field: PERSHING
Spud Date(s):  7/22/2008
Completion Data
   Pool: BAKKEN     Perfs: 11485-20249     Comp: 9/28/2008     Status: F     Date: 10/3/2008     Spacing: 2SEC
Cumulative Production Data
   Pool: BAKKEN     Cum Oil: 135274     Cum MCF Gas: 152712     Cum Water: 35217
Production Test Data
   IP Test Date: 10/3/2008     Pool: BAKKEN     IP Oil: 765     IP MCF:     IP Water: 362

Monthly Production Data

Pool	Date	Days	BBLS Oil	Runs	BBLS Water	MCF Prod	MCF Sold	Vent/Flare
BAKKEN	12-2015	31	21134	20784	5889	17486	16597	812
BAKKEN	11-2015	10	5048	5026	771	1812	1787	0
BAKKEN	10-2015	17	660	470	2093	815	772	0
BAKKEN	9-2015	20	609	897	347	1144	920	175
BAKKEN	8-2015	23	1050	920	313	589	0	532
BAKKEN	7-2015	31	1268	1376	312	216	17	123
BAKKEN	6-2015	28	1753	1843	508	884	193	622
BAKKEN	5-2015	20	1182	915	730	465	0	415
BAKKEN	4-2015	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
BAKKEN	3-2015	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
BAKKEN	2-2015	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
BAKKEN	1-2015	13	231	231	103	277	215	30
BAKKEN	12-2014	30	878	966	206	859	784	1
BAKKEN	11-2014	30	932	1178	183	848	773	0
BAKKEN	10-2014	31	995	689	195	1004	927	0
BAKKEN	9-2014	30	907	1232	231	940	419	447
BAKKEN	8-2014	31	1137	1266	264	1288	0	1211
BAKKEN	7-2014	13	480	0	66	433	0	401
BAKKEN	6-2014	30	1040	1190	248	526	0	451
BAKKEN	5-2014	31	1213	1318	263	77	0	0
BAKKEN	4-2014	30	1216	1348	216	1082	939	69
BAKKEN	3-2014	31	1267	945	302	1169	1069	23
BAKKEN	2-2014	28	1319	1330	304	1129	1059	0
BAKKEN	1-2014	30	1571	1582	373	691	536	81
BAKKEN	12-2013	31	1671	1934	571	1265	0	1188
BAKKEN	11-2013	19	1439	1178	512	1578	0	1530
BAKKEN	10-2013	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
BAKKEN	9-2013	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
BAKKEN	8-2013	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
BAKKEN	7-2013	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
BAKKEN	6-2013	3	7	0	0	16	0	9
BAKKEN	5-2013	2	81	0	0	110	0	105
BAKKEN	4-2013	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
BAKKEN	3-2013	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
BAKKEN	2-2013	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
BAKKEN	1-2013	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
BAKKEN	12-2012	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
BAKKEN	11-2012	20	618	482	132	1313	1220	43
BAKKEN	10-2012	31	1004	1096	220	2041	1964	0
BAKKEN	9-2012	30	1124	1071	231	1902	1453

First twelve months of production, of the index well, #17292:

BAKKEN	9-2009	30	1852	1991	403	2975	2975	0
BAKKEN	8-2009	31	1958	1946	430	1306	1306	0
BAKKEN	7-2009	31	2072	1907	450	678	678	0
BAKKEN	6-2009	30	2091	2477	446	3563	3563	0
BAKKEN	5-2009	31	2386	2043	494	3673	3673	0
BAKKEN	4-2009	30	2483	2600	593	3978	3978	0
BAKKEN	3-2009	31	2862	2833	595	4789	4789	0
BAKKEN	2-2009	28	2874	3216	685	5527	5527	0
BAKKEN	1-2009	31	4393	4217	933	7614	7614	0
BAKKEN	12-2008	26	2959	3077	774	1674	1674	0
BAKKEN	11-2008	30	4805	4457	948	6552	6552	0
BAKKEN	10-2008	31	10289	10152	3262	8125	8125	0
BAKKEN	9-2008	3	682	488	1950	0	0	0

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NDIC File No: 29796     API No: 33-053-06404-00-00     CTB No: 229795 Well Type: OG     Well Status: A     Status Date: 12/9/2015     Wellbore type: Horizontal Location: SESW 21-150-96     Footages: 595 FSL 1457 FWL     Latitude: 47.791356     Longitude: -102.977879 Current Operator: BURLINGTON RESOURCES OIL & GAS COMPANY LP Current Well Name: KIRKLAND 24-21MBH Elevation(s): 2359 KB   2332 GR   2337 GL     Total Depth: 21647     Field: PERSHING Spud Date(s):  3/20/2015 Casing String(s): 9.625" 2074'   7" 11120'   Completion Data    Pool: BAKKEN     Perfs: 11120-21647     Comp: 12/9/2015     Status: F     Date: 12/11/2015     Spacing: 4SEC Cumulative Production Data    Pool: BAKKEN     Cum Oil: 15802     Cum MCF Gas: 30394     Cum Water: 8661 Production Test Data    IP Test Date: 12/11/2015     Pool: BAKKEN     IP Oil: 1723     IP MCF: 2376     IP Water: 481

Monthly Production Data Pool Date Days BBLS Oil Runs BBLS Water MCF Prod MCF Sold Vent/Flare BAKKEN 12-2015 21 15802 15543 8661 30394 15978 14392 BAKKEN 11-2015 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

This well (33-053-06404) was fracked 11/12/2015 - 11/14/2015 with 2,823,912 gallons of water and
and around 17% proppant by weight (white sand, 10.4%; mullite, 3.8%, other silica, 3%).

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29804:

NDIC File No: 29804     API No: 33-053-06408-00-00     CTB No: 229795 Well Type: OG     Well Status: A     Status Date: 11/6/2015     Wellbore type: Horizontal Location: SWSW 21-150-96       Latitude: 47.791971     Longitude: -102.981525 Current Operator: BURLINGTON RESOURCES OIL & GAS COMPANY LP Current Well Name: KIRKLAND 14-21MBH Elevation(s): 2330 KB   2303 GR   2301 GL     Total Depth: 21968     Field: PERSHING Spud Date(s):  4/30/2015 Completion Data    Pool: BAKKEN     Perfs: 11189-21968     Comp: 11/6/2015     Status: F     Date: 11/9/2015     Spacing: 4SEC Cumulative Production Data    Pool: BAKKEN     Cum Oil: 14901     Cum MCF Gas: 25622     Cum Water: 7423 Production Test Data    IP Test Date: 11/9/2015     Pool: BAKKEN     IP Oil: 2806     IP MCF: 4560     IP Water: 1243

Monthly Production Data Pool Date Days BBLS Oil Runs BBLS Water MCF Prod MCF Sold Vent/Flare BAKKEN 12-2015 3 635 577 981 1884 1811 70 BAKKEN 11-2015 25 14266 14266 6442 23738 0 23711

This well was fracked  9/23/2015 to 9/25/2015, with 2,822,064 gallons of water, and 20% proppant by weight (silica, 11%; mullite, 4.7%; other silica 2.8%, and aluminu silicate, 4.7%)

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29867:

NDIC File No: 29867     API No: 33-053-06421-00-00     CTB No: 229795
Well Type: OG     Well Status: A     Status Date: 10/26/2015     Wellbore type: Horizontal
Location: SWSW 21-150-96      Latitude: 47.791972     Longitude: -102.981709
Current Operator: BURLINGTON RESOURCES OIL & GAS COMPANY LP
Current Well Name: KIRKLAND 14-21TFH ULW
Elevation(s): 2330 KB   2303 GR   2301 GL     Total Depth: 21280     Field: PERSHING
Spud Date(s):  5/1/2015
Completion Data
   Pool: BAKKEN     Perfs: 11267-21280     Comp: 10/26/2015     Status: F     Date: 10/28/2015     Spacing: 4SEC
Cumulative Production Data
   Pool: BAKKEN     Cum Oil: 14627     Cum MCF Gas: 23666     Cum Water: 6973
Production Test Data
   IP Test Date: 10/28/2015     Pool: BAKKEN     IP Oil: 3126     IP MCF: 5064     IP Water: 1323

Monthly Production Data

Pool	Date	Days	BBLS Oil	Runs	BBLS Water	MCF Prod	MCF Sold	Vent/Flare
BAKKEN	12-2015	2	586	533	216	947	945	0
BAKKEN	11-2015	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
BAKKEN	10-2015	8	14041	14041	6757	22719	0	22699

This well was fracked 10/2/2015 t0 10/9/2015, with 5,215,308 gallons of water, and 14% proppant by weight (silica, 13%; mullite, 1.7%; and corundum and aluminum silicate, 1.7%).

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22792:

NDIC File No: 22792     API No: 33-053-04093-00-00     CTB No: 222789
Well Type: OG     Well Status: A     Status Date: 12/22/2012     Wellbore type: Horizontal
Location: NENW 28-150-96     Footages: 956 FNL 2383 FWL     Latitude: 47.787088     Longitude: -102.974098
Current Operator: BURLINGTON RESOURCES OIL & GAS COMPANY LP
Current Well Name: KIRKLAND 21-28TFH 3SH
Elevation(s): 2309 KB   2293 GR   2293 GL     Total Depth: 20160     Field: PERSHING
Spud Date(s):  10/3/2012
Casing String(s): 9.625" 1835'   7" 11189'  
Completion Data
   Pool: BAKKEN     Perfs: 11189-20160     Comp: 12/22/2012     Status: AL     Date: 7/17/2014     Spacing: 4SEC
Cumulative Production Data
   Pool: BAKKEN     Cum Oil: 186580     Cum MCF Gas: 227475     Cum Water: 69086
Production Test Data
   IP Test Date: 1/6/2013     Pool: BAKKEN     IP Oil: 2926     IP MCF: 1660     IP Water: 350

Monthly Production Data; most recent production:

Pool	Date	Days	BBLS Oil	Runs	BBLS Water	MCF Prod	MCF Sold	Vent/Flare
BAKKEN	12-2015	31	12100	12375	7789	10978	5855	5011
BAKKEN	11-2015	2	5360	4674	2821	6446	6089	351
BAKKEN	10-2015	19	1265	1505	329	892	827	0
BAKKEN	9-2015	19	2083	2087	673	3653	3035	559
BAKKEN	8-2015	31	4243	4256	1454	6007	1621	4289
BAKKEN	7-2015	31	4797	4651	1271	3638	1839	1701
BAKKEN	6-2015	30	2892	2672	580	4260	284	3882
BAKKEN	5-2015	10	784	1192	329	756	459	267
BAKKEN	4-2015	30	3727	3715	1143	8333	7959	273
BAKKEN	3-2015	31	4639	4501	1178	4740	1694	2947

22792, first 12 months of production:

BAKKEN	12-2013	16	3077	3281	0	2731	25	2704
BAKKEN	11-2013	30	6450	6287	72	11890	11556	329
BAKKEN	10-2013	31	9165	9089	0	14664	13408	1256
BAKKEN	9-2013	30	13200	13194	3358	19929	19740	190
BAKKEN	8-2013	5	3424	3115	811	4974	4759	216
BAKKEN	7-2013	0	0	366	0	0	0	0
BAKKEN	6-2013	27	14007	13746	3545	19994	19229	765
BAKKEN	5-2013	31	24278	24335	7602	37190	30447	6743
BAKKEN	4-2013	22	2763	2730	46	1220	33	1187
BAKKEN	3-2013	31	0	0	0	4	0	0
BAKKEN	2-2013	28	0	0	0	4	0	0
BAKKEN	1-2013	28	2684	2555	219	8099	0	8095