Another Possible Example Of The Halo Effect -- March 24, 2016

This almost becomes a parlor game: find a well whose production has jumped month-over-month and look for a possible halo effect.

Disclaimer: in a long note like this there are likely to be factual and typographical errors. I may be seeing things that do not exist. Operators can "manage" monthly production of their wells and that creates challenges trying to sort some of this stuff out. Don't quote me on this. I'm only posting it to help me understand the Bakken. If this is important to you, go to the source.

Note the production of this well:

POOL	DATE	DAYS	BBLS OIL	RUNS	WATER	MCF PROD	MCF SOLD	Vent/Flare
BAKKEN	8-2015	31	6556	6382	3334	13843	1	13842
BAKKEN	7-2015	28	6947	6807	3589	12333	83	12241
BAKKEN	6-2015	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
BAKKEN	5-2015	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
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	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
BAKKEN	12-2014	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
BAKKEN	11-2014	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
BAKKEN	10-2014	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
BAKKEN	9-2014	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
BAKKEN	8-2014	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
BAKKEN	7-2014	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
BAKKEN	6-2014	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
BAKKEN	5-2014	23	437	480	2249	4126	4124	2
BAKKEN	4-2014	30	569	543	3199	4624	4547	77
BAKKEN	3-2014	31	1375	1263	3000	2209	1991	218
BAKKEN	2-2014	28	1252	1750	2674	2070	1085	985

That was well:

• 20272, 800, Hess, SC-Norman 154-98-3130H-1, Truax, t10/11; cum 197K 1/16; 

This is the screenshot of the location of the Hess Norman well (the index well). Note the well that was fracked that apparently had an effect on the Norman well, about 1,200 feet to the east:

It's sister well (#23128) was a Three Forks well fracked with 19 stages, 1.3 million lbs, had no effect on it when it was fracked 2/12. However, the well one section over had a huge affect it appears:

• #29860, 923, Hess, SC-Ellingsberg-LW-154-98-3230H-2, Truax, middle Bakken, 35 stages, 2.5 million lbs, fracked over a two-day period, 4/4-5/2015; t4/15; cum 98K 1/16;