Nine (9) New Permits -- March 4, 2016

Updates

March 5, 2016: see first comment --

If you look at most recent CLR presentation they show where they plan to have 4 rigs drilling for 2016. Small area likely consistent with permits. If you listen to their recent conference call they mention that in the STACK play (Oklahoma) they are trying up to 2,000# of proppant per foot of lateral if I understood correctly. On a 9,000' lateral 18 million pounds?

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Active rigs:

	3/4/2016	03/04/2015	03/04/2014	03/04/2013	03/04/2012
Active Rigs	35	114	190	183	207

Nine (9) new permits:

• Operators: CLR (7), Whiting (2)
• Fields: Elm Tree (McKenzie), Poe (McKenzie)
• Comments: the six CLR permits are for a 6-well pad on lot 2 19-153-94; see this post for earlier Tarentaise permits; see the graphic below where this new 6-well pad will be sited in relation to the earlier permits for another Tarentaise pad;

Four (4) producing wells completed:

• 29534, 455, Hess, EN-Sorenson B-155-94-3526H-3, Alkali Creek, t2/16; cum 3K 3 days of production; came off confidential list  February 1, 2016, as an SI/NC well;
• 31423, 1,195, Hess, An-Evenson-LE-152-95-0310H-1, Antelope, 4 sections, t2/16; cum 7K 3 days of production; came off confidential list February 9, 2016, as an SI/NC well;
• 31467, 281, SM Energy, Herland 14-12HN, Burg, t2/16; cum -- ; came off confidential list January 29, 2016, as an SI/NC well;
• 31468, 140, SM Energy, Herland 14-12HS, Burg, t2/16; cum -- ; came off confidential list January 26, 2016, as an SI/NC well;

This well is also being reported as a producing well completed but my hunch is that it is a typographical error, and in fact, is being permanently abandoned [Update, March 7, 2016: I was correct: this was corrected on the March 7, 2016, daily activity report; this well is now abandoned]:

• 2278, PA/102, Petro Harvester, R. McCarthy 1, Woburn, t5/59, cum 124K 10/12;

The two new CLR 6-well pads (permits March 1 and March 4, 2016):

This is the general area (ovals A and B) where two new CLR 6-well pads will be sited, in the far left side of the graphic. Permits issued today were for the area in oval B; permits for oval A were issued March 4, 2016. Based on the configuration, it looks like the wells will run west to east. If true, it certainly raises a number of questions.

There may be mistakes on this graphic. If they are minor, they won't be corrected (just too much work).

The permits for the 6-well CLR pad issued today:

32582	CLR	McKenzie	Elm Tree	Tarentaise Federal 7-19H	2445 FNL 310 FWL
32583	CLR	McKenzie	Elm Tree	Tarentaise Federal 8-19H2	2400 FNL 310 FWL
32584	CLR	McKenzie	Elm Tree	Tarentaise Federal 9-19H	2355 FNL 310 FWL
32585	CLR	McKenzie	Elm Tree	Tarentaise Federal 10-19H1	2310 FNL 310 FWL
32586	CLR	McKenzie	Elm Tree	Tarentaise Federal 11-19H	2265 FNL 310 FWL
32587	CLR	McKenzie	Elm Tree	Tarentaise Federal 12-19H2	2220 FNL 310 FWL
32588	CLR	McKenzie	Elm Tree	Tarentaise Federal 13-19H	2175 FNL 310 FWL