Random Note On Two Wells In The Bakken -- August 23, 2017 -- Huge Production Reporting Error In This Post

Updates

September 14, 2017: huge, huge reporting error for #17106. See this post. 

Original Post

Note #16180 at the very bottom of the post. This well was re-fracked.

About two weeks ago, I posted this:

Here's the monthly production data for the past 12 months for this well: DISREGARD -- the 90,038 was a typographical error or reporting error by the NDIC. See the September 14, 2017, update linked above.

• 17106, 361, BR, CCU Bison Point 14-34H, Corral Creek, t7/08; cum 241K 6/17

Pool	Date	Days	BBLS Oil	Runs	BBLS Water	MCF Prod	MCF Sold	Vent/Flare
BAKKEN	6-2017	28	90038	89027	18219	18558	18545	0
BAKKEN	5-2017	15	12137	11959	11318	10314	8203	2107
BAKKEN	4-2017	7	2422	2422	6	17	0	0

It looks "real," but I suppose there could be an error to explain a monthly production to 90,000 bbls of oil from an on-shore well in North America, but for now it is what it is.

Today, Marathon reports the results of a completed DUC in Chimney Butte:

• 33247, 2,774, MRO, Mittelstadt 34-12H, Chimney Butte, t6/17; cum 75K 6/17; as of 8/17, the 70,261 production number has not been changed:
  

Pool	Date	Days	BBLS Oil	Runs	BBLS Water	MCF Prod	MCF Sold	Vent/Flare
BAKKEN	6-2017	30	70261	70039	6838	75060	36060	31225
BAKKEN	5-2017	6	4689	4223	0	4145	0	4114

I  have a link at the sidebar at the right for Bakken wells that have produced 50,000 bbls of crude oil or more in a single month, but 70,000 and 90,000 -- if these numbers hold -- and there may be errors -- this is simply staggering.

If these numbers are accurate, and if they results are reproducible based on Bakken 2.0 parameters, this begins a whole new chapter in the Bakken.

The location of the MRO Mittlestadt well is noted in this graphic:

Chimney Butte oil field has had an incredible increase (on a percentage basis) in crude oil production.  For links to other recent production data by field, go to this link.

Notice the nice bump in production in this neighboring well:

• 16180, 128, MRO, Marlin 24-12H, Chimney Butte, t8/06; cum 258K 6/17; it turns out this well was refracked, 4/17; 14 stages; 2.8 million lbs;

Recent production profile:

Pool	Date	Days	BBLS Oil	Runs	BBLS Water	MCF Prod	MCF Sold	Vent/Flare
BAKKEN	6-2017	19	6679	7120	11847	6078	2863	2480
BAKKEN	5-2017	7	5096	4590	0	4688	0	4113
BAKKEN	4-2017	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
BAKKEN	3-2017	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
BAKKEN	2-2017	0	0	32	0	0	0	0
BAKKEN	1-2017	4	116	460	9	174	123	15
BAKKEN	12-2016	31	1006	1027	130	1130	837	103
BAKKEN	11-2016	30	1102	959	130	1205	990	23
BAKKEN	10-2016	31	1158	994	139	1321	1035	86

Production after original completion:

BAKKEN	2-2007	23	3137	2841	2556	2212	2212	0
BAKKEN	1-2007	26	3040	2862	427	2837	240	2597
BAKKEN	12-2006	31	4460	4421	642	4152	0	4152
BAKKEN	11-2006	30	5165	5423	773	5091	0	5091
BAKKEN	10-2006	31	7978	8110	1324	7586	0	7586
BAKKEN	9-2006	28	7919	8031	1770	8704	0	8704
BAKKEN	8-2006	17	2298	1761	1240	1777	0	1777
BAKKEN	7-2006	9	1340	1069	0	1370	0	1370