Random Look At An NP Resources Well In Southwestern North Dakota -- September 27, 2017

Someone asked recently about NP Resources drilling in a relatively-poor Bakken area south of and outside of McKenzie County.

We have our first example since that question was asked.

The well:

• 30724, 634, NP Resources, Beaver Creek State 41-36-2PH, Roosevelt, Three Forks, 35 stages; 5.3 million lbs; some ceramic; t4/17; cum 50K 7/17; 

Monthly Production Data:

Pool	Date	Days	BBLS Oil	Runs	BBLS Water	MCF Prod	MCF Sold	Vent/Flare
BAKKEN	7-2017	30	13098	12968	23432	7891	7891	0
BAKKEN	6-2017	30	14344	14285	14674	8572	8572	0
BAKKEN	5-2017	31	16112	15991	43832	7674	7674	0
BAKKEN	4-2017	30	6416	6213	17775	2889	2889	0

The graphic:

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Let's compare the production from the above NP Resources well -- the first four months -- with the production of the first four to five months of production from older wells in Cabernet - Little Knife - Murphy Creek area, also in the south Bakken but considered a very, very good area. I will purposely find three older wells drilled at a time when costs were much, much greater than they are now (during the boom), and drilled by one of the best operators in the Bakken. The three wells:

19743, 1,002, MRO, Hartman 14-32H, Murphy Creek, t7/11; cum 197K 7/17:

BAKKEN	12-2011	28	4970	4836	2792	2341	1904	271
BAKKEN	11-2011	30	3316	3454	1005	1596	1237	181
BAKKEN	10-2011	31	4519	4536	1527	2190	1742	262
BAKKEN	9-2011	30	6561	6512	2312	2343	1791	372
BAKKEN	8-2011	31	9723	9868	4342	333	0	147
BAKKEN	7-2011	22	11841	11283	3795	6750	0	6618

17468, 878, MRO, Hendricks 34-20H, Murphy Creek, t7/11; cum 163K 7/17:

BAKKEN	12-2011	11	1299	1131	865	351	153	152
BAKKEN	11-2011	30	3203	3353	1765	1550	1087	286
BAKKEN	10-2011	31	3399	3561	1972	1845	1112	547
BAKKEN	9-2011	30	5556	5613	3518	2614	2169	265
BAKKEN	8-2011	31	8429	8242	5657	4241	3937	118
BAKKEN	7-2011	13	6822	6392	2607	3820	3310	433

17693, 225, MRO, Louie Hendricks 24-20H, Murphy Creek, t3/09; cum 202K 7/17:

BAKKEN	8-2009	31	2640	2736	930	1151	1151	0
BAKKEN	7-2009	31	3688	3633	1530	1529	1529	0
BAKKEN	6-2009	26	4056	4058	2270	1701	1701	0
BAKKEN	5-2009	26	2186	2212	1258	766	766	0
BAKKEN	4-2009	27	3977	3974	638	1619	1619	0
BAKKEN	3-2009	19	2389	2023	1005	762	762	0