Five New Permits -- October 17, 2017

Active rigs:

$51.99→	10/17/2017	10/17/2016	10/17/2015	10/17/2014	10/17/2013
Active Rigs	58	32	67	190	185

Five new permits:

• Operators: Hess (4); Windridge Operating
• Fields: Truax (Williams County); Short Creek (Burke)
• Comments: Hess has permits for a 4-well pad in Truax oil field, SWSW 10-154-98; the Windridge permit is in Short Creek oil field (see below); Short Creek is near the Canadian border about 4 miles NNE of Columbus, ND;

Four permits were renewed:

• Slawson: three Armada Federal permits and one Neptang permit, all in Mountrail County

One permit canceled suspended (see DAR, October 31, 2017, for change):

• Petro Harvester: an STCI permit in Burke County

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Windridge Operating

Over at "Bakken Operators" this is the only post (link here):

Windridge Oil & Gas; Windridge Operating LLC

• first post here, June 30, 2017 

Windridge permits in North Dakota:

File No	CTB No	API No	Well Type	Well Status	Status Date	DTD	Location	Operator	Well Name	Field
19947	119947	3301301534	OG	A	5/15/2017	11820	NENW 17-162-90	WINDRIDGE OPERATING, LLC	MATTER STATE 3-17H	WOBURN
16220	116220	3301301353	OG	A	6/23/2006	11718	NWNE 2-162-91	WINDRIDGE OPERATING, LLC	NELSON UNIT 1	LIGNITE
34171		3301301853	OG	LOC	10/17/2017		LOT2 1-163-93	WINDRIDGE OPERATING, LLC	KESTREL STATE 36-25 1H	SHORT CREEK

The other two existing Windridge wells:

16220, 250, Windridge, Nelson Unit 1, Lignite oil field, Madison formation, horizontal, TD - 12,000 ft; t6/16; cum 68K 8/17;
19947,

From the narrative, for #16220:

The Nelson #1 targets a thin carbonate zone of relatively low permeability and low oil saturation. This thin offshore shoal, unofficilly termed the "Nesson Notch," lies directly above the Frobisher anhydrite and pinches out into the Frobisher towards the eastern margin of the basin.

Traditionally, vertical wells that were completed in the Nesson porosity were capable of producing oil but at marginal rates. The production is thought to be limited by low permeability, reservoir heterogeneity and lateral lithology variations.

The permeablility limitations that reduce drainage radius also allowed for a few vertical wells drilled into localized zones of higher permeability and porostiy to produce profitable amounts of oil. The thin target, observed reservoir heterogeneity and uncertain steep dip all pose challenges for lateral drilling.

Concentration on maximizing exposure to the target results in increased initial production and EUR and in diminished water production.

Other information:
Dual Nesson laterals (one horizontal running north; one running south) at Nelson #1 appeared to duplicate the success of recent horizontal wells in the "Nesson Notch" play. The Nelson #1 was an engineering and geologic success.

The south lateral: 10,143 feet; 1,213 feet short of the proposed TD
The north later: 11,526 feet; 98 feet short of the maximum 11,660 feed allowed by the norther hardline.

The geologists suggest this well "appears to be another success at Flaxton field."

19947, 14 (Madison)/208 (Bakken), Windridge Operating, Matter State 3-17H, Woburn, t2/17 (Madison)/3/12 (Bakken); fracked 11/16 with 14 stages; 1 million lbs; cum 3K (Madison)/25K (Bakken); Bakken no longer producing; only the Madison is producing now; according to a sundry form dated September 7, 2017, the operator plans to abandon this well.

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