Dry -- A Lodgepole Reef -- #33997 -- October 23, 2017

Updates

December 5, 2017: this well is dry; status date -- 10/18/2017 according to the NDIC. According to the geologist's narrative, the synopsis at the time drilling was to begin:

Oasis Petroleum Freedom ND #1-15 [SE SE Sec. 15, T139N-R97W] is located ~6 miles West of Dickinson, North Dakota. Freedom ND #1-15 is situated within the Heart River Field in Stark County. A vertical hole targeting the porous Reef of the Lodgepole formation.

October 26, 2017: an intrepid soul has trekked out to the pad, and taken a picture of the "cellar" where the well was drilled. He noted oily-residue on the surface of the water in the cellar. He also noted that the well appeared to be capped; couldn't say whether temporary or permanent. The reader suggests that it has been his experience that one generally sees more infrastructure activity going on / being put in place before a temporary cap is placed. I don't know. But it seems a bit troubling to see "no activity" and the well capped. Time will tell. Photo of the cellar:

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The well:

• 33997, drl, Freedom Energy Operating, LLC, Freedom Energy ND 1-15, Heart River, pool: Lodgepole; spud 10/2/17; from the permit, estimated TD = 9,950 TVD;

A reader says that the rig southwest of Dickinson is coming down at this site. We first mentioned it back on September 12, 2017 (see notes in red below).

Three new permits:

• Operators: XTO (2); Freedom Energy Operating, LLC
• Fields: Heart Butte (Dunn County); Heart River (Wildcat, Stark County)
• Comments: this is Freedom Energy's first permit in North Dakota; this first of theirs is for a well to target the Lodgepole; SESE 15-139-97; see graphic below; see this post on the Lodgepole reefs in the Dickinson area

The graphic:

Other wells of interest in the area:

• 13758, a Lodgepole well, Scout Energy, K. R. 1-14, Eland oil field, drilled back in 1995, still producing about 1,500 bbls/month; cum 2.1178 million bbls to date; Three Forks was dry; TD = 10,796 feet;
• 13783, a Lodgepole well, Scout Energy, Steffan 1-14, Eland oil field, drilled back in 1995, still producing about 1,200 bbls/month; cum 2.7119 million bbls to date; Three Forks was dry; TD = 10,540 feet;
• 13886, a Lodgepole well, Scout Energy, Steffan 1-24, Eland oil field, drilled back in 1995, still producing about 1,400 bbls/month; cum 2.349 million bbls to date; Three Forks was dry; TD = 10,600 feet;
• 13788, a Lodgepole well, Scout Energy, Patterson Lake 4-13, Eland oil field, drilled back in 1996, still producing about 400 bbls/month; cum 1.3065 million bbls to date; TD = 10,402 feet;
• 14185, a Lodgepole well, Scout Energy, Gruman 18-2, Eland oil field, drilled back in 1996; producing only about 250bbls/month; cum 635K to date; TD = 9,996 feet;
• 13819, still listed as A, but no production since 6/03; drilled back in 1995; cum 229K to date; TD = 10,759 feet

I think this is the "correct" Freedom Energy at this link. From the permit:

Freedom Energy Operating, LLC
2009 Mackenzie Way, Suite 100
Cranberry Township, PA 16066

According to the NDIC, this appears to be Freedom Energy's only permit at this time.

What I find most amazing is that this permit was issued on September 12, 2017, and it's barely one month later and the rig is already coming down. The request for the permit was at the June 28, 2017, hearing docket. In my mind, that is very, very fast.

From the June 28, 2016, hearing dockets:

25852, Freedom Energy ND LLC, establish a 270-acre unit; two vertical and/or directional wells, Stark County; parts of section 15-139-97; up to two (2) vertical and/or directional wells, all for the Lodgepole

From Google Maps: