Mountain Gap Wells -- FracFocus Data May Be In Error -- June 29, 2018

Updates

Postings by date:

• August 21 2022: production updated, below.
  
• January 29, 2022: production updated.
  
• October 19, 2018: includes graphics.
• August 11, 2018
• July 10, 2018
• July 10, 2018
• June 30, 2018
• June 29, 2018
• June 29, 2018
• June 27, 2018
• June 5, 2018

October 5, 2019: current graphic of the area --

October 24, 2018:

• 33556, 1,556, CLR, Mountain Gap 2-10H1, Rattlesnake Point, t7/18; cum 197K 10/19; cum 266K 6/22; cum 269K 8/22;

Pool	Date	Days	BBLS Oil	Runs	BBLS Water	MCF Prod	MCF Sold	Vent/Flare
BAKKEN	8-2018	31	34177	34306	42546	36479	36172	307
BAKKEN	7-2018	9	12209	11683	15312	13198	8898	4300

October 22, 2018: link here.

• 33557, 2,103, CLR, Mountain Gap 3-10H, Rattlesnake Point, 64 stages; 15.3 million lbs, t7/18; cum 290K 10/19; cum 346K 6/22; cum 350K 8/22;



Pool	Date	Days	BBLS Oil	Runs	BBLS Water	MCF Prod	MCF Sold	Vent/Flare
BAKKEN	8-2018	31	44755	44888	42139	49192	48687	100
BAKKEN	7-2018	18	32649	32184	32629	34761	21497	13029
BAKKEN	6-2018	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

October 19, 2018: another Mountain Gap that has been reported:

• 33559, 2,488, CLR, Mountain Gap 5-10H, Rattlesnake Point, 64 stages; 15.2 million lbs, t7/18; cum 264K 10/19; cum 326K 6/22; off line 6/22; cum 329K 8/22;
  

Pool	Date	Days	BBLS Oil	Runs	BBLS Water	MCF Prod	MCF Sold	Vent/Flare
BAKKEN	8-2018	15	17153	17042	15226	20077	14851	5046
BAKKEN	7-2018	23	40069	40057	40885	52480	31859	20329
BAKKEN	6-2018	4	6389	6102	5748	7148	5677	1423
BAKKEN	5-2018	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
BAKKEN	4-2018	7	1137	1137	6549	1678	0	1678

October 7, 2018: this is a second bench Three Forks well:

• 33558, 2,294,  CLR, Mountain Gap 4-10H2, Rattlesnake Point, second bench; two days to drill vertical portion; the curve took about 36 hours to build; error in reporting dates so unable to tell how long it took to drill the lateral, probably two days; gas exceeded 6,000 units; at one time reaching 7,800 units; flare maxed at 5 feet; 64 stages; 10 million lbs, a huge well; t7/18; cum 272K 10/19; cum 378K 6/22; cum 382K 8/22;
  

Pool	Date	Days	BBLS Oil	Runs	BBLS Water	MCF Prod	MCF Sold	Vent/Flare
BAKKEN	8-2018	31	23552	23614	34921	25141	23844	892
BAKKEN	7-2018	31	46789	46700	65111	56808	40652	15753
BAKKEN	6-2018	4	4537	4222	6683	5265	4511	706
BAKKEN	5-2018	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
BAKKEN	4-2018	8	2000	2000	9459	2339	0	2339

 

August 14, 2018: #33120 and #33121 come off confidential list August 25, 2018, and August 27, 2018, respectively.

• 33120, 3,510, CLR, Moutain Gap 7-10H, Rattlesnake Point, t5/18; cum 488K 10/19; 37 stages; 15 million lbs -- middle Bakken; cum 687K 11/21; cum 711K 6/22; cum 718K 7/22;
  

Pool	Date	Days	BBLS Oil	Runs	BBLS Water	MCF Prod	MCF Sold	Vent/Flare
BAKKEN	8-2018	31	37955	37855	23877	43818	42193	1230
BAKKEN	7-2018	31	33295	33370	20343	36735	36210	148
BAKKEN	6-2018	30	32272	32381	18972	34241	33637	236
BAKKEN	5-2018	31	84883	84474	57083	53685	50940	2745
BAKKEN	4-2018	4	7865	7658	5463	572	0	572
BAKKEN	3-2018	2	317	317	0	0	0	0
BAKKEN	2-2018	4	123	123	70	1055	0	1055

• 33121: 2,972, CLR, Moutain Gap 8-10H1; Rattlesnake Point, t5/18; cum 289K 10/19; 37 stages; 15 million lbs; TF1; cum 355K 11/21; cum 368K 6/22; cum 372K 8/22;
  

Pool	Date	Days	BBLS Oil	Runs	BBLS Water	MCF Prod	MCF Sold	Vent/Flare
BAKKEN	8-2018	31	19259	19309	23179	22353	21890	81
BAKKEN	7-2018	31	23659	23647	24486	26702	26242	83
BAKKEN	6-2018	30	17645	17759	23315	19352	18794	190
BAKKEN	5-2018	31	70041	70099	81120	2235	0	2235
BAKKEN	4-2018	4	9248	8686	9245	1799	0	1799
BAKKEN	3-2018	1	432	406	0	0	0	0
BAKKEN	2-2018	3	106	106	21	1454	0	1454

August 9, 2018 (update on future dates): all these Mountain Gap wells have been completed and are starting to produce, but they are still on the confidential list -- the Rattlesnake Point wells are tracked here.

• 33561, 1,861, CLR, Mountain Gap 12-10H, Rattlesnake Point,64 stages; 15.3 million lbs, 6/18; cum330K 10/19; cum 488K 11/21; cum 509K 6/22; cum 515K 8/22;
  

Pool	Date	Days	BBLS Oil	Runs	BBLS Water	MCF Prod	MCF Sold	Vent/Flare
BAKKEN	8-2018	30	19647	19590	27748	24734	23424	939
BAKKEN	7-2018	31	24199	24206	36983	32966	22550	10069
BAKKEN	6-2018	30	32056	31749	40578	37359	35547	1431
BAKKEN	5-2018	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
BAKKEN	4-2018	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
BAKKEN	3-2018	8	871	871	531	891	0	891

• 33123, 2,904,  CLR, Mountain Gap 10-10H, Rattlesnake Point, 63 stages; 15 million lbs, t6/18; cum 431K 10/19; 485K 11/21; cum 488K 12/21; off line 1/22; appears to be coming back on linne 8/22;
  

Pool	Date	Days	BBLS Oil	Runs	BBLS Water	MCF Prod	MCF Sold	Vent/Flare
BAKKEN	8-2018	31	49745	49775	36304	56759	56079	298
BAKKEN	7-2018	31	72321	72304	63098	74624	73769	480
BAKKEN	6-2018	30	52803	52816	52613	52548	51466	714
BAKKEN	5-2018	1	1702	1232	1041	847	832	15
BAKKEN	4-2018	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
BAKKEN	3-2018	4	76	76	131	754	0	754

•  33579, 2,072, CLR, Mountain Gap 11-10H1, Rattlesnake Point, 64 stages; 15.3 million lbs, t6/18; cum 253K 10/19; cum 322K 11/21; cum 330K 6/22; cum 334K 8/22;
  

Pool	Date	Days	BBLS Oil	Runs	BBLS Water	MCF Prod	MCF Sold	Vent/Flare
BAKKEN	8-2018	31	27298	27248	23806	33529	30508	2616
BAKKEN	7-2018	31	34260	34339	35160	48969	23119	25445
BAKKEN	6-2018	30	35943	35544	38420	43568	36896	6289
BAKKEN	5-2018	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
BAKKEN	4-2018	1	228	228	0	0	0	0
BAKKEN	3-2018	8	517	517	151	861	0	861

Original Post

Disclaimer: it should be noted, I have been "snookered" on at least one occasion in the past when we thought we had a staggering record monthly production number only to find it was a typo by the NDIC. So, I'm waiting for the data once these wells come off the confidential before I get too excited.

Before getting to the subject of this post, look at these incredible wells CLR will be reporting, (for more on these wells, see this post):

• 33121, 2,972, CLR, Mountain Gap 8-10H1, API 33-025-03237, producing but still confidential; we don't know the number of days of production in 5/18 (I assume a full month); and we don't know how much natural gas produced; t5/18; cum 277K 6/19; cum 355K 11/21; 368K 6/22;

Date	Oil Runs	MCF Sold
6-2018	17759	18794
5-2018	70099	0
4-2018	8686	0
3-2018	406	0
2-2018	106	0

• 33120, 3,510, CLR, Mountain Gap 7-10H, API 33-025-03236, huge production; 80K+ in first month of unconstrained production; 50,940 mcf = 8,500 boe. Plus the 84,474 = 92,962 boe in first month of unconstrained production. In the first two months of unconstrained production, 132,000 boe; t5/18; cum 437K 6/19; cum 687K 11/21; cum 711K 6/22;

Pool	Date	Days	BBLS Oil	Runs	BBLS Water	MCF Prod	MCF Sold	Vent/Flare
BAKKEN	6-2018	30	32272	32381	18972	34241	33637	236
BAKKEN	5-2018	31	84883	84474	57083	53685	50940	2745
BAKKEN	4-2018	4	7865	7658	5463	572	0	572
BAKKEN	3-2018	2	317	317	0	0	0	0
BAKKEN	2-2018	4	123	123	70	1055	0	1055

Update

See note below. Now we have the data for the well in question:

• 33120, 3,510, CLR, Mountain Gap 7-10H, Rattlesnake Point, 37 stages; 15 million lbs, huge well; 84K in one month; t5/18; cum 437K 6/19; cum 711K 6/22;
  

Original Note

Now the reason for this post.

• One has to assume, Harold Hamm fracked the heck out of these two wells to get results like this. So, let's check FracFocus (the NDIC would not have this data yet).

FracFocus: screenshots for these two wells down below.

Now, before you look at the FracFocus graphics: I have never, never, ever, ever seen an obvious typographical error posted by FracFocus.

The production numbers above are apparently correct; a reader verified that his royalty pay stubs confirms this production. So, 99.99999% sure there is no typo above but the NDIC has been known to make errors. But if the pay stubs reflect this production ...

And as noted, I have never seen FracFocus make an obvious typographic error.

If the FracFocus data is correct, then what are we to make of the production numbers of one of the wells above?

Here are the screenshots of the FracFocus data for these two wells. 

For the first well, #33121, the frack mix was not unusual:

• water: 10.4 million lbs of water
• water: 84% by weight
• sand: 15% by weight

For the second well, #33120, either an error or something quite exciting; we will know when the wells come off confidential list:

• water: less than a million gallons of water
• water: 88% by weight
• sand: 11% by weight
• Later, frack data from the NDIC/CLR: 37 stages; 15 million lbs sand;

Look at line 3: only 935,592 gallons of water -- less than a million gallons. Fracks these days are generally 10 million gallons of water. Again, I've never see FracFocus make a mistake.

NOW .... a little bit more to add to the mystery. A normal frac (for a long lateral) takes about ten days, certainly not less than three or four days for a long lateral, but look at this:

For #33120 with less than a million gallons of water, only two days for the frack:

For #33121 with the more "normal" ten million gallons of water, ten days for the frack:

I am eagerly looking forward to the file report for the Mountain Gap wells when they come off the confidential list.