For Newbies: The Burr Federal Wells -- July 30, 2018; Meanwhile, CLR's Oakdale Whitman Wells Are Being Re-Fracked

Updates

February 5, 2023: four Whitman wells completed, producing, and now being reported, #38494 - #38497, inclusive.

December 18, 2022: another monster CLR Whitman well has been completed and is now being reported.

July 24, 2022: upwards of a dozen CLR Whitman wells are being fracked.

December 25, 2020: link here. A nine-year-old Whitman well produced in excess of 630,000 bbls of crude oil in the last twenty-six months.

December 19, 2018: updated here.

October 23, 2018: update here.

July 31, 2018: huge mistake on my part regarding the Whitman wells. See comment from reader. Corrections and clarifications have been made -- continue reading.

First correction is easy:

• 20210, 803, CLR, Whitman 2-34H, Oakdale, API - 33-025-01259; t9/11; cum 1.597 million bbls 8/18; see production profile below; FracFocus: no re-frack; original frack, 24 stages; 2.4 million lbs sand; in addition to the 1.6 million bbls of oil, a cum of 1650315 MCF gas (275K boe natural gas -- so we're talking close to 2 million boe so far; cum 1.794273 million bbls 10/22;
  

Second correction (not a correction so much as an update): as the reader noted, the original #20212 was not drilled to planned depth and not completed back in 2011 due to downhole issues. Last summer, CLR went back in, drilled to planned depth and fracked the well. From the file report:

• spud date: January 19, 2011
• original TD date: April 23, 2011 -- to 13,681 feet, equivalent to a short lateral
• re-entry date: July 5, 2017
• TD date: July 8, 2017 (only three days to drill to depth after re-entry)
• TD: 21,230 feet
• an Upper Devonian Three Forks well within the Rocket prospect
• introduction: Well drilling operations ceased on April 23, 2011, after dangerous levels of oil and gas pressure rendered further drilling unwise at the time. The well has been in production in its incomplete form (13681' MD reached, open hole, no fracking) since that time and has produced approximately 120,000 bbls of petroleum.  
• this report primarily concerns re-entry drilling information only, as complete data from the original drilling was generated by a different mud-logging company and is at points incomplete. Where available, salient points from the original drilling events have been included.
• the well plan ... three scenarios were foreseen ... the rig operators prepared for all events, the high-pressure scenario being the most dangerous, but likely manageable...
• original (back in 2011) drilling efforts ceased at 13681' MD for high (dangerous) levels of oil and gas pressures. As of 2017, these were deemed low enough for re-entry to attempt drilling to the originally planned TD point, hopefully to produce at least moderate amounts of oil, as indicated by original production levels.
• background gas levels were initially 600 - 1200 units with circulation through the gas buster, which was activated after the first trip gas at 10,000 units. This well had been hard to control when the first segment was drilled in 2011, so all precautions for safety and control were observed.  
• gas increased to 1800 - 2200 units at 17500' MD, when the formation took a relatively sharp turn and then rolled over, similar to the structure observed from the initial segment and may have signaled a fracture and/or stratigraphic trap of less, but still significant, production as the first one.
• the Upper Devonian Three Forks formation was intercepted at 11596' TVD ( ~ 8618' SS).
• it was determined initially that the ideal target would be approximately 15' thick, beginning 15' below the Three Forks top, and extending to 30' below the same reference point.

Original Post 

A reminder: the Burr Federal wells are being updated now that they are coming back on line after being off line while neighboring wells were being re-fracked. See this post. Other than a few exceptions, the older wells are showing an incredible jump in production after coming back on line. Two examples are given at the link. Truly amazing. Whether these wells are being re-fracked or not, I have not checked. At this point, at least for me, machts nichts; it hardly matters what explains this; it is a huge "win" for mineral owners, and the state of North Dakota.

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Meanwhile, Is Something Going On With CLR's Whitman Wells?

Yup: A Re-Entry And Frack Of A Well That Was "Aborted" Back In 2011 Due To Dangerous Gas Levels

Section 34-147-96, Oakdale oil field; only three older wells sited in this section. One was off-line for a few months recently and is now back on line; the other two are now off line. FrackFocus will be checked.

The wells:

• 17061, 664, CLR, Whitman 11-34H, Oakdale, API - 33-025-00723; t6/08; cum 452K 8/18; see production profile below; FracFocus: no re-frack; 6/21; taken off line 9/21 when lots of activity in this area; remains off line 7/22; back on line 8/22; huge jump in production; cum 502K; cum 586K 10/22; see this note; off line 10/22; cum 586K 10/22;
  
• 20210, 803, CLR, Whitman 2-34H, Oakdale, API - 33-025-01259; t9/11; cum 1.597 million bbls 8/18; see production profile below; FracFocus: no re-frack; original frack, 24 stages; 2.4 million lbs sand; in addition to the 1.6 million bbls of oil, a cum of 1650315 MCF gas (275K boe natural gas -- so we're talking close to 2 million boe so far; [Update: this well went off-line 9/17, and did not come back on line until 8/18; in 8/18, only four days of production of 2,075 bbls which extrapolates to 15,000 bbls in one month; cum 1.768492 million bbls crude oil 6/21; off line while neighboring wells are being fracked ccum 1.789484 million bbls crude oil, 3/22; ccum 1.798307 million bbls 12/22;
  
• 20212, 482 (1,008 reported on the sundry form), CLR, Whitman 3-34H, Oakdale, Three Forks first bench, API - 33-025-01261; t9/11; cum 181K 5/18; see production profile below; well, isn't this interesting -- yup, this well was fracked 9/23/17 - 10/5/17; 9.8 million gallons of water; 84% water; 15% sand; sundry form in file report: 61 stages; 14.5 million lbs sand; [Update: this well went off line 4/18 and came back on line 8/18; in 8/18 produced 4,731 bbls over 4 days which extrapolates to 35,000 bbls in one month]; interesting profile; see this post; cum 948K 6/21; cum 1,037,348 bbls 1/22; update here; off line while neighboring wells are being fracked cum 1.059338 million bbls crude oil, 3/22; offline for a couple of months; now back on line; cum 1.073319 million bbls 10/22; 1.085820 million bbls 12/22;
  
• 38494, drl/A, permitted 8/18/21, CLR, Whitman FIU 7-34H1, Oakdale, reporting, but no production, 7/22; a monster well; t--; cum 88K 10/22; cum 172K 12/22;
  
• 38495, drl/A, ermitted 8/18/21, CLR, Whitman FIU-8-34H, Oakdale, reporting, but no production, 7/22; a monster well; cum 119K 10/22; cum 201K 12/22;
  
• 38496, 1,396, CLR, Whitman FIU 9-34H2, Oakdale, minimal production, Oakdale, another huge well; t--; cum 55K 10/22; cum 94K 12/2;
  
• 38497, 1,446, CLR, Whitman FIU 10-34H, Oakdale, 2K over 7 days which extrapolates 10K over days; Oakdale, another huge well; t--; cum 54K 10/22; cum 82K 12/22;
  
• 38613: 2,070, CLR, permitted 10/13/21, CLR, Whitman  FIU 10-34H1, Oakdale, NWNW;; 34-147-96; 543 FNL and 301 FWL; a monster well; cum 129K 10/22;
  
• 38532, AL/A, CLR, Whitman  FIU 12-34H2, Oakdale, a huge well; t--; cum 86K 10/22; cum 124K 12/22;
  
• 38533, conf, CLR, Whitman  FIU 13-34HSL1, Oakdale, a nice well; t--; cum 46K 10/22; cum 67K 12/22;
  
• 38499, 2,432, CLR, Whitman FIU 5-34H, Oakdale, minimal production; a monster well; t--; cum 150K 10/22; cum 231K 12/22;
  
• 38500, 1,917, CLR, Whitman FIU 6-34H2, Oakdale, minimal production; a monster well; t--; cum 121K 10/22; cum 190K 12/22;
  

The graphic:

17061:

Pool	Date	Days	BBLS Oil	Runs	BBLS Water	MCF Prod	MCF Sold	Vent/Flare
BAKKEN	5-2018	31	2378	2220	154	2695	2394	54
BAKKEN	4-2018	30	2371	2166	160	2724	2484	0
BAKKEN	3-2018	31	2440	2387	152	2619	2342	30
BAKKEN	2-2018	28	2294	2581	111	2251	2027	0
BAKKEN	1-2018	6	496	0	40	351	303	0
BAKKEN	12-2017	1	0	0	0	11	11	0
BAKKEN	11-2017	2	0	0	0	22	22	0
BAKKEN	10-2017	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
BAKKEN	9-2017	7	420	545	30	669	613	0
BAKKEN	8-2017	31	1972	2157	114	3054	2806	0
BAKKEN	7-2017	31	1982	1811	115	2914	2448	218

20210 (a huge, huge well):

Pool	Date	Days	BBLS Oil	Runs	BBLS Water	MCF Prod	MCF Sold	Vent/Flare
BAKKEN	5-2018	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
BAKKEN	4-2018	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
BAKKEN	3-2018	0	0	221	0	0	0	0
BAKKEN	2-2018	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
BAKKEN	1-2018	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
BAKKEN	12-2017	2	0	0	19	0	0	0
BAKKEN	11-2017	3	22	0	21	1	0	0
BAKKEN	10-2017	3	2	38	0	1	0	0
BAKKEN	9-2017	16	3829	3858	232	4800	4703	0
BAKKEN	8-2017	31	9112	9143	428	10829	10590	0
BAKKEN	7-2017	26	6257	6352	117	6851	5326	1380
BAKKEN	6-2017	30	9377	9406	333	11517	11284	0
BAKKEN	5-2017	31	10218	10106	357	12107	11861	0
BAKKEN	4-2017	28	8004	8101	327	9332	8923	220
BAKKEN	3-2017	31	10149	10137	318	11626	11381	0
BAKKEN	2-2017	28	9545	9446	285	10713	10494	0
BAKKEN	1-2017	31	10635	10757	350	12042	11508	297
BAKKEN	12-2016	31	10697	10584	315	11582	11354	0
BAKKEN	11-2016	29	10539	10689	355	11311	11096	0
BAKKEN	10-2016	31	11462	11484	315	12258	12010	0
BAKKEN	9-2016	19	8745	8486	137	8366	8217	0
BAKKEN	8-2016	0	0	237	0	0	0	0
BAKKEN	7-2016	30	10534	10558	350	11332	10035	1065
BAKKEN	6-2016	30	11354	11279	440	12596	8945	3412
BAKKEN	5-2016	31	12067	11991	479	14115	13656	212
BAKKEN	4-2016	27	10189	10128	528	11146	10973	0

20212:

Pool	Date	Days	BBLS Oil	Runs	BBLS Water	MCF Prod	MCF Sold	Vent/Flare
BAKKEN	5-2018	0	0	403	0	0	0	0
BAKKEN	4-2018	16	3239	3127	473	2465	2376	0
BAKKEN	3-2018	19	5486	5631	756	4317	4139	50
BAKKEN	2-2018	25	5310	5088	595	4445	4261	0
BAKKEN	1-2018	31	10513	10725	1869	8937	8641	50
BAKKEN	12-2017	31	21903	21790	4841	24087	23839	0
BAKKEN	11-2017	30	19452	19809	5379	19667	18479	968
BAKKEN	10-2017	21	12150	11401	6847	13549	7191	6268
BAKKEN	9-2017	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
BAKKEN	8-2017	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
BAKKEN	7-2017	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
BAKKEN	6-2017	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
BAKKEN	5-2017	1	0	0	2	0	0	0
BAKKEN	4-2017	5	380	363	98	115	114	0
BAKKEN	3-2017	6	157	320	0	108	99	0
BAKKEN	2-2017	4	162	170	0	174	0	158
BAKKEN	1-2017	3	158	284	0	154	0	153
BAKKEN	12-2016	2	147	0	0	162	0	146
BAKKEN	11-2016	3	152	184	0	5	0	0
BAKKEN	10-2016	2	151	278	2	123	115	0
BAKKEN	9-2016	3	148	0	0	3	0	0
BAKKEN	8-2016	2	141	0	2	80	0	80
BAKKEN	7-2016	7	189	203	25	89	88	0