Random Comparison Of A Middle Bakken Well Paired With A Three Forks 2nd Bench Well -- July 4, 2018

Disclaimer: in a note like with a lot of numbers, and done quickly, and not triple-checked, there are likely to be factual and typographical errors. Feel free to fact check and comment.

Except for frack data, this page will not be updated. The Hess EN-VP and R- wells are tracked here.

Note: the USGS survey of the Bakken/Three Forks reported in 2013, did not take into account the lower benches of the Three Forks; the USGS had limited data from the upper bench of the Three Forks at that time; the USGS is re-assessing the Bakken/Three Forks; anticipated date of release of that survey: 2019.

This is a nice comparison of a middle Bakken well and a Three Forks 2nd bench side-by-side by a veteran driller in the Williston Basin:

July 3, 2018: DUCs reported as completed:

• 33731, 1,631, Hess, EN-VP and R-154-94-2536H-11, Alkali Creek, Three Forks 2nd bench, TVD = 10,903 feet; spud date, January 2, 2018; cease drilling, January 13, 2018,  API - 33-061-04084, fracked 4/13/18 - 4/18/18, 6.4 million lbs water; 86.7% water, 12.9% sand; and 4/18/18 - 4/23/18, 6.75 million gallons, 87.1% water; 12.49% sand;  t5/18; cum --
• 33732, 2,078, EN-VP and R-154-94-2536H-12, middle Bakken, TVD = 10,727 feet, spud date, January 16, 2018; cease drilling, January 25, 2018, Alkali Creek; API 33-061-04085, fracked 4/9/18 - 4/13/18; 5.7 million gallons of water; 84.8% water; 14.9% sand, t5/18; cum -- 

The frack data is from FracFocus. There were two separate fracks for #33731, but only one reported by Frack Focus for #33732 (I double-checked FracFocus). Once the NDIC reports the frack data, we will know more.

The above may be a bit difficult to decipher, so here is it again.

#33732:

• a middle Bakken well
• from spud to total depth: January 16, 2018, to January 25, 2018; about 9 days; it looks like they started drilling this one before its neighbor reached TD (see below)
• TVD = 10,727 feet
• fracked, 4/9/18 - 4/13/18
• 5.7 million gallons of water (a relatively small frack; a typical frack in the middle Bakken these days is 10 million gallons of water for a long lateral)
• water: 84.8% by weight
• sand: 14.9% by weight

#33731:

• a Three Forks second bench well
• from spud to total depth: January 2, 2018, to January 13, 2018; about about 11 days
• TVD = 10,903 feet -- 176 feet deeper than the middle Bakken well
• fracked
• 4/13/18 - 4/18/18
• 6.4 million gallons water
• water: 86.7% by weight
• sand: 12.9% by weight
• 4/18/18 - 4/23/18
• 6.75 million gallons of water 
• water: 87.1% by weight
• sand: 12.49% by weight
• total of the two fracks
• 13.15 million gallons of water (a relatively large frack; a typical frack in the middle Bakken these days is 10 million gallons of water for a long lateral; not enough data to comment about average amount of water for a Three Forks, 2nd bench well)

Other wells in the graphic:

• 33730: 2,056;  t4/18; middle Bakken; 9 days to TD; 60 stages; 8.3 million lbs, large, medium
• 33729: 1,506, t5/18; Three Forks 2nd bench, 13 days to TD;  60 stages; 8 million lbs; large, medium

• 28916, 1,230, t3/15; middle Bakken; 35 stages; 3.5 million lbs; large, small; drilling rig, October 20, 2014; cease drilling, December, 2014; bump in production;
• 28915, 1,194, t3/15; Three Forks NOS, 35 stages; 3.5 million lbs; large, small; drilling rig, November 17, 2014; cease drilling, December 18, 2018
• 28914, 1,647, t3/15; middle Bakken; 35 stages; 3.5 million lbs; large, small; drilling rig, November 9, 2014; cease drilling, December 8, 2014; 
• 28913, 1,711, t2/15; Three Forks NOS, 35 stages; 3.5 million lbs; large, small; drilling rig, November 17, 2014; cease drilling, December 1, 2014; 

• 31283, 1,421, t11/16; middle Bakken; 53 stages; 3.7 million lbs; large, small; off-line as of 1/18; drilling rig, August 20, 2016; cease drilling, August 31, 2016; 
• 31282, 1,346, t11/16; Three Forks NOS; off-line as of 3/18; 57 stages, 3.9 million lbs; large, small; drilling rig, August 1, 2016; cease drilling, August 16, 2016; 
• 31281, 746, t11/16; middle Bakken; 57 stages; 4 million lbs; large, small; off-line as of 4/18; drilling rig, July 20, 2016; cease drilling, July 29, 2016;
• 31280, 1,612, t10/16; Three Forks NOS,  53 stages; 3.7 million lbs; large, medium; nice jump in production after off-line for less than one month (4/18); spud date, July 7, 2016; cease drilling, July 16, 2016