Please Be Seated Before Reading This Post -- August 1, 2018

I think only once before I've suggested that readers be seated before continuing to read. If so, this is the second time.
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A reader just sent me a note telling me his pay statement for June said this well produced 96,000 bbls of oil in one month.

So the following data from the NDIC is likely NOT to be a typo.

I think production from the wells is commingled -- could be wrong -- will sort that out later -- and there could be other explanations -- but it's my understanding, even if commingled, the production from individual wells is measured and reported separately. But again, more to follow.

The drilling report has been scanned in and is available for review. I will post a couple of highlights from that report later.

I believe all wells in the graphic above run north to south. Once they come off confidential, we will know for sure (although some file reports, as noted, are already available).

The reader provides more information. From the June pay statement (we don't know how many days each month the wells have been producing (these are runs, not production, but generally runs and production numbers are very, very close):

• 30541, 4H: 96,000 (probably a full month)
• 30542, 5H: 17,000 (probably a full month)
• 30543: 6H: 43,400 (not a full month)
• 30544: 7H: 16,000 (probably a full month)
• 30545, 8H: 32,900 (probably a full month)
• 30546, 9H: 1,700 (definitely not a full month)

1H (#20328), 2H (#22708), 3H (#22707) are shut in.   

The wells to the west (10H, 11H, 12H, 13H, 15H, 16H) are all DUCs.

All horizontals run from the north to the south.

15H (#31775) and 16H (#31774)  are on west section line with 4 section spacing.

Now, look at this. According to FracFocus, #30541 was fracked in one day (on 4/19/2018) -- that's what it says -- see screenshot below -- but my hunch is that's a typo. #30542 was fracked from 3/23/18 to 4/18/23, and same with #30543 (3/22/18 t0 4/18/23). I bet start date for #30541 was around March 22, also. FracFocus "doesn't" make mistakes, but in this case, probably.

From the file report for #30541, geologist's report, prepared for Halcon Resources and Bruin E&P Operating:

• a deep well, TVD: 10,746 feet
• middle Bakken well
• primary pay zone was 15' to 25' under the top of the middle Bakken; which suggests the pay zone was about 40 to 50 feet thick
• gases ranged between 1500 and 2200 units with the target zone in the lateral
• the majority of the well bore was drilled within the target window with 77.6% (7,831 feet) drilled inside the target window and 22.4" (2,266 feet) outside

I will come back to this one and make some more comments but I'm still catching my breath.