Random Update Of Several BR Midnight Run Wells -- Implications For The Bakken -- August 9, 2018

The note before the note: This is an incredibly important note on several levels regarding BR's Midnight Run wells. It might be a bit confusing, but it speaks volumes about the potential of the Bakken. Things to think about:

• neighboring fracks
• heel-to-toe / toe-to-heel (we first talked about this back on October 26, 2011)
• 31-stage frack (rather than typical 60-stage frack)
• 9 million lbs / 31 stage = almost 300,000 lbs / stage vs typical <200 bakken="" in="" lbs="" li="" nbsp="" stage="" the="">
• daughter wells: TFH
• parent wells: middle Bakken

The Midnight Run wells are tracked here.

The note:

This is quite cool. I highlighted this well some time ago:  Update On A Poorly Performing BR Midnight Run Well That Is Now Doing Well; No Explanation -- December 7, 2016. At that time, this was posted:

Update on a well that had a huge IP, but subsequent production was poor, and is now doing well:

• 20323, 3,325, BR, Midnight Run 11-1MBH, Union Center, t12/11; cum 299K 10/16; poor producer after 1/15; most recent sundry form dated November, 2012 [until recently --  12/7/16]. There were two separate frack reports, but both fracks accomplished on two consecutive days in November, 2011. The first frack 11/9/11, 8 stages, 641K lbs; the second frack 11/10/11, 12 stages, 1.7 million lbs proppant; maximum recorded gas was 4,710 units with a 25' trip flare. The south leg total lateral was 100% in targeted dolostone pay; 0' above target; and 0' in the lower middle Bakken pay. Target pay was located at 11 - 26' beneath the base of the upper Bakken shale. The well went to INACTIVE status for several months in mid- and late-2015. API: 33-053-03438.

There is nothing in the file report to explain the production profile; there were no neighboring wells fraced at the time production improved.

At the link above, check out the graphic.

Then look at the updated graphic:

Note the new heel-to-toe well; the new well since the last time the graphic was updated:

• 31317, 157, BR, Midnight Run 2-8-12MTFH, Union Center, Three Forks, 31 stages, 9.4 million lbs, t3/18; cum 55K 6/18;

Pool	Date	Days	BBLS Oil	Runs	BBLS Water	MCF Prod	MCF Sold	Vent/Flare
BAKKEN	6-2018	18	16138	16047	7499	26296	26229	0
BAKKEN	5-2018	27	25366	25439	11975	33880	24562	9211
BAKKEN	4-2018	14	13200	12843	7714	18998	14209	4733
BAKKEN	3-2018	5	126	126	0	13	0	1

Now, back to #20323, a Middle Bakken well --

Production at that time, 20323:

Pool	Date	Days	BBLS Oil	Runs	BBLS Water	MCF Prod	MCF Sold	Vent/Flare
BAKKEN	10-2016	31	2798	3069	495	8302	8302	0
BAKKEN	9-2016	30	2868	2819	476	8103	8103	0
BAKKEN	8-2016	31	3334	3139	708	9356	9356	0
BAKKEN	7-2016	31	3874	3696	458	9723	9723	0
BAKKEN	6-2016	11	2063	2093	286	3532	3532	0
BAKKEN	5-2016	20	2261	2018	497	7261	7261	0

Look at the new production data, 20323, a Middle Bakken well:

Pool	Date	Days	BBLS Oil	Runs	BBLS Water	MCF Prod	MCF Sold	Vent/Flare
BAKKEN	6-2018	24	6215	6380	2784	11660	11600	0
BAKKEN	5-2018	31	7365	7372	4180	14229	14152	0
BAKKEN	4-2018	26	9445	9379	4728	15023	14958	0
BAKKEN	3-2018	0	0	0	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	4	186	243	24	580	570	0
BAKKEN	11-2017	30	1921	2185	201	5300	5226	0
BAKKEN	10-2017	31	2588	2386	366	6561	6484	0
BAKKEN	9-2017	24	2850	2685	317	6407	6261	86
BAKKEN	8-2017	4	452	452	0	10	0	0
BAKKEN	7-2017	20	1729	1871	415	4501	4451	0
BAKKEN	6-2017	18	2421	2470	353	5186	5141	0
BAKKEN	5-2017	20	1977	1845	360	5619	5569	0

But even more incredibly, look at this earlier well. FracFocus -- no data that it was re-fracked, #20324, a Three Forks well:

Pool	Date	Days	BBLS Oil	Runs	BBLS Water	MCF Prod	MCF Sold	Vent/Flare
BAKKEN	6-2018	24	12221	12510	7056	18264	18204	0
BAKKEN	5-2018	31	16918	16733	10477	28121	28044	0
BAKKEN	4-2018	30	2189	1996	2010	2521	2447	0
BAKKEN	3-2018	0	0	0	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	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
BAKKEN	11-2017	10	267	567	11	754	729	0
BAKKEN	10-2017	30	1949	1987	444	4906	4832	0
BAKKEN	9-2017	19	1450	1102	617	3196	3150	0

It gets better, another middle Bakken well; even farther away:
#20325:

Pool	Date	Days	BBLS Oil	Runs	BBLS Water	MCF Prod	MCF Sold	Vent/Flare
BAKKEN	6-2018	13	4119	4054	1836	6679	6647	0
BAKKEN	5-2018	5	5	0	8272	12	0	0
BAKKEN	4-2018	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
BAKKEN	3-2018	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
BAKKEN	2-2018	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
BAKKEN	1-2018	3	0	0	0	7	0	0
BAKKEN	12-2017	6	361	523	51	1249	649	585
BAKKEN	11-2017	30	1727	1832	150	3021	2947	0
BAKKEN	10-2017	30	1935	1843	193	3090	3016	0

And, it doesn't quit there, another well, farther to the west:
#22675:

Pool	Date	Days	BBLS Oil	Runs	BBLS Water	MCF Prod	MCF Sold	Vent/Flare
BAKKEN	6-2018	30	4067	3855	1486	4787	4787	0
BAKKEN	5-2018	31	4540	4537	1840	6538	6538	0
BAKKEN	4-2018	30	7063	7138	2977	9461	9461	0
BAKKEN	3-2018	28	7882	7821	2477	9260	9256	0
BAKKEN	2-2018	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
BAKKEN	1-2018	3	0	0	0	10	10	0
BAKKEN	12-2017	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
BAKKEN	11-2017	23	1065	947	241	2403	2400	0
BAKKEN	10-2017	31	2019	2013	496	3813	3813	0

 #24537: even farther to the west and even that one might have been affected:

Pool	Date	Days	BBLS Oil	Runs	BBLS Water	MCF Prod	MCF Sold	Vent/Flare
BAKKEN	6-2018	12	1349	1370	400	2143	2113	0
BAKKEN	5-2018	16	4335	4422	1792	7555	7515	0
BAKKEN	4-2018	25	5308	5347	2209	7939	7877	0
BAKKEN	3-2018	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
BAKKEN	2-2018	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
BAKKEN	1-2018	1	0	0	0	15	15	0
BAKKEN	12-2017	25	3268	3208	415	7787	7725	0
BAKKEN	11-2017	30	4368	4289	533	8514	8440	0
BAKKEN	10-2017	31	6110	6350	784	8740	8663	0
BAKKEN	9-2017	2	263	0	173	131	126	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	0	0	0	0
BAKKEN	4-2017	22	1581	1632	242	4374	4319	0