A Random Note On Statoil's Patent Gate / Heinz Wells In Sakakawea Oil Field -- September 22, 2018

When I first started blogging about the Bakken over a decade ago, I said that if "you had one well," you would eventually have four, maybe eight, possibly twelve, and possibly many more than that." I never even thought about the life cycle of the Bakken well at that time, but that adds a whole new dimension for mineral owners. 

Statoil bringing wells back on line that have been off line for up to two years of more. Two examples, so far:

• 21244, 3,201, Statoil, Patent Gate 7-6 1H, Sakakawea, t4/12; cu 219K 7/18; went offline 4/16 at 1500 bbls/month; back online 4/18 at 6000 bbls/month, then 10,000 bbls/month in 6518; offline again 7/18;
  
• 21245, 4,378, Statoil, Heinz 18-19 1H, Patent Gate, t4/12; cum 212K 7/18; went offline 3/16 at 1500 bbls/month; back online 5/18 at 6000 bbls/month, then 10,000 bbls/month in 6/18; offline again 7/18;
  

A 14-well pad:

The wells:

• 32709,
• 32710,
• 29561,
• 29558,
• 32711,
• 29560, see below,
• 21244, see above,
• 21245, see above,
• 32712,
• 29556,
• 29559,
• 29557,
• 32713,
• 32714,

One example:

• 29560, 330, Statoil, Patent Gate 7-6 3H, Sakakawea, t1/18; cum 60K 7/18; full production to date:

Pool	Date	Days	BBLS Oil	Runs	BBLS Water	MCF Prod	MCF Sold	Vent/Flare
BAKKEN	7-2018	21	15080	15030	25877	19904	13008	6896
BAKKEN	6-2018	12	7567	7585	11955	10054	6670	3384
BAKKEN	5-2018	12	8396	8440	11852	10850	6336	4514
BAKKEN	4-2018	30	20684	20871	33252	22991	12547	10444
BAKKEN	3-2018	10	7505	7150	12956	16047	15679	368
BAKKEN	2-2018	1	1	116	0	0	0	0
BAKKEN	1-2018	3	769	654	12689	329	163	166