The coldest place on earth today was in Hettinger, ND.
- 45 degrees.
Temperatures at all official global sites were checked -- including the North Pole, the South Pole, Siberia, Russia, the rest of the US, etc., and the coldest temperature recorded at an official weather monitoring/recording station was in Hettinger, ND.
Hettinger is in southwest North Dakota, near the South Dakota state line.
Note where the all-time lowest temperature for North Dakota for this date was recorded -- Parshall, ND -- the center of the Bakken.
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Other Records
From Twitter:
Confirmed: not a single passenger death on a commercial JET aircraft
anywhere on earth in 2017. First time in sixty years and a first since
such aircraft became the dominant form of travel.
Saudi, UAE introduce VAT in first for Gulf -- France24 -- Don sent me the story. I had seen it earlier; had not yet linked it. From the lede:
Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates introduced
value-added tax from Monday, a first for the Gulf which has long prided
itself on its tax-free, cradle-to-grave welfare system.
Saudi
Arabia compounded the New Year blow for motorists with an unannounced
hike of up to 127 percent in petrol prices with immediate effect from
midnight.
They are the latest in series of measures
introduced by Gulf oil producers over the past two years to boost
revenues and cut spending as a persistent slump in world prices has led
to ballooning budget deficits.
The
five percent sales tax applies to most goods and services and analysts
project that the two governments could raise as much as $21 billion in
2018, equivalent to 2.0 percent of GDP.
Most recently, their cash reserves increased slightly but that came just as Prince Salman held 100's of princes for ransom. I think the media was suggesting that Prince Salman hoped to get $100 billion from the princes. That would cover $5 billion / month for twenty months.
Losing market share and price of oil struggling to stay above $65 (Brent) suggests that Saudi is not out of the woods yet, especially considering all the challenges facing them: a) war with Yemen; b) war with Iran (but I repeat myself); c) Prince Salman's grand Vision 2030 plan; and, d) the IPO.
We've seen this movie before but the prequel was Iran; the sequel is Saudi Arabia. And yes, there will be many sequels.
This from page 366, The Oil Kings, Andrew Scott Cooper, c. 2011.
On January 1, 1977, Mohammad Reza Shah held a long audience with Court Minister Alam and accused the Saudis of betrayal. "We must give them the thrashing they deserve." The next day was worse. Court Minister Alam was greeted with the shattering news that Iran faced financial ruin. "We're broke," admitted the Shah.
"Everything seems doomed to grind to a standstill, and meanwhile many of the programs we had planned must be postponed."
He expected oil exports to fall by as much as 30 percent. When Alam tried to offer reassurance, the Shah railed against Yamani and the Saudis. "It's going to be tough," the Shah admitted. A few days earlier, during an interview with the newspaper Kayban, the Shah had foolishly lashed out at his own people, blaming them for Iran's financial crisis and implying they needed to tighten their belts. Iran had become "a paradise of indolence and sloth." It was time for everyone to roll up their sleeves.
"If we do not revise our policies we shall not survive."
".... if Saudi floods the market with oil, ... it may force us to decrease our production. And if this happens, it will affect our economic plans, our military buildup, and especially our foreign aid program ... I am worried about our internal developments," the Shah said in an interview with BusinessWeek."
“If you've got a dollar and you spend 29 cents on a loaf of bread, you've got 71 cents left; But if you've got seventeen grand and you spend 29 cents on a loaf of bread, you've still got seventeen grand. There's a math lesson for you.”
― Steve Martin
Happy New Year's Day ... And The Rose Parade and the Rose Bowl
I say this almost every January 1: I think the Rose Parade is too short. It could go for another 30 minutes and
I would not tire of it. It is so much better than Macy's parade. Unless
one likes balloons.
Had May and I settled in southern California after finishing school, we likely would have lived in South Pasadena. That was where I lived for four years, about a mile south of Colorado Boulevard. At one time I knew Pasadena/South Pasadena as well as Williston. Well, not quite.
I vividly recall being introduced to Trader Joe's in South Pasadena and Bob's Big Boy at the east end of Colorado Boulevard. [On return trips to Pasadena, it's my impression that light rail has significantly disrupted the community, but I may be in the minority with that opinion.]
And had we retired in South Pasadena, May would have become the little old lady from Pasadena -- the terror of Colorado Boulevard in her yellow little MG -- her first sports car back before we got married. She still can't keep her foot off the accelerator.
I don't recall if we were married when this photo was taken or if we were still dating. This was taken at her parents' home in San Pedro. Her Hispanic father was a 30-year US Army veteran, having served in WWII, the Korean War, and the Vietnam War. He met his future wife while serving in South Korea, on "R&R" to Japan, where he met and married a young Japanese woman, our granddaughters great-grandmother.
It should be noted, that May has not changed in appearance after all these years.
November 21, 2018: it now appears that the Dodge wells are in "full production." The jump in production began in early 2018. Typical production profile looks like this, this is for #32977:
Pool
Date
Days
BBLS Oil
Runs
BBLS Water
MCF Prod
MCF Sold
Vent/Flare
BAKKEN
9-2018
28
16972
16964
6235
28808
28789
0
BAKKEN
8-2018
31
30707
30755
13324
50314
50286
0
BAKKEN
7-2018
31
22929
22916
10031
43472
43451
0
BAKKEN
6-2018
30
24509
24462
10995
38821
1011
37786
BAKKEN
5-2018
31
25857
25897
13658
44134
30975
13136
BAKKEN
4-2018
30
24637
24608
8762
40258
37911
2325
BAKKEN
3-2018
23
19159
19031
9832
34697
34675
0
BAKKEN
2-2018
0
0
5
0
0
0
0
BAKKEN
1-2018
2
132
127
2
170
170
0
May 19, 2018: wells have recently been fracked; production data updated; I do not understand what I'm seeing with these new BR Dimmick Lake wells:
reporting very low 24-hour IPs; two to three months of constrained production
huge amounts of proppant: 10 - 14 million lbs; mostly large sand or mesh but varies across the wells
very few stages (29 stages, in general)
the sundry forms state "the first 29 stages" or "the first 30 stages" suggesting more stages yet to follow
shortage of sand and high price for sand is being reported in the Bakken but this seems not to impact BR's Dimmick Lake wells
Based on the production profile of this well, it looks like the neighboring wells have been fracked and will soon be reported. The well:
17200, 829, BR, Dodge 1-17H, Dimmick Lake, small re-frack, t6/08; cum 349K 11/19;
Production production profile:
Pool
Date
Days
BBLS Oil
Runs
BBLS Water
MCF Prod
MCF Sold
Vent/Flare
BAKKEN
3-2018
31
8900
8742
5631
15045
14933
35
BAKKEN
2-2018
5
1719
1872
1966
3874
3862
0
BAKKEN
1-2018
1
0
116
0
0
0
0
BAKKEN
12-2017
24
8425
8141
4236
12337
12277
0
BAKKEN
11-2017
12
1176
958
410
1709
1679
0
BAKKEN
10-2017
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
BAKKEN
9-2017
9
222
223
7
277
205
50
BAKKEN
8-2017
31
819
901
68
872
788
7
BAKKEN
7-2017
31
715
680
30
1012
896
39
The graphic:
The wells in the graphic:
33338, 420, BR, Demicks Dodge 1A MBH-ULW, 4 sections, 62 stages; 10.4 million lbs, all mesh, t12/17; cum 476K 11/20; see this post; cum 484K 5/21; cum 505K 12/21;
33339, 168, BR, Dodge 1B TFH, 63 stages, 14.7 million lbs, all mesh, t12/17; cum 293K 9/20; cum 306K 5/21; cum 331K 12/21;
33337, 56 (no typo), BR, Dodge 2A TFH, 30 stages; 14.1 million lbs, mesh, almost all large, t1/18; cum 292K 11/20; cum 317K 5/21; cum 335K 12/21;
32980, 116, BR, Dodge 2B MBH, 29 stages; 10.2 million lbs, all mesh, t1/18; cum 377K 11/20; cum 394K 5/21; cum 406K 12/21;
32976, 55, BR, Dodge 3A TFH, 29 stages; 14.2 million lbs, almost all large white, t1/18; cum 337K 11/20; off line 10/19; remains off line 11/19 except for two days; cum 361K 5/21; cum 379K 12/21;
32977, 30, BR, Dodge 3B MBH, 29 stages; 10.1 million lbs, almost all large white, t1/18; cum 307K 11/20; nice well; cum 331K 5/21; cum 344K 11/21; off line 11/21;
32978, 10 (no typo), BR, Dodge 3C TFH, 28 stages, 10.2 million lbs, all mesh, t1/18; cum 397K 11/20; only a few days each month starting in 8/19; only 14 days, 11/19; full months as of 12/19; cum 408K 5/21; cum 444K 12/21;
32979, 32, BR, Dodge 3D MBH, 32 stages; 14.2 million lbs, almost all large white, t1/18; cum 424K 11/20; cum 435K 5/21; cum 468K 12/21;
33873, 0 (no typo), BR, Olson 1A MBH, Edge, t4/18; cum 392K 11/20; Edge oil field is to the north of Dimmick Lake oil field; cum 430K 5/21; cum 454K 12/21;
#17200, this well was not re-fracked: see this post; huge jump in production.
17200, 829, BR, Dodge1-17H, NWNW 17-151-96, Dimmick Lake, t6/08; cum 367K 11/20; cum 391K 12/21;
#16791: has not been re-fracked; one-fourth of a mile west of the nearest "Dodge" well; huge jump in production; see this post.
16791, 436, BR, Demicks Lake 41-18H, NENE 18-151-96; Dimmick Lake, t3/08; cum 173K 11/20; recently off line; slight increase in production when it came back on line, 1/20; cum 177K 5/21; cum 184K 12/21;
Other Dodge wells in Dimmick Lake not noted above:
16579, IA/409, BR, State Dodge 11-21H, NWNW 21-151-95; Dimmick Lake, t7/07; cum 206K 10/19; off line 10/19; remains off line 2/20; intermittent since then; t207K 4/21; cum 214K 12/21;
32951, 79, BR, State Dodge 2B MBH, SWSE 21-151-95; Dimmick Lake, t5/19; cum 382K 11/20; a 50K month; a huge well; cum 418K 5/21; cum 469K 12/21;
32981, 76, BR, State Dodge 2C TFH, SWSE 21-151-95; Dimmick Lake, t5/19; cum 384K 11/20; a 42K month; a huge well; cum 433K 1/21; cum 509K 12/21;
34292, conf, BR, State Dodge 3A MBH, SESE 21-151-95; Dimmick Lake, no production, 5/21;
34291, conf, BR, State Dodge 3B TFH, SESE 21-151-95; Dimmick Lake, no production, 5/21;
36313, loc/NC, BR, State Dodge 1B MBH, Dimmick Lake, first production, 3/21; t--; cum 74K 5/21; 33-053-09019;
fracked 11/1/20 - 11/8/20; and 1/2/21 - 1/6/21; first frack, 9.4
million gallons of water; 88.1% water by mass; second frack, 1/2/21 -
1/6/21; 4.5 million gallons of water; 87.5% water by mass; cum 199K 12/21;
36314, drl/NC-->drl/A, BR, State Dodge 1C TFH, SWSW 21-151-95; Dimmick Lake; first production, 3/21; t--; cum 69K 5/21; cum 169K 12/21;
36315, 0-->drl/NC-->A-->0, BR, State Dodge 1D MBH, SWSW 21-151-95; Dimmick Lake, t2/21; cum 61K 5/21; cum 177K 12/21;
32950, 166, BR, State Dodge 2A TFH, SWSE 21-151-96, Dimmick Lake, t5/19; cum 300K 11/20; a 42K well; a huge well; cum 310K 3/21; off line for several months off and on in late 2020 - early 2021; cum 369K 12/21;
34293, loc/NCW-->loc/A-->140, BR, State Double Dodge 1A TFH-ULW, SWSW 21-151-95; Dimmick Lake, t3/21; cum 140K 5/21; cum 155K 12/21;
