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In the energy sector, it was relatively quiet, and so was the Bakken.
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Bakken 101
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Saturday, March 24, 2018
151-94-17; Antelope-Sanish; EOG
Case 19211, NDIC hearing dockets, W/2, 17-151-94, Antelope-Sanish, EOG, 6 wells on a 320-acre spacing unit.
See this post.
December 8, 2019: 10-well pad to the north; three wells drilled to depth and in section 17; other seven locations on this pad are permitted, but no further activity:
May 19, 2019: as of1/19, both of these wells, the only wells in this drilling unit, went inactive and remain inactive as of 3/19;
Update: no additional drilling has been accomplished. There are only two short laterals in this section:
See this post.
Updates
December 8, 2019: 10-well pad to the north; three wells drilled to depth and in section 17; other seven locations on this pad are permitted, but no further activity:
- 34584, 806, Enerplus, Crocodile 151-94-17A-20H- TF, t1/19; cum 251K 10/19;
- 34583, 639, Enerplus, Alligator 151-94-17A-20H, t1/19; cum 241K 10/19;
- 34582, 309, Enerplus, Komodo 151-94-17A-20H- TF, t1/19; cum 247K 10/19;
- 34581, loc, Enerplus, Anole ..
- 34580, loc, Enerplus, Frilled ..
- 34579, loc, Enerplus, Basilisk ...
- 34578, loc, Enerplus, Gecko ...
- 34577, loc, Enerplus, Cayman ..
- 34576, loc, Enerplus, Lizard ...
- 34575, loc, Enerplus, Tegu ..
May 19, 2019: as of1/19, both of these wells, the only wells in this drilling unit, went inactive and remain inactive as of 3/19;
Original Post
Update: no additional drilling has been accomplished. There are only two short laterals in this section:
- 20307, in the west half, 1,328, EOG, Clarks Creek 103-17H, Antelope, Sanish pool, t11/11; cum 153K 12/18; only 1,000 bbls/month;
- 19693, in the east half, 722, Enerplus, Danks 17-44H, Antelope, Sanish pool, t7/11; cum 234K 12/18; only 1,000 bbls/month;
Bakken Production By Field -- January, 2018, Data
Top twenty crude oil producing fields in North Dakota ranked by production.
Disclaimer: the spreadsheet below was done by hand. In a long spreadsheet like this, there will be factual and typographical errors. I did not double-check the data. If this information is important to you, go to the source. Do not make any financial, investment, job, travel, or relationship decisions based on what you read here or think you may have read here.
Five fields produced more than 1 million bbls in one month compared to six fields in November, 2017. Banks oil field dropped off the million-bbl list in December; remained off the list in January. But I assume that will only be temporary.
Antelope-Sanish has jumped to the top of the list; that field has been very active, adding 12 wells in December, 2017, and adding another 3 in January, 2018.
By the way, note the huge increase in production (on a percentage basis) and the number of wells added in Truax oil field. And it's easy to see why: it's a Whiting field. And Whiting has been the most active operator in the Bakken this past year. It has not been updated in a long time, but the Truax oil field is tracked here.
Although it has not been updated in quite some time, Antelope oil field is tracked here.
The spreadsheet below is ranked, in descending order, by production in the month of January, 2018, column 7.
Disclaimer: the spreadsheet below was done by hand. In a long spreadsheet like this, there will be factual and typographical errors. I did not double-check the data. If this information is important to you, go to the source. Do not make any financial, investment, job, travel, or relationship decisions based on what you read here or think you may have read here.
Five fields produced more than 1 million bbls in one month compared to six fields in November, 2017. Banks oil field dropped off the million-bbl list in December; remained off the list in January. But I assume that will only be temporary.
Antelope-Sanish has jumped to the top of the list; that field has been very active, adding 12 wells in December, 2017, and adding another 3 in January, 2018.
By the way, note the huge increase in production (on a percentage basis) and the number of wells added in Truax oil field. And it's easy to see why: it's a Whiting field. And Whiting has been the most active operator in the Bakken this past year. It has not been updated in a long time, but the Truax oil field is tracked here.
Although it has not been updated in quite some time, Antelope oil field is tracked here.
The spreadsheet below is ranked, in descending order, by production in the month of January, 2018, column 7.
Field
|
Dec 17 Prod
|
Dec Wells
|
Dec Oil / Well / Month
|
Percent Change Dec-over-Nov
|
Change in # of wells
|
Jan 2018 Prod
|
Jan Wells
|
Jan Oil / Well / Month
|
Percent Change Jan-over-Dec
|
Change in # of wells
|
Antelope-Sanish
|
1,503,780
|
215
|
6,994
|
28.63%
|
12
|
1,693,577
|
218
|
7,769
|
12.62%
|
3
|
Sanish
|
1,300,074
|
624
|
2,083
|
10.94%
|
6
|
1,430,162
|
629
|
2,274
|
10.01%
|
5
|
Blue Buttes
|
1,236,682
|
192
|
6,441
|
7.30%
|
2
|
1,272,618
|
193
|
6,594
|
2.91%
|
1
|
Parshall
|
1,170,770
|
523
|
2,239
|
-3.72%
|
0
|
1,070,154
|
523
|
2,046
|
-8.59%
|
0
|
Siverston
|
1,004,608
|
296
|
3,394
|
0.12%
|
1
|
1,026,553
|
300
|
3,422
|
2.18%
|
4
|
Banks
|
912,593
|
213
|
4,284
|
-9.93%
|
1
|
971,819
|
222
|
4,378
|
6.49%
|
9
|
Elm Tree
|
792,140
|
68
|
11,649
|
26.04%
|
7
|
744,102
|
69
|
10,784
|
-6.06%
|
1
|
Bailey
|
640,292
|
157
|
4,078
|
-2.80%
|
0
|
742,278
|
163
|
4,554
|
15.93%
|
6
|
Truax
|
415,877
|
190
|
2,189
|
16.80%
|
9
|
710,783
|
198
|
3,590
|
70.91%
|
8
|
Alkali Creek
|
621,626
|
166
|
3,745
|
20.37%
|
3
|
675,693
|
166
|
4,070
|
8.70%
|
0
|
Reunion Bay
|
727,491
|
174
|
4,181
|
-0.18%
|
1
|
669,889
|
173
|
3,872
|
-7.92%
|
-1
|
Grail
|
661,253
|
198
|
3,340
|
-4.77%
|
0
|
669,322
|
203
|
3,297
|
1.22%
|
5
|
Big Bend
|
690,391
|
134
|
5,152
|
13.84%
|
4
|
648,552
|
134
|
4,840
|
-6.06%
|
0
|
Alger
|
654,912
|
335
|
1,955
|
10.71%
|
2
|
643,878
|
335
|
1,922
|
-1.68%
|
0
|
Heart Butte
|
600,332
|
213
|
2,818
|
-2.26%
|
0
|
587,809
|
213
|
2,760
|
-2.09%
|
0
|
North Tobacco Garden
|
588,854
|
67
|
8,789
|
92.66%
|
12
|
549,943
|
67
|
8,208
|
-6.61%
|
0
|
Corral Creek
|
488,558
|
167
|
2,925
|
-9.59%
|
2
|
533,834
|
167
|
3,197
|
9.27%
|
0
|
Spotted Horn
|
611,153
|
112
|
5,457
|
-14.59%
|
0
|
517,490
|
112
|
4,620
|
-15.33%
|
0
|
Van Hook
|
538,412
|
190
|
2,834
|
-4.33%
|
0
|
514,082
|
190
|
2,706
|
-4.52%
|
0
|
North Fork
|
458,644
|
73
|
6,283
|
16.51%
|
3
|
513,087
|
74
|
6,934
|
11.87%
|
1
|