Parent-Child Wells In The Bakken -- March 5, 2019

When looking at the wells on this page, see The WSJ article regarding "parent-children wells.

Shale companies, adding ever more wells, threaten future of U.S. oil boom. Newer wells drilled close to older wells are generally pumping less oil and gas and could hurt output, leading frackers to cut back on the number of sites planned and trim overall production forecasts.

Re-posting:

A closer look at that MRO Sibyl USA Three Forks well mentioned in NOG's January, 2019, corporate presentation:

• 33943, 6,396, MRO, Sibyl USA 44-19TFH, Reunion Bay, t9/18; cum 241K 1/19; 

Pool	Date	Days	BBLS Oil	Runs	BBLS Water	MCF Prod	MCF Sold	Vent/Flare
BAKKEN	1-2019	31	41337	41813	25992	81403	0	78934
BAKKEN	12-2018	29	27195	27567	19853	42322	0	40661
BAKKEN	11-2018	30	54031	53945	34523	80450	0	77300
BAKKEN	10-2018	31	88495	87749	69016	118686	0	113630
BAKKEN	9-2018	10	29474	28988	20942	36373	0	34709

Neighboring well, was a dying "parent" well by 2014, then along with the "children" wells, it was re-fracked in 2018:

• 17568, 539/5,645, MRO, Charles Shobe-USA 44-19H, Reunion Bay, F, 5.7 million gallons water; 45 stages, 5.5 million lbs (7/16/18); original frack was a one-stage open hole frack, one-half million lbs, t2/09; cum 343K 1/19; so, for the price of a small frack, got a "brand new well" with an IP of 5,645;

Recent production:

Pool	Date	Days	BBLS Oil	Runs	BBLS Water	MCF Prod	MCF Sold	Vent/Flare
BAKKEN	1-2019	31	36180	36165	10789	50286	0	47817
BAKKEN	12-2018	18	31554	31646	10902	40476	0	38220
BAKKEN	11-2018	15	25449	25339	10356	30664	0	29203
BAKKEN	10-2018	18	38867	39989	24669	47393	0	45170
BAKKEN	9-2018	12	29459	28021	32833	32716	0	32596
BAKKEN	8-2018	1	0	171	4	98	0	98
BAKKEN	7-2018	1	1	0	0	0	0	0
BAKKEN	6-2018	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
BAKKEN	5-2018	0	0	71	0	0	0	0
BAKKEN	4-2018	23	519	517	54	620	356	72
BAKKEN	3-2018	31	708	728	70	897	256	394
BAKKEN	2-2018	22	623	645	64	755	34	51

Not a neighbor, but in the same general area, not refracked; last fracked in 2014, as an open hole frack with one-half million lbs sand:

• 16686, 379, MRO, Shobe 24-20H, Reunion Bay, t12/08; cum 415K 1/19; 

Recent production:

Pool	Date	Days	BBLS Oil	Runs	BBLS Water	MCF Prod	MCF Sold	Vent/Flare
BAKKEN	1-2019	31	11509	11536	14791	14162	6881	6621
BAKKEN	12-2018	30	13796	13667	28932	14844	8120	5927
BAKKEN	11-2018	1	302	300	761	115	29	69
BAKKEN	10-2018	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
BAKKEN	9-2018	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
BAKKEN	8-2018	2	0	370	185	251	0	250
BAKKEN	7-2018	27	2625	2582	568	3686	3315	65
BAKKEN	6-2018	30	3032	3166	656	4208	3823	33
BAKKEN	5-2018	31	3093	3179	723	4270	1940	1969
BAKKEN	4-2018	30	3331	3229	734	4524	3960	23