Random Look At The "Parent-Well-Uplift" Phenomenon -- May 12, 2019

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LOL.

What a great lead in.

The well:

• 27522, 4,207, Whiting, Flatland Federal 11-4TFHU, Twin Valley, spacing: 2560-acre; t10/14; cum 498K 3/19;

Let's look at recent production:

Pool	Date	Days	BBLS Oil	Runs	BBLS Water	MCF Prod	MCF Sold	Vent/Flare
BAKKEN	3-2019	25	13063	13037	9185	41862	19262	22555
BAKKEN	2-2019	28	961	635	347	1460	668	766
BAKKEN	1-2019	9	160	103	136	262	248	0
BAKKEN	12-2018	29	2926	2926	391	8633	8578	0
BAKKEN	11-2018	30	3086	3133	375	9015	7016	1939
BAKKEN	10-2018	31	3189	3146	308	9459	8486	911

It took me a few minutes to figure this one out.

This well was not re-fracked.

The file report was not helpful.  A mini-unreported-re-frack? A work-over, which is not reported?

At first I couldn't find a neighboring  well recently fracked and then, of all things, ad, then expanding the search, finding a BR well -- farther to the west explains it.

The BR well to the west:

• 34253, 207, BR, Raider 4A MBH, 37 stages; 8.7 million lbs; Twin Valley, t2/19; cum 29K 31 days;

Initial production:

Pool	Date	Days	BBLS Oil	Runs	BBLS Water	MCF Prod	MCF Sold	Vent/Flare
BAKKEN	3-2019	30	27788	27811	16006	66748	55578	10580
BAKKEN	2-2019	1	974	951	5526	721	684	0
BAKKEN	1-2019	1	0	0	0	0	0	0

Look at all the story lines:

• the neighboring well is 0.14 miles away; 739 feet away; generally, one thinks that 500 feet is the minimum distance required for the "halo" effect
• the parent well was a CLR well; the daughter well was a BR well; in other words, CLR got a brand new well and it was due to a BR frack; what could be better?
• look at the BR IP: 207; that's typical of a BR well; 
• look at BR's completion strategy: not a particularly large amount of sand (8.7 million lbs) but only 37 stages; these guys are getting good; a huge shoutout to Halliburton or whoever did the frack; good for them; memo to self: note to Nick Cunningham

The Bakken never fails to surprise; never fails to excite. So what if the jump in production is short-lived; a lot of mom-and-pop mineral owners are going to see an unexpected jump in their royalty check this month.

Since the parent well was a CLR well, and the daughter well was a BR well, could this be an example of "Step-Parent-Well-Uplift"?

Every well has a story. This one has many. Be sure to click on the link above (all's well that ends well).