Sunday, May 12, 2019

Random Update Of A Monster Well: Petro-Hunt's USA Well -- #20342 -- May 12, 2019

Monster wells are tracked here.

Previously posted (production data updated; otherwise as previously posted):
  • October 12, 2014: 20342, 1,430, Petro-Hunt, USA 153-95-4B-9-1H, t11/11; cum 959K 3/19; went IA 1/14; still inactive as of 6/14; back on line and tracked here
So, let's look where this well stands.

As noted above, this spectacular well went "inactive" in January, 2014, without explanation. As of June, 2016, it was still inactive. It went back into production in September, 2014. So it was inactive for about nine months.

Recent production:
PoolDateDaysBBLS OilRunsBBLS WaterMCF ProdMCF SoldVent/Flare
BAKKEN3-2019311548715662574223353194283709
BAKKEN2-2019281513215103429721178174533530
BAKKEN1-2019311866018742503324830176766939
BAKKEN12-2018159183833030481068490861496
BAKKEN11-20180000000
BAKKEN10-20181232613644743708758111197
BAKKEN9-20183092779448198516977142652503
BAKKEN8-2018319216904021161796017618126
BAKKEN7-201831972498732209178901759579
BAKKEN6-201830106501110228551646116076176
BAKKEN5-20183111129105732472170021670482
BAKKEN4-201830111911139025491651415353952
BAKKEN3-2018311171011530243316543163270
BAKKEN2-201828111341123024701623115528508

I'm sure there's a reason for the increase in production but I do not know the reason. I doubt the mom-and-pop mineral owners really care all that much. They just love the bigger monthly royalty check.

Hubbert's "peak oil" theory certainly does not hold up in the Bakken.

This well could go over one million bbls cumulative before the end of the year.

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WSJ Review: May 11-12, 2019

Nonsense and a waste of space/ink:
  • lead story: "Feeding a family isn't a job for mothers alone; in an era of processed foods, wholesome home cooking is more important than ever -- and men to share that burden" -- Bee Wilson
  • a modest proposal: offer Trump a crown and a throne, Gerard Baker, editor-at-large; another elite who doesn't understand Trump
  • let's farm chestnuts again; the American chestnut tree almost disappeared during the 20th century. Bringing it back could provide a new staple crop -- and help the planet. LOL. Charles C. Mann
  • the social secret that humans share with ants. LOL. Mark W. Moffett
  • John Paul Stevens: a former justice worries about the court. I'm not worried; I'm sad; the US Supreme Court seems timid
Book reviews:
  • books about the building of the transcontinental railroad -- excellent, but obviously a nod to the "southern surge"
  • the earth and us: geology and evolution; excellent
  • dinosaurs: excellent
  • who killed Dick and Jane? Dr Seuss -- excellent
A reason to visit southern California:
  • a Manet retrospective
  • Chicago's Art Institute, May 26 to Sept 8
  • will settle at the Getty Museum, west Los Angeles, October 8, 2019, to January 12, 2020

2 comments:

  1. Your dates don't make sense. Well completed OCT14 but inactive JAN14. Huh?

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    1. Oh, I see the misunderstanding. The well was completed in 2011; you can see that by the test date of 11/11. So the well was completed in late 2011, and it went inactive around January, 2014, possibly in 2013.

      I date all my entries: the entry was originally made October 12, 2014; when I'm tracking a well, I try to post the date of the update but I don't always remember to do that.

      But in this case, the well was completed in late 2011; tested late 2011; and went active in late 2013/early 2014. It wasn't until October 2014, that I made the entry as a reminder for me to follow up on this well at a later date.

      But I can see the reason for the confusion.

      This is a good reminder: I will often make mistakes. My shorthand method of tracking is inconsistent, hard to follow, but mostly intended for me to keep track of what's going on.

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