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:

Pool	Date	Days	BBLS Oil	Runs	BBLS Water	MCF Prod	MCF Sold	Vent/Flare
BAKKEN	3-2019	31	15487	15662	5742	23353	19428	3709
BAKKEN	2-2019	28	15132	15103	4297	21178	17453	3530
BAKKEN	1-2019	31	18660	18742	5033	24830	17676	6939
BAKKEN	12-2018	15	9183	8330	3048	10684	9086	1496
BAKKEN	11-2018	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
BAKKEN	10-2018	12	3261	3644	743	7087	5811	1197
BAKKEN	9-2018	30	9277	9448	1985	16977	14265	2503
BAKKEN	8-2018	31	9216	9040	2116	17960	17618	126
BAKKEN	7-2018	31	9724	9873	2209	17890	17595	79
BAKKEN	6-2018	30	10650	11102	2855	16461	16076	176
BAKKEN	5-2018	31	11129	10573	2472	17002	16704	82
BAKKEN	4-2018	30	11191	11390	2549	16514	15353	952
BAKKEN	3-2018	31	11710	11530	2433	16543	16327	0
BAKKEN	2-2018	28	11134	11230	2470	16231	15528	508

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