What The Bakken Is All About -- Look At This Jump In Production -- Old, Old Well -- New Life -- August 30, 2019

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August 31, 2019: look at the production profile of the Bill Connolly well below. A reader who really follows this closely made this observation:

Looking at the numbers for #16736, Bill Connolly refrac, we see just under 8 million gallons of produced water (188,102 barrels) over 92 days whereas only 6 million gallons were used for the refrac.

Hmmm ...

That production profile (for 16736) would seem to indicate that virtually all the water used in the frac was slowly brought to the surface, thereby keeping the formation at a much higher pressure.

Furthermore, the indisputable extra 2 million gallons must have come from the nearby fracs. Seems to my eye as incontrovertible evidence of both hydraulic communication and VERY positive consequences.

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Previous note:

May 16, 2019, see this post --

• 34046, 3,091, MRO, Two Bar 34-55H, API: 33-025-00650, Bailey, t4/19; cum 152K 4/20; section 35-146-94;
• neighboring wells:
• 16736, just returned to production; see recent production profile below; huge production jump;
• 25484, off line; just came back on line, 6/19; worth looking at again in 7/19;
• 25482, off line; four days in 4/19; back on line, no change in production profile;

So, let's look at #16736 --

• 16736, 377, MRO, Bill Connolly 21-25H, Bailey, t1/08; cum 416K 4/20; recent production, jumps from less than 1,000 bbls/month to more than 30,000 bbls/month:; recent production:

Pool	Date	Days	BBLS Oil	Runs	BBLS Water	MCF Prod	MCF Sold	Vent/Flare
BAKKEN	6-2019	30	22893	22808	31176	20766	14015	4676
BAKKEN	5-2019	31	24374	24525	46403	19440	10248	6967
BAKKEN	4-2019	26	29475	29535	90245	20752	5344	12964
BAKKEN	3-2019	5	4502	3755	20278	3154	557	2030
BAKKEN	2-2019	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
BAKKEN	1-2019	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
BAKKEN	12-2018	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
BAKKEN	11-2018	1	23	440	3	19	6	9
BAKKEN	10-2018	31	844	680	243	786	420	128
BAKKEN	9-2018	30	817	910	143	766	478	58
BAKKEN	8-2018	31	837	1103	138	797	530	29

Yes it was re-fracked:

• 6 million gallons of water: a medium-size frack;
• 90%water; 10% sand 

A brand new well for the fraction of what it cost when it was a "greenfield" well. And "we" start over.