The Incredible Bakken -- September 18, 2019

The incredible Bakken.

The well:

• 20856, 1,349, Whiting, King 3-8H, Truax, t1/12; cum 354K 7/19;

Hubbert's theory says that once oil production begins to decline it will never increase again.

The full production for this well is found at this post.

Two selected periods.

First period of interest, 5/17 -- 7/18, fairly recent:

BAKKEN	7-2018	31	8540	8546	7471	23987	8532	15362
BAKKEN	6-2018	30	10012	9987	8389	27691	13719	13882
BAKKEN	5-2018	31	12473	12503	10121	29894	19588	10213
BAKKEN	4-2018	30	15356	15260	12565	34284	22741	11453
BAKKEN	3-2018	31	17483	17738	13014	31691	18580	13018
BAKKEN	2-2018	28	20968	20660	15992	32062	10784	21194
BAKKEN	1-2018	31	25285	25313	25613	22321	7247	14982
BAKKEN	12-2017	31	27369	27409	48337	17428	10464	6872
BAKKEN	11-2017	11	4202	3823	17704	6815	4626	2158
BAKKEN	10-2017	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
BAKKEN	9-2017	24	899	1004	538	1862	1787	3
BAKKEN	8-2017	31	1327	1351	691	2657	2564	0
BAKKEN	7-2017	31	1089	1009	695	2636	2543	0
BAKKEN	6-2017	30	1096	1141	668	2551	2461	0
BAKKEN	5-2017	31	1287	1226	688	2610	2517	0

Second period of interest, 1/12 - 11/12, initial production and the dreaded Bakken decline:

BAKKEN	11-2012	30	4284	4159	2116	9475	9320	67
BAKKEN	10-2012	22	3257	3321	1723	9082	7949	1078
BAKKEN	9-2012	30	4499	4465	2451	9470	8358	1029
BAKKEN	8-2012	31	5797	6000	3716	9237	6914	2232
BAKKEN	7-2012	2	159	324	233	317	80	231
BAKKEN	6-2012	30	6043	6051	3160	14317	8775	5452
BAKKEN	5-2012	22	5884	6231	3102	12342	4653	7623
BAKKEN	4-2012	21	6807	5819	5297	13750	4537	9150
BAKKEN	3-2012	14	3596	3940	2390	7865	1991	5832
BAKKEN	2-2012	29	15195	15089	12620	31430	6269	25074
BAKKEN	1-2012	2	528	0	2374	831	0	828