EOG To Report Three Very Nice Wells In Clarks Creek Later This Week -- January 6, 2019

Clarks Creek is tracked here but has not been updated in a long time.

EOG will report three nice wells later this week:

• 32799, conf, EOG, Clarks Creek 24-0706H, Clarks Creek; a huge well; 

Date	Oil Runs	MCF Sold
11-2018	24368	54953
10-2018	35281	92470
9-2018	43362	81614
8-2018	70280	117454
7-2018	54509	66675

• 32798, conf, EOG, Clarks Creek 107-0706H, Clarks Creek; a huge well;

Date	Oil Runs	MCF Sold
11-2018	24368	54841
10-2018	29916	67557
9-2018	41424	71209
8-2018	25752	40876
7-2018	52776	64059

• 32797, conf, EOG, Clarks Creek 72-0706H, Clarks Creek; a huge well; 

Date	Oil Runs	MCF Sold
11-2018	22510	52175
10-2018	26850	82389
9-2018	41660	98744
8-2018	57802	96646
7-2018	54570	64555

Neighboring wells:

• 20887, 1,455, EOG, Clarks Creek 13-1806H, API-- 33-053-03613, Clarks Creek, t3/12; cum 340K 11/18; not re-fracked according to FracFocus;

Pool	Date	Days	BBLS Oil	Runs	BBLS Water	MCF Prod	MCF Sold	Vent/Flare
BAKKEN	11-2018	30	11868	11850	11772	24056	17310	6136
BAKKEN	10-2018	31	12721	12665	13299	18807	18431	82
BAKKEN	9-2018	30	14170	14228	17983	21193	20451	424
BAKKEN	8-2018	18	9354	9225	15495	12965	11571	1215
BAKKEN	7-2018	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
BAKKEN	6-2018	0	0	14	0	0	0	0
BAKKEN	5-2018	15	966	987	1043	2012	1904	2
BAKKEN	4-2018	30	2605	2613	2624	6308	6052	16
BAKKEN	3-2018	31	2714	2749	3805	6939	6683	8
BAKKEN	2-2018	28	2565	2548	972	6247	6013	10
BAKKEN	1-2018	31	2874	2873	776	7172	6891	33
BAKKEN	12-2017	31	3356	3360	543	9040	8747	4

• 20890, 600, EOG, Clarks Creek 11-0706H, API: 33-053-03615, Clarks Creek, t3/12; cum 348K 11/18;

Pool	Date	Days	BBLS Oil	Runs	BBLS Water	MCF Prod	MCF Sold	Vent/Flare
BAKKEN	11-2018	30	4170	4179	9997	24807	17794	6398
BAKKEN	10-2018	31	6064	6033	11858	25846	25378	115
BAKKEN	9-2018	30	6003	5977	13888	24837	23990	508
BAKKEN	8-2018	8	361	356	206	354	299	31
BAKKEN	7-2018	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
BAKKEN	6-2018	0	0	4	0	0	0	0
BAKKEN	5-2018	8	327	341	303	286	227	0
BAKKEN	4-2018	26	1409	1409	2102	1477	1267	4

• 20892, 1,352, EOG, Clarks Creek 16-0706H, API: 33-053-03617, Clarks Creek, t3/12; cum 334K 11/18; not re-fracked according to FracFocus;

Pool	Date	Days	BBLS Oil	Runs	BBLS Water	MCF Prod	MCF Sold	Vent/Flare
BAKKEN	11-2018	30	6959	6976	5530	39990	28726	10326
BAKKEN	10-2018	31	10151	10113	7860	41288	40594	184
BAKKEN	9-2018	30	13107	13102	10776	41728	40367	851
BAKKEN	8-2018	11	4739	4674	4540	5563	4967	518
BAKKEN	7-2018	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
BAKKEN	6-2018	0	0	10	0	0	0	0
BAKKEN	5-2018	12	686	700	332	1275	1191	2
BAKKEN	4-2018	30	1739	1745	1352	2901	2651	8

CLR Will Report Another Big Radermecher Well This Next Week -- January 6, 2019

CLR's Radermecher wells are tracked here.

CLR will report two nice Radermecher wells later this week:

•  34194, conf, CLR, Radermecher 12-22H, Camel Butte, a huge well:

Date	Oil Runs	MCF Sold
11-2018	29664	43595
10-2018	46502	64833
9-2018	10415	13185
7-2018	409	0

• 34195, conf, CLR, Radermecher 13-22H, Camel Butte, a huge well:

Date	Oil Runs	MCF Sold
11-2018	33183	51577
10-2018	48010	71060
9-2018	14312	18362
7-2018	634	0

WPX Will Report Three Nice Lead Woman Wells Later This Week -- January 6, 2019

Update

Production for #34648:

Pool	Date	Days	BBLS Oil	Runs	BBLS Water	MCF Prod	MCF Sold	Vent/Flare
BAKKEN	4-2019	18	17032	16974	9286	20150	16803	1201
BAKKEN	3-2019	31	24219	24188	17978	28651	10851	14667
BAKKEN	2-2019	28	27720	27746	21446	32794	28628	710
BAKKEN	1-2019	31	28389	28371	28400	37379	33801	0
BAKKEN	12-2018	31	55539	55678	43018	65703	25006	34212
BAKKEN	11-2018	26	15404	15048	24506	18223	5701	10874

Original Post

The wells:

• 34648, 2,498, WPX, Lead Woman 23-14HQ, Spotted Horn; t12/18; cum 396K 8/20;
  

Date	Oil Runs	MCF Sold
11-2018	15048	5701

• 34647, 3,165, WPX, Lead Woman 23-14HA, Spotted Horn; t12/18; cum 509K 8/20;
  

Date	Oil Runs	MCF Sold
11-2018	24424	6839

• 34646, 3,607, WPX, Lead Woman 23-14HUL, Spotted Horn; t11/18; cum 26K in 25 days; cum 421K 8/20;
  

Pool	Date	Days	BBLS Oil	Runs	BBLS Water	MCF Prod	MCF Sold	Vent/Flare
BAKKEN	11-2018	26	25569	25447	31437	34340	8526	2307

Wells of interest, the Emma Owner wells: linked here. Most of these wells show a jump in production since the original frack.

Important Well: The USGS Has Not Yet Surveyed The Lower Benches Of The Three Forks -- January 6, 2019

Updates

March 9, 2019: see update here.

Original Post

This is a second bench Three Forks well. The USGS does not yet have enough lower bench wells in the Three Forks to complete an adequate survey but for those folks that are inappropriately exuberant about the Bakken, this is a pretty nice omen of things to come.  

Production in less than two full months:

• crude oil: 152,453 bbls
• natural gas: 35083 boe
• total boe: 187,536 boe in 55 days

The well:

• 32973, 9,061, MRO, Joshua USA 13-23TFH-2B, Three Forks B2, 56 stages; 11.4 million lbs, Reunion Bay, t9/18; cum 152K 11/18; 11.6 million gallons of water; 89% by weight;  

Pool	Date	Days	BBLS Oil	Runs	BBLS Water	MCF Prod	MCF Sold	Vent/Flare
BAKKEN	11-2018	23	45445	45302	48480	55329	21845	30238
BAKKEN	10-2018	17	48640	48900	41925	85804	21852	60696
BAKKEN	9-2018	15	58368	57806	45612	69364	0	65502

How About 300,000 Bbls In Less Than 5 Months? Bruin's Fort Berthold Wells Coming Off The Confidential LIst This Next Week -- January 6, 2018

Updates

For an older, neighboring well (#22707), see this post.

The well, updated 4/19:

• 31774, 2,402, Bruin, Fort Berthold 151-94-26B-35-15H, Antelope-Sanish, t7/18; cum 436K 4/19; a staggering well; production since previous update

  Pool	Date	Days	BBLS Oil	Runs	BBLS Water	MCF Prod	MCF Sold	Vent/Flare
  SANISH	7-2019	31	6866	7044	16880	41976	15598	22012
  SANISH	6-2019	30	7399	7406	19919	30110	9842	15222
  SANISH	5-2019	31	11132	11082	27871	50444	25154	20523
  SANISH	4-2019	30	14249	14347	31224	50133	24279	19520
  SANISH	3-2019	31	23129	23376	40452	94916	66859	17625
  SANISH	2-2019	23	18293	17768	29188	51683	42113	5331
  SANISH	1-2019	20	15348	15522	21289	37245	27351	7499
  SANISH	12-2018	31	34339	34441	45905	63553	42678	20673
  SANISH	11-2018	30	44405	44422	66530	67002	43193	23464
  SANISH	10-2018	31	40293	40105	78884	62116	40721	21200
  SANISH	9-2018	2	2345	2240	3612	2968	1603	1352
  SANISH	8-2018	30	62854	63370	83442	50095	39587	10338
  SANISH	7-2018	6	5721	5205	20304	3340	609	2715

The well, updated 7/19:

• 31774, 5,058, Bruin, Fort Berthold 151-94-26B-35-16H, Antelope-Sanish, t7/18; cum 487K 7/19; a staggering well;  

Pool	Date	Days	BBLS Oil	Runs	BBLS Water	MCF Prod	MCF Sold	Vent/Flare
SANISH	12-2018	31	50242	50194	26772	87965	58424	29261
SANISH	11-2018	19	23718	23701	16934	27753	15030	12602
SANISH	10-2018	31	62285	62233	55956	86428	56123	30017
SANISH	9-2018	30	50357	50881	55448	68944	53380	15111
SANISH	8-2018	31	96045	96183	70073	92539	72538	19688
SANISH	7-2018	22	61234	60338	83791	82493	16676	65537

Original Post

It's unlikely that either Jane Nielson or "snopes.com" understand this spreadsheet:

Date	Oil Runs	MCF Sold
11-2018	23701	15030
10-2018	62233	56123
9-2018	50881	53380
8-2018	96183	72538
7-2018	60338	16676

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Dedicated To ...

Snopes.com:

According to news accounts, although new drilling techniques have greatly increased oil production in Bakken formation in recent years, as of February 2011 that region was still yielding less than half a million barrels per day. Last update: March 10, 2011.

Jane Nielson:

The Bakken? Don’t believe it.

There’s some oil to be gotten out of Bakken, and it’s going to be exploited. But the “bonanza” is nothing but hype.

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Three Fort Berthold Wells Coming Off Confidential List This Next Week

This week, Bruin will report these Fort Berthold wells:

• 31778, 1,549, Bruin, Fort Berthold 151-94-26B-35-10H, Antelope, 8/18; cum 123K 4/19;
• 31775, 2,402, Bruin, Fort Berthold 151-94-26B-35-15H, Antelope, t8/18; cum 261K 4/19; 3
• 31774, see above, Bruin, Fort Berthold 151-94-26B-35-15H, Antelope-Sanish; a staggering well;

The graphic:

Halo effect?

• All three older wells showed at least some jump in production: #22707, #20328, and, #22708.  

Early production data:

• 31774, conf, Bruin, Fort Berthold 151-94-26B-35-15H, Antelope-Sanish; a staggering well;

Date	Oil Runs	MCF Sold
11-2018	23701	15030
10-2018	62233	56123
9-2018	50881	53380
8-2018	96183	72538
7-2018	60338	16676

• 31775, conf, Bruin, Fort Berthold 151-94-26B-35-15H, Antelope, huge well;

Date	Oil Runs	MCF Sold
11-2018	44422	43193
10-2018	40105	40721
9-2018	2240	1603
8-2018	63370	39587
7-2018	5205	609

• 31778, conf, Bruin, Fort Berthold 151-94-26B-35-10H, Antelope, a nice well;

Date	Oil Runs	MCF Sold
11-2018	13564	12058
10-2018	16287	13861
9-2018	8195	5241
8-2018	21198	23870
7-2018	383	246

• 32431,

Date	Oil Runs	MCF Sold
11-2018	17050	15518
10-2018	36863	38213
9-2018	21645	25775
8-2018	76817	77901
7-2018	22846	4417

• 31777,

Date	Oil Runs	MCF Sold
11-2018	27057	28756
10-2018	36048	35588
9-2018	11706	12122
8-2018	61988	43584
7-2018	22491	2576

• 317778,

Date	Oil Runs	MCF Sold
11-2018	13564	12058
10-2018	16287	13861
9-2018	8195	5241
8-2018	21198	23870
7-2018	383	246

Wells Coming Off The Confidential List This Next Week -- January 6, 2018

Monday, January 14,2018:
34650, conf, WPX, Lawrence Bull 1-12HC, South Fork, no production data,
34649, conf, WPX, Lawrence Bull 1-12HY, South Fork, no production data,

Sunday, January 13, 2018:
31775, conf, Bruin, Fort Berthold 151-94-26B-35-15H, Antelope, huge well;

Saturday, January 12, 2018:
34195, conf, CLR, Radermecher 13-22H, Camel Butte, a huge well; see the Radermecher wells here.
33725, conf, CLR, Norway 5-5H, Fancy Buttes, producing;
31778, conf, Bruin, Fort Berthold 151-94-26B-35-10H, Antelope, a nice well;

Friday, January 11, 2018:
34648, conf, WPX, Lead Woman 23-14HQ, Spotted Horn; could be a big well; see this post.
34647, conf, WPX, Lead Woman 23-14HA, Spotted Horn; looks like a big well;
33749, conf, Oasis, Crane Federal 5300 34-27 12B, Willow Creek; a huge well;
31774, conf, Bruin, Fort Berthold 151-94-26B-35-15H, Antelope-Sanish; a staggering well;

Thursday, January 10, 2018:
34646, conf, WPX, Lead Woman 23-14HUL, Spotted Horn; might be a huge well;
34194, conf, CLR, Radermecher 12-22H, Camel Butte, a great well;

Wednesday, January 9, 2018:
26348, conf,  NP Resources, DeMores Federal 21-11PH, DeMores; producing;

Tuesday, January 8, 2018:
33777, conf,  Oasis, Kjorstad Federal 5300 14-27 11BX, Willow Creek; a nice well;

Monday, January 7, 2018:
33752, conf,  Oasis, Crane Federal 5300 34-27 9B, Willow Creek; a big well;

Sunday, January 6, 2018:
34977, conf, Hess, EN-Dobrovolny A-155-94-2413H-8, Manitou, a nice well;
34976, conf, Hess, EN-Dobrovolny A-155-94-2413H-9, Manitou, a nice well;
32799, conf, EOG, Clarks Creek 24-0706H, Clarks Creek; a huge well;
32798, conf, EOG, Clarks Creek 107-0706H, Clarks Creek; a huge well;
32797, conf, EOG, Clarks Creek 72-0706H, Clarks Creek; a huge well;
30889, conf,  Oasis, Stenberg 5199 11-9 9B, Poe, no production data;

Saturday, January 5, 2018:
34990, conf, Petroshale, Horse Camp West 2MBH, Mandaree, producing;
34975, conf, Hess, EN-Dobrovolny A-155-94-2413H-9, Manitou, producing,
33431, conf, MRO, Birds Bill USA 41-2TFH, Reunion Bay, no production data,

Sunday Morning Coming Down -- January 6, 2019

Geology of the Bakken: I seldom update this page any more, but there are two new graphics posted regarding geology of the Bakken. 

This is a screenshot of the formation tops/depths of a Bakken well:

It is interesting to note that the precision of these "tops" at 10,000 feet below the surface of the year is/are measured to the 100th of a foot (for example, 0.67 of a foot = 8.04 inches. I find that absolutely incredible. Do you think that's fake geology?

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Notes From All Over

Word of the day: singerie. I will never be able to dissociate my image of a singerie from that of Algore and his PowerPoint presentation on global warming. 

Singerie is the name given to a visual arts genre depicting monkeys imitating human behavior, often fashionably attired, intended as a diverting sight, always with a gentle cast of mild satire. The term is derived from the French word for "Monkey Trick."

Or, as a Brit might write: singeries – comical scenes involving monkeys playing musical instruments and making mischief.

Sort of describes Algore in ten words or less.

A huge "tip of the hat," as they say, to a reader.

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End-of-year books and Christmas gifts:

• A Tale of Two Cities, Charles Dickens, with an afterword by A. N. Wilson, Signet Classics, c. 2007 
• The Comanche Code Talkers of WWII, William C. Meadows, c. 2002 
• Tequila Mockingbird, Tim Federle, c. 2013 
• Japanese Whisky, Brian Ashcraft, c. 2018 
• Dividing the Spoils: The War for Alexander the Greta's Empire, Robin Waterfield, c. 2011
• "The Talmud": The Book of Legends: Legends from the Talmud and Midrash, edited by Hayim Nahman Bialik and Yehoshua Hana Ravnitzky, translated by William G. Braude, c. 1992; first published in Odessa in 1908 - 1911 
• The Letters of Sylvia Plath, Volume 2: 1956 - 1963, c. 2018; with foreword by her daughter, Frieda; edited by Peter K Steinberg and Karen V. Kukil -- Grapevine Library (I don't own copy)   
• So We Read On: How The Great Gatsby Came To Be and Why It Endures, Maureen Corrigan, c. 2014  
• Trinity: A Graphic History of the First Atomic Bomb, Jonathan Fetter-Vorm, c. 2012; $14.95
• The Los Alamos Primer, Robert Serber, c. 1992, $79
• 109 East Palace: Orbert Oppenheimer and the Secret City of Los Alamos, Jennet Conant, c. $17.99; 2005
• Man of the Hour: James B. Conant, Warrior Scientist, Jennet Conant, c. 2017; $30 face; free from museum
• The Los Alamos Primer, Robert Serber, very thin pamphlet; from Los Alamos museum; $30; no copyright

Trinity: it's funny how things work out. After our recent trip to New Mexico, I finally feel "comfortable" with the Los Alamos story. I "knew of" but did not "know all" regarding the Trinity test. When we returned home, we watched the first of three episodes of season 7 of Foyle's War: "The Eternity Ring." It turns out that the episode revolves around the Trinity test. So coincidental; who would have thought?

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Teslas

Updates

January 10, 2019: just days after announcing a decrease in the price of all Tesla models, Elon Musk tweeted that starting next Monday (January 14, 2019) the least expensive versions of the Model S and model X will no longer be available.

Original Post

 
Teslas on sale. Last week it was reported that Elon Musk had dropped the price on all models of the Tesla by $2,000 each. Our younger daughter bought me a  Model X Tesla -- and, yes, it was a "model." A Hot Wheels model. LOL. But note: even the models of the Teslas are now on sale. Our younger daughter noted that this was the first time she had seen prices on the Hot Wheels Tesla marked down by 30%.