Random Update Of A Record-Breaking EOG Well In Antelope Oil Field -- May 18, 2019

Over at "featured posts" at the sidebar at the post, I posted this one.

It's my hunch that this well still holds the record. At the linked site:

Bill Thomas, chairman and CEO of the independent oil and gas producer, explained how the company has drilled and completed the best Bakken well in the history of the play.

The well -- note this is a short lateral, which has produced 610,000 bbls of crude oil since 2015 (less than four years) and 320-acre spacing (huge deal for mom-and-pop mineral owners):

• 30286, 1,974, EOG, Riverview 102-32H, Antelope, s3/16/15; TD 3/20/15; MD 15,564', TVD 10,523'; short lateral, 23 stages, 12.8 million lbs, 320-acre spacing, W/2 sect 29-152-94, t6/15; cum 649K 3/10; cum 706K 8/22; off line as of 9/22;

Full production:

Pool	Date	Days	BBLS Oil	Runs	BBLS Water	MCF Prod	MCF Sold	Vent/Flare
SANISH	3-2019	31	3836	3820	2623	14562	12774	899
SANISH	2-2019	28	3347	3383	3423	13156	12034	316
SANISH	1-2019	31	3595	3444	2316	14439	13571	7
SANISH	12-2018	31	3714	3810	2628	14511	13591	59
SANISH	11-2018	30	3624	3618	2560	14468	10847	2754
SANISH	10-2018	31	3758	3600	2754	15855	14953	0
SANISH	9-2018	30	3706	3878	2816	15858	14973	47
SANISH	8-2018	31	3518	3520	2812	16281	15431	57
SANISH	7-2018	31	3750	3747	3056	17707	16585	231
SANISH	6-2018	30	3693	3701	3196	17740	16402	467
SANISH	5-2018	31	4943	4956	3574	22884	21691	282
SANISH	4-2018	30	5036	5041	3609	22284	21240	189
SANISH	3-2018	30	5064	5071	3719	20572	19262	513
SANISH	2-2018	28	4854	4774	3530	21031	20141	103
SANISH	1-2018	31	6104	6158	3772	23710	22700	140
SANISH	12-2017	31	6397	6393	3886	29985	24491	1309
SANISH	11-2017	30	6350	6303	3789	28346	22927	1468
SANISH	10-2017	31	6610	6632	4091	29867	24497	1299
SANISH	9-2017	30	6605	6601	3948	29724	23529	2266
SANISH	8-2017	31	7189	7154	4254	31637	26600	1248
SANISH	7-2017	31	7369	7404	4353	33129	27120	2286
SANISH	6-2017	30	7500	7460	4102	34612	29596	1343
SANISH	5-2017	31	8247	8246	4562	37059	32057	1185
SANISH	4-2017	29	7678	7735	4418	35098	31588	93
SANISH	3-2017	31	8908	8906	5027	39713	35888	8
SANISH	2-2017	28	8495	8446	4610	36720	32810	462
SANISH	1-2017	31	10612	10569	5452	40777	35662	1298
SANISH	12-2016	31	11111	11195	6329	39017	34624	576
SANISH	11-2016	23	7861	7952	5220	24272	20841	671
SANISH	10-2016	27	8043	8359	4823	41155	33927	3914
SANISH	9-2016	30	9652	9189	5461	47459	43710	55
SANISH	8-2016	31	10869	10872	5701	49787	45956	14
SANISH	7-2016	31	11733	11779	5967	50360	46226	317
SANISH	6-2016	30	12463	12419	6193	50799	45306	1891
SANISH	5-2016	31	14855	14878	6857	57395	46190	7388
SANISH	4-2016	30	16350	16456	6965	58878	53689	1376
SANISH	3-2016	31	19902	19715	7669	70289	63240	2229
SANISH	2-2016	29	22669	22750	7780	69119	56213	9381
SANISH	1-2016	31	19102	19750	6541	22936	16813	2306
SANISH	12-2015	27	20327	19712	7534	44279	0	41153
SANISH	11-2015	22	23234	24173	7765	67426	0	64716
SANISH	10-2015	31	39211	39182	10746	82984	53058	26345
SANISH	9-2015	30	45634	45278	11980	81474	56321	21521
SANISH	8-2015	23	39587	39590	11087	81021	10574	67872
SANISH	7-2015	31	86924	87533	22132	181681	0	177874
SANISH	6-2015	22	36619	35152	11454	62522	0	59880

Global Warming Update For North Dakota -- May 18, 2019

Link here.

Despite the warmists telling us this is the warmest winter on record, it's still winter in North Dakota (and many other parts of the US).

Even here in north Texas, winter seems to linger. From earlier this month ...

... and we're getting a lot of rain today and it will be raining every day next week, until Friday (here in north Texas).

Meanwhile, back in North Dakota, today:

I'm sure there were many years when I was growing up in Williston when we had snow in May, but I don't remember any.

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On Another Note -- 

Link here. Provided by a reader.

But it makes us feel good.

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The Book Page

President Trump needs to read Nathaniel Philbrick's story of George Washington from the start of the Revolutionary War through the winter at Valley Forge, winter of 1777 - 1778.

The least of George Washington's problems were the British. His biggest problems were the Continental Congress and his fellow generals. Fascinating story. George Washington was surrounded by "never-George [Washington] men" in the Continental Congress and among his own fellow generals. It's quite a story. Everyone knows the "military history" of George Washington; my hunch: few know the political story.

From Valiant Ambition: George Washington, Benedict Arnold, and the Fate of the American Revolution, Nathaniel Philbrick, c. 2016.

Random Note On Documentation (Or Lack Thereof) -- May 18, 2019

Every once in awhile I come across a well that, based on a huge jump in crude oil production and produced water, the well just had to have been re-fracked even though neither the NDIC has a sundry form documenting a re-frack nor FracFocus has any record of a re-frack.

But some of the jumps in production are so great, it's hard to suggest that a re-frack was not responsible. In addition, increased production from neighboring wells near these wells under discussion also suggest there was a neighboring frack.

Just a random comment for what it's worth.

For newbies: when I see production greater than 20,000 bbls in a month, I assume it was recently fracked or very, very near a neighboring well that was just fracked.

For jumps in production from 1,000 bbls/month to 10,000 bbls/month, it's more likely due to "parent-well-uplift" and not due to a re-frack. A re-frack should get a better well than just 10,000 bbls/month (although that does happen, again, depending on the field [location]).

Random Update Of A BR Archer Well In The Charlson Oil Field -- May 18, 2019

The well:

• 26419, 2,904, BR, Archer 14-25TFH, 33-053-05259, 31 stages, 3.5 million lbs, Charlson, t2/14; cum 569K 3/19; the sundry/completion form says the "middle Bakken" was stimulated but everything else says this was Three Forks well. No sundry form for a re-frack and no FracFocus data suggesting s re-frack. So, no refrack? Look at the jump in production for #26419 below. Neighboring well #17356 (see this post). Earlier note back in February, 2019.

Recent production (full production at this post):

Pool	Date	Days	BBLS Oil	Runs	BBLS Water	MCF Prod	MCF Sold	Vent/Flare
BAKKEN	3-2019	31	12402	12624	4786	27130	26991	0
BAKKEN	2-2019	28	13496	13215	3992	22668	22540	0
BAKKEN	1-2019	27	14900	15187	4270	20602	10445	10063
BAKKEN	12-2018	31	18781	18778	3802	19123	19012	0
BAKKEN	11-2018	30	21154	21181	3991	22822	22708	0
BAKKEN	10-2018	31	25796	25830	3781	30081	29954	0
BAKKEN	9-2018	30	23855	23388	3686	27707	27592	0
BAKKEN	8-2018	12	4106	3853	960	5087	4991	54
BAKKEN	7-2018	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
BAKKEN	6-2018	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
BAKKEN	5-2018	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
BAKKEN	4-2018	0	0	245	0	0	0	0
BAKKEN	3-2018	18	2794	2749	414	5023	4953	0
BAKKEN	2-2018	28	4563	4463	654	3103	3023	0
BAKKEN	1-2018	3	2792	2835	562	2401	2387	0
BAKKEN	12-2017	31	4645	4642	767	7305	7213	0

Week 20: May 12, 2019 -- May 18, 2019

Top international non-energy story this past week: Tiger Woods misses the cut at the PGA championship just two weeks after taking the Masters championship.

Top international energy story this past week: Mideast saber-rattling results in all-out war of .... words.

Top US non-energy stories this past week:

• US economy
• US beef gains full access to Japan
• US consumer sentiment surges to highest level in 15 years
• Jobless claims plummet
• Another huge drop in jobless claims
• Southern surge to result in huge US economic stimulus 

Top US energy story this past week:

• New York denies natural gas pipeline; and, here; and, here;
• OXY-Anadarko-Buffett; and, here; and, what's next for Chevron?
• Another huge US crude oil inventory build; and, here;

Geoff Simon's top ND energy stories this past week:

• Oil production rebounds from cold weather; Helms expects the industry will be back in record-setting territory for oil production very soon with road restrictions ending and more favorable weather on the way.
• Wealthiest county in North Dakota can't find money for schools
• Watford City awarded $10 million airport grant; grants also awards to airports at Fargo, Hillsboro;
• Plastics plant: second attempt -- North Dakota most likely site -- spokesman
• North Dakota drops 11 spots in US News rankings -- Fargo Forum; (it all depends on what data is being tracked). Washington State (#1); New Hampshire (#2); Minnesota (#3)
• NOAA: previous studies over-estimated methane emissions from oil industry; from the NOAA itself; the same agency that knows the temperature of the earth one hundred years from now to the nearest tenth degree

Operations:

• MRO continues to impress with its re-frack program in the Bailey oil field; and, here; and, here;
• MRO has a well that extrapolates to 135,000 boepd
• 2,665 wells are off-line for operational reasons;  
• Production records: North Dakota sets new all-time natural gas production record; probably sets all time toal boepd production record; comes close to hitting new crude oil production record
• Unexplained jump in production at a Whiting Flatland Federal well
• CLR gets a great well with a "do-over"
• Unexplained jump in production of a CLR Whitman well;  
• Sporadic nature and unpredictability of the Bakken
• QEP refracking wells in the Helis Grail
• Petro-Hunt's monster USA well shows another jump in production; 

Pipelines:

• Takeaway issues re-emerging 

Bakken 101:

• "Parent-Well-Uplift" phenomenon

Miscellaneous

• Overland Aviation breaks ground for new facility at new Williston airport -- now called the Williston Basin International Airport
• Plastics plant promoter files for bankruptcy
• North Dakota lease sales; things take time;
• CO2 EOR resulting in 60% recovery

Cleaning Out The In-Box; Nothing About The Bakken -- May 18, 2019

Mexico, its president is starting to make Occasional-Cortex look like a financial wizard, link here:

Last week, Mexico scrapped plans to tender the construction of the refinery to foreign companies, saying that it would be Pemex that will oversee the project. According to López Obrador, the foreign firms won’t be able to meet the government deadline to have the project ready by 2022 and weren’t happy with the $8-billion price tag.

“The company has secured the financial, technical, human and material resources necessary to complete the project,” Pemex said in a statement last week. According to Pemex and López Obrador, the entire project will cost S$8.3 billion and will create 100,000 jobs. Construction is scheduled to begin on June 2 this year and is expected to conclude in May 2022.

Turkey: lira tumbles after President Trump terminates pro-trade agreement with Turkey; in response to Turkey buying Putin's S-400 missile defense system.  

Pakistan: this fast growing LNG market is scrambling for new supply. Link here. Apparently Pakistan officials studied economics under Occasional-Cortex. Qatar's prices: up to 14% higher than the open market.  

Winter in May in California: that's the headline in today's LA Times. Anyone not paying attention to the weather this year is not paying attention to the solar minimum (minima?). Scroll through the site to get an idea of how things are playing out. By the way, huge storm this weekend across the midsection of the United States, and then again all next week in Texas.

Solar panels: the "great majority" of solar cells being produced at Tesla's factory in Buffalo, NY, are being shipped overseas. According to Reuters,

The exporting underscores the depth of Tesla’s troubles in the U.S. solar business, which the electric car maker entered in 2016 with its controversial $2.6 billion purchase of SolarCity.

The Mueller report and the five stages of grief. Apparently Mueller won't be testifying in May, probably not in June, perhaps never.