Nice Jump In Production For A Bruin Fort Berthold Antelope-Sanish Well -- June 22, 2019

Updating wells at this post, I was curious how an older well was doing.

The well:

• 22707, 1,959, Bruin, Fort Berthold 151-94-26B-35-3H, Antelope-Sanish, t4/14; cum 550K 4/19:

Recent production:

Pool	Date	Days	BBLS Oil	Runs	BBLS Water	MCF Prod	MCF Sold	Vent/Flare
SANISH	4-2019	30	13607	13273	9973	39473	28092	4522
SANISH	3-2019	12	2330	2515	2258	5571	2879	500
SANISH	2-2019	28	5751	6056	7715	11671	9856	388
SANISH	1-2019	31	7285	7142	8987	12937	10554	840
SANISH	12-2018	31	8131	8219	11885	13583	9711	2912
SANISH	11-2018	30	7854	7497	15660	13240	6656	5743
SANISH	10-2018	31	6911	7330	18897	15975	1105	14387
SANISH	9-2018	26	3629	2756	11041	10787	663	9722
SANISH	8-2018	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
SANISH	7-2018	0	0	427	0	0	0	0
SANISH	6-2018	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
SANISH	5-2018	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
SANISH	4-2018	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
SANISH	3-2018	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
SANISH	2-2018	19	3021	3742	2118	3198	2464	246
SANISH	1-2018	31	5784	5451	3348	8066	6997	176

NASCAR Tonight: 9:00 P.M. Central Time -- June 22, 2019

On FS1 supposedly. We will see. Truck racing.

Sunday, 2:00 p.m. Central Time. Also FS1.

Meanwhile, women's soccer, Norway beats Australia in a stunner. First time since 2003 that the Australians won't be in the quarterfinals.

Pub With No Beer, Slim Dusty   And, yesterday's second round leader in the PGA tournament, leading by 5 strokes, is 6 strokes behind at the end of the third round. It was a 12-stroke swing -- the leader at the end of the third round had 7 birdies, no bogies on the back 9.

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Little Missouri River Crossing

For the archives. I forgot to post this earlier.

The Federal Highway Administration and other cooperating agencies have released the Final Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) and Record of Decision for the Little Missouri River Crossing Project.

The EIS reviewed a number of possible alternatives for another Little Missouri Crossing between the Long X Bridge and Interstate 94. The project area is about 20 miles north of Medora and due west of Fairfield. The new bridge would connect Belle Lake Road with East River Road.

The preferred alternative would include construction of a bridge, about 600 feet long with three to five spans, resulting in one to three piers within the banks of the Little Missouri River. The final number of spans and piers would be determined during final design, based on hydraulic and geotechnical studies. The clear roadway width through the bridge would be a maximum of 36 feet. Total width of the bridge would be 38 to 40 feet depending on the traffic barriers.

Proposed alternatives, will load as a PDF to your desktop:

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North Dakota With 15,000 Job Openings -- June 22, 2019

Link here.

Is this a headline in the mainstream media?

For the first time in recorded history, there are more jobs open in the US than peple looking for them.

And, yet, there is no wage inflation.

From the linked article:

• officially: ND with 15,000 job openings
• unofficially: ND with 30,000 job openings
• the number could be much higher
• of the 15,000 open jobs in ND, healthcare accounts for 2,500 -- more than any other industry in the state

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The Hotel California

1969 in the lyrics.

The Hotel California or "TCH" for short.

Of the top 10 1970s songs ranked #1 by MOJO.

Fastest Mobile Network In America? ATT -- June 22, 2019

Link here.

AT&T is the fastest mobile network in the United States according to PCMag's latest annual mobile network comparison, which was released this morning. 

For the test, PCMag employees drove through 30 cities and 25 states across the U.S. and ran more than 60,000 mobile speed tests to determine the speediest mobile network. The tests were conducted using Samsung Galaxy S10 devices on networks from AT&T, Verizon, T-Mobile, and Sprint. 

This year, AT&T edged out Verizon, the winner for the past five years, thanks to AT&T's focus on improving its LTE network in preparation for 5G technology. While all four networks improved overall on both speed and reliability compared to last year, AT&T improved a bit more than the others. 

Overall scores:

• ATT: 97
• Verizon: 94
• T-Mobile: 91
• Sprint: 82

Graphics are quite stunning at the link.

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I Was Unaware Google Even Made Tablets

Google will quit making tablets. 

iPad for as little as $249 on Amazon. Impossible to compete. But it is interesting: despite the increasing sizes of smart phones, it appears the Apple iPads are still in high demand. The only reason I have not upgraded to a new iPad: I can't decide what size to get. And the iPad Gen 2 seems to do everything I need it to do. It was first released in March, 2011, and still holds up well for those of us with limited needs for a tablet.

Maybe Christmas.

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Quite Staggering

Link here.

Pemex Says "No" To Deepwater -- Reuters -- June 22, 2019

Headline story but really nothing new here. 

Link here.

Petroleos Mexicanos will focus on shallow water projects and onshore plays, and avoid investing in its deepwater riches for now, as the ailing Mexican state-run oil company seeks to turn around a 14-year slide in crude production.

While the company has drilled wells and made discoveries in Mexican territorial waters in the deepwater Gulf, and has a joint venture partnership in one such project with Australia’s BHP Billiton, it has yet to produce any oil or gas there.

Pemex’s current crude production averages just under 1.7 million barrels per day (bpd), down nearly a half from peak output of about 3.4 million bpd in 2004.

Just another story in a long line of stories that deepwater is currently out-of-fashion -- too much CAPEX; too long to bring to production at a time of great uncertainty. 

A Slawson Vixen Federal Well In Van Hook Back On Line -- June 22, 2019

Previous post:

March 16, 2019: 18924, IA/1,361, Slawson, Vixen Federal 1-19-30H, Van Hook, Bakken, t2/11; cum 516K 11/18; looks like two neighboring Vixen Federal wells soon to be fracked; back on line, 4/19; 

The well:

• 18924, 1,361, Slawson, Vixen Federal 1-19-30H, Van Hook, t2/11; cum 521K 4/19:

Pool	Date	Days	BBLS Oil	Runs	BBLS Water	MCF Prod	MCF Sold	Vent/Flare
BAKKEN	4-2019	29	4559	4434	1956	3357	2148	580
BAKKEN	3-2019	1	102	370	0	75	0	59
BAKKEN	2-2019	9	602	233	292	562	196	259
BAKKEN	1-2019	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
BAKKEN	12-2018	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
BAKKEN	11-2018	17	774	700	169	587	335	85
BAKKEN	10-2018	28	1009	926	502	768	423	99
BAKKEN	9-2018	0	0	186	0	0	0	0
BAKKEN	8-2018	30	1789	1678	316	2084	1740	1
BAKKEN	7-2018	31	2544	2610	353	2947	2482	37
BAKKEN	6-2018	27	2318	2167	308	2211	1590	238
BAKKEN	5-2018	30	2586	2919	466	2003	582	992

Random Update: A Whiting Smokey Well In Pembroke Just Came Back On Line -- June 22, 2019

Previous posting:

• January 11, 2019: #20516; recently off-line; was a good well; still off line as of 3/19; just came back on line as of 4/19; will watch for full month production; 

The well:

• 20516, 50, Whiting, Smokey 15-22-2HS, Pembroke, t12/11; cum 356K 4/19:

Pool	Date	Days	BBLS Oil	Runs	BBLS Water	MCF Prod	MCF Sold	Vent/Flare
BAKKEN	4-2019	20	1485	1460	1215	4904	4069	835
BAKKEN	3-2019	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
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	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
BAKKEN	10-2018	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
BAKKEN	9-2018	26	2209	2347	1900	10223	9979	168
BAKKEN	8-2018	31	2534	2658	2293	12683	8075	4515

Mineral Owners In MRO Wells To Receive A Nice Bump In Monthly Check -- June 22, 2019

Previous posting:

December 18, 2018: #22114, #22113; these are MRO wells; near neighboring WPX wells that have just been fracked; see this post. Still off line 3/19; just went back on line as of 4/19;

The wells:

• 22113, 2,077, MRO, Baker USA 11-18H, 33-061-01967, Van Hook, t11/12; cum 482K 4/19; FracFocus, no recent frack:

Pool	Date	Days	BBLS Oil	Runs	BBLS Water	MCF Prod	MCF Sold	Vent/Flare
BAKKEN	4-2019	21	9062	9022	12039	11880	0	11330
BAKKEN	3-2019	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
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	2	39	361	193	37	0	34
BAKKEN	10-2018	3	116	661	18	109	0	102
BAKKEN	9-2018	30	2434	2278	941	2216	0	1903
BAKKEN	8-2018	31	2809	2653	830	2609	628	1640
BAKKEN	7-2018	31	2930	2863	830	2855	2330	174
BAKKEN	6-2018	30	2901	2858	844	2716	2132	240

• 22114, 1,712, MRO, Baker USA 11-18TFH, 33-061-01968, Van Hook, t10/12; cum 455K 4/19; FracFocus, no recent frack;

Pool	Date	Days	BBLS Oil	Runs	BBLS Water	MCF Prod	MCF Sold	Vent/Flare
BAKKEN	4-2019	28	4532	4512	15595	4967	0	4695
BAKKEN	3-2019	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
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	37	246	105	40	0	38
BAKKEN	10-2018	1	15	0	0	16	0	15
BAKKEN	9-2018	26	2028	2445	985	2287	0	2031
BAKKEN	8-2018	31	2765	2828	973	3142	759	2041

Random Update Of Well Brought Back From The Dead -- CLR -- Monroe In Banks Oil Field -- June 22, 2019

This well was once AB:

March 13, 2018: #22891, AB, neighboring wells fracked; back in production, 3/19; see what a full month production is in 4/19; this well is back! Almost 6,000 bbls when it came back on line 4/19; see how long production stays up; this well's last production was back in early 2017 before it rose from the dead in 3/19; FracFocus: no data for re-frack;

• 22891, 947, CLR, Monroe 1-2H, 33-053-04121; Banks, t8/12; cum 335K 10/19;

  Pool	Date	Days	BBLS Oil	Runs	BBLS Water	MCF Prod	MCF Sold	Vent/Flare
  BAKKEN	10-2019	31	3348	2975	2154	6210	5211	351
  BAKKEN	9-2019	29	2964	3090	1971	4440	3897	0
  BAKKEN	8-2019	31	3359	3217	2394	5932	5143	140
  BAKKEN	7-2019	31	3432	3412	2454	6262	5465	146
  BAKKEN	6-2019	30	3786	3915	2697	6955	3281	3044
  BAKKEN	5-2019	31	4441	4452	2911	7706	6671	386
  BAKKEN	4-2019	30	5622	5550	3109	8391	5747	2022
  BAKKEN	3-2019	6	1112	881	990	1707	1393	206
  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

Random Update Of Parent Well Uplift, MRO, Bailey -- June 22, 2019

The well:

• 34428, 7,993, MRO, Klaus 11-28H, runs south, API:33-025-03422, 9.3 million gallons; 89% water by mass; Bailey, t12/18; cum --; tracked here; (#23980, #17883 -- both off-line)

The two neighboring wells:

• 17883, 402, MRO, Theresa Tuhy 14-33H, Bailey, t5/09; cum 163K 4/19, 4,134 over 12 days extrapolates to 10,335 bbls/30 days:

Pool	Date	Days	BBLS Oil	Runs	BBLS Water	MCF Prod	MCF Sold	Vent/Flare
BAKKEN	4-2019	12	4134	4176	5006	2396	208	1866
BAKKEN	3-2019	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
BAKKEN	2-2019	6	381	351	482	319	199	70
BAKKEN	1-2019	23	2713	2627	5355	2214	1155	751
BAKKEN	12-2018	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
BAKKEN	11-2018	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
BAKKEN	10-2018	24	503	506	95	550	293	86
BAKKEN	9-2018	30	641	620	124	714	453	42
BAKKEN	8-2018	31	673	664	125	745	468	50
BAKKEN	7-2018	31	660	720	127	737	353	158
BAKKEN	6-2018	30	667	665	106	751	463	67

• 23980, 576, MRO, Klay Carlson 41-29TFH, Bailey, t6/13; cum 127K 10/18:

Pool	Date	Days	BBLS Oil	Runs	BBLS Water	MCF Prod	MCF Sold	Vent/Flare
BAKKEN	4-2019	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
BAKKEN	3-2019	1	1	0	6	4	0	4
BAKKEN	2-2019	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
BAKKEN	1-2019	14	404	370	1233	410	0	315
BAKKEN	12-2018	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
BAKKEN	11-2018	0	0	1	0	0	0	0
BAKKEN	10-2018	24	741	788	539	791	578	27
BAKKEN	9-2018	30	961	947	539	1027	770	18
BAKKEN	8-2018	31	986	927	548	1112	501	364
BAKKEN	7-2018	31	1024	1053	569	1138	792	96

Random Note On Number Of Permits, 2019

Disclaimer: the usual disclaimer applies. Typographical and factual errors are likely. If this is important for you, go to the source.

722 oil and gas permits issued by the NDIC so far this calendar year, as of June 22, 2019.

173 calendar days as of June 22, 2019.

On track for NDIC to issue 1,523 new oil and gas permits this year.

From an earlier note, number of oil and gas permits for the following years:

• 2014: 3,012
• 2013: 2,671
• 2012: 2,522
• 2011: 1,916

2008: 944 permits

• first permit: 17002
• last permit: 17945

2009: 625 permits

• first permit: 17946
• last permit: 18570

2010: 1,676 permits

• first permit: 18571
• last permit: 20246

2011: 1,924 permits;

• first permit: 20247
• last permit: 22170

2012: 2,522 permits

• first permit: 22171
• last permit: 24692

2013: 2,667 permits

• first permit: 24693
• last permit: 27359

2014: 3,010 permits

• first permit: 27360
• last permit: 30369

2015: 2,055 permits

• first permit: 30370
• last permit: 32424

2016: 818 permits

• first permit: 32425
• last permit: 33242

2017: 1,189 permits

• first permit: 33243
• last permit: 34431

2018: 1,466 permits

• first permit: 34432
• last permit: 35898

2019: 1,397 permits
first permit: 35899
last permit: 37295

So, bottom line, ND oil and gas permits by calendar year:

• 2019, projected --- 1,523
• 2018: 1,466
• 2017: 1,189
• 2016: 818
• 2015: 2,055
• 2014: 3,012
• 2013: 2,671
• 2012: 2,522
• 2011:1,916

Week 25: June 16, 2019 -- June 22, 2019

Top international non-energy story:

• President Trump shows restraint after Iran shoots down US drone
• US stocks (Dow) hits all-time record; no one notices

Top international energy story:

• WTI remains in trading range after Iran shoots down US drone ($52 - $57)

Top national non-energy story:

• For the first time in recorded history, the US has more job openings than folks looking for them ... and no wage inflation
• Global warming resulting in midwest flooding of historic proportions

Top national energy story:

• McKenzie County: #1 oil producing county in US
• Natural gas; LNG by truck; NG fill rate incredible; a record-setting year?

Top North Dakota non-energy story:

Top North Dakota energy story:

Geoff Simon's top North Dakota energy stories: pending

• EPA replaces Obama administration's Clean Power Plan with Affordable Clean Energy plan
• Final EIS issues for Little Missouri crossing
• Bakken Midstream to announce first project by year end
• ND Supreme Court to decide on natural gas royalties for the state

Operations:

• The Woodrow Star "A" 1 went off line
• A South Red River B well has gone over the one-million-bbl milestone  
• The staggering Bakken

Pipelines:

• DAPL capacity could double

Bakken economy:

• June, 2019, Legacy Fund deposit exceeds annual average for every year but two 
• McKenzie golf course to expand
• Whiting donation brings obstetrics back to Watford City