Busy, Busy, Busy In The Bakken -- March 24, 2020

This page will not be updated. The Murphy Creek oil field is tracked here.

Despite the anticipated slowdown, there is so much going on in the Bakken, it is impossible to keep up. As one example, look at the permits in just one field in the Bakken, Murphy Creek oil field, issued last year, 2019:

• 36617, SI/NC, MRO, Easton 44-20H, Murphy Creek, huge production;
• 36557, loc, Lime Rock Resources,
• 36556, loc, Lime Rock Resources,
• 36555, loc, Lime Rock Resources,
• 36478, drl, CLR, Jack 8-4H, Murphy Creek,
• 36477, drl, CLR, Jack 7-4H1, Murphy Creek,
• 36476, drl, CLR, Jack 6-4H, Murphy Creek,
• 36475, drl, CLR, Jack 5-4H1, Murphy Creek,
• 36322, loc, Lime Rock Resources,
• 36198, SI/NC, MRO, Parmeter 14-21H, Murphy Creek, huge production;
• 36197, SI/NC, MRO, Reagan 14-21H, Murphy Creek, huge production;
• 36196, dry, MRO, Raleigh 44-20H, Murphy Creek, dry due to casing/cementing/standpipe leak/ stuck drill pipe; decision to plug and abandon;
• 36080, loc, Lime Rock Resources,

And then look at the three MRO DUCs:

• 36617, SI/NC, MRO, Easton 44-20H, Murphy Creek, huge production with mod fracks;
• 36198, SI/NC, MRO, Parmeter 14-21H, Murphy Creek, huge production with mod fracks;
• 36197, SI/NC, MRO, Reagan 14-21H, Murphy Creek, huge production with mod fracks;

Look at the production of these MRO wells, and still classified as DUCs (by the way, these are not big fracks; these are about as small as one gets in the Bakken for first fracks in 2020):

• 36617, fracked, 7/28/19 - 8/9/19; 6.5 million gallons of water; 89.1% water by mass; cum 87K 5.5 months; 1/20:

Pool	Date	Days	BBLS Oil	Runs	BBLS Water	MCF Prod	MCF Sold	Vent/Flare
BAKKEN	1-2020	31	10339	10297	20894	10072	5225	4052
BAKKEN	12-2019	31	13110	13093	23987	12182	8503	2709
BAKKEN	11-2019	30	16521	16399	32861	13409	10509	1718
BAKKEN	10-2019	30	16555	16553	39147	13166	1171	10822
BAKKEN	9-2019	28	19627	19993	48846	12699	0	11322
BAKKEN	8-2019	11	11176	10658	31152	5059	0	4307

• 36198, fracked, 7/28/19 - 8/9/19; 7.7 million gallons of water; 90.65% water by mass; cum 95K 5.5 months; 1/20; 7/28/8/9

Pool	Date	Days	BBLS Oil	Runs	BBLS Water	MCF Prod	MCF Sold	Vent/Flare
BAKKEN	1-2020	31	11672	11664	25388	10584	5401	4298
BAKKEN	12-2019	31	16614	16553	38506	14109	9762	3134
BAKKEN	11-2019	30	18617	18469	43144	15695	12279	2077
BAKKEN	10-2019	30	17398	17368	51313	13321	1194	10899
BAKKEN	9-2019	30	17106	17237	49562	13737	0	12513
BAKKEN	8-2019	14	13531	13268	44364	7112	0	6197

• 36197, fracked, 7/28/19 - 8/9/19; 7.7 million gallons of water; 90.61% water by mass; cum 86K 5.5 months; 1/20;

Pool	Date	Days	BBLS Oil	Runs	BBLS Water	MCF Prod	MCF Sold	Vent/Flare
BAKKEN	1-2020	31	8385	8377	19028	8288	4308	3333
BAKKEN	12-2019	31	11822	11816	23243	10198	7009	2324
BAKKEN	11-2019	30	15460	15360	32508	11834	9186	1550
BAKKEN	10-2019	31	17008	16990	36942	14174	1272	11691
BAKKEN	9-2019	28	18065	18329	51026	14088	0	12798
BAKKEN	8-2019	14	14799	14395	44897	7662	0	6662