A Closer Look At A String Of Kraken TFH Wells In The Sanish --June 3, 2020

Many years ago, Lynn Helms opined that all things being equal, Three Forks wells might be better than middle Bakken wells.

Up until now, 90% of the Sanish oil field wells were middle Bakken wells. New permits suggest operators are moving toward half-and-half: new permits in Tier 1 areas are half middle Bakken, and half Three Forks wells.

I don't believe I have ever posted a multi-well pad with all TFH wells. If not, here is the first example:

The wells:

• 36757, 794, Kraken Arrow A 15-22 4TFH, 60 stages, 15.3 million lbs; Sanish, t12/19; cum 108K 4/20; 
• 36756, 732, Kraken Ethan 15-22 3TFH, Sanish, t12/19; cum 82K 4/20;
• 36755, 1,531, Kraken, Penny 15-22 2TFH, Sanish, t12/19; cum 97K 3420;
• 36754, 1,322, Kraken, Candace 15-22 1TFH, Sanish, t12/19; cum 97K 4/20;

Production:

36757, 60 stages, 15.3 million lbs:

Pool	Date	Days	BBLS Oil	Runs	BBLS Water	MCF Prod	MCF Sold	Vent/Flare
BAKKEN	4-2020	30	43308	43395	55496	0	0	0
BAKKEN	3-2020	31	43282	43171	88510	42200	16508	25321
BAKKEN	2-2020	2	786	786	6985	825	794	7
BAKKEN	1-2020	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
BAKKEN	12-2019	31	20877	20687	39475	15303	5473	9396

From the file report (#36767):

• a ten-foot target between 20' and 30' below the top of the Three forks 
• a "toe-down, three-string, double section lateral"
• the build took a bit longer than usual due to a mud motor failure; no big deal;
• the lateral portion: from the evening of October 4, 2019, to TD, early morning, just after midnight, October 8, 2019, without incident (about 3.5 days)
• gas: 
• upper Bakken shale: 1842 units
• middle Bakken: 413 units
• lower Bakken: 2006 units
• Three Forks: 1334 units
• sections 15/22-154-92

From the NDIC map, the wells go to the south, intersecting the following, producing wells:
In same drilling unit:

• 16953, Kraken, Fladeland, off line;
• 22855, Kraken, Kathy, off line;
• 21525, Kraken, Helen, off line;
• 18302, Kraken, Fladeland, off line;
• 21001, Kraken, Debbie, off line;
• 17102, Kraken, Fladeland, off line;
• 21318, Kraken, Lance, has just returned to production; 28 days in 4/20: 1051 bbls; in line;
• 28841, Kraken, Lance, has just returned to production; 30 days in 4/20: 925 bbls; in line;
• 28842, Kraken, Danae TTT, has just returned to production; 21 days in 4/20; in line;
• 28843, Kraken, Dakota TTT, has just returned to production; 30 days in 4/20; 1255 bbls; in line;

parallel, to the east:

• 24994, Whiting, Carkuff; off line 8/19; remains off line 4/20;