"Focus On Fracking" Due Out Later This Evening -- March 22, 2020

Later this evening we should see the weekly update of "Focus on Fracking."

In anticipation, I re-read parts of last week's update, dated March 15, 2020.

I was particularly interested in two items:

• the recent purge by Prince MBS; and, 
• the effect of the coronavirus on the kingdom.

I had completely missed this and was curious what the status was:

The fall in oil prices follows Riyadh’s temporary suspension of the Umrah pilgrimage to Mecca and Medina, and a ban on entry to the kingdom for pilgrims, to sterilize the religious sites to halt the spread of the new coronavirus.

[For] Saudi’s corporate elite, the pilgrimage guarantees a steady flow of income, lucrative construction contracts and the growth of luxury hotel chains around the holy mosque. A 10-day Hajj package trip, from specially licensed agencies with close connections to the ruling family, can cost around $7,000 not including the presents that the pilgrims are expected to buy for their families.

This is a huge loss of revenue for the kingdom if the "temporary" halt becomes permanent. I'm not sure how it cannot be permanent. The kingdom could delay the pilgrimage for months, but latent virus, which surely exists, could come roaring back -- and those foreign pilgrims would return to their homes (e.g., EU, UK, and US) potentially sparking a second wave of Wuhan flu.  

Section 28-150-92 -- QEP MHA Wells

Note: in a long note like this, there will be content and typographical errors. If this is important to you, go to the source. 

Gas capture plan:

• Disco 8-28A pad: 12 wells
• Disco 1-28A pad: 8 wells

Northeast quarter, the QEP Energy Disco 1-28A pad:

• 35450, PNC,
• 35452, loc, QEP, MHA 9-29-30H-150-92, 3200-acre unit; 26/27/28/29/30-150-92; middle Bakken, TD: est 25,484' MD; three-section lateral (28-29-30); Van Hook;
• 35453, drl/ros, QEP, MHA 7-27-26H-150-92, 3200-acre unit; 26/27/28/29/30-150-92; Three Forks, TD: est 21,162' MD; three-section lateral (28-29-30); Van Hook;
• 35455, drl, QEP, MHA 7-29-30H-150-92, 3200-acre unit; 26/27/28/29/30-150-92; Three Forks, TD: est 25,794' MD; three-section lateral (28-29-30); Van Hook;
• 35454, drl, QEP, MHA 5-27-26H-150-92; 3200-acre unit; 26/27/28/29/30-150-92; middle Bakken, est TD: 21,011' MD;
• 35456, drl, QEP, MHA 5-29-30H-150-92; 3200-acre unit; 26/27/28/29/30-150-92; middle Bakken, est TD: 25,918' MD;
• 35449, drl, QEP, MHA 4-27-26H-150-92; 3200-acre unit; 26/27/28/29/30-150-92; Three Forks B1, est TD: 20,446' MD;
• 35451, drl, QEP, MHA 11-29-30H-150-92; 3200-acre unit; 26/27/28/29/30-150-92; Three Forks B1, est TD: 25,127' MD; 

Two pads of five wells each, center of the east half of the section, 8-28A wells.
Pod 1:

• 35469, PNC,
• 35468, loc, QEP, MHA 2-27-26H-150-92, Van Hook; middle Bakken; 3200-acre unit; sections 26/27/28/29/30-150-92; est TD: 20,950' MD;
• 35467, loc, QEP, MHA 8-27-26H-150-92, Van Hook; Three Forks B1, est TD:21,460' MD;
• 35466, loc, QEP, MHA 6-27-26H-150-92, Van Hook; middle Bakken, est TD: 21,252' MD;
• 35465, loc, QEP, MHA 3-27-26H-150-92, Van Hook; Three Forks B1, est TD: 21,524' MD;
• 35464, loc, QEP, MHA 1-27-26H-150-92, Van Hook; middle Bakken, est TD: 21,650' MD;

 Pod 2:

• 35475, PNC,
• 35474, loc, QEP, MHA 2-29-30H-150-92, Van Hook; middle Bakken, 3200-acre unit; sections 26/27/28/29/30-150-92; est TD: 24,774' MD;
• 35473, loc, QEP, MHA 8-29-30H-150-92, Van Hook; Three Forks B1, est TD: 24,667' MD;
• 35472, loc, QEP, MHA 6-29-30H-150-92, Van Hook; middle Bakken, est TD: 25,033' MD;
• 35471, loc, QEP, MHA 3-29-30H-150-92, Van Hook; Three Forks B1, est TD: 25,452' MD;
• 35470, loc, QEP, MHA 1-29-30H-150-92, Van Hook; middle Bakken, est TD: 25,793' MD;

Equinor Broderson DUCs Fracked; Three Older Broderson Wells With A Very, Very Small Mini Re-Frack -- March 22, 2020

Previously reported, back on January 3, 2020:  

Fourteen producing wells (DUCs) reported as completed: all Equinor wells -- two in McKenzie County; twelve in Williams County; the daily activity reports fifteen DUCs reported, but one, #34675, was listed twice:

• 34675, 589, Equinor, Jarold 25-36 6TFH, Todd, t9/19; cum 24K 11/19;
• 34674, 759, Equinor, Jarold 25-36 5H, Todd, t10/19; cum 25K 11/19;
• 33613, 1,712, Equinor, Broderson 30-31F 8TFH, Banks, t8/19; cum 28K 11/19;
• 33615, 2,397, Equinor, Broderson 30-31F 7H, Banks, t8/19; cum 40K 11/19;
• 33611, 2,547, Equinor, Broderson 30-31F 5H, Banks, t8/19; cum 44K 11/19;
• 33573, 719, Equinor, Elmer Hovland 23-14 XE, 1H, East Fork, t10/19; cum 14K 11/19;
• 33578, 790, Equinor, Allison 23-14 XW 1TFH, East Fork, t7/19; cum 44K 11/19;
• 33571, 753, Equinor, Allison 23-14 8TFH, East Fork, t8/19; cum 39K 11/19;
• 33569, 1,074, Equinor, Allison 23-14 7H, East Fork, t9/19; cum 49K 11/19;
• 33567, 916, Equinor, Allison 23-14 6TFH, East Fork, t8/19; cum 52K 11/19;
• 33565, 1,074, Equinor, Allison 23-14 5H, East Fork, t8/19; cum 60K 11/19;
• 33563, 756, Equinor, Allison 23-14 4TFH, East Fork, t8/19; cum 39K 11/19;
• 33576, 1,244, Equinor, Allison 23-14 3H, East Fork, t7/19; cum 76K 11/19;
• 23036, 455, Equinor, Allison 23-14 2TFH, East Fork, t7/19; cum 31K 11/19;

Among the DUCs note the Broderson wells.

The Equinor Broderson wells in Banks oil field:

• 32690, PNC, Statoil, Broderson 30-31F 8TFH PNC, Banks,
• 33613, 1,712, Equinor, Broderson 30-31F 8TFH, Banks, t8/19; cum 28K 11/19; 
• 33615, 2,397, Equinor, Broderson 30-31F 7H, Banks, t8/19; cum 40K 11/19; 
• 33617, SI/NC, Equinor, Broderson 30-31F 6TFH, Banks, t--; cum 46K over four months; 
• 32688, PNC, Statoil, Broderson 30-31F 5H PNC, Banks, 
• 33611, 2,547, Equinor, Broderson 30-31F 5H, Banks, t8/19; cum 84K 1/20;  
• 24372, 2,995, Equinor/Statoil, Broderson 30-31 2H, Banks, t6/14; cum 264K 1/20; off line as of 12/18; still off line 3/19; back on line 8/19, with a jump in production; following a mini-re-frack;
• 24413, 2,513, Equinor/Statoil, Broderson 30-31 4TFH,  t2/14; cum 176K 1/20; after coming back on line, a small jump in production, see below;
• 24411, 3,380, Equinor/Statoil, Broderson 30-31 3H, t2/14; cum 250K 1/20;

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Mini Re-Fracks

When the Broderson DUCs were fracked, three older Broderson underwent small mini re-fracks. Production profile for two of the three below; the third previously posted -- see link above. For the expense of a very small re-frack Equinor got a very, very nice #24411 (below0:

• 24413, a mini-refrack in 2019; 1.5 million lbs of 100-mesh sand, just like #24372:

Pool	Date	Days	BBLS Oil	Runs	BBLS Water	MCF Prod	MCF Sold	Vent/Flare
BAKKEN	1-2020	24	2587	2492	9571	34421	6563	414
BAKKEN	12-2019	1	1	150	562	8	0	0
BAKKEN	11-2019	23	3598	3549	3948	9958	5508	4358
BAKKEN	10-2019	31	7512	7637	19407	20440	17323	3117
BAKKEN	9-2019	30	7680	7529	21859	22199	19848	2351
BAKKEN	8-2019	15	2511	2529	20425	7454	5168	2286
BAKKEN	7-2019	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
BAKKEN	6-2019	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
BAKKEN	5-2019	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
BAKKEN	4-2019	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
BAKKEN	3-2019	1	2	62	0	119	83	36
BAKKEN	2-2019	7	733	710	336	6101	3041	3060
BAKKEN	1-2019	3	151	153	69	3	0	3
BAKKEN	12-2018	24	1016	1066	272	5681	5612	69
BAKKEN	11-2018	30	2014	1976	2213	8412	8407	5
BAKKEN	10-2018	9	778	797	636	2160	2121	39
BAKKEN	9-2018	28	1186	1231	1524	4659	4656	3
BAKKEN	8-2018	23	1418	1437	2233	5548	5548	0

• 24411, a mini-refrack in 2019; 1.5 million lbs of 100-mesh sand, just like #24372:

Pool	Date	Days	BBLS Oil	Runs	BBLS Water	MCF Prod	MCF Sold	Vent/Flare
BAKKEN	1-2020	31	9387	9328	24847	30893	29957	936
BAKKEN	12-2019	20	5086	5086	17300	16438	12412	4026
BAKKEN	11-2019	30	8191	7952	36342	27031	15025	11886
BAKKEN	10-2019	31	10647	10765	37569	31914	27047	4867
BAKKEN	9-2019	30	8940	8762	49703	27117	24246	2871
BAKKEN	8-2019	15	2870	2935	25159	7284	5050	2234
BAKKEN	7-2019	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
BAKKEN	6-2019	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
BAKKEN	5-2019	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
BAKKEN	4-2019	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
BAKKEN	3-2019	1	2	101	0	97	68	29
BAKKEN	2-2019	7	1187	1146	308	3935	1410	2525
BAKKEN	1-2019	3	224	260	107	1458	1446	12
BAKKEN	12-2018	25	1735	1655	113	3267	3205	62

A Re-Frack -- March 22, 2020

The well:

• 24372, 2,995, Equinor/Statoil, Broderson 30-31 2H, Banks, t6/14; cum 264K 1/20; off line as of 12/18; still off line 3/19; back on line 8/19;

Recent production:

Pool	Date	Days	BBLS Oil	Runs	BBLS Water	MCF Prod	MCF Sold	Vent/Flare
BAKKEN	1-2020	22	5723	5943	19198	19043	18092	863
BAKKEN	12-2019	11	3648	3743	11032	2989	2941	0
BAKKEN	11-2019	30	13242	12751	37024	45680	45560	0
BAKKEN	10-2019	31	17512	17169	54444	48440	43417	4899
BAKKEN	9-2019	21	7894	7699	39117	19020	16472	2460
BAKKEN	8-2019	8	690	658	23688	1274	1217	25
BAKKEN	7-2019	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
BAKKEN	6-2019	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
BAKKEN	5-2019	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
BAKKEN	4-2019	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
BAKKEN	3-2019	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
BAKKEN	2-2019	6	965	1098	153	2502	2502	0
BAKKEN	1-2019	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
BAKKEN	12-2018	1	5	424	3	197	185	0
BAKKEN	11-2018	30	2132	1889	1447	7536	7414	2
BAKKEN	10-2018	30	1967	2145	1227	6590	6460	6
BAKKEN	9-2018	26	1782	1870	896	6562	6453	1
BAKKEN	8-2018	31	1930	1488	1202	5738	5627	55
BAKKEN	7-2018	31	1633	2057	794	4099	3859	120
BAKKEN	6-2018	29	2026	1664	11	4587	4418	53
BAKKEN	5-2018	31	2085	2240	791	5303	5007	172

Random Update Of Wells Coming Off Line -- March 22, 2020

XTO FBIR Blackmedicine:

• Unless I'm missing something, these wells -- the XTO FBIR Blackmedicine wells -- look like incredibly poor wells -- except for the very first one. I noted that two of the wells have just come off line.

BR Rising Sun:

• These are good wells in Clear Creek oil field. It appears that they are all coming off line; some have been offline for a few months now. Nothing on the map to explain why, although I might have missed something.

Slawson Jeriyote:

• 24919, 660, Slawson, Jeriyote 7-5-32TFH, Big Bend, t7/14; cum 219K 9/19; sporadic production but seems to be a great well now, 3/19; off line as of 9/19; remains off line, 1/20; back on line; cum 302K 1/22;
  

WPX Martin Fox:

• 23678, 1,438, WPX. Martin Fox 20-17HD, Mandaree, t2/14; cum 366K 10/19; off line 11/19; remains off line 1/20; back on line; cum 418k 1/22;
  
• 23679, 1,249, WPX, Martin Fox 20-17HZ, Mandaree, t2/14; cum 310K 10/19; off line 10/19; remains off line 1/20; cum 316K 1/22;
  
• 23680, 1,569, WPX, Martin Fox 20-17HC, Mandaree, t3/14; cum 377K 1/20; off line as of 11/19, but then one day of production 1/20; cum 426K 1/22;
  

Hess GN-Dalseng:

• 26331, 493, Hess, GN-Dalseng-158-97-1102H-1, New Home, t9/14; cum 84K 1/20; off line 1/20; back on line; cum 97K 1/22;
  

Sinclair Porcupine:

• 19269, 410, Sinclair, Porcupine 1-19H, middle Bakken, Little Knife;  t9/11; cum 212K 12/19; off line 1/20; back on line; subtle but definite jump in production; cum 240K 1/22;
  

Word For The Day -- WIth A Surprise -- March 22, 2020

This is for the granddaughters for whom I collect words I find in day-to-reading that might show up again in their reading. I have nine pages of vocabulary, playing about ten words on each page, enough for one 4 x 6 index card.

A reader sent me crwth. I have not added it to the granddaughters' list because it is unlikely to show up in their reading ... unless they are studying Welsh. Or perhaps Old English. One wonders if Shakespeare used it. I digress.

The word for the day: Maecenas.

Gaius Clinius Maecenas: friend/political advisor to Octavian / Augustus; important patron for the new generation of Augustan poets, including both Horace and Virgil; Maecenate (patronage); his name has become the eponym for ‘patron of arts”; Virgil introduced Horace to Maecenas; Maecenas has become a byword in many languages for a well-connected and wealthy patron.

At wiki

His name has become a byword in many languages for a well-connected and wealthy patron. For instance, John Dewey, in his lectures Art as Experience, said "Economic patronage by wealthy and powerful individuals has at many times played a part in the encouragement of artistic production. Probably many a savage tribe had its Maecenas."

In Poland and Western Ukraine, a lawyer would customarily be addressed with the honorific "Pan Mecenas", as lawyers were considered to be philanthropists and patrons of the arts.

In The Great Gatsby, along with Midas and J. P. Morgan, Maecenas is one of the three famous wealthy men whose secrets narrator Nick Carraway hopes to find in the books he buys for his home library.

The word "Maecenas", in the sense of cultural benefactor, was the penultimate word used in the 2009 Scripps National Spelling Bee, on May 28, 2009. It was spelled incorrectly.

Okay, I added "crwth" to the page nine. LOL.

Daily Note, Late Morning Edition -- March 22, 2020

Italy: There's a meme out there that one of the reasons for the high death rate in Italy has to do with an aged population. Some say it has the oldest population in the western world, maybe in the world, period, with no qualifying phrase (in the western world). The sources all use the word "Italy" -- grouping a very long, narrow, peninsula as one region. So, I will do the same but I know folks will then say that Lombardy and the surrounding area has a very aged population compared to the rest of Italy. I doubt it. But let's press on.

A reader asked about German and the Wuhan flu. My reply:

Statistics, cases, deaths, case fatality ratio:

• US: 27,000 / 350 / 1.3%
• South Korea: 9,000 / 100 / 1.1%
• Germany: 23,000 / 93 / 0.4%

Germany started seeing cases about a week after Italy went ballistic with numbers.

This age difference statistic may not be holding up. Median age:

• Italy: 45 years old -- out of control; age-wise? younger than Japan
• Germany: 47 years old
• Japan: 47 years old -- at the moment, seems to have things under control;
• South Korea: 42 years old
• United States: 38 years old

Bottom line: Italy is not as old as folks are making it out to be.

Source: Countries by Median Age 2018

"Season flu" vs "Wuhan flu," link here:

Government policy made by the CDC. Not good.

Initial Production Data For Wells Coming Off The Confidential List This Next Week -- March 22, 2020

The wells fields, and early production:

• 36969, conf, Slawson, Whirlwind 7-31TFH, Big Bend,

Date	Oil Runs	MCF Sold
1-2020	1745	0

• 36933, conf, Petro Harvester Operating, WOB1 33-28 163-90 C, Woburn,

Date	Oil Runs	MCF Sold
1-2020	4153	5920
12-2019	0	24

• 36667, conf, Slawson, Hunter 9-17-8H, Big Bend,

• 36128, conf, Lime Rock Resources, State 7-25-36H-144-97L, Cabernet,

Date	Oil Runs	MCF Sold
1-2020	21490	0
12-2019	23388	0
11-2019	11679	0
10-2019	7209	0

• 33433, conf, EOG, Liberty LR 42-1109H, Parshall,

Date	Oil Runs	MCF Sold
1-2020	20157	6243
12-2019	22347	7580
11-2019	31422	11057
10-2019	37543	21695
9-2019	2026	425

• 36502, conf, WPX, Skunk Creek 1-12HW, South Fork,

Date	Oil Runs	MCF Sold
1-2020	7839	2134

• 35934, conf, Lime Rock Resources, Shuck 7-33-28H-144-97, Little Knife,

Date	Oil Runs	MCF Sold
1-2020	11285	8674
12-2019	9947	7788
11-2019	7173	4863
10-2019	7780	5260
9-2019	83	0

• 36932, conf, Petro Harvester, WOB1 04-09 162-90 C, Woburn, it may be active, but no production yet;

• 36503, conf, WPX, Skunk Creek 1-12HA, South Fork,

Date	Oil Runs	MCF Sold
1-2020	9773	2047

• 35965, conf, Lime Rock Resources, Kary 7-24-13H-144-97L, Cabernet,

Date	Oil Runs	MCF Sold
1-2020	11218	0
12-2019	14566	0
11-2019	17156	0
10-2019	15110	0
9-2019	3784	0

• 34600, conf, MRO, Verne USA 24-21TFH, Reunion Bay,

• 36726, conf, WPX, Skunk Creek 1-12HQL, South Fork,

Date	Oil Runs	MCF Sold
1-2020	9945	596

• 36546, conf, Whiting, Hauge 44-36HU, Sanish,

Date	Oil Runs	MCF Sold
1-2020	17143	20182
12-2019	15242	8858
11-2019	24614	0
10-2019	24300	0

• 35479, conf, Nine Point Energy, Nordtug 155-102-23-14-2H, Squires,

Date	Oil Runs	MCF Sold
1-2020	16697	17381
12-2019	24465	21345
11-2019	24526	19735
10-2019	16973	14098

• 35478, conf, Nine Point Energy, Nordtug 155-102-23-14-3H, Squires,

Date	Oil Runs	MCF Sold
1-2020	13406	12534
12-2019	29860	25160
11-2019	28221	23143
10-2019	28783	16339

• 35052, conf, Whiting, Lassey 21-22-2H, Glass Bluff,

Date	Oil Runs	MCF Sold
1-2020	19202	10452
12-2019	20327	5675
11-2019	19632	15918
10-2019	18904	1931

• 34601, conf, MRO, Salveson USA 24-21H, Reunion Bay,

• 28114, conf, Slawson, Sniper Federal 7-6-7TFH, Big Bend,  

• 36323, conf, Whiting, Oppeboen 14-5HU, Big Bend,

Date	Oil Runs	MCF Sold
1-2020	14050	10631
12-2019	17889	6421
11-2019	15994	0
10-2019	12927	0
9-2019	1124	0

• 34599, conf, MRO, McRoberts USA 14-21TFH, Reunion Bay,

• 36392, conf, Whiting, Stenseth Trust 11-5HU, Sanish,

Date	Oil Runs	MCF Sold
1-2020	16772	11791
12-2019	20162	6309
11-2019	22057	0
10-2019	17801	0
9-2019	286	0

• 36325, conf, Whiting, Stenseth Trust 11-5-2H, Sanish,

Date	Oil Runs	MCF Sold
1-2020	15917	15980
12-2019	14271	4862
11-2019	17582	0
10-2019	8527	0
9-2019	340	0

• 36308, conf, Freedom Energy Operating, LLC, Oltman's Ocelot 1-21, Wildcat,  

• 36139, conf, Whiting, Oppeboen 12-5-4H, Sanish,

Date	Oil Runs	MCF Sold
1-2020	14178	11417
12-2019	23461	9269
11-2019	14977	0
10-2019	27714	0
9-2019	3049	0

• 34602, conf, MRO, Gerhardt USA 14-21H, Reunion Bay,

• 34598, conf, MRO, Hanlon USA 11-28TFH, Reunion Bay,

• 28113, conf, Slawson, Sniper Federal 6-6-7TFH, Big Bend,  

• 34395, conf, White Butte Oil Operations, LLC, Jore Federal 9-12TFH, Clarks Creek,

• 35776, conf, Whiting, Anderson 34-21-2H, Glass Bluff,

Date	Oil Runs	MCF Sold
1-2020	17008	1631
12-2019	19711	6705
11-2019	22813	11673
10-2019	26104	2343
9-2019	5449	0

• 35384, conf, CLR, Palmer 6-25H, Haystack Butte,

Date	Oil Runs	MCF Sold
11-2019	762	0
9-2019	445	0

• 31792, conf, Petro-Hunt, USA 153-96-13A-24-7H, Keene,

• 36449, loc, Crescent Point Energy, CPEUSC Chase Douglas 2-32-29-159N-100W MBH, 

• 36443, PNC, Crescent Point Energy, CPEUSC Chase Douglas 32-29-159N-100W MBH, Blue Ridge, 

• 35163, A, CLR, Uhlman Federal 11-7H1, Banks, t--; cum 31K 1/20;

Pool	Date	Days	BBLS Oil	Runs	BBLS Water	MCF Prod	MCF Sold	Vent/Flare
BAKKEN	1-2020	30	30206	30126	59439	46829	45847	909
BAKKEN	12-2019	1	591	576	1260	916	900	3
BAKKEN	11-2019	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
BAKKEN	10-2019	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
BAKKEN	9-2019	4	342	342	3853	511	0	511

• 34848, SI/A, CLR, Pittsburgh 5-18H1, Banks, t--; cum 29K 1/20;

Pool	Date	Days	BBLS Oil	Runs	BBLS Water	MCF Prod	MCF Sold	Vent/Flare
BAKKEN	1-2020	31	28039	27985	43114	38404	37599	745
BAKKEN	12-2019	2	1354	1320	2287	1890	1855	7
BAKKEN	11-2019	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
BAKKEN	10-2019	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
BAKKEN	9-2019	3	100	100	2225	528	0	528

• 34846, 777, CLR, Patterson Federal 8-13HSL1, Banks, t11/19; cum 70K 1/20;

Pool	Date	Days	BBLS Oil	Runs	BBLS Water	MCF Prod	MCF Sold	Vent/Flare
BAKKEN	1-2020	31	20730	20962	24132	29018	28895	123
BAKKEN	12-2019	31	24669	24959	26132	34203	33929	274
BAKKEN	11-2019	30	20374	20029	24926	25542	25541	1
BAKKEN	10-2019	11	3968	3564	8379	5380	5262	118
BAKKEN	9-2019	5	429	429	2196	451	0	451

•  31793, drl, Petro-Hunt, USA 153-96-13A-24-1HS, Charlson,