The Bakken -- March 21, 2021

Note: in a long note like this there will be typographical and content errors. I often see things that don't exist. If this is important to you, go to the source. I am inappropriately exuberant about the Bakken. Facts and comments will be interspersed. It may be difficult to recognize the comments or separate them from the facts. This post was not proofread prior to final posting. I may or may not proofread it later. The mainstream media seldom, if ever, reports some of the observations that are made in this post.

In the graphics below,

• in the first graphic, a three-well pad; an old well and two new wells; one assumes the two new wells on confidential list will run to the northwest, parallel to the older well;
• in the second graphic, the entire section of interest; note four "older" wells running to the south; no big deal; except ....
• in the third graphic, note that two horizontals are likely to cut right across these south-running horizontals; one already does;

Production, below the graphics, note the production profile of the four south-running wells; things to note:

• the four wells running south were taken off line in the spring of 2020; they were probably taken off line while the wells from the southeast (still confidential) were being fracked;
• the oldest well, #17668, was also taken off line during this same time frame and was recently taken off line again in late 2020; it might be coming back on line; it produced for three days in 1/21;
• three of the fourth south-running horizontals, almost eighteen months old now are still flowing, without a pump (it should be noted that paperwork often lags what is going on in the field);
• two of the wells, not yet eighteen months old, have already reach 500K bbls crude oil cumulative;
• the oldest well under consideration, #17668, has produced 668K bbls over its lifetime but there's more to it:
• his well had produced 505K bbls of crude oil from 2009 to 2019, ten years. And then, between late 2019 and very, very early 2021 (seventeen months), this well produced another 163K bbls of crude oil -- a well that is now in its twelfth year of production. 
• this is not an unusual phenomenon in the Bakken and is clearly something unique in unconventional oil; I don't follow other unconventional plays, so I do not know if this phenomenon is seen elsewhere; if not, then it's unique to the Bakken

Other comments:

• Petro-Hunt "owns" the Charlson oil field;
• like the Bailey oil field, the Charlson seems favorable for re-fracks and the halo effect; this does not seem to be true of all fields in the Bakken;
• there is very little talk in the mainstream press about the phenomenon of a huge production jumps in Bakken wells even after ten years of production;

Graphics:

See also this post.

From the north:

• 34658, 1,050, Petro-Hunt USA 153-95-3A-10-4H, Charlson, F, t8/19; cum 240K 1/21;
• 34657, 1,328, Petro-Hunt USA 153-95-3B-10-3H, Charlson, F, t8/19; cum 510K 1/21;
• 34656, 1,131, Petro-Hunt USA 153-95-3B-10-2H, Charlson, AL, t8/19; cum 217K 1/21;
• 34655, 1,748, Petro-Hunt USA 153-95-33-10-1H, Charlson, F, t8/19; cum 495K 1/21;

This well goes over 500,000 bbls cumulative, and the well does it with a flourish:

• 17668, 1,163, Petro-Hunt, USA 3D-4-4H, Charlson, t9/09; cum 505K 8/19; cum 668K 1/21;
  

This well was first drilled in 2009, ten years ago.

Note: the above entry does not have an error. I am initiating something new on the blog. I will start retaining prior cumulative data when there is a point to be made. So, in the example immediately above, this well had produced 505K bbls of crude oil from 2009 to 2019, ten years. And then, between late 2019 and very, very early 2021 (seventeen months), this well produced another 163K bbls of crude oil -- a well that is now in its twelfth year of production. 

The two wells that will parallel #17688:

• 34654, conf, Petro-Hunt USA 153-95-3D-10-6H, Charlson, producing, 1/21;
• 34653, conf, Petro-Hunt USA 153-95-3D-10-5H, Charlson, nice well, 1/21; 6K after first 12 days;

17668:

Pool	Date	Days	BBLS Oil	Runs	BBLS Water	MCF Prod	MCF Sold	Vent/Flare
BAKKEN	1-2021	3	159	0	1347	26	12	14
BAKKEN	12-2020	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
BAKKEN	11-2020	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
BAKKEN	10-2020	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
BAKKEN	9-2020	6	2834	3333	697	4273	4231	0
BAKKEN	8-2020	31	16760	17296	4297	23789	23464	109
BAKKEN	7-2020	2	1113	0	378	966	823	130
BAKKEN	6-2020	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
BAKKEN	5-2020	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
BAKKEN	4-2020	21	6591	7140	1323	9515	9375	0
BAKKEN	3-2020	31	14827	14965	3455	21081	20599	266
BAKKEN	2-2020	29	16672	16778	4261	23094	19707	3185
BAKKEN	1-2020	31	18860	18850	5080	25596	0	25380

34655:

Pool	Date	Days	BBLS Oil	Runs	BBLS Water	MCF Prod	MCF Sold	Vent/Flare
BAKKEN	1-2021	31	17485	17624	6498	55041	39343	9558
BAKKEN	12-2020	31	20995	20796	5519	66399	47938	11030
BAKKEN	11-2020	30	23109	23266	5396	70204	36892	24884
BAKKEN	10-2020	31	27030	26941	6135	71326	44511	15737
BAKKEN	9-2020	30	31687	31770	5986	67234	51730	3669
BAKKEN	8-2020	31	39800	41090	6391	50202	36190	3694
BAKKEN	7-2020	2	1664	0	104	1688	0	1575
BAKKEN	6-2020	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
BAKKEN	5-2020	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
BAKKEN	4-2020	21	8804	9279	522	11763	2968	8225
BAKKEN	3-2020	31	23357	23241	2742	38220	7438	28931
BAKKEN	2-2020	29	33526	33783	5549	61392	13311	45223
BAKKEN	1-2020	31	39862	39666	6494	65390	15622	46906

34657:

BAKKEN	9-2020	30	31936	32005	7305	50281	39341	1889
BAKKEN	8-2020	31	38645	38556	8274	50312	30069	11634
BAKKEN	7-2020	1	273	0	12	8	0	6
BAKKEN	6-2020	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
BAKKEN	5-2020	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
BAKKEN	4-2020	21	9460	9924	1653	13850	3362	9833
BAKKEN	3-2020	31	22857	22742	4036	33929	6836	25374
BAKKEN	2-2020	29	32751	32992	7605	53130	11148	39556