This well was drilled back in 1958. It finally went off line in December, 2018, although it did produce 58 bbls over four days in June, 2019.
And .... then nothing .... for two years ....
The well:
- 1987, A/AB/IA/150, CLR/Pan American/Prima, Woodrow Star "A" 1, Antelope field; Sanish; t10/58; cum 1.105586 million bbls 12/18; a vertical well; went off line 1/19; cum 1.106121 million bbls 9/21;
| Pool | Date | Days | BBLS Oil | Runs | BBLS Water | MCF Prod | MCF Sold | Vent/Flare |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SANISH | 9-2021 | 30 | 209 | 233 | 120 | 600 | 0 | 195 |
| SANISH | 8-2021 | 27 | 212 | 229 | 127 | 562 | 0 | 211 |
| SANISH | 7-2021 | 14 | 114 | 0 | 222 | 227 | 0 | 38 |
| SANISH | 6-2021 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| SANISH | 5-2021 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| SANISH | 4-2021 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| SANISH | 3-2021 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0July | 0 | 0 |
| SANISH | 2-2021 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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Why?
The last three sundry forms:
- July 16, 2012: authorization to purchase and transport oil from lease (standard, routine sundry form)
- July 29, 2015: a standard, routine spill report; a tank leak; recovered oil: two bbls; contained within dike;
- May 5, 2021: very rare letter from the NDIC regulator alerting CLR that this well has not produced oil or gas in paying quantities in over one year, and therefore the well will be placed in "abandoned-well status which has not produced oil or natural gas in paying quantities for one year."
There is not additional information. My hunch: for whatever reason, CLR did not want to abandon this well. I doubt that it was converted to a horizontal well and thus not fracked. If so, we would need to see a sundry form regarding that.
I would assume in '58 it was a vertical shaft?
ReplyDeleteDid they frac it now?
That's an incredibly interesting question. I will post the most recent "sundry forms" in the body of the blog above. I think it's quite interesting why they did this.
ReplyDeletePardon my ignorance, but does being listed as abandoned affect the ownership status?
ReplyDeleteThat's a great question. I don't think so: I'm sure the NDIC's "Rule Book" has that information. See page paragraph (12) on page 14 of the 310-page "Rule Book."
Deletehttps://www.dmr.nd.gov/oilgas/rules/rulebook.pdf.
Briefly, this is how I understand it, but I may be wrong. It's just my understanding:
a) AB: abandoned well. No production for a year: placed on "abandoned well list." Operator has one year to bring it back into production or "permanently abandon" (PA) it.
b) PA: permanently abandoned. If during the year on the AB list if the well is not brought back into production, the commission can determine the well to be permanently abandoned and the well must be plugged (with cement) and everything cleared from the pad and well site returned to original status.
The "Rule Book" goes into the process and procedures. Anyway, those are my thoughts. But back to your question: "AB" -- abandoned status -- would not change the ownership. The owner is still responsible and can still be brought back into production.
Again, these are my own thoughts. Do not substitute this for NDIC's "Rule Book." If this is important to you or any other reader, go to the source.
Not that important, curious mostly, and thanks for the research and info
ReplyDeleteI was curious, too, after you asked the question.
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