Saturday, August 21, 2021

FIU: What Does This CLR Acronym Mean? -- August 21, 2021

Updates

August 22, 2021: it appears Continental Resources has "FI" units in all their plays. My hunch becomes more likely simply: "fill-in units." See this very, very good article from 2017

August 22, 2021: the more I look at this, the more I think a reader's "guess" that this simply stands for Fill-In Unit" is exactly right.

Original Post  

Continental Resources has at least three major drilling projects with "FIU" in the name of the wells in these units.

For example:

  • 38219, conf, CLR, Plano FIU, 4-28H, southwest side of Williston;
  • 38140, conf, CLR, Dennis FIU, 12-8H, Dunn County, north of Killdeer;
  • 37945, conf, CLR, Brangus FIU, 14-11H2, Elm Creek, McKenzie County;

As another example, the LCU in some CLR names refers to the "Long Creek Unit" wells, southeast of Williston.

The FIU similarly designates a drilling unit. I have spent a long time trying to figure it out, never could, gave up, figured that the "F" referred to "federal." And then moved on.

But now a reader asks. The reader asked the NDIC but they were unable to answer the question, saying one would have to ask Continental Resources.

Before I do that, and I probably won't in any event, I'll see if any readers know.

The first reader to correctly answer this question will get a lifetime subscription to the blog. 

The FIU north of Killdeer is tracked here.

"Things Are Going Very Well. Everything According To Plan." Resident Biden. Meanwhile, Covid-19: Folks Finally Getting Religion -- August 21, 2021

Link here.  

CDC data here.  

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Folks Finally Getting Religion

Last three days, finally, back to one-million-plus vaccinations given each 24-hour period; haven't seen this in months:



Total Doses Administered

Number of People Receiving At Least One Dose

Fully Vaccinated

Delta: Difference in daily doses from previous day

Percent (B+C)/A

Percent Of Americans (>18) Considered Fully Vaccinated

Delta from day before

Saturday

August 21, 2021

361,684,564

200,947,556

170,406,785

1,050,277

102.67%

66.48%

0.16%

Friday

August 20, 2021

360,634,287

200,421,787

169,998,983

1,010,907

102.71%

66.32%

0.16%

Thursday

August 19, 2021

359,623,380

199,887,540

169,592,873

1,023,545

102.74%

66.16%

0.16%

Wednesday

August 18, 2021

358,599,835

199,325,940

169,186,268

704,840

102.76%

66.01%

0.11%

Tuesday

August 17, 2021

357,894,995

198,929,642

168,897,604

602,938

102.78%

65.89%

0.08%

Monday

August 16, 2021

357,292,057

198,595,349

168,689,357

858,392

102.80%

65.81%

0.13%

Sunday

August 15, 2021

356,433,665

198,088,722

168,362,058

664,840

102.81%

65.68%

0.11%

Saturday

August 14, 2021

355,768,825

197,685,048

168,090,925

990,875

102.81%

65.58%

0.15%

Friday

August 13, 2021

354,777,950

197,081,471

167,699,170

918,056

102.82%

65.43%

0.13%

Thursday

August 12, 2021

353,859,894

196,505,543

167,354,729

654,350

102.83%

65.29%

0.10%

Wednesday

August 11, 2021

353,205,544

196,077,952

167,105,507

654,600

102.82%

65.19%

0.10%

Tuesday 

August 10, 2021

352,550,944

195,646,711

166,861,912

617,769

102.82%

65.10%

0.08%

Monday

August 9, 2021

351,933,175

195,222,906

166,654,374

532,245

102.83%

65.02%

0.07%

Sunday

August 8, 2021

351,400,930

194,866,738

166,477,481

773,742

102.83%

64.95%

0.11%

Saturday

August 7, 2021

350,627,188

194,346,486

166,203,176

839,709

102.83%

64.84%

0.11%

Three New Permits; Twelve Permits Renewed; EOG Cancels Ten Permits; Three DUCs Reported as Completed -- August 20, 2021

Active rigs:

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Active Rigs2412635853

Twenty-four oil and gas rigs:

  • CLR (8):
  • Hess (4):
  • MRO (2):
  • Slawson:
  • Oasis:
  • Rimrock:
  • Petro-Hunt:
  • Kraken
  • Ovintiv
  • Whiting:
  • PetroShale
  • Bruin:
  • Hunt:

Three new permits, #38501 - #38503, inclusive:

  • Operator: MRO
  • Field: Bailey (Dunn)
  • Comments:
    • MRO has permits for three new wells in Bailey oil field: an Audrey, an Odermann, and a Rice;
    • the three wells will be sited in NWNW 15-146-93, between 734 FNL and 756 FNL and between 1051 FWL and 974 FWL

Twelve permits renewed:

  • BR (7): five Lincoln Hill permits in Dunn County, and two Omlid permits in McKenzie County;
  • XTO (2): two Ernest Federal permits in Dunn County
  • Koda Resources: an Omlid permit in Divide County
  • Whiting: a Drew TTT permit in Mountrail County

Ten permits canceled:

  • EOG: ten Hawkeye permits, all in McKenzie County

Three producing wells (DUCs) reported as completed:

  • 31314, 2,352, Sinclair, Porcupine 2-19H, 
    • 19269, parent well, 410, Sinclair, Porcupine 1-19H, Little Knife, t9/11; cum 230K 6/21; no jump in production;
    • 37325, conf,
    • 37326, conf,
    • 37327, conf,
  • 37287, 1,575, Kraken, Marcy LE 19-18 1H, Oliver, no data,
  • 37289, 1,019, Kraken, Marcy 24-13 4H, Oliver, no data,