Tuesday, November 23, 2021

It's Confirmed: Samsung Will Be Building A Second Chip Plant In Texas; $17 Billion Plant In Taylor Texas -- November 23, 2021

Link here, two hours old: Samsung confirms site near Taylor for $17 billion chip plant.

  • largest foreign direct investment in Texas on record
  • "Silicon Valley, Texas": north side of Austin, north to Round Rock; 30-mile stretch on I-35
    • Taylor is a 30-minute drive to the east of Round Rock on US-79
    • location on southwest side of Taylor, near intersection of US-79 and County Road 401;
  • Samsung has one chip plant in the US: Austin, TX; this second one will be about an hour northeast
    • Samsung said it was considering locations in New York (very, very unlikely) and Arizona (very, very possible)
  • should be operational by 2H24
    • would employ more than 2,000 people
    • construction to begin 1H22

"I Don't Have That Number In Front Of Me" -- Perhaps The Most Basic Question Of All For An Energy Secretary -- November 23, 2021

The Peter Principle in play.

Link here

And a follow-up: what's the capacity -- either in gallons or barrels -- of Line 5? And does Line 5 import oil from Canada or export oil from the United States?

A quick-thinking politico would have answered: "We'll provide a fact sheet for everyone after the press conference to make sure you have the exact numbers."

Two Billion Gallons Of Crude Oil Released From The SPR; Six New Permits; Ten Wells Approved For Confidential Status; Four DUCs Reported As Completed -- November 23, 2021

The day Brandon released 2.1 billion gallons of crude oil from the nation's strategic petroleum reserve -- you know, the reserve we keep in reserve in case the US Army reserves need to fight a war. That reserve. 

That's good. The US airlines needed that fuel to make a profit this holiday season. 

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Back to the Bakken

Active rigs:

$78.50
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Active Rigs34
13576254

Six new permits, #38672 - #38673, inclusive:

  • Operators: CLR -- damn the torpedoes ... with six and MRO with one;
  • Fields: Cedar Coulee (Dunn County); Bailey (Dunn)
  • Comments:
    • CLR has permits for five more Bang wells, to be sited in SWSW 4-146-94, Cedar Coulee oil field, sited 340 FSL and between 745 FWL and 925 FWL.The CLR Bang wells are tracked here.
    • MRO has a permit for a single State Sword permit, the well to be sited in SWSE 36-146-94, Bailey oil field; will be sited 616 FSL and 1759 FEL;

Ten wells were approved for confidential status, including eight Oasis permits:

  • Borden Federal (3)
  • Fraser Federal (4)
  • Wren Federal

Four producing wells (DUCs) were reported as completed:

Since the NDIC is letting us down on reporting updated data, I guess I have to start getting serious.

Active rigs: summary of last 24 hours - in a long note like this there will be content and typographical errors, but I bet it's 100% correct as reported by the NDIC -- for the definitive report, see this post.

  • 34 active rigs; one more than yesterday
    • Eagle Operating: is reporting the new active rig since yesterday, Iron Hand 108, file #38630, Willy Miranda;
    • CLR's Nabors B1 moved off Thorp Federal middle Bakken (#38518) and is drilling Thorp Federal Three Forks (#38517)
    • Crescent Point's Noble 4 moved off CPEUSC Austin (#35410) and is drilling CPEUSC Narcisse (#38516)
    • Kraken still not reporting an active rig, though it had one last week

Operator

Well

NDIC File #

Rig

CLR

Rolf Federal 7-17H

38299

Patterson 901

CLR

LCU Ralph 4-27H

37013

H&P 492

CLR

LCU Reckitt Federal 8-22H

36999

H&P 456

CLR

Charolais South Federal 7-10H2

37905

Nabors B27

CLR

Bang 9-4H1

28606

AES 4

CLR

Whitman FIU 13-34HSL1

38533

Nabors B6

CLR

Thorp Federal 8-28H

38518

Nabors B1

CLR

Thorp Federal 8-28H1

38517

Nabors B1

CLR

Flint Chips Federal 16-5HSL

38151

H&P 454

CLR

Whitman FIU 7-34H1

38494

Cyclone 38

Crescent Point

CPEUSC Pankake

38556

Nabors 21

Crescent Point

CPEUSC Narcisse

38516

Noble 4

Crescent Point

CPEUSC Austin

35410

Noble 4

Eagle Operating

Willy Miranda … 16-4

38630

Iron Hand 108

Enerplus

Minnow …25H

36991

True 40

Grayson Mill

Jay 24-13F 6H

38612

Patterson 811

Hess

CA-E Burdick ….8

38003

Nabors X24

Hess

BL-S Ramberg … 5

36642

Nabors X27

Hess

EN-J Horst-154-93-1112H-1

38397

Nabors X28

Hunt

Quill … 3

38534

H&P 640

Iron Oil Operating

Antelope 3-17-20H

38459

Nabors B18

Koda

Stout 3410-2BH

37797

Cyclone 35

MRO

Weekes 14-8TFH

38593

H&P 259

MRO

Cody 11-18H

38587

H&P 535

MRO

Phillip 41-4TFH

37997

Nabors X-10

Oasis

Lindvig Beck Federal … 5B

38525

Nabors B26

Oasis

Soto 5097 12-3 2B

38333

Nabors B13

Ovintiv

Wisness State ….5H

38546

H&P 516

Petro-Hunt

Mongoose 149 … 1TFH

28332

H&P 515

Petro-Hunt

Mongoose 149 …3H

28830

H&P 515

Petroshale

Crockett Federal 1TFH

36893

Stoneham 16

Sinclair

Grasslands Federal … 1H

38493

Unit 411

Slawson

Rainmaker Federal 7-25-36TFH

38456

Unit 414

Summit Carbon Solutions

Milton Flemmer 1

38594

T&S Drilling 1

True Oil

Northern State 31-36

37495

True Drilling 39

Whiting

Miller 31-15H

37413

Patterson 806

Whiting

Kannianen 11-5-2HU

38521

Patterson 808

Active Rigs In North Dakota -- The Definitive Report -- November 23, 2021

Active rigs: summary of last 24 hours - in a long note like this there will be content and typographical errors, but I bet it's 100% correct as reported by the NDIC --

  • 34 active rigs; one more than yesterday
    • Eagle Operating: is reporting the new active rig since yesterday, Iron Hand 108, file #38630, Willy Miranda;
    • CLR's Nabors B1 moved off Thorp Federal middle Bakken (#38518) and is drilling Thorp Federal Three Forks (#38517)
    • Crescent Point's Noble 4 moved off CPEUSC Austin (#35410) and is drilling CPEUSC Narcisse (#38516)
    • Kraken still not reporting an active rig, though it had one last week

From today's daily activity report, Tuesday, November 23, 2021:

Operator

Well

NDIC File #

Rig

CLR

Rolf Federal 7-17H

38299

Patterson 901

CLR

LCU Ralph 4-27H

37013

H&P 492

CLR

LCU Reckitt Federal 8-22H

36999

H&P 456

CLR

Charolais South Federal 7-10H2

37905

Nabors B27

CLR

Bang 9-4H1

28606

AES 4

CLR

Whitman FIU 13-34HSL1

38533

Nabors B6

CLR

Thorp Federal 8-28H

38518

Nabors B1

CLR

Thorp Federal 8-28H1

38517

Nabors B1

CLR

Flint Chips Federal 16-5HSL

38151

H&P 454

CLR

Whitman FIU 7-34H1

38494

Cyclone 38

Crescent Point

CPEUSC Pankake

38556

Nabors 21

Crescent Point

CPEUSC Narcisse

38516

Noble 4

Crescent Point

CPEUSC Austin

35410

Noble 4

Eagle Operating

Willy Miranda … 16-4

38630

Iron Hand 108

Enerplus

Minnow …25H

36991

True 40

Grayson Mill

Jay 24-13F 6H

38612

Patterson 811

Hess

CA-E Burdick ….8

38003

Nabors X24

Hess

BL-S Ramberg … 5

36642

Nabors X27

Hess

EN-J Horst-154-93-1112H-1

38397

Nabors X28

Hunt

Quill … 3

38534

H&P 640

Iron Oil Operating

Antelope 3-17-20H

38459

Nabors B18

Koda

Stout 3410-2BH

37797

Cyclone 35

MRO

Weekes 14-8TFH

38593

H&P 259

MRO

Cody 11-18H

38587

H&P 535

MRO

Phillip 41-4TFH

37997

Nabors X-10

Oasis

Lindvig Beck Federal … 5B

38525

Nabors B26

Oasis

Soto 5097 12-3 2B

38333

Nabors B13

Ovintiv

Wisness State ….5H

38546

H&P 516

Petro-Hunt

Mongoose 149 … 1TFH

28332

H&P 515

Petro-Hunt

Mongoose 149 …3H

28830

H&P 515

Petroshale

Crockett Federal 1TFH

36893

Stoneham 16

Sinclair

Grasslands Federal … 1H

38493

Unit 411

Slawson

Rainmaker Federal 7-25-36TFH

38456

Unit 414

Summit Carbon Solutions

Milton Flemmer 1

38594

T&S Drilling 1

True Oil

Northern State 31-36

37495

True Drilling 39

Whiting

Miller 31-15H

37413

Patterson 806

Whiting

Kannianen 11-5-2HU

38521

Patterson 808

From yesterday's daily activity report, Monday, November 22, 2021

Operator

Well

NDIC File #

Rig

CLR

Rolf Federal 7-17H

38299

Patterson 901

CLR

LCU Ralph 4-27H

37013

H&P 492

CLR

LCU Reckitt Federal 8-22H

36999

H&P 456

CLR

Charolais South Federal 7-10H2

37905

Nabors B27

CLR

Bang 9-4H1

28606

AES 4

CLR

Whitman FIU 13-34HSL1

38533

Nabors B6

CLR

Thorp Federal 8-28H

38518

Nabors B1

CLR

Flint Chips Federal 16-SHSL

38151

H&P 454

CLR

Whitman FIU 7-34H1

38494

Cyclone 38

Crescent Point

CPEUSC Pankake

38556

Nabors 21

Crescent Point

CPEUSC Austin

35410

Noble 4

Enerplus

Minnow …25H

36991

True 40

Grayson Mill

Jay 24-13F 6H

38612

Patterson 811

Hess

CA-E Burdick ….8

38003

Nabors X24

Hess

BL-S Ramberg … 5

36642

Nabors X27

Hess

EN-J Horst-154-93-1112H-1

38397

Nabors X28

Hunt

Quill … 3

38534

H&P 640

Iron Oil Operating

Antelope 3-17-20H

38459

Nabors B18

Koda

Stout 3410-2BH

37797

Cyclone 35

MRO

Weekes 14-8TFH

38593

H&P 259

MRO

Cody 11-18H

38587

H&P 535

MRO

Phillip 41-4TFH

37997

Nabors X-10

Oasis

Lindvig Beck Federal … 5B

38525

Nabors B26

Oasis

Soto 5097 12-3 2B

38333

Nabors B13

Ovintiv

Wisness State ….5H

38546

H&P 516

Petro-Hunt

Mongoose 149 …3H

28830

H&P 515

Petroshale

Crockett Federal 1TFH

36893

Stoneham 16

Sinclair

Grasslands Federal … 1H

38493

Unit 411

Slawson

Rainmaker Federal 7-25-36TFH

38456

Unit 414

Summit Carbon Solutions

Milton Flemmer 1

38594

T&S Drilling 1

True Oil

Northern State 31-36

37495

True Drilling 39

Whiting

Miller 31-15H

37413

Patterson 806

Whiting

Kannianen 11-5-2HU

38521

Patterson 808