A Closer Look At Ovintiv's Ten New Permits -- January 20, 2022

Locator: 24200A.

From today's daily activity report:

Ten new permits, #38742 - #38751, inclusive:

• Operator: Ovintiv (Newfield)
• Field: Sand Creek (McKenzie County)
• Comments:
• Ovintiv has permits for ten Sorenson Federal wells to be placed on one pad in SWSE 9-153-96;
• the wells will be placed in two parallel "lines"; 
• five wells 340 FSL and between 2555 FEL and 2635 FEL; 
• the second parallel five wells will be sited 325 FSL and between 2315 FEL and 2395 FEL 

Graphics:

The two existing / producing Sorenson Federal wells running from north to south, sited in section 32-154-96:

• 34329, 2,203, Ovintiv, Sorenson Federal 153-96-4-9-1H, Sand Creek, F, t4/18; cum 401K 11/21; big well; sporadic production, 3/20 - 5/21; then huge jump in production, 6/21; cum 445K 2/23; just coming back line, 2/23; still "F" (no pump);
  
• 34330, 3,184, Ovintiv, Sorenson Federal 153-96-4-9-2H, Sand Creek, AL, t4/18, 62 stages, 9.9 million lbs; cum 567K 11/21; big well; production has always been excellent; huge well; still producing 7,000 bbls, 11/21; cum 628K 2/23; just coming back line, 2/23;

The new permits:

• 38742, producing, F/A, Ovintiv, Sorenson Federal 153-96-9-4-10H, Sand Creek,
  
• 38743, producing, F/A, Ovintiv, Sorenson Federal 153-96-9-4-11H, Sand Creek,
  
• 38744, producing, F/A, Ovintiv, Sorenson Federal 153-96-9-4-3H, Sand Creek,
• 38745, producing, F/A, Ovintiv, Sorenson Federal 153-96-9-4-12H, Sand Creek,
• 38746, 1,007, Ovintiv, Sorenson Federal 153-96-9-4-4H,
• 38747, producing, F/A, Ovintiv, Sorenson Federal 153-96-9-4-3H, Sand Creek,
• 38748, 1,946, Ovintiv, Sorenson Federal 153-96-9-4-5H,
• 38749, producing, F/A, Ovintiv, Sorenson Federal 153-96-9-4-14H, Sand Creek,
• 38750, a section line well, 900, Ovintiv, Sorenson Federal 153-96-9-4-6HLW,
• 38751, a section line well, 20HLW, no data as of April 15, 2023
  

Pay attention to the chronologic numbers. We've talked about this before. Between #1 and #20, missing; 7; 8; 9; 15 - 19, inclusive. 

Updates

April 6, 2023: Five producing wells (DUCs) were reported as completed:

• 38743, 426 BOP, Ovintiv, Sorenson Federal 153-96-9-4-11H, from the file, date stimulated, 12/13/22; middle Bakken; 31 stages: 168,750 bbls proppant;
  
• 38744, 794 BOP, Ovintiv, Sorenson Federal 153-96-9-4-3H, from the file, date stimulated, 12/13/22; Three Forks first bench; 30 stages: 181,643 bbls proppant;
• 38745, 1,045 BOP, Ovintiv, Sorenson Federal 153-96-9-4-12H, from the file, date stimulated, 12/14/22; Three Forks first bench; 29 stages: 162,012 bbls proppant;
• 38747, 929 BOP, Ovintiv, Sorenson Federal 153-96-9-4-13H, API: 33-053-09820; FracFocus: no data yet; from the file report: stimulated 12/14/22; Three Forks First Bench; 30 stages; 174,003 bbls proppant; 
  
• 38749, 813 BOP, Ovintiv, Sorenson Federal 153-96-9-414H; from the file report: stimulated 12/14/22; Three Forks First Bench; 30 stages; 181,732 bbls proppant;