The Bakken Never Ceases To Amaze Me -- February 5, 2023

Before I get started: there's a reason Harold Hamm does things the way he does. This is not random; this is not luck; and it's not cherry-picking. And "the theory" says this is not supposed to happen. 

A reader suggested I take a look at #38499.

My reply: 

Thank you so much.

I most recently touched on this well last December -- just two months ago -- that's how fast things move in the Bakken:

https://themilliondollarway.blogspot.com/2022/12/38613-clr-whitman-oakdale-now-being_18.html

and also noted in 2018 that CLR was re-fracking some of these wells:

https://themilliondollarway.blogspot.com/2018/07/for-newbies-burr-federal-wells-july-30.html.

Here's the update.

 

The maps:

The well:

• 38499, 2,432, CLR, Whitman FIU 5-34H, Oakdale, minimal production; a monster well; t--; cum 150K 10/22; cum 231K12/22; 34K over 18 days extrapolates too 57K over 30 days

Pool	Date	Days	BBLS Oil	Runs	BBLS Water	MCF Prod	MCF Sold	Vent/Flare
BAKKEN	12-2022	31	39104	39153	11839	48834	48392	144
BAKKEN	11-2022	30	41994	41976	12307	49134	48383	480
BAKKEN	10-2022	31	55820	55784	5953	67142	66896	7
BAKKEN	9-2022	30	59417	59381	6324	63809	63496	313
BAKKEN	8-2022	18	33921	33779	10240	37868	35445	2423
BAKKEN	7-2022	3	916	916	1629	1228	0	1228

The other three wells on that pad:

• 17061, 664, CLR, Whitman 11-34H, Oakdale, API - 33-025-00723; t6/08; cum 452K 8/18; see production profile below; FracFocus: no re-frack; 6/21; taken off line 9/21 when lots of activity in this area; remains off line 7/22; back on line 8/22; huge jump in production; cum 502K; cum 586K 10/22; see this note; taken off line 10/21; then back on line for three days, then off line again; recent production:

Pool	Date	Days	BBLS Oil	Runs	BBLS Water	MCF Prod	MCF Sold	Vent/Flare
BAKKEN	12-2022	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
BAKKEN	11-2022	0	0	55	0	0	0	0
BAKKEN	10-2022	31	14261	14314	12380	18998	18757	2
BAKKEN	9-2022	30	36194	36217	25834	39966	39770	196
BAKKEN	8-2022	18	31218	31087	17708	25267	23665	1602
BAKKEN	7-2022	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
BAKKEN	6-2022	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
BAKKEN	5-2022	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
BAKKEN	4-2022	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
BAKKEN	3-2022	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
BAKKEN	2-2022	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
BAKKEN	1-2022	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
BAKKEN	12-2021	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
BAKKEN	11-2021	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
BAKKEN	10-2021	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
BAKKEN	9-2021	14	236	553	7	387	275	0
BAKKEN	8-2021	31	656	550	52	1241	822	0
BAKKEN	7-2021	26	584	756	21	1034	696

• 38613, drl/A, CLR, Whitman FIU 4-34H1, Oakdale, t-- cum 193K 12/22;

Pool	Date	Days	BBLS Oil	Runs	BBLS Water	MCF Prod	MCF Sold	Vent/Flare
BAKKEN	12-2022	31	28151	28216	14519	34256	33857	101
BAKKEN	11-2022	30	35645	35652	17953	44859	44150	438
BAKKEN	10-2022	31	53069	53002	36263	49703	49459	5
BAKKEN	9-2022	30	45715	45701	26329	52523	52265	258
BAKKEN	8-2022	18	29360	29237	20175	35040	32794	2246
BAKKEN	7-2022	3	579	579	1679	782	0	782

• 38499, production, see above.
  

• 38500, drl/A, CLR, Whitman FIU 6-34H2, Oakdale, t-- cum 190K 12/22;

ool	Date	Days	BBLS Oil	Runs	BBLS Water	MCF Prod	MCF Sold	Vent/Flare
BAKKEN	12-2022	31	30791	30860	20316	36191	35786	107
BAKKEN	11-2022	30	38604	38575	25172	45902	45183	448
BAKKEN	10-2022	31	48016	47963	30180	58554	58309	6
BAKKEN	9-2022	30	43615	43605	40995	44077	43861	216
BAKKEN	8-2022	18	28779	28658	24189	33059	30942	2117
BAKKEN	7-2022	3	585	585	1724	728	0	728