Tuesday, September 30, 2025

The CLR Bud / Alfsvaag Federal Wells -- September 30, 2025

Locator: 49259BUD.  

These are absolutely incredible wells.  

Note: in a long note like this will typographical and content errors, as well as misreading of the original source documents.

The six wells: 

  • 41013, drl/A, CLR, Alfsvaag FIU 6-31H, Crazy Man Creek, bottom hole, NWNE 19-153-99;
  • 41019, F/A, CLR, Bud FIU 6-30H, Crazy Man Creek, bottom hole, NWNE 19-153-99;
  • 41020, drl/A, CLR, Alfsvaag Federal 7-31H, Crazy Man Creek, bottom hole, SENE 10-152-100;
  • 41021, F/A, CLR, Bud FIU 7-30H, bottom hole, Crazy Man Creek, NENE 19-153-99;
  • 41022, drl/A, CLR, Alfsvaag Federal 8-31H, Crazy Man Creek, bottom hole, SENE 10-152-
  • 41023, F/A, CLR, Bud FIU 8-30H, bottom hole, Crazy Man Creek, NENE 19-153-99;

Early, initial production

41013:

PoolDateDaysBBLS OilRunsBBLS WaterMCF ProdMCF SoldVent/Flare
BAKKEN7-2025313673536617527987941977388163
BAKKEN6-20253047775478967002085227824301082
BAKKEN5-20253147400481166205771147692131302
BAKKEN4-20253397830464254611261120
BAKKEN3-2025300766000

41019:

PoolDateDaysBBLS OilRunsBBLS WaterMCF ProdMCF SoldVent/Flare
BAKKEN7-2025312447924419168676478662705133
BAKKEN6-20253041470416272373186545837271103
BAKKEN5-20253152379521402789870864689531294
BAKKEN4-202525050118000

41023:

PoolDateDaysBBLS OilRunsBBLS WaterMCF ProdMCF SoldVent/Flare
BAKKEN7-2025314459744457333777359073175153
BAKKEN6-20253059594597294428781789807311051
BAKKEN5-20253155441558684592670163688721291
BAKKEN4-20253290222222108394239420

41020, F/drl, CLR, Alfsvaag Federal 7-31H, Crazy Man Creek, t5/25; cum 186K 7/25;


41021, F/A, CLR, Bud FIU 7-30H, Crazy Man Creek, t5/25; cum 146K 7/25;


41022, drl/A, CLR, Alfsvaag Federal 8-31H, Crazy Man Creek, t5/25; cum 113K 7/25;

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Well File

Well file for "best well" from the above: 41020, CLR, Alfsvaag Federal 7-31H --

  • TD:
    • lateral 1: 20,520
    • sidetrack 1: 25,023
  • production tests:
    • 2025-05-06
    • oil: 1,699 bbls
    • volume of proppant/fracking fluid: 324,971 bbls
    • proppant, sand: 13,422,114 pounds
  • dates:s
    • pud date: 9/29/2024
    • TD date: 11/26/24
  • TD drilled: 25,120' MD
  • gas shows: 
    • lateral averaged: 418 units, with a max of 1,587 units
  • times:
    • spud: 3:08 a.m., 9/29/24
      • TD surface hole: 8/18 a.m., 10/1/24
    • landed curve: 3:12 p.m., 10/25/24
    • started lateral: 10:05 a.m., 11/19/24
      • TD of original wellbore, lower Bakken shale strike: 2:34 p.m., 11/22/24;
      • pulled back and started drilling sidetrack #1 at 7:11 p.m., 11/22/24;
    • TD with sidetrack: 3:06 p.m., 11/26/24; 
  • lateral to lower Bakken shale: about 76 hours (about 3 days)
  • sidetrack to TD: about 92 hours (about 4 days)