Thursday, March 5, 2026

Huge Bakken Well Being Reported -- 39388 -- BR's Watchman Peak 1-8-11MBH -- March 5, 2026

Locator: 50143B. 

WTI: just spiked 5.61%; spiked $4.19 / bbl; now trading at $78.85

Just when I thought it was going to be a boring day a reader sends me this! 

A huge thanks to the reader who caught this. I missed it (at least a quick search of the blog I did not see it).

From October 12, 2011: fifteen years ago! Link here.  All these wells are doing incredibly well in early production:

  • Watchman wells; and,
  • Devils Backbone wells. 

From January 17, 2026:

One producing well (a DUC) reported as completed:

  • 39388, 954, BR, Watchman Peak 1-8-11MBH, Westberg, t1/25; cum 475K 1/26; McKenzie County; t 1/1/25; 57 stages; volume fluid to frac: 270,934 bbls; lbs proppant: 5,929,692; spacing: 2 / 11 / 14 / 23 - 152 - 97. Halo effect? Yes.

Full production profile:

PoolDateDaysBBLS OilRunsBBLS WaterMCF ProdMCF SoldVent/Flare
BAKKEN1-2026318458584508146128804687211775
BAKKEN12-2025304177641788222961273251261171130
BAKKEN11-2025303570135723214781220261208311117
BAKKEN10-2025305347153432317491501231464243579
BAKKEN9-2025222345823536172615762456880690
BAKKEN8-20252127853278602437775746739281743
BAKKEN7-2025312865228604197047554674570869
BAKKEN6-20252925235251611425254080522411779
BAKKEN5-20253026308263441429864679631071514
BAKKEN4-20252724131240641376458451566191779
BAKKEN3-2025141180411972728329958277632166
BAKKEN2-20252745076450902048711945210133518034
BAKKEN1-202524472534703798331122791058806347
BAKKEN12-20240000000
BAKKEN11-20240000000
BAKKEN10-20240000000
BAKKEN9-202400002660266

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