Locator: 51028ENERPLUS.
This is kind of a disjointed post -- but I think you can figure it out.
Disclaimer: in a long note like this, there will be typographical and content errors.
The Bakken never fails to amaze me. See disclaimer. I count 15 wells on this pad.
Recently fracked Enerplus (now part of Chord) wells on an existing pad, near Killdeer, McKenzie County, sent to me by a reader. Thank you very much. I noted these wells recently but failed to post a stand-alone note. Just too much stuff to cover, but when a reader notes them, I try to make sure they get extra attention.
From the reader:
Notice the nomenclature of 41407. It’s quite clever, as it’s literally on the edge of HELL. Ha! Crying Tree 147-97-8-5-9H-ELL.
The actual well site is breathtaking. The pad of ~15 wells is on a tight pad on the very edge of the bluff that begins the Badlands to the west. It’s really something.
The Devils Canyon wells and Crying Tree wells:
The Enerplus Devils Canyon wells, completed back in 2024, on the northeast side of the pad, currently offline due to Crying Tree activity to the southeast, the wells:
The Enerplus Crying Tree wells, recently completed, on the southeast side of the pad:
- 40464, drl/IA, Enerplus, Devils Canyon 147-97-17-20-2H-WLL, Lone Butte, t5/24; cum 227K 9/25;
- 40102, drl/IA, Enerplus, Devils Canyon 147-97-17-20-3H, Lone Butte, t5/24; cum 202K 8/25;
- 40103, drl/IA, Enerplus, Devils Canyon 147-97-17-20-4H, Lone Butte, t5/24; cum 199K 8/25;
- 40104, drl/IA, Enerplus, Devils Canyon 147-97-17-20-5H, Lone Butte, t5/24; cum 209K 10/25;
- 40105, drl/IA, Enerplus, Devils Canyon 147-97-17-20-6H, Lone Butte, t5/24; cum 217K 10/25;
- 40106, drl/IA, Enerplus, Devils Canyon 147-97-17-20-7H, Lone Butte, t5/24; cum 200K 8/25;
- 40107, drl/IA, Enerplus, Devils Canyon 147-97-17-20-8H, Lone Butte, t5/24; cum 179K 9/25;
- 40108, drl/IA, Enerplus, Devils Canyon 147-97-17-20-9H-ELL, Little Knife, t5/24; cum 222K 10/25;
The Enerplus Crying Tree wells, recently completed, on the southeast side of the pad:
- 41470, conf/recently fracked, Enerplus, Crying Tree 147-97-8-5-3H, Little Knife,
| Date | Oil Runs | MCF Sold |
|---|---|---|
| 4-2026 | 8613 | 14965 |
- 41471, conf/recently fracked, Enerplus, Crying Tree 147-97-8-5-4H, Little Knife,
| Date | Oil Runs | MCF Sold |
|---|---|---|
| 4-2026 | 7192 | 9963 |
- 41472, conf/recently fracked, Enerplus, Crying Tree 147-97-8-5-5H, Little Knife,
| Date | Oil Runs | MCF Sold |
|---|---|---|
| 4-2026 | 11309 | 15410 |
- 41473, conf/recently fracked, Enerplus, Crying Tree 147-97-8-5-6H, Little Knife,
| Date | Oil Runs | MCF Sold |
|---|---|---|
| 4-2026 | 7773 | 11438 |
- 41474, conf/recently fracked, Enerplus, Crying Tree 147-97-8-5-7H, Little Knife,
| Date | Oil Runs | MCF Sold |
|---|---|---|
| 4-2026 | 10748 | 14673 |
- 41475, conf/recently fracked, Enerplus, Crying Tree 147-97-8-5-8H, Little Knife,
| Date | Oil Runs | MCF Sold |
|---|---|---|
| 4-2026 | 6040 | 8193 |
- 41407, conf/recently fracked, Enerplus, Crying Tree 147-97-8-5-9H-ELL, Little Knife,
| Date | Oil Runs | MCF Sold |
|---|---|---|
| 4-2026 | 6516 | 8425 |
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The Maps
Again, the incredible Killdeer Mountains area.
