Bakken -- EOR Update -- June 17, 2026

Locator: 51194EOR.

Sent to me this evening from a reader. Thank you very much. In a short, throw-away note I sent the reader -- I am very, very aware of EOR and the fact that there's a lot of oil left in the ground -- I remember the early days of the Bakken boom -- the Whiting folks telling us that only 1 to 3 percent of the oil was being captured, but they knew they could get to 12%.  

I was not aware of this article -- it says only 15% of the Bakken oil has been recovered. Completely believable. The amount of oil in any of these oil fields is directly proportional to the price of oil. So, maybe we'll see some of that oil considering what's going on in the Middle East right now. 

Link here. 

Query: The oil industry first started drilling four-mile and u-turn horizontal lateral wells in North Dakota Bakken. Accurate?

Reply:

Legacy Fund -- May 2026, Deposits -- May 30, 2026

Locator: 50874LEGACYFUND.

Link here. 

From Alison's weekly top ND stories:

The graphs: 

Re-Entry -- Initial Production Extrapolates To 117K BBls Over 30 Days -- BR -- #17309 -- Washburn, Charlson -- March 7, 2026

Locator: 50167B.

The well: 

• 17309, AL/TA/270, BR, Washburn 44-36H, Charlson, t7/08; re-entered, 4/25; cum 266K 1/26; first month after re-entering: 23K.
  
  • offline for five years; in 2020 down to <400 bbls / month;
  • back in production 4/25; 23,371 bbls over 6 days extrapolates to an astounding 116,855 bbls crude oil over 30 days; 
  • originally drilled back in 2008; 
  • re-entry process started on August 23, 2024; 
  • after reaching the total depth of the original hole, the planned extension of the well began drilling at 1415 hrs CT August 27, 2024. 
  • the extension was drilled to TD of 20,496' MD on August 28, 2024. 
  • the rig was then walked to the next well on the pad (most likely #40566; the third well on this 3-well pad was #40567). 

Production profile:

Pool	Date	Days	BBLS Oil	Runs	BBLS Water	MCF Prod	MCF Sold	Vent/Flare
BAKKEN	1-2026	30	9865	9866	7903	66334	65961	289
BAKKEN	12-2025	26	9725	9676	6893	48579	48227	284
BAKKEN	11-2025	30	10927	11002	7968	58949	58537	329
BAKKEN	10-2025	31	12307	12225	7802	57849	57242	521
BAKKEN	9-2025	26	9059	9080	5832	36396	36060	273
BAKKEN	8-2025	29	16134	16122	10709	50647	50075	492
BAKKEN	7-2025	20	11966	11998	6856	34307	33902	357
BAKKEN	6-2025	23	20149	20022	13398	49717	49037	620
BAKKEN	5-2025	6	23371	23400	15409	46666	43289	3357
BAKKEN	4-2025	5	3521	3390	2502	5808	5689	107
BAKKEN	3-2025	3	0	0	6514	0	0	0
BAKKEN	2-2025	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

BAKKEN	3-2020	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
BAKKEN	2-2020	6	0	0	1	75	60	0
BAKKEN	1-2020	21	319	285	36	648	405	191
BAKKEN	12-2019	31	210	249	84	700	306	317
BAKKEN	11-2019	30	257	267	73	381	191	116
BAKKEN	10-2019	11	312	255	21	408	0	381
BAKKEN	9-2019	17	83	0	25	341	287	12
BAKKEN	8-2019	29	175	235	79	504	394	38
BAKKEN	7-2019	31	217	265	110	344	176	91
BAKKEN	6-2019	29	219	230	93	379	265	42

A Bakken Well Drilled In 2008 Just Went Over One Million Bbls Cumulative Oil -- Huge Jump In Production Last Month -- January 27, 2026

Locator: 49846B.

The well: a short lateral (640 acres; one mile); still flowing, not on a pump, drilled back in 2008, 17 years ago.

• 17113, 3,030, XTO/Denbury/Encore Operating, Charlson Federal 14X-35H, Charlson, t10/08; cum 882K 3/21; F; subtle jump in production; cum 890K 6/21; still F; cum 891K 9/21; still F; cum 921K 10/22; F; 933K 6/23; cum 951K 1/24; see this post; cum 956K 3/24; still F; cum 975K 11/24; F; cum 998K 7/25; cum 1.014825 million bbls.

Recent production profile: 

Pool	Date	Days	BBLS Oil	Runs	BBLS Water	MCF Prod	MCF Sold	Vent/Flare
BAKKEN	11-2025	22	6241	6626	3159	9941	8495	1221
BAKKEN	10-2025	31	17053	16921	5689	21180	20447	403
BAKKEN	9-2025	7	2378	2140	1713	1290	1216	36
BAKKEN	8-2025	3	10	232	0	56	54	0
BAKKEN	7-2025	31	1885	1913	99	3070	2796	40
BAKKEN	6-2025	30	1882	2094	138	3277	2790	260
BAKKEN	5-2025	31	2041	1907	107	3326	2810	282
BAKKEN	4-2025	30	1790	2000	72	2813	2330	256
BAKKEN	3-2025	31	2072	2100	74	3181	2562	286
BAKKEN	2-2025	28	1911	1843	95	2311	1747	264
BAKKEN	1-2025	31	2152	2279	97	2945	1927	685
BAKKEN	12-2024	31	2139	2245	78	2925	2240	353
BAKKEN	11-2024	30	2194	1778	117	3346	2721	303
BAKKEN	10-2024	31	2205	2221	513	3016	2228	455
BAKKEN	9-2024	30	2014	2210	156	2755	1909	624
BAKKEN	8-2024	31	2268	2201	153	3151	2604	313
BAKKEN	7-2024	31	2159	1983	132	2954	2104	619
BAKKEN	6-2024	30	2117	2212	91	2604	1999	381
BAKKEN	5-2024	31	2379	2411	164	2926	2078	621
BAKKEN	4-2024	30	2419	2385	117	2976	2370	381
BAKKEN	3-2024	31	2433	2401	123	2993	2470	227
BAKKEN	2-2024	29	2490	2696	178	3666	3355	0
BAKKEN	1-2024	31	2686	2294	138	3474	3141	0

Well of interest:

• 38667, drl/A, Petro-Hunt, USA 153-95-3A-33 5H, Charlson, total depth, 18,549 feet; complete production profile:

Spud date: 8/24/2024.

Stimulations and tests:

• duration: 24 hours
• choke: 24 / 64 inches
• oil: 1,671 bbls (24 hours)
• gas: 1,886 MCF (24 hours)
• water: 820 bbls
• flowing tubing pressure: 1600 PSI
• gas-oil ratio: 1128.67
• date stimulated: 8/29/2025
• middle Bakken
•  top: 11,361 MD
• bottom: 18,436 MD
• sand frack
• lbs proppant: 7,203,029 
• max treatment PSI: 9297 PSI 

From the file report: 

The well bore:

The primary zone started 26’ beneath the top of the Middle Bakken Formation. 

This pay zone was picked for its production potential and quality of reservoir rock. This was evidenced with gas readings from 4u up to 1,004u, an average of 210u from 11,360’ MD to 18,549’ MD. 

This well ended with a top of our lateral drilling at 10,110’ TVD and the base of our drilling a 10,045’ TVD. 

We did have to make two full trips while drilling; once for the curve assembly at the KOP of 10,600’ MD, and again for the lateral assembly at 11,356’ MD. Five bits used.

If the report stated the percent the well bore was in the seam, I missed it.  

Oakdale Oil Field Updated -- No New Permits In This Field Since 2022 -- Another CLR Whitman Well Goes Over One Million Bbls Oil -- Posted January 15, 2026

Locator: 49923B.

The Oakdale oil field is tracked here. 

Look at the production profile for this well, one of the last nine permits approved for this field, approved back in 2021, drilled back in 2022:

• 38495, drl/A, CLR, Whitman FIU 8-34H, Oakdale, t9/22; cum 517K 11/25;

Pool	Date	Days	BBLS Oil	Runs	BBLS Water	MCF Prod	MCF Sold	Vent/Flare
BAKKEN	11-2025	30	2679	2674	1467	24800	23213	3
BAKKEN	10-2025	31	2898	2885	1598	28838	27223	2
BAKKEN	9-2025	30	2790	2881	1651	28554	26963	7
BAKKEN	8-2025	31	4548	4535	1730	33592	32582	33
BAKKEN	7-2025	31	4622	4546	1646	29273	28221	94
BAKKEN	6-2025	30	2874	2873	1760	28610	27590	121
BAKKEN	5-2025	25	2611	2685	1418	20934	20117	36
BAKKEN	4-2025	30	3986	3921	1810	29426	28197	7
BAKKEN	3-2025	31	4287	4297	1917	30381	29474	6
BAKKEN	2-2025	28	4100	4093	1658	27441	26706	3
BAKKEN	1-2025	31	4246	4273	2160	32950	32038	17
BAKKEN	12-2024	31	4492	4495	2077	30959	30209	320
BAKKEN	11-2024	30	4374	4355	2233	30662	29606	181
BAKKEN	10-2024	19	3098	3080	1374	23316	22571	118
BAKKEN	9-2024	30	4460	4474	2011	37389	36242	247
BAKKEN	8-2024	31	5347	5368	2495	37178	36182	20
BAKKEN	7-2024	31	5453	5425	2770	38329	37131	190
BAKKEN	6-2024	30	5556	5579	2668	34817	33888	32
BAKKEN	5-2024	31	6374	6358	2961	37286	36985	0
BAKKEN	4-2024	30	6558	6567	2573	37856	36961	2
BAKKEN	3-2024	31	6486	6503	2526	38100	37137	47
BAKKEN	2-2024	29	7455	7491	3320	37044	36172	0
BAKKEN	1-2024	29	6891	6879	2935	36703	35775	2
BAKKEN	12-2023	31	8593	8582	3522	43133	42203	0
BAKKEN	11-2023	30	8270	8266	3304	38430	37383	95
BAKKEN	10-2023	31	10457	10487	4037	47477	46349	171
BAKKEN	9-2023	30	11293	11293	4310	50368	48956	281
BAKKEN	8-2023	31	12236	12198	4796	50442	49200	61
BAKKEN	7-2023	31	13629	13649	4787	53718	52361	174
BAKKEN	6-2023	30	16153	16181	5516	55079	53535	434
BAKKEN	5-2023	31	20579	20595	6606	59947	58309	492
BAKKEN	4-2023	30	23640	23655	7248	59126	56431	1581
BAKKEN	3-2023	31	26596	26589	7706	59262	57860	259
BAKKEN	2-2023	28	26719	26697	6849	46620	45330	261
BAKKEN	1-2023	31	31569	31597	9438	57893	56335	419
BAKKEN	12-2022	31	37680	37748	9949	48083	47643	142
BAKKEN	11-2022	30	44181	44178	13049	57123	56293	559
BAKKEN	10-2022	31	62740	62667	17172	80920	80672	9
BAKKEN	9-2022	30	56071	55903	21209	63348	63037	311
BAKKEN	8-2022	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
BAKKEN	7-2022	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
BAKKEN	6-2022	1	21	21	1415	1735	0	1735

 Wells of interest:

• 17061, AB/664, CLR, Whitman 11-34H, Oakdale, t6/08; cum 587K 10/22; note halo effect:

BAKKEN	10-2022	31	14261	14314	12380	19033	18792	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	0

A million bbls of oil:

• 20212, 482, CLR, Whitman 3-34H, Oakdale, t9/11; cum 1,174,381 bbls 11/25; note the halo effect (one of several):

BAKKEN	11-2018	29	32050	32060	7982	33651	30774	2503
BAKKEN	10-2018	31	37074	36992	10813	39302	35611	3272
BAKKEN	9-2018	30	36826	36625	14331	38670	34010	4265
BAKKEN	8-2018	4	4731	4441	2378	4621	3785	786
BAKKEN	7-2018	1	67	67	84	4	0	3
BAKKEN	6-2018	1	1	138	0	0	0	0
BAKKEN	5-2018	0	0	403	0	0	0	0
BAKKEN	4-2018	16	3239	3127	473	2465	2376	0
BAKKEN	3-2018	19	5486	5631	756	4317	4139	50
BAKKEN	2-2018	25	5310	5088	595	4445	4261	0
BAKKEN	1-2018	31	10513	10725	1869	8937	8641	50
BAKKEN	12-2017	31	21903	21790	4841	24087	23839	0
BAKKEN	11-2017	30	19452	19809	5379	19667	18479	968
BAKKEN	10-2017	21	12150	11401	6847	13549	7191	6268
BAKKEN	9-2017	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
BAKKEN	8-2017	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
BAKKEN	7-2017	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
BAKKEN	6-2017	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
BAKKEN	5-2017	1	0	0	2	0	0	0
BAKKEN	4-2017	5	380	363	98	115	114	0
BAKKEN	3-2017	6	157	320	0	108	99	0

This "Typical" Bakken Well Just Went Over 500,000 Bbls Crude Oil Since Initial Drilling Back In 2011 -- November 24, 2025

Locator: 49797B. 

The permits:

The maps:|

The original well: 

• 19897, 681, CLR, Siverston 1-9H, Elidah, t9/11; cum 542K 9/25 -- half a million bbls of crude oil.

Initial production:

BAKKEN	8-2012	29	6199	6171	1360	18781	18781	0
BAKKEN	7-2012	31	7507	7769	1664	23949	22299	1650
BAKKEN	6-2012	30	8197	8016	1898	29119	27444	1675
BAKKEN	5-2012	31	10032	10217	2331	26379	23019	3360
BAKKEN	4-2012	30	11995	11865	2642	25478	17698	7780
BAKKEN	3-2012	31	14240	14113	2616	20923	11648	9275
BAKKEN	2-2012	29	17950	18658	3045	28887	21062	7825
BAKKEN	1-2012	31	20364	19994	3396	34364	30989	3375
BAKKEN	12-2011	31	18889	19294	3719	27501	17751	9750
BAKKEN	11-2011	30	8847	8610	1717	14072	14072	0
BAKKEN	10-2011	31	6875	6713	1505	10904	10679	225
BAKKEN	9-2011	30	9454	8917	3998	13397	0	13397
BAKKEN	8-2011	1	0	0	0	0	0	0

Jump in production:

BAKKEN	7-2015	31	6493	6260	2977	12840	12592	0
BAKKEN	6-2015	30	6650	6959	3085	13901	4978	8686
BAKKEN	5-2015	31	7312	7304	4189	14988	0	14740
BAKKEN	4-2015	30	10132	9987	7192	13605	0	13366
BAKKEN	3-2015	31	2368	2584	1632	3743	0	3613
BAKKEN	2-2015	28	5089	4966	3545	6725	3251	3250
BAKKEN	1-2015	31	5499	5250	5135	8603	5789	2566