EOR-XTO -- May 3, 2024

Locator: 47053EOR_XTO.

The wells:

• 32502, 1,086, XTO, Werre Trust Federal 14X-34AXD-S, Bear Creek, t5/18; cum 599 3/24; see production here;
  
• 32501, 1,884, XTO, Werre Trust Federal 14X-34EXJ2-S, Bear Creek, t5/18; cum 498 3/24;
• 32500, 2,717, XTO, Werre Trust Federal 14X-34AXD-N, Bear Creek, t5/18; cum 810 3/24; see production here;
  
• 32499, 1,071, XTO, Werre Trust Federal 14X-34EXH2-N, Bear Creek, t6/18; cum 246 3/24;
• 32481, 2,288, XTO, Werre Trust Federal 14X-34A, Bear Creek, t9/18; cum 500 3/24;
• 32480, 2,653, XTO, Werre Trust Federal 14X-34E, Bear Creek, t5/18; cum 164 3/24;
• 32479, 2,701, XTO, Werre Trust Federal 14X-34AXB, Bear Creek, t7/18; cum 585 3/24; see production here;
  

 

• 29673, 1,987, XTO, Werre Trust 44X-34G, Bear Creek, t6/15; cum 648K 3/24;
• 29672, 1,095, XTO, Werre Trust 44X-34C, Bear Creek, t6/15; cum 569K 3/24;
• 18294, 341, XTO, Werre Trust Federal 44X-34H, Bear Creek, t3/10; cum 690K 3/24;
• 29871, 1,529, XTO, Werre Trust Federal 44X-34D, Bear Creek, t7/15; cum 532K 3/24;
  

From the blog: 

• 30912, NDIC, XTO, wells in sections 27 / 34 - 148-96 to be used as injection wells for EOR, Dunn County;

From the NDIC hearing dockets:

Again, this is an NDIC case, and not a permit. But apparently, the permits have now been awarded.

From Geoff Simon's weekly top stories, Friday, May 3, 2024:

The maps:

XTO And CLR -- A Smiley Face -- August 27, 2022

See this post.

See this post.

A reader asked me about this. My reply:

It certainly looks like XTO and CLR are trying to come to some kind of deal, but with CLR's focus on cutting debt they may be looking at other ways of playing this. 

This is really quite fascinating if you think about it. 

This may be a win-win for both XTO and CLR. 

By doing it this way, CRL does not have to come up with a lot of cash and over-pay for drilling locations in the Bakken. 

Meanwhile, XTO benefits from oil production and high oil prices without spending CAPEX on the wells and still hold their acreage in the Bakken.

I think it's brilliant. 

Mom-and-pop mineral owners benefit big time: if CLR and XTO didn't come to this arrangement, these drilling units might lie idle while XTO focuses elsewhere and doesn't drill in the Bakken. 

I'm lovin' it.

XTO's Enhanced Oil Recovery Project -- Bear Creek Field -- December 24, 2019

Previously report, but in case  you missed it:

From Geoff Simon's top stories:

The ND Industrial Commission gave its blessing this week to a project proposed by XTO Energy aimed at coaxing additional crude oil out of nine existing wells by injecting produced natural gas from the surrounding formation. The project is in the Bear Creek Field in northern Dunn County.

DMR Director Lynn Helms said it's similar to an unsuccessful Liberty Resources enhanced oil recovery project in Williams County that failed to develop pressure in the formation. But Helms said the XTO project may have a better chance of success because it will have plenty of gas to inject.

Pipelines, Pipelines, And More Pipelines -- December 22, 2019

Sent by an eagle-eyed reader. Thank you. 

Link here.

• PUC is considering to permit a pipeline
• CO2 pipeline
• 18 miles long; $9.2 million
• from Exxon Mobil's Shute Creek Gas Plant and COP's Lost Cabin Gas Plant in Wyoming
• via several pipelines to Fallon County in southeastern Montana
• from Fallon County through North Dakota through pipeline currently under consideration
• through Stark and Bowman counties
• Denbury Resources -- EOR project
• one other CO2 pipeline exists in the state
• authorized by the PSC in 1998
• CO2 from Basin Electric's Great Plains Synfuels Plant near Beulah to oil fields in Saskatchewan, Canada
• if approved, pipeline would be built in 2020; ready for injection in early 2021
• Cedar Creek Anticline Area: straddles North Dakota - Montana state line
• "secondary recovery" -- waterflooding
• "tertiary recovery" --  CO2

Also in the story:

The state Industrial Commission, which also regulates the oil industry, authorized a project in November that targets Bakken wells in Mountrail County. Hess is leading that effort, which involves injecting natural gas and a proprietary foam underground to build pressure and extract more oil.

One other enhanced oil recovery project secured approval from the Industrial Commission on Tuesday. XTO is proposing to inject natural gas into both the Bakken and Three Forks formations in Dunn County to boost oil production.

XTO To Use Wells As Injection Wells As Part Of An Enhanced Oil Recovery Pilot Operation -- November 6, 2019

From the NDIC dockets for November,  2019.

Thursday, November 25, 2019 (these are cases, not permits):

• Case 28131, XTO, Cedar Coulee-Bakken, to use wells located in section 33-148-96 and section 4-147-96  as injection wells for an enhanced oil recovery pilot operation; Dunn County
• Case 28132, XTO, Bear Creek-Bakken; to use wells located in sections 27/34-148-96 as injection wells for an enhanced oil recovery pilot operation;

Wells in Bear Creek, sections 27/34-148-96:

• eleven horizontal wells:
• 32479, IA/2,701, XTO, Werre Trust Federal 14X-34AXB, middle Bakken, t7/18; cum 350K 10/19; went inactive 10/19; remains inactive 3/20;
  
• 32480, a nice well; went inactive 10/18; remains inactive 3/20;
• 32481, a very nice well; went inactive 11/19; remains inactive 3/20;
• 32499, currently inactive, 3/20; intermittent production since 11/18;
• 32500, a huge well; went inactive 11/19; remains inactive 3/20;

• 32367, a mediocre well; went inactive 11/19; remains inactive 3/20;
• 32366, a very good well; went inactive 11/19; remains inactive 3/20;

• 29673, a very good well, 500K; remains on line;
• 29672, a very good well, cum 421K, as of 3/20; remains on line;
• 18294, 341, XTO, Werre Trust 44-34H, Bear Creek, t3/10; cum 577K 3/20; remains on line;
• 29871, 1,529, XTO, Werre Trust Federal 44X-34D, Bear Creek, t7/15; cum 389K 3/20; remains on line;

Wells in Cedar Coulee, section 33-148-96 and section 4-147-96:

• five horizontal wells:

• 16914, 570, XTO, Martin Federal 31X-33H, middle Bakken, t5/08; cum 345K 3/20;
• 25335, 2,616, XTO, Martin Federal 21X-33B, middle Bakken, t5/14; cum 415K 3/20;
• 25334, 2,212, XTO, Martin Federal 21X-33F, Cedar Coulee, t4/14; cum 50*K 3/20;
• 25333, 2,791, XTO, Martin Federal 21X-33A, Cedar Coulee, t4/14; cum 380K 3/20;
• 25332, 1,994, XTO, Martin Federal 21X-33E, Cedar Coulee, t6/14; cum 300K 3/20;