Showing posts with label MidnightRun. Show all posts
Showing posts with label MidnightRun. Show all posts

Thursday, May 3, 2012

Midnight Run Wells and Midnight Run Project -- The Bakken Pool, The Williston Basin, North Dakota, USA

Updates

July 5, 2018: the wells are updated with graphic at this post --

Running north from the south --
  • 31317, 157, BR, Midnight Run 2-8-12MTFH, Union Center, t3/18; cum 39K after 41 days; cum 345K 5/21;
  • 31318, 133, BR, Midnight Run 3-8-12MBH, Union Center, t3/18; cum 37K after 40 days; 266K 5/21;
  • 31319, 448, BR, Midnight Run 4-8-12MTFH, Union Center, t3/18; cum 253K 5/21;
Running south from the north --
  • 24537, IA/2,842, BR, Midnight Norse 11-1MBH-ULW, Union Center, t5/13; cum 313K 5/18; nice jump in production; cum 357K 1/21; off line 1/21; remains off line 5/21;
  • 22675, IA/2,640, BR, Midnight Run 11-1TFH, Union Center, t10/12; cum 272K 5/18; nice jump in production; cum 297K 8/19; intermittent since 8/19; remains off line 5/21;
  • 20323, IA/3,325, BR, Midnight Run 11-1MBH, Union Center, t12/11; cum 345K 5/18; huge jump in production; cum 373K 3/21; off line 3/21; remains off line 5/21;
  • 20324, IA/1,963, BR, Midnight Run 12-1TFH, Union Center, t12/11; cum 211K 5/18; huge jump in production; cum 269K 5/21; off line 4/21; remains off line 5/21;
  • 20325, IA/2,846, BR, Midnight Run 21-1MBH, Union Center, t12/11; cum 287K 5/18; off-line since 12/17; cum 354K 3/21; remains off line 5/21;
  • 20326, IA/2,083, BR, Midnight Run 13-1TFH, Union Center, t12/11; cum 302K 5/18; nice jump in production; cum 360K 1/21; remains off line 5/21;
  • 17421, AB/544, BR, Midnight Run 41-1H, Union Center, t11/08; cum 421K 5/18; cum 427K 10/19;
  • 20327, IA/2,443, BR, Midnight Run 41-1TFH, Union Center, t12/11; cum 292K 5/18; cum 349K 12/20; remains off line 5/21;
June 20, 2012: the folks over at the Bakken Shale Discussion Group have also noted the relationship between CLR and BR with regard to the Midnight Run wells.

Original Post
From the CLR transcript:

We also have a 320-acre development project underway for the Middle Bakken and first bench of the Three Forks. The Midnight Run project, as it is called, consists of 3 Middle Bakken producers and 3 Three Forks producers within one 1,280-acre unit. The wells in each horizon are spaced 1,320 feet apart, with the Middle Bakken wells offset 660 feet from centerlines of the Three Forks. These wells began producing in the first quarter with average IPs of 1,300 barrels of oil equivalent per day per well. Interference testing is underway, and results will help guide future drilling density for the play.

But the Midnight Run wells are all BR (Burlington Resources) wells in Union Center oil field, and they are just as CLR described; a mix of MB and TF, all in 1-152-96:
  • 17421, 544, BR, Midnight Run 41-1H, Union Center, Bakken, 7/08; t11/08; cum 351K 9/13; 9-stage fracture; still producing 12,000 bbls/month; on a pump; 3/13: it looks like it is choked way back.
  • 20323, 3,325, BR, Midnight Run 11-1MBH, Union Center, Bakken, t12/11; cum 216K 9/13;
  • 20324, 1,963, BR, Midnight Run 21-1TFH, Union Center, Bakken, t12/11; F; cum 108K 9/13;
  • 20325, 2,846, BR, Midnight Run 21-1MBH, Union Center, Bakken, t12/11; F; cum 170K 9/13; 14K/month
  • 20326, 2,083, BR, Midnight Run 31-1TFH, Union Center, t11/11; F; cum 156K 9/13; 
  • 20327, 2,443, BR, Midnight Run 41-1TFH, Union Center, t12/11; F; cum 121K 9/13;
  • 22675, 2,640, BR, Midnight Run 11-1TFH, Union Center, t10/12; cum 111K 9/13;
  • 24537, 2,842, BR, Midnight Horse 11-1MBH-ULW, Union Center, announced November 30, 2012; will be squeezed in between #22675 and the west line; 30 stages; 3.3 million lbs;
All seven eight of these wells are in the same section, running west-to-east across the north end of the section.
 
In the transcript, CLR talks about increasing their involvement in non-operated wells (the NOG model). 
 
They don't mention that the Midnight Run wells are BR wells.

I find it hard to believe that BR and CLR both have Midnight Run wells/Midnight Run projects.

Perhaps more to follow. 

Saturday, January 14, 2012

The Midnight Run Wells -- The Bakken, North Dakota, USA

Updates

March 8, 2013: another permit for this section, 24537, Midnight Horse

December 6, 2012: all seven wells are now completed, reported.
June 10, 2012: this string of wells is updated (see below).  There is another well, #22675, that is being drilled; rig on site.

April 26, 2012: elsewhere this information was provided regarding BR's Midnight Run wells:
  • #20323 - 23,584 bbls for March, 23 days of production 
  • #20324 - 21,349 bbls for March, 23 days of production 
  • #20325 - 23,368 bbls for March, 23 days of production 
  • #20326 - 19,619 bbls for March, 23 days of production 
  • #20327 - 19,930 bbls for March, 23 days of production 
  • #17421 - 10,092 bbls for March, 31 days of production; this well has been producing since Oct 2008, 243K cum to date 

Original Post 
These is a string of Burlington Resources wells, running west to east (or east to west) in section 1-152-96, Union Center oil field. Union Center oil field is right in the bull's eye of the Bakken, just east of the Banks, Twin Valley, and Westberg oil fields.
  • 17421, 544, BR, Midnight Run 41-1H, Union Center, Bakken, 7/08; t11/08; cum 328K 1/13; 9-stage fracture; still producing 12,000 bbls/month
  • 20323, 3,325, BR, Midnight Run 11-1MBH, Union Center, Bakken, t12/11; cum 158K 1/13;
  • 20324, 1,963, BR, Midnight Run 21-1TFH, Union Center, Bakken, t12/11; F; cum 82K 1/13;
  • 20325, 2,846, BR, Midnight Run 21-1MBH, Union Center, Bakken, t12/11; F; cum 133K 1/13;
  • 20326, 2,083, BR, Midnight Run 31-1TFH, Union Center, t11/11; F; cum 116K 1/13;
  • 20327, 2,443, BR, Midnight Run 41-1TFH, Union Center, t12/11; F; cum 89K 10/12; this well is off-line a lot; no real production since October, 2012;
  • 22675, 2,640, BR, Midnight Run 11-1TFH, Union Center, t10/12; F; cum 40K 1/13;
  • 24537, conf, BR, Midnight Horse 11-1MBH-ULW, [added March 8, 2013]
The Banks oil field recently reported a great Statoil/BEXP well.

Newfield recently reported a short lateral with an IP of 3,721.