The Market And Energy Page, T+29 -- March 29, 2018

Correction: earlier this week I wrote that we would know on Friday, 10:30 a.m. Central Time whether the market's surge on Monday was a dead cat bounce. The market is closed Friday. We will know today at the close whether Monday was a dead cat bounce:

• if the market closes on a negative note, clearly Monday was a dead cat bounce
• if the market closes less than 150 points up, Monday was likely a dead cat bounce
• if the market closes between 151 points and 250 points up, Monday was NOT likely a dead cat bounce
• if the market closes up more than 251 points today, Monday was clearly not a dead cat bounce [Later, the Dow closed UP 255 points -- which I would argue is a somewhat ambivalent response]

TSLA: On the last trading day of the quarter, and on a day the market is marginally higher, TSLA? Down another 3%; down almost $8. Could drop below $250/share. Did I hear someone say "ouch"? [Later, TSLA closed up over 3%; over $8/share.] [After market close and just ahead of a 3-day weekend Tesla announces a recall of 123,000 Model S cars over faulty steering component: the timing of the announcement is incredibly interesting. This has to leave a lot of TSLA "investors" a bit nervous -- buying TSLA at the close (when shares were moving up) and now not knowing what the recall will mean to TSLA when the market opens again -- a long, long three days from now.]

 The above posted at 7:14 p.m. Central Time, March 29, 2018.

Disclaimer: this is not an investment site. Do not make any investment, financial, job, travel, or relationship decisions based on what you read here or what you think you may have read here. However, having said that, Grapevine, TX, is a nice place to visit this time of the year. Or, actually, any time of the year.

Biggest problem for Tesla: no moat.

• at the high end: Jaguar + Waymo = I-Pace
• at the low end: Hyundai just announced its EV entry 

 Second biggest problem for Tesla: minimal experience with manufacturing automobiles

• Jaguar: long, long history
• Hyundai: long, long history

Best thing going for Tesla: faith.

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Port Of North Dakota

Minot Daily News provides update.

• the railhead / terminal / transloading facility leases land from the city of Minot
• the port has not paid its lease in some time; the port has defaulted on many loans
• the city has taken steps to terminate the lease with the port
• the port has until April 30, 2018, to sort this out
• port leases about 135 acres from the city of Minot
• the city has capitalized about $1 million in rail and other infrastructure at the port 

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Frack Sand

Look at that amount of sand Enerplus used on this frack, reported today, almost 20 million lbs:

• 33486, 1,667, Enerplus, Crane 150-94-33C-28H, Spotted Horn, 40 stages; 19.3 million lbs, mesh; t10/17; cum 184K 1/18; 

See results of other wells that came off confidential list this week at this post.

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Bakken Economy

Pronghorn And Tyler Re-Examined, Updated -- GEO News -- July 28, 2017

The two links below will most likely result in a PDF opening on your desktop. Authors of the two articles, respectively: Timothy O. Nesheim and Julie A LeFever.

The Tyler, from GEO News, July, 2017. Review Of The 1st Unconventional Testing of the Prospective Tyler Formation, Southwestern North Dakota. This link will open a PDF on your desktop: https://www.dmr.nd.gov/ndgs/documents/newsletter/2017Summer/Review%20of%20the%201st%20unconventional%20testing%20of%20the%20prospective%20Tyler%20Formation.pdf

The Pronghorn, from GEO News, July 20, 2017. Ichnology Applied to the Pronghorn Member, Bakken Formation (Mississippian-Devonian). This link will open a PDF on your desktop: https://www.dmr.nd.gov/ndgs/documents/newsletter/2017Summer/Ichnology%20Applied%20to%20the%20Pronghorn%20Member%20Bakken%20Formation.pdf

I'll come back to these later, but there is a "bombshell" with regard to the Tyler ... at least from my perspective. 

Random Update On Whiting Program Northwest Of Belfield -- May 30, 2017

Updates

August 1, 2018: reader asked question about drilling unit for #32301, see comments. Screenshot of permit application:

July 31, 2018: production data updated below.  Graphic as this area appears today:

June 23, 2018:  see update here. 

Original Post

This was done quickly. There are likely to be errors, typographical and factual. I will come back to this later and correct errors if anyone spots errors or if other corrections need to be made. In addition, if anyone has additional information on this area, I'm sure there will be readers that will be interested. I have no mineral rights and have no specific interest in this area more than any other area in the Bakken.

Whiting has proposed three new pads in this area northwest of Belfield:

In addition, I will update the various wells that are already producing. "Open circles" on the NDIC map indicate that at this point permits have been let, but the wells are not yet on confidential list nor has any drilling begun.

From a Whiting presentation (I should have included a marker on Belfield; Belfield is located just below the "date box" in the screenshot below; about 4 miles SSE of Smith 34-12TFH):

NDIC map screenshot today:

The nearest rig in the area is to the east, in Bell oil field, and according to NDIC, it is "undetermined" where this rig will go next.

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The Wells In The Graphic Above

Note: see first comment below -- #32288 (Smith Federal 34-12-2PH, SESE 12-140-100) is being drilled (June 7, 2017) that was not added to the GIS map in section 12. Just like 41-15PHU and 44-10PHU are not on the map, but will be drilled. I wonder how that happens? How some are left off the map? And as I had hoped, they went from Bell to Park. Also, I hope someday they do refrack, would be interesting to see what happens.

24159, 1,195, Whiting, Pronghorn Federal 14-10PH, Park, t2/15; cum 132K 5/18; typical decline rate;
24158, 954, Whiting, Pronghorn Federal 11-15PH, Park, t2/15; cum 121K 5/18; typical decline rate;
24157, 1,179, Whiting, Pronghorn Federal 21-15PH, Park, t2/15; cum 132K 5/18; typical decline rate;

24160, 863, Whiting, Pronghorn Federal 34-10PH, Park, t7/13; cum 83K 5/18; not a particularly good well; will be interesting what neighboring fracks do; if re-fracked;
24161, 716, Whiting, Pronghorn Federal 41-15PH, Park, t7/13; cum 84K 5/18; not a particularly good well; will be interesting what neighboring fracks do; if re-fracked;
24162, 1,327, Whiting, Pronghorn Federal 44-10PH, Park, t7/13; cum 82K 5/18; not a particularly good well; will be interesting what neighboring fracks do; if re-fracked;

24821, 1,236, Whiting, Pronghorn Federal 14-11PH, Park, t7/14; cum 114K 5/18; a "so-so well'; will be interesting what neighboring fracks do; if re-fracked;
24541, 1,113, Whiting, Pronghorn Federal 24-14 Cl PH, Park, t7/14; cum 108K 5/18; a "so-so well'; will be interesting what neighboring fracks do; if re-fracked;
24542, 1,176, Whiting, Pronghorn Federal 11-14PH, Park, t7/14; cum 109K 5/18; a "so-so well'; will be interesting what neighboring fracks do; if re-fracked;
20404, 1,606, Whiting, Pronghorn Federal 21-14TFH, Park, t10/11;  cum 164K 5/18; will be interesting what neighboring fracks do; if re-fracked;

20131, 1,343, Whiting, Pronghorn Federal 34-11TFH, Park, t10/11; cum 170K 5/18; typical decline rate
24830, 2,542, Whiting, Pronghorn Federal 44-11PH, Park, t7/14; cum 241K 5/18; typical decline rate; but expect a better well than this;

32300, loc, Whiting, Pronghorn Federal 44-11PHU, Park,
32301, drl, Whiting, Pronghorn Federal 44-14PHU, Park, noted to be on drl status 5/18;

27691, 2,683, Whiting, Pronghorn Federal 34-11TFH, Park, t11/14; cum 317K 5/18; a nice well; typical decline rate; 
27692, 2,873, Whiting, Pronghorn Federal 14-12H, Park, t11/14; cum 374K 5/18; a nice well; typical decline rate; 
20504, 2,696, Whiting, Pronghorn Federal 21-13TFH, Park, t12/11; cum 284K 5/18; a nice well; typical decline rate; 

31779, SI/NC, Whiting, Pronghorn Federal 21-13-2PH, Park,
31780, SI/NC, Whiting, Pronghorn Federal 31-13PH, Park,
31781, SI/NC, Whiting, Pronghorn Federal 24-12PH, Park,


20526, 2.446, Whiting, Smith 34-12TFH, Park, t9/11; cum 378K 5/18; a nice well; typical decline rate; 

Whiting Has a New Corporate Presentation

The presentation includes a "new" slide: the sweet spots in the Bakken, slide 18.

In one sense, the "Bakken sweet spot" slide doesn't provide anything we didn't already know: some spots are better than others. But in another sense, I am somewhat surprised: there are a lot more sweet spots than I would have thought. A lot more. But they are discreet, which again, in a continuous reservoir, is counter-intuitive.

The presentation includes Sanish Field area gathering system and Robinson Lake gas plant -- slide 21.

The presentation includes Pronghorn Field area gathering system and Belfield gas plant -- slide 22: note -- Whiting is calling their Pronghorn Prospect the "Pronghorn Field" which has been noted earlier. NDIC will address this nomenclature, if I recall correctly. There is an NDIC-designated Pronghorn oil field near Alexander/Watford City, in McKenzie County.

The proposed pipeline parallel to and well south of I-94 is of special interest. This is where Chesapeake controls a lot of acreage.

Slide 23 shows up to 1.292 million bbls of takeaway capacity by the end of 2013. Whiting suggests we have 1.102 million bbls of takeaway capacity by the end of 2012. Currently, "we" have 690,000 bbls takeaway capacity.

Reminder: The NDIC Oil Fields Inside Whiting's Pronghorn Prospect

For newbies: think of Whiting's Pronghorn Prospect as the company's "new Sanish" in the southwest. The prospect is located on either side of the interstate between Dickinson and Belfield.

The Pronghorn Sand is a formation which is between the middle Bakken and the Three Forks formations.

I assume the oil journals have articles on the Pronghorn Sand. If Ifind any articles, I will link them.

Whiting's most recent corporate presentation says they are targeting the Pronghorn Sand in their Pronghorn Prospect (not mentioning the Three Forks), but yet a number of Pronhhorn Prospect wells were said to have targeted the Three Forks.  Because I am not a geologist, I won't add my thoughts.

Whiting now designates middle Bakken wells with a simple "H"; the Three Forks wells with "TFH"; and, Pronghorn Sand wells are designated with a "PH."

These are the oil fields inside Whiting's Pronghorn Prospect (my best guess; will be updated as new information flows), but consider the area between Dickinson and Belfield, especially north of the interstate as the area of the Pronghorn Prospect:

Pronghorn Prospect, north of I-94, between Dickinson and Belfield

• Whiskey Joe -- nw of Park, Park west of Bell
• Bell -- north of Belfield
• Park -- east of Bell
• North Creek -- between Bell and New Hradec
• New Hradec -- east of Bell, ne of Zenith
• Dutch Henry Butte -- east of New Hradec
• Green River -- east of Belfield, north of Zenith, north of I-94; west of Dickinson

Pronghorn Prospect, south of I-94, west of Dickinson

• South Heart -- south of Dutch Henry Butte -- south of I-94; west of Dickinson
• Zenith -- south of Bell, east of Belfield; west of South Heart; south of I-94; west of Dickinson
• Gaylord -- south of Belfield; south of the interstate; west of Zenith
• Fryburg -- sw of  Belfield; west of Gaylord
• Davis Creek -- sw of Belfield; south of Fryburg; southwest of Gaylord oil field

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A Note For and About the Granddaughters

In 2004 I began an aggressive reading program. I had not read for pleasure since college but in 2004, near the end of my Air Force career, when I thought I was done with traveling, I was sent overseas to a remote air base.

The commander set me up in a very nice room on base and the first thing I did to combat the loneliness was to start reading. I remember the commander walking into my room shortly after I had arrived; he was shocked to see a stack of books about four feet high. On the weekends I walked many, many miles in the countryside, but during the week I read books in the evening for pleasure.

That aggressive reading program has continued. You can see a small part of my library at one of my other blogs. I go through different phases. I went through a Virginia Woolf phase, and then an Anaïs Nin phase, a James Joyce phase, and eventually an Ernest Hemingway phase. I had never appreciated Hemingway; in fact, I don't ever recall reading anything of his until recently. Of all the biographies involving Hemingway, the one I enjoyed the most was the one written by his third wife, Martha Gellhorn. I am thrilled to see that someone else was intrigued by the relationship and has produced a movie, Hemingway and Gellhorn, to be shown on HBO sometime later this month. We don't 'get" HBO and I won't see the movie when it first comes out (if I ever see it) but that's fine. I have my own "myth" of those two and don't want to have a movie disrupt/distort it.

I am thrilled that the older granddaughter, age 8, is a voracious reader and retains "everything" she reads. The five-year-old is just beginning to read and one gets the feeling she will pick up reading even more quickly than the first one did and become just as much a reader. We all spend a lot of time reading together, and as they get older, the group reading becomes even more enjoyable.

Whiting's Pronghorn Sand Could Be Best Payzone in the Bakken -- The Williston Basin, North Dakota, USA

Link here to Mike Filloon.

In February of this year [2012], Whiting started identifying the Pronghorn Sands in its Lewis and Clark and Pronghorn prospects. Initially I had wondered why Whiting had changed the name of the pay zone. The reason is clear now, as the Pronghorn has a much different geology. Whiting's Lewis and Clark Prospect was once thought of as a lesser portion of the play as the middle Bakken thins and is not economic. Whiting, Continental, Occidental, Fidelity, and Chesapeake all have rigs in this area, and believe the Pronghorn could deliver very good returns.

For those who have been following this blog on a regular basis, you are very, very aware of the excitement surrounding Whiting's Lewis & Clark prospect and Whiting's Pronghorn prospect in southwestern North Dakota.

This is a huge story.

I am thrilled to see Mike post an article on the Pronghorn Sand. I do believe I was the first to start blogging on this formation and Whiting's activity on a regular basis. See links at sidebar at the right and labels/tags at the bottom of the blog.

For newbies, this is my world view of the progression of the Bakken boom in North Dakota:

• EOG in Parshall oil field
• Whiting in Sanish oil field, just to the west of the Parshall oil field
• KOG in the reservation; Senator Dorgan instrumental in removing some federal red tape
• BEXP northwest of Williston
• Whiting "testing the waters" in southwest North Dakota with Lewis & Clark prospect
• Oasis, multiple others to northeast McKenzie (current)
• Pronghorn Sand noted by Whiting; and Pronghorn prospect around Belfield (current) 

Some of the highest bonuses ever paid for Williston Basin acreage was paid in the Belfield area about a year ago. At that time, there was no mention of the Pronghorn Sand that I am aware of, though there was talk of the Tyler/Heath formation. It would be interesting to know when Whiting realized what they had in the Belfield area.

Wow, Even For Well-Seasoned Bakken Observers, This Is Exciting

Updates

August 8, 2012: 

• 20079, 2,760, Whiting, Obrigewitch 21-16TFH, Bell, t2/12; cum 117K 6/12;

Original Post

We are starting to see some clarity with regard to the TFS in southwest North Dakota. From this post earlier:

• 20828, DRL, Whiting, Frank 34-7TFH; Bell; 27K in January; 33K in February; 30K in March, 2012; no IP reported yet;
• 20893, 2,805, Whiting, Mastel 41-18TFH, Bell,  tested11/11; cum 117K 3/12; 30 stages; 2 million lbs;
• 21018, conf, Whiting, Obrigewitch 11-17TFH, Bell; 24K in December, 2011; 21K in January, 2011; 18K in February; 16K in March, 2012; no IP reported yet;
• 21527, DRL, Whiting, Buresh 34-10TFH, Dutch Henry Butte; 21K in February, 2012; 11K in March; no IP reported yet;
• 19623, 1,075, Whiting, Obrigewitch 21-17TFH; 138K, Bell, 7 stages, 7,000 lbs (no typo); s11/10; t4/11; cum 162K 3/12; F

These are huge wells. Then add this one to the mix:

• 19444, 3,106, Whiting, Hecker 21-18TFH, Stark County; 2.4 million lbs, all sand; t3/11; cum 210K 3/12; 

Where are these wells? Go the NDIC GIS map server and search for any of these wells.

The Hecker well (#19444) and the Obrigewitch well (#19623) are book ends for seven Whiting wells all on a line running west to east targeting the Three Forks twenty miles northwest of Dickinson.

Hecker (#19444) is the farthest west, and has produced more than 200,000 bbls in the first year.

Then we have four wells (#20828, 20893, 22167, and 21018) all on confidential list.

Then #22372, a Whiting Frank well, is on DRL status.

And then the bookend on the east: the Obrigewitch well (#19623) which has produced more than 160,000 bbls in less than a year. According to the NDIC it is still flowing (no pump) but it has been suggested by others that operators often delay getting this information to the NDIC (in other words, there may be a pump on this well), though the production history suggests there has been no down-time for a pump to be installed, unless possibly during the six days in December when the well was taken off-line.

East of these wells, on the same line:

• 20795, rig on site, Whiting, 3 J Trust 34-8PH, Bell field,
• 22864, loc, Whiting, Obrigewitch 41-17PH, Bell field,
• 22865, loc, Whiting, 3 J Trust 44-8PH, Bell field,
• 20079, 2,760, Whiting, Obrigewitch 21-16TFH, Bell, t2/12; cum 117K 6/12; 
• 22285, rig on site, Whiting, Buckman 44-9PH, Bell field,
• 22286, loc, Whiting, Buckman 34-9PH, Bell field,
• 22287, loc, Whiting, Obrigewitch 41-16PH, Bell field, 

Farther east, one section over:

• 19891, DRL, Whiting, Cymbaluk 21-15PH, Bell field,
• 22283, DRL, Whiting, Cymbaluk 11-15PH, Bell field, 

I have to quit here, but this line of wells just keeps going to the east. These wells are just a few miles north of Belfield.

It certainly looks like Watford City and Dickinson are sitting in the sweet spot of two different formations (the Bakken formations and the Three Forks formations).

Dickinson Studying the Effects of the Boom -- The Bakken, North Dakota, USA

 A Whiting well with 210,000 bbls in one year in the Dickinson area

Updates

June 25, 2012: Wow, these are some good wells; I have been following this area for quite some time. This is a string of wells, running west to east, north of Dickinson area, in the Park and Bell oil fields (some of these wells are reported elsewhere, also).

• 20404, 1,606, Whiting, Pronghorn Federal 21-14TFH, Park, t10/11; cum 52K 4/12;
• 20131, 1,343, Whiting, Pronghorn Federal 34-11TFH, Park, t10/11; cum 50K 4/12;
• 20504, 2,696, Whiting, Pronghorn Federal 21-13TFH, Park, t12/11; cum 79K 4/12;
• 20526, 2,446, Whiting, Smith 34-12TFH, Park, t9/11; Park; cum 132K 4/12;
• 19444, 3,106, Whiting, Hecker 21-18TFH, Bell, cum 210K 4/12; 
• 20828, DRL, Whiting, Frank 34-7TFH; Bell; 27K in January; 33K in February; 30K in March; 19K in April; no IP reported yet;
• 20893, 2,805, Whiting, Mastel 41-18TFH, Bell,  t11/11; cum 135K 4/12; 30 stages; 2 million lbs; 
• 22167, conf, Whiting, Frank 44-7PH, Bell; 18K in Apr 2012; no IP reported yet
• 21018, 1,517, Whiting, Obrigewitch 11-17TFH, Bell; t12/11; cum 93K 4/12; 24K in December, 2011; 21K in January, 2011; 18K in February; 16K in March, 2012; 
• 22372, drl, Whiting 3J Trust 24-8PH, Bell, s4/12;
• 19623, 1,075, Whiting, Obrigewitch 21-17TFH; 138K, Bell, 7 stages, 7,000 lbs (no typo); s11/10; t4/11; cum 169K 4/12; F
• 20795, drl, Whiting, 3 J Trust 34-8PH, Bell,
• 22864, loc, Whiting, Buckman 34-9PH, Bell,
• 22865, drl, Whiting, 3 J Trust 44-8PH, Bell,
• 20079, 2,760, Whiting, Obrigewitch 21-16TFH, Bell, t2/12; cum 117K 6/12; 
• 22285, drl, Whiting, Buckman 44-9H, Bell,
• 22287, drl, Whiting, Obrigewitch 41-16PH, Bell,
• 19891, conf, Whiting, Cymbaluk 21-15PH, Bell,
• 22283, conf, Whiting, Cymbaluk 11-15PH, Bell,
• 22094, drl, Whiting, Lydia 41-14PH, Bell,
• 21655, drl, Whiting, Solberg 34-11PH, Bell,
• 22594, drl, Whiting, Solberg 44-11PH, Bell,
• 18837, 1,780, Whiting, Kubas 11-13TFH, Bell, t9/10; cum 97K 4/12;
• 22169, conf, Whiting, Solberg 14-12PH, Bell,
• 21895, conf, Whiting, Kubas 34-12PH, Bell, 7K (Mar); 2K (Apr)
• 20695, conf, Whiting, Solberg 34-12TFH, Bell, 6K (Mar); 3K (Apr)
• several more
  
• 21527, DRL, Whiting, Buresh 34-10TFH, Dutch Henry Butte; 21K in February, 2012; 11K in March; 8K in April; no IP reported yet;

Original Post

Link here.

It's a fairly long article on the oil boom in the Dickinson area, southwest North Dakota. Much of the article has to do with the issue of housing.

This is my favorite line from the article:

"It will take more than a couple of months to catch up to the housing demand."

Williston has been at the center of the boom for five years now, and a housing shortage persists despite record amount of home building and temporary housing having been added. So, yes, I expect it will take "more than a couple of months" to catch up on the housing demand in Dickinson. The tea leaves tell me the boom is yet to take off in the Dickinson area.

We are only starting to see examples of the wells that will be reported in the Dickinson area such as the one reported yesterday:

• 20672, 2,499, Whiting, DRS Federal 24-24TFH, Park oil field; t11/11; cum 65K 3/12.

Park oil field is about 20 miles due west of Dickinson on I-94. 

Here's another one, in Bell oil field, just east of Park oil field:

• 19444, 3,106, Whiting, Hecker 21-18TFH, Stark County; 2.4 million lbs, all sand; t3/11; cum 210K 3/12;

We've yet to see if the TFS will stand the test of time, but early indications are: the TFS will live up to its hype in some areas of North Dakota -- and it looks like it may center around Dickinson. Yes, I would say that it will take more than a couple of months to catch up with the housing demand.

I have updated permits in Stark County.

Note the incredible number of Whiting wells on DRL status, and then look at these incredible wells that have not yet reported an IP. My understanding was that IPs need to be reported within 30 days of the end of the month in which the well was completed/fracked/tested:

• 20828, DRL, Whiting, Frank 34-7TFH; Bell; 27K in January; 33K in February; 30K in March, 2012; no IP reported yet;
• 20893, 2,805, Whiting, Mastel 41-18TFH, Bell,  t11/11; cum 117K 3/12; 30 stages; 2 million lbs; 
• 21018, 1,517, Whiting, Obrigewitch 11-17TFH, Bell; t12/11; cum 93K 4/12; ; 24K in December, 2011; 21K in January, 2011; 18K in February; 16K in March, 2012;
• 21527, DRL, Whiting, Buresh 34-10TFH, Dutch Henry Butte; 21K in February, 2012; 11K in March; 8K in April; no IP reported yet;
• 19623, 1,075, Whiting, Obrigewitch 21-17TFH; 138K, Bell, 7 stages, 7,000 lbs (no typo); s11/10; t4/11; cum 162K 3/12; F

It looks like the Obrigewitch and the Frank wells will be quite interesting [posted before the IPs were known].

Update on Stark County Permits, 2009 -- 2014 -- The Williston Basin, North Dakota, USA

Preliminary data; additional data and analysis at a later date.

2014
29705, conf-->dry, Armstrong Operating, Dickinson City1-16, wildcat,
29295, PNC, Whiting,
29301, loc-->EXP, Whiting,
29296, PNC, Whiting,
29295, PNC, Whiting,
29280, dry, MBI,
29179, PNC, Whiting,
29152, PNC, Whiting,
29149, PNC, Whiting,
29086, 1,607, Whiting, Cymbaluk ... cum 239K 1/22;
28987, 1,129, CLR, Debrecen ... cum 160K 1/22;
28853, PNC, Petro-Hunt / Emerald Oil,
28852, PNC, Petro-Hunt / Emerald Oil,
28811, Al/A, Kaiser-Francis / Fidelity, Steffan 1-12H, t--; cum 180K 1/22; Zenith,
28810, AL/A, Kaiser-Franis / Fidelity, Dorothy 1-12H, Zenith
28809, AL/A, Kaiser-Franis / Fidelity, Henry 1-12H, Zenith,
28799, PNC, Whiting, Bell, t1/15; cum 366K 1/122
28674, 963, Whiting,
28673, Whiting,
28669, Whiting,
28613, CLR,
28504, Emerald,
28503, Emerald,
28455, CLR,
28292, Whiting,
28291, Whiting,
28277, Emerald,
28276, Emerald,
28213, Fidelity,
27994, drl, Armstrong,
27947, conf, Whiting, Bock Federal 44-7PH, Bel, producing,
27903, conf, Emerald, Lloyd Christmas 1-4-9H, Heart River, producing,
27902, conf, Emerald, Lloyd Christmas 2-4-9H, Heart River, producing,
27638, conf, Fidelity,
27570, PNC, Fidelity,
27569, PNC, Fidelity,
27427, conf, Whiting, Pavlish 41-30PH, South Heart, producing,
27426, conf, Whiting, Pavlish 11-30PH, South Heart, producing,
27424, conf, Whiting, Talkington Federal 41-25PH, Park, producing, 
27401, Fidelity,
27400, Fidelity,
27399, PNC, Fidelity, Wallace 1-12H, New Hradec,
27394, A, Fidelity, Barnhart1 20-17H, t--; cum 238K 8/23;
27393, conf, Fidelity, Barnhart2 20-17H, no production data, 
27392, conf, Fidelity, Barnart3 20-17H, Heart River, producing,

Permits issued in 2013 (list is complete):
27260, conf, Whiting, Dolyniuk 11-25PH, Zenith, producing,
27259, conf, Whiting, Dolyniuk 21-25PH, Zenith, producing,
27258, conf, Whiting, Dolyniuk 41-25PH, Zenith, producing,
26590, loc, Fidelity,
26447, 383, Fidelity, Mary P 19-20H, Dutch Henry Butte, t4/14; cum 29K 8/14;
26418, 572, Fidelity, Ben 19-20H, Dutch Henry Butte, t3/14; cum 45K 8/14;
26413, conf, Whiting, Kubas 44-7PH, North Creek, producing,
26317, conf, Whiting, Ridl Federal 41-12PH, Zenith, producing,
26316, conf, Whiting, Ridl Federal 44-12PH, Zenith, producing,
26292, 1,256, Whiting, Newton 44-4PH, Bell, t4/14; cum 44K 8/14;
26291, 1,645, Whiting, Newton 41-4PH, Bell, t4/14; cum 67K 8/14;
26290, 1,615, Whiting, Newton Federal 42-2PH, Bell, t4/14; cum 50K 8/14;
26166, PNC, Whiting,
26165, PNC, Whiting,
26161, conf, Whiting, Kadrmas Federal 44-11PH, Zenith, producing,
26160, conf, Whiting, Kadrmas Federal 34-11PH, Zenith, producing,
26159, conf, Whiting, Kadrmas Federal 14-11PH, Zenith, producing,
25997, conf, Whiting, Froelich 41-13PH, Zenith, producing,
25996, conf, Whiting, Froelich 11-13PH, Zenith, producing,
25834, 750, Fidelity, Dacker 21-16h, Heart River, t5/14; cum 41K 8/14;
25833, 457, Fidelity, Weiler 21-16H, Heart River, t5/14; cum 34K 8/14;
25782, 150, Fidelity, Justine 25-36H, Green River, t1/14; cum 40K 8/14;
25759, 1,112, Whiting, Marsh 44-18PH, Marsh 44-18PH, Dutch Henry Butte, t10/13; cum 74K 8/14;
25758, 1,732, Whiting, Marsh 14-18PH, Dutch Henry Butte, t10/13; cum 90K 8/14;
25729, 570, Fidelity, Cindy 14-34H, t9/13; cum 60K 8/14;
25626, 1,089, CLR, Amy 2-5H1, Dutch Henry Butte, Three Forks, t1/14; cum 59K 8/14;
25591, 661, Whiting,Kostelecky 11-28PH, t10/13; cum 57K 8/14;
25590, 779, Whiting, Kostelecky 41-28PH, t10/13; cum 46K 8/14;
25589, dry, Whiting, Kostelecky 21-28PH, comp 11/13;
25471, 1,236, Whiting, Privratsky 24-22PH, Bell, t9/13; cum 57K 8/14;
25470, 1,144, Whiting, Privratsky 14-22PH, Bell, t9/13; cum 59K 8/14;
25469, 2,271, Whiting, Privratsky 41-27PH, Zenith, t3/14; cum 97K 8/14;
25468, 1,920, Whiting, Privratsky 21-27PH, Zenith, t3/14;cum 93K 8/14;
25467, 1,821, Whiting, Privratsky 11-27PH, Zenith, t3/14; cum 72K 8/14;
25454, 1,614, Whiting, Obrigewitch 11-29PH, Bell, t9/13; cum 84K 8/14;
25453, 2,027, Whiting, Obrigewitch 21-29PH, Bell, t9/13; cum 99K 8/14;
25452, 1,171, Whiting, Obrigewitch 41-29PH, Bell, t9/13; cum 84K 8/14;
25391, 1,263, Whiting, Kessel 11-26PH, Zenith, t12/13; cum 76K 8/14;
25390, 1,117, Whiting, Kessel 21-26PH, Zenith, t12/13; cum 61K 8/14;
25389, 887, Whiting, Kessel 41-26PH, Zenith, t12/13; cum 62K 8/14;
25376, 526, Fidelity, Kubas 12-1H, New Hradec, t8/13; cum 58K 8/14;
25194, loc, Fidelity,
25193, loc, Fidelity,
25130, loc, Fidelity,
25129, loc, Fidelity,
25128, loc, Fidelity,
25098, loc, Fidelity,
25097, loc, Fidelity,
25021, 518, Fidelity, Rudy 5-8H, t7/13; cum 76K 8/14;
24990, 1,117, Fidelity, Doloris 14-23H, Dickinson, t10/13; cum 58K 8/14;
24989, A, Fidelity, Allan 14-23H, Dickinson, no IP; cum 50K 8/14;
24915, loc, Fidelity,
24914, EXP, Kaiser-Francis Oil/Fidelity,
24872, 976, Whiting, Kadrmas Federal 14-10PH, t3/14; cum 44K 8/14;
24871, 984, Whiting, Kadrmas Federal 44-10PH, t3/14; cum 37K 8/14;
24860, 1,679, Whiting, Dietz 13-7PH, t7/13; cum 64K 8/14;
24859, 1,210, Whiting, Dietz 34-7PH, t7/13; cum 72K 8/14;
24721, 985, Whiting,Kostelecky 31-29PH, t4/13; cum 89K 8/14;

Note two things:

a) started seeing "PH" wells in 2011 (Pronghorn Sand)
b) in some fields, targeting both the TF and the Pronghorn Sand -- huge

Permits issued in 2012:   (list is complete)

• 24663, 377, Whiting,  Zalesky 14-8PH, t12/13; cum 23K 8/14;
• 24662, 1,010, Whiting, Zalesky 11-17PH, North Creek, t10/13; cum 31K 3/14;
• 24661, 928, Whiting, Zalesky 21-17PH, North Creek, t10/13; cum 33K 3/14;
• 24617, 284, Whiting, Mischel 34-8PH, t7/13; cum 17K 2/14;
• 24575, 980, Whiting, Pavlish 31-30PH, South Heart, t5/13; cum 71K 3/14;
• 24554, dry, Great Plains, Wolf 42-21, Lodgepole well,
• 24496, 790, Whiting, Koppinger 31-13PH, t2/13; cum 65K 2/14;
• 24032, 744, Fidelity, Mularchek 6-7H, t4/13; cum 81K 2/14;
• 24031, 2,181, Whiting, Marsh 34-18PH, Dutch Henry Butte, t12/12; cum 147K 3/14;
• 24030, 654, Fidelity, Larry 41-7H, t3/13; cum 79K 8/14;
• 24025, PNC, Hess, RC-Lona-140-95-2932H-1,
• 24021, 550, Whiting, Tomchuk 11-30PH, Green River, t1/13; cum 51K 3/14;
• 23961, 1,301, Whiting, Havelka 44-17PH, Dutch Henry Butte, t4/13; cum 79K 3/14;
• 23960, 1,864, Whiting, Havelka 34-17PH, Dutch Henry Butte, t4/13; cum 106K 3/14;
• 23959, 1,642, Whiting, Havelka 14-17PH, Dutch Henry Butte, t4/13; cum 85K 3/14;
• 23892, loc, Fidelity, Lehigh/wildcat
• 23880, 1,122, Fidelity, Norken 17-20H, t12/13; cum 93K 8/14;
• 23789, loc, Fidelity,
• 23771, 193, Hess, RC-SV1HL 140-95-0706H-1, Davis, t3/13; cum 36K 2/14;
• 23733, PNC, Fidelity,
• 23727, 581, Fidelity, Peaceful Valley 13-24H, t3/13; cum 64K 3/14;
• 23712, 780, Fidelity, BMP 19-20H, Dutch Henry Butte, t4/13; cum 51K 3/14;
• 23710, 348, Whiting, Richard 31-15PH, Zenith, t2/13; cum 26K 3/14;
• 23700, 700, Fidelity, Albert 14-23H, Dickinson, t3/13; cum 88K 2/14;
• 23695, drl-->conf, Fidelity,
• 23653, 745, Whiting, Marsh 14-9PH, Dutch Henry Butte, t4/13; cum 73K 3/14;
• 23652, 932, Whiting, Wagner Farms 11-16PH, Dutch Henry Butte, t6/13; cum 60K 2/14;
• 23641, 1,153, Whiting, Buresh 41-15PH, Dutch Henry Butte, t2/13; cum 82K 2/14;
• 23640, 883, Whiting, Buresh 44-10PH, Dutch Henry Butte, t2/13; cum 60K 2/14;
• 23635, 256, Whiting, Perzinski Family Trust 34-19PH, Heart River, t12/12; cum 45K 2/14;
• 23616, 964, Fidelity, Bauer 25-36H, t12/12; cum 89K 2/14;
• 23579, 1,897, Whiting, Havelka 14-10PH, t2/13; cum 115K 2/14;
• 23577, 1,192, Whiting, Havelka 21-15PH, Dickinson, t2/13; cum 109K 2/14;
• 23576, 2,061, Whiting, Havelka 11-15PH, Dickinson, t2/13; cum 90K 2/14;
• 23510, 269, Whiting, Brueni 11-28PH, Green River, t11/12; cum 32K 2/14;
• 23503, 204, Whiting, Brueni 11-16PH, New Hradec, t12/12; cum 37K 2/14;
• 23468, 1,244, Whiting, Obrigewitch 11-16PH, Bell, t12/12; cum 105K 2/14;
• 23467, 1,132, Whiting, Buckman 14-9PH, Bell, t12/12; cum 113K 2/14;
• 23436, 597, Whiting, Marsh 41-16PH, Dutch Henry Butte, t6/13; cum 42K 2/14;
• 23435, 1,267, Whiting, Marsh 44-9PH, Dutch Henry Butte, t2/13; cum 82K 2/14;
• 23420, 1,861, Whiting, Frank 14-7PH, Bell, t11/12; cum 198K 2/14;
• 23419, 1,556, Whiting, Hecker 11-18PH, Bell, t11/12; cum 174K 2/14;
• 23396, 314, Fidelity, Schmidt 11-2H, Dutch Henry Butte, t3/13; cum 58K 2/14;
• 23273, 426, Whiting, Froehlich 34-9PH, Bell, t9/12; cum 45K 2/14;
• 23239, PNC, Whiting, Prairie Rose 34-11PH, Heart River,
• 23222, 253, Fidelity, Pavel 14-23H, Zenith, t6/13; cum 36K 2/14;
• 23214, 784, Whiting, Froehlich 21-13PH, Zenith, t2/13; cum 55K 2/14;
• 23186, PNC, Whiting, Tomchuk 21-17PH, North Creek,
• 23185, loc, Fidelity, Ehrmantraut 7-6H, Dickinson,
• 23179, 754, Fidelity, Pavlish19-20H, Dutch Henry Butte, t9/12; cum 84K 2/14;
• 23172, 812, Fidelity, Kudrna 5-8H, Heart River, t9/12; cum 130K 2/14;
• 23171, PNC, OXY USA, Tomahawk 1-28-33H-141-93, wildcat,
• 23032, 294, Whiting, Mann 11-18PH, North Creek, t3/13; cum 34K 2/14;
• 23031, 178, Whiting, Kubas 14-7PH, North Creek, t4/13; cum 22K 2/14;
• 22959, 325, Whiting, Schwartz 14-2H, Dutch Henry Butte, t8/12; cum 48K 2/14;
• 22955, 821, Whiting, Talkington 11-30PH, Bell, t8/12; cum 92K 2/14;
• 22954, 622, Whiting, Dietz 11-18PH, Gaylord, t7/13; cum 23K 2/14;
• 22950, 1,494, Whiting, Solberg 14-11PH, Bell, t9/12; cum 90K 2/14;
• 22949, 993, Whiting, Lydia 11-14PH, Bell, t9/12; cum 98K 2/14;
• 22865, 2,312, Whiting, 3 J Trust 44-8PH, Bell, t11/12; cum 136K 2/14;
• 22864, 1,890, Whiting, Obrigewitch 41-17PH, Bell,  t11/12; cum 140K 2/14;
• 22825, 635, Whiting, Kubas 12-13PH, Bell, t7/12; cum 50K 2/14;
• 22774, 1,947, Whiting, Froehlich 41-28PH, Bell, t11/12; cum 120K 2/14;
• 22630, PNC, Chesapeake, Burwick 17-137-98 A 1H, wildcat
• 22594, 1,303, Whiting, Solberg 44-11PH, Bell, t7/2; cum 94K 2/14;
• 22667, IA/170, Fidelity, O Bach 29-32H, Green River, t10/12; cum 3K 2/14;
• 22373, 2,172, Whiting, Froehlich 11-28PH, Bell, t11/12; cum 117K 2/14;
• 22372, 1,775, Whiting, 3J Trust 24-8PH, Bell, t6/12; cum 186K 3/14;
• 22365, dry, Chimney Hondl 21-1, Sweep Oil, wildcat,  (note lack of "H" designation)
• 22326, 1,582, Whiting, Talkington 41-30PH, Bell, t5/12; cum 56K 9/12;
• 22287, 1,738, Obrigewitch 41-16PH, Bell, t11/12; cum 161K 3/14;
• 22286, 1,669, Whiting, Buckman 34-9PH, Bell, t9/12; cum122K 3/14;
• 22285, 1,329, Whiting, Buckman 44-9PH, Bell, t9/12; cum 92K 3/14;
• 22283, 1,493, Whiting, Cymbaluk 11-15PH, Bell, t6/12; cum 134K 3/14;
• 22282, 898, Whiting, Tomchuk 21-30PH, Green River, t7/12; cum 64K 3/14;
• 22250, PNC, Chesapeake, Raab 23-138-95 A 1H, wildcat,
• 22224, 971, Fidelity, Kuntz 25-36H, Green River, t5/12; cum 46K 9/12;
• 22223, AB, Madison/Three Forks; Chesapeake, Hutzenbiler 9-137-99 A 1H, wildcat, still in limbo 9/12;
• 22176, 1,261, Whiting, Marsh 34-9PH, Dutch Henry Butte, t5/12; cum 55K 9/12;

Permits issued in 2011:

• 20449, DRY, Whiting, Marsh 21-16TFH,  Dutch Henry Butte, 9/9/11: This is very, very strange; the NDIC scout ticket says this well was DRY, but GMXR reports an IP of 2,694 for this well.
• 20694, 227, Fidelity, Parker 29-32H, Green River, t3/12; cum 7K 5/12;
• 20695, 168, Whiting, Solberg 34-12TFH, Bell, t2/12; cum 25K 9/12;
• 20788, 254, Whiting, Zalesky 34-8PH, North Creek, t5/12; cum 11K 9/12;
• 20789, 987, Whiting, Kadrmas 34-10TFH, Zenith, t3/14; cum 48K 8/14;
• 20795, 1,895, Whiting, 3 J Trust 34-8PH, Bell, t6/12; cum 176K 3/14;
• 20796, 471, Whiting, Ridl 34-12TFH, Zenith, t1/12; cum  44K 9/12;
• 20821, PNC, Whiting, Kessel 21-26TFH, Zenith;
• 20828, 2,456, Whiting, Frank 34-7TFH; Bell; t1/12; cum 190K 9/12;
• 20831, 530, Whiting, Kubas 34-7PH, North Creek, t3/12; cum 22K 9/12;
• 20893, 2,805, Whiting, Mastel 41-18TFH, Bell,  t11/11; cum 202K 9/12; 30 stages; 2 million lbs; 
• 20894, conf, BR, South Hart 17-1H, Zenith
• 20911, LOC/PNC, Whiting, Kubas 41-13TFH, Bell
• 20912, 653, Whiting, Duletski 11-16TFH, Gaylord, t5/12; cum 19K 9/12;
• 20933, PNC, Fidelity, Gaylord
• 20960, 476, Whiting, Kessel 41-17TFH; Gaylord; t1/12; cum 33K 9/12;
• 21002, 384, GMXR, New Hradec, 14K; Three Forks, 15 stages, 2.8 million lbs
  
• 21018, 1,517, Whiting, Obrigewitch 11-17TFH, Bell; t12/11; cum 93K 4/12
• 21135, conf-->DRL, Chesapeake,  wildcat
• 21139, 0, Chesapeake, Zent 30-138095 A 1H, Wildcat; Zent 30-138-95 A 1H, Wildcat, Bakken/Three Forks; t12/11; cum 1,633 bbls (no typo) 4/12;
• 21143, 0, Chesapeake, Schoch 21-137-97 A 1H, Wildcat, t1211; cum 0 4/12;
• 21213, 240, GMXR, Frank 31-4-1H, New Hradec; t12/11; cum 18K 9/12; 
• 21214, conf, GMXR, Frank 31-4-2H, New Hradec
• 21235, natural gas well, BTA, Sharon 1, Wildcat, cum gas 2.9MMCF, 4/12;
• 21291, 782, Whiting, Froehlich 41-9TFH, Bell; t12/11; cum 65K 9/12;
• 21347, DRY, Wesco, Gruman 41-18, Eland; this will be  Lodgepole vertical;
• 21483, 2,503, Whiting, Marsh 21-16TFH-R; Dutch Henry Butte; another nice well; a re-entry; t11/11; cum 96K 9/12;
• 21527, 2,600, Whiting, Buresh 34-10TFH, Dutch Henry Butte; t2/12; cum 58K 6/12; 
• 21625, PNC, Whiting, Havelka 21-15TFH, Dickinson field, 
• 21655, 1,123, Whiting, Solberg 34-11PH, Bell, t7/12; cum 107K 8/14;
• 21673, AB/23, SM, Bogner 13-20H, Wildcat; t7/12; cum 2K
• 21681, DRY, Chesapeake, Kostenko 30-138-97 A 1H, Wildcat
• 21687, PNC, Chesapeake, Wildcat
• 21885, PA, Chesapeake, Wilcat
• 21892, LOC, Thunderbird Resources/GMXR, Frank 31-3-2H/New Hradec
• 21893, LOC, Thunderbird Resources/GMXR, Frank 31-3-1H/New Hradec
• 21895, 638, Whiting, Kubas 34-12PH, Bell; t2/12; cum 76K 3/12;
• 21958, 1,044, Whiting, Iver & Minnie 21-14PH, Zenith, t5/12; cum 73K 8/14;
• 21976, PNC, Chesapeake, Wildcat
• 21984, 288, Fidelity, New Hradec, t7/12; cum 64K 8/14;
• 21986, loc, Chesapeake, Wildcat
• 21987, exp, Chesapeake, Wildcat, Three Forks,
• 22002, 425, Whiting, Iver & Minnie 11-14PH; Three Forks; Zenith, t4/12; cum 52K 8/14;
• 22004, PNC, Chesapeake, Jilek 8-137-97 A 1H, Wildcat, Bakken/Three Forks,
• 22014, PNC, Chesapeake, Klemm 21-138-95 A 1H, Wildcat, Three Forks,
• 22047, 254, Fidelity, New Hradec, t7/12; cum 46K 8/14;
• 22060, 621, Whiting, Zalesky 31-18PH, North Creek; t4/12;cum 65K 8/14;
• 22094, 608, Whiting, Lydia 41-14PH, Bell, t7/12; cum 79K 8/14;
• 22120, A, Whiting, Duletski 41-18PH, Gaylord, no IP, cum 39K 8/14;
• 22153, DRY, Chesapeake, Grenz 26-138-98 A 2H, Mission Canyon, Wildcat,
• 22167, 1,545, Whiting, Frank 44-7PH, Bell, t4/12; cum 213K 8/14;
• 22169, 795, Whiting, Solberg 14-12PH, Bell, t6/12; cum 75K 8/14;

Permits Issued in 2010

• 18833, 1,832, Whiting, 123K, Bell, Three Forks, 28 stages, 3.2 million lbs; t9/10; cum 206K 8/14;
• 18837, 1,780, Whiting, Kubas, 85K, Bell, Three Forks, 29 stages, 3.5 million lbs; cum 108K 9/12; t9/10; cum 139K 8/14;
• 19258, PA, Oil for America, Lodgepole, 83 bbls (no typo), wildcat; no production since June, 2011
• 19264, 595, Fidelity, Kostelecky 31-6H, Heart River, Three Forks/Nisku, 16 stages, 2.5 million lbs, t2/11; cum 94K 8/14;
• 19272, dry, Oil for America, Lodgepole, wildcat
• 19275, 193, Fidelity, wock 14-11H, Dutch Henry, Three Forks/Nisku, 16 stages, 1.7 million lbs; t5/11; cum 106K 8/14;
• 19277, 118, Fidelity, Oukrop 34-34H, Wildcat, Three Forks/Nisku, 16 stages, 1.5 million lbs; t2/11; cum 36K 8/14;
• 19337, 772, Whiting, Mann 21-18TFH, North Creek, Three Forks; 30 stages, 2.6 million lbs; t12/10; cum 95K 8/14;
• 19415, PNC, Wesco, Eland, Lodgepole
• 19444, 3,106, Whiting, Hecker 21-18TFH, Bell, Three Forks, 22 stages, 2.4 million lbs; t3/11; cum 331K 8/14;
• 19562, 412, Whiting, Brueni 28-1H, Green River, Three Forks, 2 stages, 2.5 million lbs, t3/11; cum 100K 8/14;
• 19585, AB; salt water disposal, Executive Drilling, Halek, Heart River, Lodgepole
  
• 19601, dry, Oil for America, wildcat
• 19623, 1,075, Whiting, Obrigewitch 21-17TFH; 138K, Bell, 7 stages, 7,000 lbs (no typo); s11/10; t4/11; cum 237K 8/14;
• 19685, 875, Fidelity, Kostelecky 5-8H; Heart River; t5/12; cum 145K 8/14;
• 19688, LOC, Fidelity, Zenith
• 19698, 622, Fidelity, Kuchynski 12-1H, wildcat, t7/12; cum 87K 8/14;
• 19705, PA/42 (no typo), Fidelity, Wanner 44-23H, wildcat; t1/12; cum 10K 7/14;
• 19785, dry, Oil for America, Lodgepole
• 19809, 222, Whiting, Arthroud 21-29TFH, Gaylord, Three Forks, 30 stages, 2 million lbs; t5/11; cum 35K 8/14;
• 19810, 741, Whiting, Dietz, 25K Gaylord, Three Forks, 30 stages, 2 million lbs, t7/11; cum 72K 8/14;
• 19816, 202, Whiting, Paluck, 13K, Gaylord, Three Forks, 30 stages, 3.4 million lbs, t4/11; cum 42K 8/14;
• 19820, 843, Whiting, Dietz, 53K, Gaylord, Three Forks, 30 stages, 3.6 million lbs, t3/11; cum 106K 8/14;
• 19853, EXP, Core 54, wildcat
• 19871, LOC, Whiting, Zenith
• 19886, A, Oil for America, West Dickinson 1, Dickinson, Lodgepole, ICO, no IP, no test date; producing infrequently; 117 bbls in August, 2014, first production since July 2012;
• 19891, 2,087, Whiting, Cymbaluk 21-15PH, Bell; t6/12; cum 178K 8/14;
• 19923, 865, Whiting, Richard 21-15TFH, Zenith, Three Forks, 30 stages, 2.6 million lbs; t5/11; cum 100K 8/14;
• 19926, 161, Whiting, Roller 21-26TFH, Zenith, Three Forks, t5/11; cum 35K 8/14;
• 19937, 404, Whiting, Paluck 21-27TFH, Zenith, Three Forks, 30 stages, 1.9 million lbs; t6/11; cum 43K 8/14;
• 19967, 809, Whiting, Talkington 21-30TFH, Bell, Three Forks, 30 stages, 1.4 million lbs; t7/11; cum 155K 8/14;
• 20002, 391, Whiting, Praus 21-28TFH, Heart River, Three Forks; t9/11; cum 64K 8/14;
• 20028, 707, Whiting, Duletsky 21-16tFH, Gaylord, Three Forks; 22 stages, 2.8 million lbs; t6/11; cum 97K 8/14;
• 20034, 524, CLR, Debrecen 1-3H, Bell, Three Forks, 30 stages, 2.9 million lbs; t7/11; cum 186K 8/14;
• 20060, 258, Whiting, Binstock 21030TFH, Gaylord, 30 stages. 1.6 million lbs, t7/11; cum 28K 8/14;
  
• 20061, dry, Oil For America, Lodgepole, wildcat
  
• 20064, 1,875, Whiting, Froehlich 21-28PH, Bell, t11/12; cum 154K 8/14;
• 20079, 2,760, Whiting, Obrigewitch 21-16TFH, Bell; a nice well; t2/12; cum 292K 8/14;
• 20124, 802, Whiting, Brueni 21-16TFH, New Hradec, t11/11; cum 108K 8/14;
• 20195, dry, Oil For America, Lodgepole, wildcat

Permits Issues in 2009

• 18190, 463, Armstrong, Lodgepole, Patterson Lake; t9/09; cum 580K 8/14;
• 18496, 474, Armstrong, Lodgepole, Patterson Lake, t3/10; cum 478K 8/14;

The Sanish vs the Pronghorn -- The Bakken, North Dakota, USA

Update

According to Whiting, NDIC recently renamed "Sanish Sand" the "Pronghorn Sand":

On Slide 8, our 2 typical production profiles for non-Sanish field, Bakken or Pronghorn sand/Three Forks wells. Note the NDIC has recently renamed the Sanish Sand the Pronghorn Sand. This is the zone we drill in across Lewis & Clark and Pronghorn. The production profile EURs range from 600,000 BOEs to 350,000 BOEs, which we believe reflects the range of our Lewis & Clark, Pronghorn, Hidden Bench, Tarpon and Cassandra Prospect wells. Average well cost is estimated at $7 million. As you can see, these wells have excellent economics at current oil prices.

I don't find any evidence of this change at the NDIC website yet, but I could have missed something. It will be interesting if we see reflection of this change by end of 2012. My hunch: it will still be confusing. I say that because the statistical data through 2010 shows these six formations as separate formations: Bakken, Bakken/Three Forks, Three Forks, Sanish, Lodgepole/Bakken, and Lodgepole.

I have my own ideas on how to separate out these formations but my opinion will only confuse matters so I will keep them to myself. But when I see the Bakken, Bakken/Three Forks, Three Forks, Sanish, Lodgepole/Bakken, and Lodgepole and then then hear that NDIC has changed "Sanish Sand" (which, by the way, is not even in that list of six) to "Pronghorn Sand" it's anybody's guess how to sort this out.

Original Post

Someone asked earlier how much different is the Sanish Three Forks from the Pronghorn Three Forks, suggesting perhaps that the Pronghorn was just a different name for the Sanish, but in a different geographic area?

This is my take on it, subject to change as more information comes out.

First, the "Sanish" is a confusing term. See this link: a geologist's take on the Sanish, April, 2011.

 The term Sanish is used in several different contexts in North Dakota. Confusion over the name led one local geologist to declare, “The Sanish should vanish,” Sonnenberg said.

Now look at how Whiting separates out the Sanish in their November, 2011, corporate presentation, slide 14.  In their presentation, Whiting looks at four prospects:

• Sanish Bakken
• Sanish Three Forks
• Lewis & Clark Pronghorn
• Hidden Bench

Based on other sources and this slide, the "Sanish" is not a formation. The "Sanish" is a geographic location, specifically associated with the Sanish oil field, north of the reservation and west of the Parshall oil field.  In that geographic location, in that Sanish oil field, one finds the entire stratigraphic column, including the upper, middle, and lower Bakken formations, as well the upper and lower Three Fork formations.

On the other hand, the Pronghorn is a sub-formation of the Three Forks, located between the lower Bakken and the "upper" Three Forks.

Just as the one, two, three, or possibly four "benches" below the Three Forks are sub-formations, the Pronghorn is a sub-formation of the upper Three Forks.

The Sanish is not an additional sub-formation; it is a geographic area in North Dakota.

The Pronghorn, and the "benches" are new sub-formations, new pay zones. The Pronghorn is not necessarily located throughout the Williston Basin.

The question asked earlier had to do with the geology of the Sanish compared with the geology of the Pronghorn. I don't think that can be asked, based on my very limited understanding of the terms.

For me, bottom line: the Sanish is a geographic term associated with the Sanish oil field; the Pronghorn is a new, oil-producing pay zone. I cannot comment on the geology of the various formations.

Another Whiting Pronghorn Sands Permit -- The Bakken, North Dakota, USA

Link here for full discussion regarding Whiting's nomenclature for wells in their Pronghorn Sands prospect.

Whiting has a permit for another Pronghorn Sands prospect well:

• 21958, LOC, Whiting, Iver & Minnie 21-14PH, Zenith, Pronghorn Sands

No Longer Stumped -- The Pronghorn Sand / Whiting's Pronghorn Prospect -- The Bakken, North Dakota, USA

Background

From the ND DMR monthly publication:

Whiting Petroleum drilled 217 oil wells in Billings and Stark counties targeting the Pronghorn Member of the Bakken Formation from 2010-2014.

In their own words, they drilled these wells and pursued this oil play based upon their work in the Wilson M. Laird Core and Sample Library.

As of November 2014, these wells had produced 19,542,147 barrels of oil. Using just the oil extraction tax and a conservative price of $40/ barrel, Whiting’s Pronghorn oil play has generated more than $50,800,000. That is more than three times the $13.6 million core library expansion.

In November 2014, Whiting Petroleum’s 217 Pronghorn oil wells produced 558,412 barrels or 18,613 barrels per day. These wells generated $48,400 in extraction taxes per day (at $40 per barrel). At that rate, the extraction tax pays off the Wilson M. Laird Core and Sample Library expansion project in 280 days. 

Stratigraphic 

From an OXY USA report in the Manning oil field, general area of Whiting's Pronghorn prospect:

Updates

August 13, 2015: the Pronghorn Federal wells are tracked here.

August 8, 2012:

• 20079, 2,760, Whiting, Obrigewitch 21-16TFH, Bell, t2/12; cum 117K 6/12; 

June 5, 2012: this is what I wrote in reply to a comment elsewhere:

1. For others who are following this discussion, the presentation referenced above is found at this site: https://www.dmr.nd.gov/ndgs/bakken/bakkenthree.asp; presentation GI-136 at the link. 

2. Remember, I am an amateur at all this. The third map over, on the linked presentation above, certainly seems relevant to the area under discussion.

3. I think this is developing faster than even Whiting expected. Remember, the Pronghorn Prospect was carved out of the Lewis&Clark. In Whiting's most recent corporate presentation (which I linked today), this is the first time that Whiting has publicly separated the Lewis&Clark from the Pronghorn Prospect on their corporate presentation.

4. I agree with you; the proposed pipeline (south of the interstate) suggests Whiting is looking a lot farther south than first suggested (and I posted that thought earlier today).

5. I have listed the oil fields that I think are in the Whiting Pronghorn Prospect, and have asked for help in clarifying; to date no one has contradicted what I've posted. The post is here: http://milliondollarway.blogspot.com/2012/05/reminder-ndic-oil-fields-inside.html

6. Whiting will help us out with this. They are designating their wells that are targeting the Pronghorn Sand with a "PH" designation.

7. Right now, I consider any Whiting well twelve miles north or twelve miles south of the area between Dickinson/Belfield (and inclusive) as part of their Pronghorn Prospect unless evidence to the contrary.

8. In Whiting's current corporate presentation, the first one in which they separate the Pronghorn from the L&C (http://milliondollarway.blogspot.com/2010/10/areas-of-interest-in-bakken-by-producer.html):

• Sanish/Parshall: 83,000 net acres for Whiting
• Pronghorn Prospect: 121,402 net acres for Whiting
• Lewis & Clark Prospect: 128,370 net acres for Whiting

May 28, 2012: see first comment on naming the Pronghorn formation.

May 24, 2012: Prior to the Bismarck Bakken conference, CLR estimated 24 billion bbls recoverable oil from the Bakken Pool (Bakken formations and Three Forks formations). On the last day of the conference, Harold Hamm said this: 

[CLR] now believes there is as much as 27 billion to 45 billion barrels of oil recoverable from the Bakken based on production from two previously untapped bench zones in the resource.

The article went on immediately to talk about the Pronghorn Sand, so was one of the "two previously untapped bench zones," the Pronghorn Sand? If so, what is the second zone he was talking about? The second bench of the Three Forks? Most likely.  I wonder if the "original" Three Forks wells are all considered "first bench" wells?

Sorting this out, I wonder if CLR suggested 24 billion bbls with original middle Bakken and Three Forks; raised it to 27 billion with the second bench; and then to 45 billion with the Pronghorn Sand. The delta would be approximately 18 billion for the Pronghorn Sand which seems reasonable (as a percent) based on the geographic size (surface area) of the Pronghorn Sand. But, it is way to early to guess based on the little public information. 

May 22, 2012: The Prospect Sand could be the best payzone in the Bakken -- Mike Filloon. 

May 10, 2012: Whiting's 1Q12 corporate presentation: 121,403 net acres in the Pronghorn prospect.

February 7, 2012, WLL's corporate presentation: in the Lewis & Clark: no Bakken; thin Pronghorn Sand; mostly Three Forks; Pronghorn prospect: thick Pronghorn -- 35 feet; no Bakken. 

November 25, 2011: I may be slow, but at least I eventually catch on. It just dawned on me. I could be wrong, but Whiting was perhaps one of the earliest to designate their Three Forks Sanish horizontals with the "TF" before the "H" yielding TFH.  With the "P" lettering preceding the "H" they obviously want to identify this formation.Technically, the "Pronghorn Sand"  is part of the upper Three Forks and the company could have simply stayed with the TFH designation . Separating this out, suggests to me the CEO feels strongly that the Pronghorn Sand will be different enough from the TF that it required its unique designation. The question, now, is whether CLR will differentiate the four (4) benches on the "bottom" side of the Three Forks formation.

See comment from Mary -- my hunch that it stood for "Pronghorn" was correct, but I was sure on shaky ground on that. It's very interesting that they would put "prospect" designations there. A big thank you to Mary for researching this and posting it. 

Pronghorn Well Completions

May 10, 2012: More Pronghorn results here.
 
From the slides: Pronghorn 4Q11 Completions, in BOEPD

• 20131, 1,645, Pronghorn Federal 34-11TFH, Park oil field;
• 20404, 1,849, Pronghorn Federal 21-14TFH, Park oil field;
• 20124, 889, Brueni 21-16TFH, New Hradec;
• 20893, 3,218, Mastel 41-18TFH, Bell;
• 21483, 2,694, Marsh 21-16TFH-R, Dutch Henry Butte,
• 21018, 1,740, Obrigewitch 11-17TFH, Bell
• 20504, 3,225, Pronghorn Federal 21-13TFH, Park
• Pronghorn average: 2,184

Pronghorn Sand/Bakken Formation

Note: all references to the Pronghorn Sand as being part of the Three Forks formation should be updated; it was correct when it was first blogged. However, in its February 7, 2012, presentation, Whiting said that the Pronghorn Sand is part of the Bakken formation. 

Sometime in 2011, Whiting started referring to a new prospect as the Pronghorn prospect, a bit southeast of their Lewis & Clark prospect in southwestern North Dakota. Over time, a bit more information trickled out, and now, based on a recent Whiting corporate presentation, it appears there is a new formation at least in some parts of the Bakken: the Pronghorn Sand, an upper formation which is just below the Bakken. See slide 16 of Whiting's November, 2011, presentation (unfortunately those presentations will change over time, and this slide may be "lost").

The Pronghorn Sand is thick and prospective in three Whiting areas: a) Pronghorn Prospect; b) Big Stick in the Lewis & Clark Prospect; O'Neil Creek in the Lewis & Clark Prospect; and, c) the Elkhorn Ranch area of the Lewis & Clark Prospect.

The graphic reveals that in Whiting's Tarpon prospect there is the well-understood middle Bakken, lower Bakken, and Three Forks formations. Whiting is presently drilling into both the middle Bakken and the Three Forks in their Tarpon prospect. [Note: Whiting is drilling into B Zone of the middle Bakken in the Sanish; the C Zone of the middle Bakken in prospects south of the Sanish; and into the Pronghorn Sands farther southwest.]

In their Lewis & Clark prospect, the middle Bakken thins out to be almost negligible, but the Three Forks remains fairly thick (about the same as elsewhere in the Williston Basin). Interestingly enough, the Pronghorn Sands just begins to show up in the Lewis & Clark, and although not very thick, is thick enough to be drilled.

In the Pronghorn prospect, the middle Bakken becomes very thin. The Three Forks remains the same, but here the Pronghorn Sand is very thick and the target for Whiting drilling.

These are the oil fields inside Whiting's Pronghorn Prospect (my best guess; will be updated as new information flows), but consider the area between Dickinson and Belfield, especially north of the interstate as the area of the Pronghorn Prospect:

Pronghorn Prospect, north of I-94, between Dickinson and Belfield

• Whiskey Joe -- nw of Park, Park west of Bell
• Bell -- north of Belfield
• Park -- east of Bell
• North Creek -- between Bell and New Hradec
• New Hradec -- east of Bell, ne of Zenith
• Dutch Henry Butte -- east of New Hradec
• Green River -- east of Belfield, north of Zenith, north of I-94; west of Dickinson

Pronghorn Prospect, south of I-94, west of Dickinson

• South Heart -- south of Dutch Henry Butte -- south of I-94; west of Dickinson
• Zenith -- south of Bell, east of Belfield; west of South Heart; south of I-94; west of Dickinson
• Gaylord -- south of Belfield; south of the interstate; west of Zenith
• Fryburg -- sw of  Belfield; west of Gaylord
• Davis Creek -- sw of Belfield; south of Fryburg; southwest of Gaylord oil field

Original Post

I'm usually not this stumped (I may not know what's going on, but at least I can make something up or come up with an idea) but in this case, I have absolutely no idea.

A reader sent me this:

Noticed Whiting well Kubas 34-12PH on the drilling list as the next location after SOLBERG 34-12TFH. They seem to be at the same location. I haven't seen the PH designation before. Any idea what it means? 

It's not a typo. Permit number 21895 in the Bell oil field is named the Kubas 34-12PH. I can't believe the "P" stands for "Pronghorn" prospect, but that's all I can think of. The only formations in this area: Bakken, Three Forks, Lodgepole, and Tyler.

So, if anyone knows what the "P" stands for there are at least two folks who would be interested.

Correction/Update: $12,500/Acre -- Bell Field -- North Dakota, USA

Updates

August 8, 2012: the Obrigewitch wells in Bell field.

April 28, 2011: Due to mechanical difficulties at the # 19623, Obrigewitch 21-17TFH, Whiting believes that only one or two frac stages of the well’s total 16 frac stages are contributing to current production. Despite these difficulties, the Obrigewitch well was completed flowing 1,189 BOE per day. Whiting holds a 96% working interest and a 77% net revenue interest in the well. [Update: cum 185K 7/12; producing at 6K/month.]

Permits

2014
29301, loc, Whiting, Cymbaluk Federal 31-15PH,
29149, loc, Whiting, Solbert 44-12PH,
29086, loc, Whiting, Cymbaluk Federal 41-15PH,
28987, conf, CLR, Debrecen 4-3H1,
28674, drl, Whiting, Koch 34-19PH,
28673, conf, Whiting, Lydia 21-14-2PH,
28669, conf, Whiting, Dolyniuk 34-23PH,
28613, conf, CLR, Debrecen 3-3H1,
28455, conf, CLR, Debrecen 2-3H1,
27947, conf, Whiting, Bock Federeal 44-7PH, producing,

2013 (list is complete)
26292, conf, Whiting, Newton Federal 44-4PH, Bell, producing,
26291, 1,645, Whiting, Newton 41-4PH, Bell, t4/14; cum 67K 8/14;
26290, l,615, Whiting, Newton Federal 42-4PH, Bell, t4/14; cum 50K 8/14;
25471, 1,236, Whiting, Privratsky 24-22PH, Bell, t9/13; cum 57K 8/14;
25470, 1,144, Whiting, Privratsky 14-22PH, Bell, t9/13; cum 59K 8/14;
25454, 1,614, Whiting, Obrigewitch 11-29PH, Bell, t9/13; cum 84K 8/14;
25453, 2,027, Whiting, Obrigewitch 21-29PH, Bell, t9/13; cum 99K 8/14;
25452, 1,171, Whiting, Obrigewitch 41-29PH, Bell, t9/13; cum 84K 8/14;
24860, 1,679, Whiting, Dietz 14-7PH, Bell, t7/13; cum 64K 8/14;
24859, 1,210, Whiting, Dietz 34-7PH, Bell, t7/13; cum 72K 8/14;


2012
22283, 1,493, Whiting, Cymbaluk 11-15PH, Bell, t6/12; cum 147K 8/14;
22285, 1,329, Whiting, Buckman 44-9PH, Bell, t9/12; cum 102K 8/14;
22286, 1,669, Whiting, Buckman 34-9PH, Bell, t9/12; cum 135K 8/14;
22287, 1,738, Whiting, Obrigewitch 41-16PH, Bell, t11/12; cum 182K 8/14;
22326, 1,582, Whiting, Talkington 41-30PH, Bell, t5/12; cum 146K 8/14;
22372, 1,775, Whiting, 3J Trust 24-8PH, Bell, t6/12; cum 201K 8/14;
22373, 2,172, Whiting, Froehlich 11-28PH, Bell, t11/12; cum 137K 8/14;
22594, 1,303, Whiting, Solberg 44-11PH, t7/12; cum 106K 8/14;
22774, 1,974, Whiting, Froehlich41-28PH, Bell, t11/12; cum 135K 8/14;
22864, 1,890, Whiting, Obrigewitch 41-17PH, Bell, t11/12; cum 163K 8/14;
22865, 2,312, Whiting, 3 J Trust 44-8PH, Bell, t11/12; cum 70K 3/13;
22949, 993, Whiting, Lydia 11-14PH, Bell, t9/12; cum 53K 3/13;
22950, 1,494, Whiting, Solberg 14-11PH, Bell, t9/12; cum 59K 3/13;
22955, 821, Whiting, Talkington 11-30PH, t8/12; cum 60K 3/13;
23273, 426, Whiting, Froehlich 34-9PH, t9/12; cum 27K 3/13;
23419, 1,556, Whiting, Hecker 11-18PH, t11/12; cum 92K 3/13;
23420, 1,861, Whiting, Frank 14-7PH, t11/12; cum 185K 12/13;
23467, 1,132, Whiting, Buckman 14-9PH, t12/12; cum 107K 12/13;
23468, 1,244, Whiting, Obrigewitch 11-16PH, t12/12; cum 93K 12/13;

2011
20695, 168, Whiting, Solberg 34-12TFH; Bell, t2/12; cum 53K 8/14;
20795, 1,895, Whiting,3 J Trust 34-8PH; note the "P" designation; t6/12; cum 191K 8/14;
20828, 2,456, Whiting, Frank 34-7TFH, t1/12; cum 300K 8/14;
20893, 2,805, Whiting, Mastel 41-18TFH, t11/11; cum 321K 8/14;
20911, PNC, Whiting, Kubas 41-13TFH, 12/13;
21018, 1,517, Whiting, Obrigewitch 11-17TFH, t12/11; cum 240K 8/14;
21291, 782, Whiting, Froehlich 41-9TFH, t12/11; cum 114K 8/14;
21655, 1,123, Whiting, Solberg 34-11PH, t7/12; cum 107K 8/14;
21895, 638, Whiting, Kubas 34-12PH, t2/12; cum 82K 8/14;
22094, 608, Whiting, Lydia 41-14PH, t7/12; cum 79K 8/14;
22167, 1,545, Whiting, Frank 44-7PH, t4/12; cum 213K 8/14;
22169, 795, Whiting, Solberg 14-12PH, t6/12; cum 75K 8/14;

2010
19967, 809, Whiting,Talkington 21-30TFH, Bell, t7/11; cum 155K 8/14;
20064, 1,875, Whiting, Froehlich 21-28PH, t11/12; cum 154K 8/14;

Before 2010
19623, 1,075, Whiting, Obrigewitch 21-17TFH, t4/11; cum 237K 8/14; well returned to production on 2/22 after pump installed; from geologist's report: middle Bakken only 6 feet thick; lower Bakken is only 1 foot thick (no typo); gas units >8,000 units; 10' flare; then >9,000 units with a 45' flare; higher pressure and gas than anticipated; no indication that it has been re-fracked; only 6 - 7 stages stimulated due to problems;

Original Post

Just a few days ago I suggested that the $9,000/acre bonus paid for five tracts of land in the Zenith oil field near Belfield, North Dakota, was a record for non-Bakken acreage.

I need to correct that. First of all, although the area has a fair number of excellent wells that targeted the Tyler formation in the 1980's, most likely the current interest is in the Three Forks formation, part of the Bakken Pool.

Second: looking back at the North Dakota state land lease auctions, it turns out that there was a higher bonus paid for acreage in the very same area. Last May, 2010, Summit Resources paid $12,500/acre bonus for 8 acres in 24-140-99, in the Bell oil field, just west of the $9,000/acre tracts in Zenith oil field. I forgot that I had posted that back on May 6, 2010.

[As long as I'm correcting myself, I should point out that these bonuses are in the public domain, from North Dakota state lease auctions. I have no idea what private individuals are being paid. It has been reported that a bonus of $33,000/acre was paid for a tract of land in the Parshall oil field a couple of years ago (probably in 2008). This would have been a private transaction and confirming it would be very, very difficult.]

The town of Belfield sits in Bell oil field. Bell oil field is west and north of Zenith oil field, where the recent bonus of $9,000/acre for five tracts was paid.

Back on January 4, 2011, I posted a long commentary on Whiting activity in Stark County after noting a string of Whiting wells/permits running west to east just north of Belfield.

That was an extremely long post (with the update), so here is the key part of that posting, once again:

The Whiting well reported out today (January 4, 2011) gave me a reason to look again at the string of wells Whiting has in Bell field, Stark County, the southwest area of North Dakota targeting the Three Forks formation.

Whiting has a string of Three Forks wells running west to east north of Belfield which should be very exciting to follow:

• 19444, 3,106, WLL, Hecker 21-18TFH, huge story, click on link; s11/10; t3/11; F; cum 279K 3/13; 
• 19623, 1,075, Obrigewitch 21-17TFH, t4/11; cum 211K 3/13;; see note below
• 19337, 772, Mann 21-18TFH, t12/10; AL; cum 77K 3/13;
• 20079, 2,760, Whiting, Obrigewitch 21-16TFH, Bell, t2/12; cum 215K 3/13;  it was completed in February of this year and by June had produced almost 120K bbls of light, sweet crude
• 19891, 2,087, Cymbaluk 21-15TFH, t6/12; cum 119K 3/13;
• 19819, 1,645, Lydia 21-14TFH,Bakken, Bell, s6/11; t9/11; F; cum 116K 3/13;;
• 18837, 1,780, Kubas 11-13TFH, s5/10, t9/10; cum 118K 3/13;; 7,000 bbls in its sixth month; down to 2,700 bopm; compared to 10,000 bbls in its first full month of production; it produced 15K in its first 22 days. However, in January when a lot of wells were shut in due to weather, it produced 5K in just 14 days -- a full month of production would have exceeded 10K

It should be noted that Whiting is targeting the Three Forks formation with these permits/wells, but that the Tyler formation is another outstanding pay zone in the very same area. My hunch is that the EURs for the Three Forks formations may approach 600,000, and the EURs for the Tyler formations may approach 400,000 on average. Some Tyler wells, still producing, have passed the 500,000 bbl milestone for total oil produced and are still producing. One example is:

• 9706, 571, New Millennium Resources (orig CENEX), Decker 1-32, Bell field, Tyler, 750K bbls as of 3/13; still producing 2,000 bbls/month; spudded 1982; 31 years of production

Again, the Belfield area appears to be headed for an incredible run, led by Whiting. It's very possible this area will rival WLL's Sanish field by the time this area is developed, considering the two pay zones (Tyler and Three Forks).