Updating A CLR Whitman Well In Oakdale Oil Field -- January 19, 2025

Locator: 10010JACK.

Updates

The well:

• 20212, 482, CLR, Whitman 3-34H, Oakdale, fracked?; t9/11; cum 103K 1/17; API: 33-035-01261; no evidence this was fracked; cum 1.014994 million 11/21; production since 2014; note huge jump in production 2018. tell me about the dreaded Bakken decline again; and, Hubbert's peak oil theory? Cum 1.115260 million bbls 10/24; cum 1.154427 million bbls 11/24;
  

January 19, 2025: recent production --

Pool	Date	Days	BBLS Oil	Runs	BBLS Water	MCF Prod	MCF Sold	Vent/Flare
BAKKEN	11-2024	30	1826	1798	1344	2817	2441	0
BAKKEN	10-2024	27	1834	1966	1349	2674	2322	0
BAKKEN	9-2024	30	2123	2005	1677	3294	2890	0
BAKKEN	8-2024	31	2254	2240	1764	3474	3056	0
BAKKEN	7-2024	31	2259	2311	1876	3474	2911	152
BAKKEN	6-2024	30	2313	2378	1974	3429	3026	0
BAKKEN	5-2024	31	2479	2591	2153	3577	3159	0

December 13, 2024: production updated. Recent production:

Pool	Date	Days	BBLS Oil	Runs	BBLS Water	MCF Prod	MCF Sold	Vent/Flare
BAKKEN	10-2024	27	1834	1966	1349	2674	2322	0
BAKKEN	9-2024	30	2123	2005	1677	3294	2890	0
BAKKEN	8-2024	31	2254	2240	1764	3474	3056	0
BAKKEN	7-2024	31	2259	2311	1876	3474	2911	152
BAKKEN	6-2024	30	2313	2378	1974	3429	3026	0
BAKKEN	5-2024	31	2479	2591	2153	3577	3159	0
BAKKEN	4-2024	30	2413	2240	2089	3447	3045	0
BAKKEN	3-2024	31	2612	2695	2392	3393	2975	0

Later, 7:19 p.m. CT: see first comment. The file report shows this Three Forks well was fracked / stimulated 9/22/2017; 61 stages with 14.54 million lbs of proppant. FracFocus does not have any data regarding this well.

Original Post 

We last checked in on this well back in 2017. It was drilled six years earlier, in 2011, and I was never able to determine if it had been fracked. 

At best, as of 2017, it was a mediocre well, reporting cumulative production of around 100,000 bbls. But, wow, holy mackerel, checking tonight, this well has reported more than one million bbls crude oil cumulative. Full production here.

The well:

• 20212, 482, Whitman 3-34H, Oakdale, fracked?; t9/11; cum 103K 1/17; API: 33-035-01261; no evidence this was fracked; cum 1.014994 million 11/21; production since 2014; note huge jump in production 2018. tell me about the dreaded Bakken decline again; and, Hubbert's peak oil theory? Cum 1.115260 million bbls 10/24;
  

Pool	Date	Days	BBLS Oil	Runs	BBLS Water	MCF Prod	MCF Sold	Vent/Flare
BAKKEN	11-2021	30	11820	11842	2373	25132	24758	0
BAKKEN	10-2021	31	13266	13173	2341	28058	27653	0
BAKKEN	9-2021	30	12889	12902	2120	26793	26410	0
BAKKEN	8-2021	31	13994	13972	2193	29004	28601	0
BAKKEN	7-2021	31	14754	14829	2540	30270	29296	555
BAKKEN	6-2021	30	14808	14797	2528	29386	28985	0
BAKKEN	5-2021	31	16003	15964	2902	31536	30817	300
BAKKEN	4-2021	30	16246	16830	3011	30859	30474	0
BAKKEN	3-2021	31	17939	17257	2772	32808	32189	200
BAKKEN	2-2021	28	17626	17813	3467	27458	27081	0
BAKKEN	1-2021	22	12349	12302	2435	19343	19081	0
BAKKEN	12-2020	31	17289	17182	2894	27423	27015	0
BAKKEN	11-2020	30	18353	18528	3322	31552	30835	312
BAKKEN	10-2020	31	20503	20420	3913	34521	34113	0
BAKKEN	9-2020	30	20612	20565	3945	32473	32029	58
BAKKEN	8-2020	31	23415	23393	4548	34091	33703	0
BAKKEN	7-2020	30	25497	25250	4064	29027	28102	520
BAKKEN	6-2020	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
BAKKEN	5-2020	31	25069	25630	5384	38095	37684	0
BAKKEN	4-2020	24	18283	18131	3665	23619	23099	253
BAKKEN	3-2020	31	26105	25993	5668	35857	35438	0
BAKKEN	2-2020	28	23283	23286	5225	30587	29735	493
BAKKEN	1-2020	31	26710	26794	6333	33634	33215	0
BAKKEN	12-2019	31	27597	27551	6513	34966	34549	0
BAKKEN	11-2019	30	27597	27603	7677	30391	29150	843
BAKKEN	10-2019	25	19615	19317	6782	20105	19254	574
BAKKEN	9-2019	27	19458	19758	5932	20956	20086	592
BAKKEN	8-2019	31	27922	27780	10332	29698	29216	65
BAKKEN	7-2019	31	25752	26021	12796	28863	28109	349
BAKKEN	6-2019	30	27902	27908	12903	29790	29389	0
BAKKEN	5-2019	30	27570	27670	11203	28086	25522	2193
BAKKEN	4-2019	30	28427	28258	12486	30086	29312	382
BAKKEN	3-2019	31	28628	28686	14764	31254	30819	23
BAKKEN	2-2019	28	25683	25319	14202	26821	26450	0
BAKKEN	1-2019	16	13734	13601	10128	13831	13628	0
BAKKEN	12-2018	22	16216	16649	9260	18218	16594	1334
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
BAKKEN	2-2017	4	162	170	0	174	0	158
BAKKEN	1-2017	3	158	284	0	154	0	153
BAKKEN	12-2016	2	147	0	0	162	0	146
BAKKEN	11-2016	3	152	184	0	5	0	0
BAKKEN	10-2016	2	151	278	2	123	115	0
BAKKEN	9-2016	3	148	0	0	3	0	0
BAKKEN	8-2016	2	141	0	2	80	0	80
BAKKEN	7-2016	7	189	203	25	89	88	0
BAKKEN	6-2016	0	0	239	0	0	0	0
BAKKEN	5-2016	4	203	132	22	102	101	0
BAKKEN	4-2016	3	162	0	7	98	97	0
BAKKEN	3-2016	4	199	176	0	94	93	0
BAKKEN	2-2016	10	196	191	0	97	95	0
BAKKEN	1-2016	13	200	197	0	111	108	0
BAKKEN	12-2015	11	136	199	0	167	40	124
BAKKEN	11-2015	2	68	0	0	56	0	55
BAKKEN	10-2015	10	197	195	2	124	106	0
BAKKEN	9-2015	15	0	0	0	25	20	0
BAKKEN	8-2015	30	145	301	3	337	143	0
BAKKEN	7-2015	12	201	0	28	294	142	59
BAKKEN	6-2015	16	91	288	13	195	75	0
BAKKEN	5-2015	31	225	293	12	375	129	0
BAKKEN	4-2015	30	256	266	0	357	117	0
BAKKEN	3-2015	31	264	296	10	367	119	0
BAKKEN	2-2015	28	257	284	22	380	143	13
BAKKEN	1-2015	31	301	179	28	462	122	92
BAKKEN	12-2014	28	370	298	112	445	99	137
BAKKEN	11-2014	30	385	574	60	559	222	124
BAKKEN	10-2014	31	420	326	8	529	282	0
BAKKEN	9-2014	30	522	632	22	649	342	74
BAKKEN	8-2014	31	633	596	23	721	472	7
BAKKEN	7-2014	31	774	592	75	638	638	0
BAKKEN	6-2014	30	1006	1130	62	923	865	58
BAKKEN	5-2014	29	1293	1200	517	1133	1133	0
BAKKEN	4-2014	30	1178	1463	153	1064	1058	6
BAKKEN	3-2014	31	1201	1136	113	992	962	30

Con Edison Will Roll Back Supply Charges -- New Yorkers Experience Sticker Shock -- March 27, 2022

One of my favorite recurring posts is "ISO NE." New York is not part of "NE" but it's close enough.

Now, today, a reader alerted me to this: mainstream media is finally taking note.

Google: coned February prices electricity, and then click on "NEWS":

August a/c in NYC? 

Reminder: FERC just approved three new natural gas pipelines, one of them for New York state.

ISO NE: By the way, speaking of ISO NE, today, when electricity prices should be approaching zero for New England with all its renewable energy, it's still a fairly pricey $60 / MWH. At 3:00 a.m, electricity in ISO NE was priced at a minus $50.28. Of course, that's when all the wind turbines are actually working, but the three Tesla owners are the only ones using electricity.

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The Energy Transition Is Dead

Tracked here. 

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Sunday Morning Breakfast

From Trader Joe's: Chocolate Brooklyn Babka.

Wiki entry here.

Houston entry here.

Photo and more reviews here. Exactly what I purchased this past week, along with organic naan crackers:

For the record, I won't be buying this babka any time soon. It's just too chocolaty. Is that possible?

On the other hand, the only "white" cracker I will ever buy again is Trader Joe's Organic Naan Crackers. Even better than oyster crackers.

The Bakken Never Fails To Amaze Me -- February 7, 2022

This DUC was reported as completed by MRO today, with production of neighboring wells (wells of interest) also reported farther below:

The MRO producing well (a DUC) reported as completed:

• 37773, 5,128, MRO, Perry USA 41-6TFH, Reunion Bay; first production, 8/21; t--; cum 255K 12/21;
  

Pool	Date	Days	BBLS Oil	Runs	BBLS Water	MCF Prod	MCF Sold	Vent/Flare
BAKKEN	12-2021	31	26703	26849	20435	56878	55742	0
BAKKEN	11-2021	30	46158	46245	23281	85870	84098	0
BAKKEN	10-2021	31	67554	67708	42090	94279	91938	0
BAKKEN	9-2021	29	77734	77433	63132	87303	84475	467
BAKKEN	8-2021	13	36345	35980	34235	39901	37261	548
BAKKEN	7-2021	2	0	0	5	59	0	59

Wells of interest:

• 38800, 129, MRO, Everett Fisher USA 41-6H, Reunion Bay, , t7/10; cum 527K 12/21; recent production; 25x jump in production after ten years of production;

Pool	Date	Days	BBLS Oil	Runs	BBLS Water	MCF Prod	MCF Sold	Vent/Flare
BAKKEN	12-2021	22	11379	11483	5687	21346	20876	0
BAKKEN	11-2021	30	24253	24280	13903	37945	37061	0
BAKKEN	10-2021	31	33008	32976	20218	39638	38535	0
BAKKEN	9-2021	30	25500	25647	24378	28366	27396	172
BAKKEN	8-2021	29	36363	35998	99154	51854	48761	971
BAKKEN	7-2021	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
BAKKEN	6-2021	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
BAKKEN	5-2021	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
BAKKEN	4-2021	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
BAKKEN	3-2021	23	1070	1422	319	1596	1178	223
BAKKEN	2-2021	28	1431	1345	337	2158	1624	286

• 18230, 552, MRO, Fisher USA 21-5H, Reunion Bay, t11/09; cum 500K 12/2; recent production, 24x jump in production after more than ten years of production:
  

Pool	Date	Days	BBLS Oil	Runs	BBLS Water	MCF Prod	MCF Sold	Vent/Flare
BAKKEN	12-2021	31	28790	28875	17102	45509	43228	0
BAKKEN	11-2021	30	38482	38563	28639	49590	46586	0
BAKKEN	10-2021	27	27469	27209	26045	31739	29597	0
BAKKEN	9-2021	30	39331	39775	54097	47402	44308	0
BAKKEN	8-2021	20	38379	37758	91402	40602	36590	1676
BAKKEN	7-2021	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
BAKKEN	6-2021	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
BAKKEN	5-2021	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
BAKKEN	4-2021	16	823	1245	224	790	629	19
BAKKEN	3-2021	31	1749	1849	346	1649	1359	0
BAKKEN	2-2021	28	1684	1587	328	1735	1197	270

Halo Effect With A Jump In Production Of As Much As 55X -- January 16, 2022

This is what the Bakken is all about. 

Enough data has been presented on this page to consider it complete, but I may fill in details later, if I remember. 

From wells released from 4Q21 (link here):

Saturday, November 20, 2021: 30 for the month, 58 for the quarter, 284 for the year:

• 38082, conf-->drl/drl, Ovintiv, Rolla 152-97-1-12-5HLW, Westberg, 33-053-09631, first production, 11/21; t--; cum 15K over first eight days; FracFocus, no frack data as of January 16, 2022; 15K over 8 days extrapolates to 55K over 30 days:
  

Pool	Date	Days	BBLS Oil	Runs	BBLS Water	MCF Prod	MCF Sold	Vent/Flare
BAKKEN	11-2021	8	14645	14168	4898	27237	27120	117

Now let's look at three older wells in the same immediate area:

• 24454, 7,694 bbls over 19 days extrapolates to 12,000 bbls over 30 days; 12,000 / 1,200 = 10x jump in production:
  

Pool	Date	Days	BBLS Oil	Runs	BBLS Water	MCF Prod	MCF Sold	Vent/Flare
BAKKEN	11-2021	19	7694	7742	15383	13053	12885	2
BAKKEN	10-2021	14	451	558	39	2312	2199	0
BAKKEN	9-2021	30	1141	1124	438	6110	5840	0
BAKKEN	8-2021	31	1002	1145	568	8065	7786	0
BAKKEN	7-2021	31	1620	1554	643	7705	7426	0
BAKKEN	6-2021	30	1192	973	197	6903	6633	0
BAKKEN	5-2021	31	1195	1242	202	6403	6104	20
BAKKEN	4-2021	30	1250	1160	417	6602	6332	0

•  24453, 5,243 bbls over 19 days extrapolates to 8,300 bbls over 30 days; 8,300 / 750 = 11x jump in production:

Pool	Date	Days	BBLS Oil	Runs	BBLS Water	MCF Prod	MCF Sold	Vent/Flare
BAKKEN	11-2021	19	5243	5301	7983	9187	9021	0
BAKKEN	10-2021	4	46	0	5	82	55	0
BAKKEN	9-2021	30	596	567	227	2069	1799	0
BAKKEN	8-2021	31	665	784	370	2421	2142	0
BAKKEN	7-2021	31	888	864	348	2690	2409	2
BAKKEN	6-2021	30	580	614	197	1856	1586	0
BAKKEN	5-2021	31	594	639	433	2064	1785	0
BAKKEN	4-2021	30	752	583	417	2248	1978	0

• 24452, 13,410 bbls over 17 days extrapolates to 55,000 bbls over 30 days; 55,000 / 1,000 = 55x jump in production; FracFocus has data for frack in 2013, but no data for a more recent frack:
  

Pool	Date	Days	BBLS Oil	Runs	BBLS Water	MCF Prod	MCF Sold	Vent/Flare
BAKKEN	11-2021	17	13410	13135	11774	23664	23219	308
BAKKEN	10-2021	10	62	282	25	854	775	0
BAKKEN	9-2021	30	1073	1156	409	3175	2905	0
BAKKEN	8-2021	31	710	897	400	2765	2486	0
BAKKEN	7-2021	31	1697	1498	664	3347	3068	0
BAKKEN	6-2021	22	291	0	410	329	134	0
BAKKEN	5-2021	24	353	584	270	1910	1708	0
BAKKEN	4-2021	30	1039	889	153	3127	2857	0