Following Up Production Data For Two Whiting DUCs -- April 26, 2020

One of the problems with DUCs for me is that I lose track of their outcomes.

Here's another example.

This well was reported as a DUC back in October, 2018:

• 33523, 2,095, Whiting, Long 44-10HU,Truax, t9/19; cum --; 38 stages; 7.8 million lbs;

Production:

Pool	Date	Days	BBLS Oil	Runs	BBLS Water	MCF Prod	MCF Sold	Vent/Flare
BAKKEN	2-2020	29	16786	16803	14382	63421	63269	65
BAKKEN	1-2020	31	25414	25285	19187	88909	83936	4880
BAKKEN	12-2019	31	35786	35945	24417	98579	88463	10025
BAKKEN	11-2019	30	45676	45520	29197	105723	93865	11768
BAKKEN	10-2019	31	53061	52988	58612	100021	86481	13447
BAKKEN	9-2019	10	15240	15718	26363	26020	17641	8349
BAKKEN	8-2019	3	735	0	6487	1052	0	1045

The sister well, reported as a DUC at the same time as the well above:

• 33703, 1,159, Whiting, Long 44-10H, Truax, t9/19; cum --; 19 stages; 3.7 million lbs;

Pool	Date	Days	BBLS Oil	Runs	BBLS Water	MCF Prod	MCF Sold	Vent/Flare
BAKKEN	2-2020	29	5534	5511	5868	31207	31120	0
BAKKEN	1-2020	31	6777	6797	6526	32812	32626	93
BAKKEN	12-2019	31	9280	9196	8316	45287	44731	465
BAKKEN	11-2019	30	12870	12927	9637	39345	38206	1049
BAKKEN	10-2019	25	19126	19419	14945	55263	33367	21824
BAKKEN	9-2019	16	22814	22488	15884	50204	32257	17902
BAKKEN	8-2019	1	312	0	3277	784	0	782

A neighboring well, #31238, did not show increased production, but it was a Three Forks well, not a middle Bakken well.

Five DUCs Reported; CLR With Eight New Angus Federal Permits -- October 8, 2019

Active rigs:

$52.45	10/8/2019	10/08/2018	10/08/2017	10/08/2016	10/08/2015
Active Rigs	56	64	59	33	68

Eight new permits, #37053 - #37060, inclusive;

• Operator: CLR
• Fields: Elm Tree (McKenzie)
• Comments: 
• CLR has permits for an 8-well Angus Federal pad in SENW section 16-153-94, Elm Tree oil field
• see graphic at this post

Five producing wells (DUCs) reported as completed:

• 35129, 1,347, Whiting, Oppegaard 43-9H, Truax, t9/19; cum --;
• 35128, 1,748, Whiting, Oppegaard 43-9-2H, Truax, t9/19; cum --;
• 33703, 1,159, Whiting, Long 44-10H, Truax, t9/19; cum --;
• 33523, 2,095, Whiting, Long 44-10HU,Truax, t9/19; cum --;
• 34905, 2,323, Hess, SC-JCB-154-98-1720H-8,Truax, t9/19; cum --;

NDIC Hearing Dockets For October, 2018

NDIC posts the hearing dockets here.

Dockets are tracked here. 

The usual disclaimer applies. As usual this is done very quickly and using shorthand for my benefit. There will be factual and typographical errors on this page. Do not quote me on any of this. It's for my personal use to help me better understand the Bakken. Do not read it. If you do happen to read it, do not make any investment, financial, job, relationship, or travel plans based on anything you read here or think you may have read here. If this stuff is important to you, and I doubt that it is, but if it is, go to the source.

Highlights in bold.

Tuesday, October 23, 2018: three continued cases.

Thursday, October 18, 2018 -- 8 pages

• 26997, RimRock, McGregory Buttes and Moccasin Creek-Bakken, establish two overlapping 2560-acre units; 2 wells each; Dunn County
• 26998, RimRock, Mandaree-Bakken, establish an overlapping 1280-acre unit; 1 well; Dunn
• 26999, XTO, recompletion of the Burns Federal 41X-30 (#18173); MonDak-Madison; McKenzie
• 27000, XTO, Capa-Bakken; reduce the number of wells required on an existing overlapping 3840-acre unit; Williams
• 27001, CLR, Jim Creek-Bakken, establish an overlapping 2560-acre unit; 2 wells; Dunn
• 27002, CLR, Banks-Bakken; establish an overlapping 2880-acre unit; 2 wells; WMS, MCK
• 27003, CLR, Big Gulch-Bakken; establish an overlapping 2560-acre unit; 2 wells; DUN
• 27004, Southwestern Production, amend field rules for Tracy Mountain-Madison pool; establish a 320-acre unit; BIL
• 27005, Kaiser-Francis, Sanish-Bakken; i) establish an overlapping 1280-acre unit, 18/19-154-92; 14 wells; ii) establish an overlapping 1920-acre unit, 11/14/23-153-92, 14 wells; iii) establish an overlapping 2560-acre unit, 17/18/19/20-154-92, 1 well; iv) establish an overlapping 3840-acre unit, 10/11/14/15/22/23-153-92, 2 wells; Mountrail County
• 27006, Hess, designating Hess as operator of the Long 44-10HU (#33523) in the Whiting 2560-acre lease-line spacing unit; WMS
• 27007, NP Resources, Bicentennial-Bakken; establish an overlapping 2560-acre unit; 2 wells; MCK
• 27008, NP Resources, DeMores-Bakken; establish one overlapping 2560-acre unit; 5 wells; BIL
• 27009, NP Resources, Chateau-Three Forks and Demores-Bakken; establish two overlapping 22560-acre units; 2 wells; BIL
• 27010, NP Resources, Beaver Creek-Bakken, establish two overlapping 2560-acre units; 2 wells; Golden Valley County
• 27011, NP Resources, Big Stick-Bakken; establish three overlapping 2560-acre units; 2 wells each; BIL
• 27012, NP Resources, Tree Top-Bakkekn; establish an overlapping 2560-acre unit; BIL
• 27013, Ambrose-Bakken, Resource Energy Can-Am; pooling, Divide County
• CRL, pooling
• 27015, CLR, Big Gulch-Bakken, 11 wells on an existing 1280-acre unit, 19/30-147-96; Dunn County
• 27016, Crescent Point Energy, Blue Ridge-Bakken, 7 wells on each of two existing 1280-acre units (27/34; 28/33; and 29/32 -159-100; Williams County; 21 wells total
• 27017, RimRock, Moccasin Creek-Bakken, 2 wells on each of two existing 2560-acre units; DUN
• 27018, RimRock, Moccasin Creek-Bakken, i) 12 wells on each of two existing 1280-acre units (26/27 and 28/33-148-93; ii) 13 wells an existing 1280-acre unit, 2/11-147-93; iii) 7 wells on an existing 1920-acre unit, 34-148-93 and 3/10-147-93; Dunn County
• 27019, Slawson, risk penalty
• 27020, Slawson, commingling
• 27021, Tobacco Garden SWD
• 27022, Arrow Water, SWD
• 27023, PetroShale, Bear Den-Bakken, 11 wells on an existing 640-acre unit, 25-149-96; McKenzie
• 27024, PetroShale, Bear Den-Bakken, 11 wells on an existing 1280-acre unit, 30/31-149-95; McKenzie
• 27025, PetroShale, Croff-Bakken; 11 wells on an existing 1280-acre laydown unit, 13/14-149-96; McKenzie
• 27026, NP Resources, Cinnamon Creek-Bakken; 4 wells on an existing 120-acre unit; MCK

Wednesday, October 17, 2018 -- 8 pages -- mostly pooling and commingling

• 26954, NDIC; review the temporarily abandoned status of file #15172, BIL
• 26955, Whiting, Glass Bluff and/or Sugar Beet-Bakken; establish a 2560-acre unit; 1 well; WMS
• 26956, Lime Rock Resources, Cabernet-Bakken, establish two 2560-acre units; 1 well on each unit; DUN
• 26957, Petro Harvester, Flaxton and/or Lignite-Madison; establish a 640-acre unit; 2 horizontal wells; BRK 
• 26958, Petro Harvester, Lignite-Madison, establish two 640-acre units; 2 horizontal wells on each; BRK
• 26959, Hess, East Fork and/or Wheelock-Bakken; establish an overlapping 2560-acre unit; 1 well; WMS
• 26960, Hess, Big Butte-Bakken; establish two overlapping 2560-acre unit; one well on each unit; MNT
• 26961, Hess, Truax-Bakken; establish an overlapping 2560-acre unit; one well; WMS
• 26962, BR, Little Knife and/or Lone Butte-Bakken; establish an overlapping 2560-acre unit; 1 well; DUN
• 26963, Freedom Energy Resources LLC, establish a 240-acre unit; parts of sections 16/21-139-96, Lodgepole vertical, Stark County
• 26964, Freedom Energy Resources LLC, establish a 320-acre unit, SW/4 of section 17 and the NW/4 of section 20-139-96; Lodgepole vertical, Stark County
• 26965, Freedom Energy Resources LLC, establish a 200-acre unit, NE/4 of section 20 and the W/2 W/2 NW/4 of section 21-139-96, Lodgepole vertical, Stark County
• 26966, Harvester Operating, commingling
• 26967, Hess, pooling
• 26968, Hess, pooling
• 26969, Hess, pooling
• 26970, Hess, pooling
• 26971, Hess, pooling
• 26972, Hess, pooling
• 26973, Hess, pooling
• 26974, Hess, pooling
• 26975, Whiting, commingling
• 26976, Whiting, commingling
• 26977, Whiting, commingling
• 26978, Whiting, commingling
• 26979, Whiting, commingling
• 26980, Whiting, commingling
• 26981, Whiting, commingling
• 26982, Whiting, commingling
• 26983, Whiting, commingling
• 26984, Whiting, Glass Bluff-Bakken; 2 wells on each of two 1280-acre units; WMS
• 26985, Whiting, pooling
• 26986, Whiting, pooling
• 26987, Whiting, pooling
• 26988, Whiting, pooling
• 26989, Whiting, pooling
• 26990, Whiting, pooling
• 26991, Oasis, pooling
• 26992, Oasis, pooling
• 26993, Oasis, pooling
• 26994, MRO, pooling
• 26995, Deep Creek Adventures Co, SWD
• 26996, Lime Rock Resources, SWD

Tuesday, October 16, 2018 -- 3 pages -- all continued cases

Truax Oil Field Update

Permits

February 15, 2015: Truax field --  70 sections

• As of permit #30633, 90 more permits and/or wells since June 2, 2011
• Total of 183 permits/wells as of February 15, 2015
• 70 sections x 4 wells = 280 wells
• 70 sections x 8 wells = 560 wells

June 2, 2011:  Truax field -- 70 sections

• As of permit #25976: 93 permits and/or wells
• 70 x 4 wells = 280 wells
• 70 x 8 wells = 560 wells

2017 (as of 4/17)
33620, Whiting,
33610, conf, Hess,
33609, conf, Hess,
33608, conf, Hess,
33607, conf, Hess,
33606, conf, Hess,
33605, conf, Hess,
33604, conf, Hess,
33523, Whiting,
33510, Whiting,
33509, Whiting,
33457, Whiting,
33456, Whiting,
33455, Whiting,
33411, Whiting,
33410, Whiting,
33409, Whiting,
33407, Whiting,
33406, Whiting,
33405, Whiting,
33404, Whiting,
33361, Whiting,
33360, Whiting,
33359, Whiting,
33353, Whiting,
33352, Whiting,
33297, Whiting,
33296, Whiting,
33295, Whiting,
33294, Whiting,
33287, Whiting,
33286, Whiting,
33285, Whiting,
33284, Whiting,
33272, Whiting,
33271, Whiting,

2016 (list is complete)
33208, Whiting,
33133, Whiting,
33132, Whiting,
32732, Whiting,
32731,  Whiting,
32730, Whiting,

2015 (list is complete)
32368, loc, Whiting, Carscallen 31-14-2H,
32340, loc, Whiting, Carscallen 31-14-4H,
32339, loc, Whiting, Carscallen 31-14-3H,
32338, loc, Whiting, Carscallen 31-14H,
31836, loc, Whiting, Evitt 34-12H,
31835, loc, Whiting, Evitt 34-12TFH,
31834, loc, Whiting, Evitt 34-12-2H,
31370, loc, Whiting, Evitt 14-12TFH,
31369, loc, Whiting, Evitt 14-12-2TFH,
31368, loc, Whiting, Evitt 14-12H,
31239, loc, Whiting, Carscallen 31-14-4TFH,
31238, loc, Whiting, Carscallen 31-14-3TFH,
31237, loc, Whiting, Carscallen 31-14-2TFH,
31236, conf, Whiting, Carscallen 31-14-1TFH, a big well; IP 13K unknown # of days;
31089, conf, Whiting, P Pankowski 153-98-4-6-7-14H3, a big well; 42K first full month;
31088, conf, Whiting, P Pankowski 153-98-4-6-7-14HA, a big well; 28K first full month;
31087, conf, Whiting, P Pankowski 153-98-4-6-7-13H3, producing, a big well; 35K first full month;
31086, conf, Whiting, P Pankowski 153-98-4-6-7-13H, producing, a big well; 39K first full month;
30633, PNC, Hess, SC-Bingeman-LE-154-98-1004H-1, 

2014 (list is complete)

• 29870, conf, Whiting/KOG, P Wood 154-98-13-22-15-4H3A, a huge well;
• 29869, conf, Whiting/KOG, P Wood 154-98-13-22-16-4H, a huge well;
• 29868, conf, Whiting/KOG, P Wood 154-98-14-22-16-12H, a huge well;
• 29865, conf, Whiting/KOG, P Wood 154-98-14-22-16-3HA, a huge well;
• 29864, conf, Whiting/KOG, P Wood 154-98-14-22-16-3H, a huge well;
• 29863, conf, Whiting/KOG, P Wood 154-98-14-22-16-2H, a huge well;
• 29860, 923, Hess, SC-Ellingsberg-LW-154-98-3230H-2, t4/15; cum 83K 10/15;
• 29818, 915, Hess, SC-Norma-LE-154-98-0706H-1, t5/15; cum 72K 10/15;
• 29817, 737, Hess, SC-Norma-154-98-0706H-8, t6/15; cum 39K 10/15;
• 29816, 1,354, Hess, SC-Norma-154-98-0706H-7, t5/15; cum 102K 10/15;
• 29813, PNC, Whiting/KOG, P Wood 154-98-14-22-15-4H3,
• 29810, conf, Whiting/KOG, P Wood 154-98-14-22-15-2H3, a big well;
• 29806, 2,237, Whiting/KOG, P Thomas 154-98-14E-3-28-3HA, t2/15; cum 49K 10/15;
• 29690, conf, Hess, SC-Bingeman-154-98-0904H-6,
• 29689, 878, Hess, SC-Bingeman-154-98-0904H-5, t7/15; cum 52K 10/15;
• 29688, 779, Hess, SC-Bingeman-154-98-0904H-4, t8/15; cum 53K 10/15;
• 29687, 985, Hess, SC-Bingeman-154-98-0904H-3, 35 stages, 2.5 million lbs, t7/15; cum 42K 10/15;
• 29686, 1,424, Hess, SC-Bingeman-154-98-0904H-2, t7/15; cum --
• 29349, 656, Hess, SC-Ellingsberg-LW-154-98-3229H-1, t5/15; cum 27K 6/15;
• 29348, 927, Hess, SC-Ellingsberg-154-98-3229H-4, t5/15; cum 39K 6/15;
• 29166, 988, Hess, SC-Gene-154-98-0805H-2, t4/15; cum 45K 6/15;
• 29165, 739, Hess, SC-Norma-LE-154-98-0705H-2, t5/15; cum 29K 6/15;
• 29164, 896, Hess, SC-Norma-154-98-0706H-6, t6/15; cum 36K 6/15;
• 29100, PNC, Whiting/KOG, P Vance 154-97-16-9-21-15H,
• 29099, PNC, Whiting/KOG, P Vance 154-97-16-9-21-16H3A,
• 29098, PNC, Whiting/KOG, P Vance 154-97-16-9-21-16H,
• 29097, 2,504, Whiting/KOG, P Vance 154-97-16-9-21-16H3, t4/15; cum 43K 10/15;
• 29095, 920, Whiting/KOG, P Vance 154-97-14-9-21-14H3, t4/15; cum 37K 10/15;
• 29094, 2,402, Whiting/KOG, P Vance 154-97-14-9-21-15HA, t5/15; cum 76K 10/15;
• 29093, 737, Whiting/KOG, P Vance 154-97-14-9-21-15H3, a Three Forks BI well, 26 stages, 3.5 million lbs, t4/14; cum 39K 10/15;
• 29092, 2,367, Whiting/KOG, P Vance 154-97-14-9-21-15H, t4/15; cum 95K 10/15;
• 29045, 2,704, Whiting/KOG, P Thomas 154-98-14E-33-28-3H3, t2/15; cum 74K 10/15;
• 29044, 1,803, Whiting/KOG, P Thomas 154-98-14E-33-28-3H, t2/15; cum 65K 10/15;
• 29043, 950, Whiting/KOG, P Thomas 154-98-14E-33-28-3H3A, t2/15; cum 69K 10/15;
• 28912, loc, Whiting/KOG, P Thomas 154-98-15W-33-28-2H3A,
• 28911, loc, Whiting/KOG, P Thomas 154-98-15W-33-28-2HA,
• 28910, 1702, Whiting/KOG, P Thomas 154-98-15W-33-28-2H3, t3/15; cum 69K 10/15;
• 28909, 1,770, Whiting/KOG, P Thomas 154-98-15W-33-28-2H, t3/15; cum 71K 10/15;
• 28884, 2,515, Whiting/KOG, P Wood 154-98-15-23-15-3HA, 4 sections, t11/14; cum 112K 10/15;
• 28717, conf, Whiting/KOG, P Johnson 153-98-1-6-7-16HA, a big well; 100k first thee months;
• 28716, PNC, Whiting/KOG, P Johnson 153-98-1-6-7-16H3,
• 28715, conf, Whiting/KOG, P Johnson 153-98-1-6-7-1H, a huge well; 90K first two months;
• 28500, 1,104, Whiting/KOG, P Thomas 154-98-16-33-27-4H3, 4 sections, t1/15; 55K 6/15;
• 28499, 1,441, Whiting/KOG, P Thomas 154-98-16-33-28-1H, 4 sections, t1/15; cum 80K 6/15;
• 28498, loc, Whiting/KOG, P Thomas 154-98-16-33-28-1HA,
• 28497, 457, Whiting/KOG, P Thomas 154-98-16-33-28-1H3, a Three Forks well, t2/15; cum 54K 10/15;
• 28412, 402, Hess, SC-JCB-154-98-1720H-2, t2/15; cum 30K 6/15;
• 28411, 1,070, Hess, SC-Barney-LE-154-98-1819H-1, 4 sections, t1/15; cum 77K 6/15;
• 28410, 527, Hess, SC-Barney-154-98-1819H-5, t12/14; cum 38K 6/15;
• 28409, 2,210-->conf, KOG, P Wood 154-98-4E-26-35-14H, t1/15; cum 63K 6/15; 
• 28408, 1,362, Whiting/KOG, P Wood 154-98-4E-26-35-14H3, t3/15; cum 46K 10/15;
• 28407, 1,339, Whiting/KOG, P Wood 154-98-4E-26-35-14HB, t3/15; cum 51K 10/15;
• 28406, 1,602, Whiting/KOG, P Wood 154-98-4E-26-35-14HA, t2/15; cum 79K 10/15;
• 28387, 2,015, Whiting/KOG, P Wood 154-98-1-27-16-1H, t10/14; cum 39K 12/14;
• 28386, 1,930, Whiting/KOG, P Wood 154-98-1-27-34-16H, t10/14; cum 46K 12/14;
• 28385, 2,241, Whiting/KOG, P Wood 154-98-1-27-15-1H3, t10/14; cum 33K 12/14;
• 28384, 1,494, Whiting/KOG, P Wood 154-98-1-27-35-13H3, t10/14; cum 23K 12/14;
• 28144, conf, Hess, SC-Mari-153-98-2223H-7, 
• 28143, conf, Hess, SC-Mari-153-98-2223H-8, 
• 28107, conf, Hess, SC-Mari-153-98-2223H-3, 
• 28106, conf, Hess, SC-Mari-153-98-2223H-4, 
• 28105, conf, Hess, SC-Mari-153-98-2223H-5, 
• 28104, conf, Hess, SC-Mari-153-98-2223H-6, 
• 27936, 1,862, Whiting/KOG, P Wood 154-98-15-23-35-15H, t8/14; cum 48K 12/14;
• 27935, 2,168, Whiting/KOG, P Wood 154-98-15-23-35-15H3, t8/14; cum 48K 12/14;
• 27934, 2,006, Whiting/KOG, P Wood 154-98-15-23-35-15HA, t8/14; cum 55K 12/14;
• 27933, 2,649, Whiting/KOG, P Wood 154-98-15-23-35-15H3A, t8/14; cum 55K 12/14;
• 27932, 2,201, Whiting/KOG, P Wood 154-98-15-23-15-2H, t11/14; cum 44K 12/14;
• 27931, 1,802, Whiting/KOG, P Wood 154-98-15-23-15-2HA, t11/14; cum 37K 12/14;
• 27930, 1,787, Whiting/KOG, P Wood 154-98-15-23-15-3H, t11/14; cum 32K 12/14;
• 27867, 1,930, Whiting/KOG, P Wood 154-98-16-23-35-15H3, t8/14; cum --
• 27866, 1,986, Whiting/KOG, P Wood 154-98-16-23-35-16HA, t8/14; cum --
• 27865, 1,652, Whiting/KOG, P Wood 154-98-16-23-35-16H3, t8/14; cum --
• 27864, 960, Whiting/KOG, P Wood 154-98-16-23-35-16H, t8/14; cum --
• 27863, 2,080, Whiting/KOG, P Wood 154-98-16-23-14-2H3, t11/14; cum 25K 12/14;
• 27862, 2,025, Whiting/KOG, P Wood 154-98-16-23-14-1H3A, t10/14; cum 30K 12/14;
• 27861, 1,946, Whiting/KOG, P Wood 154-98-16-23-15-1H, t11/14; cum 28K 12/14;
• 27860, 2,351, Whiting/KOG, P Wood 154-98-16-23-14-1H3, t10/14; cum 33K 12/14;

2013 (permit list up to date)

• 27134, 1,002, Hess, SC-Tom-153-98-1514H-7, t10/14; cum 50K 12/14;
• 27133, 344, Hess, SC-Tom-LS-153-98-1514H-1, t10/14; cum 18K 12/14;
• 27122, 2,372, Whiting/KOG, P Scanlan 153-98-16S-9-11-16H, t4/14; cum 62K 7/14;
• 26939, 654, Hess, SC-Norma-154-98-0706H-2, t11/14; cum 33K 12/14;
• 26938, 998, Hess, SC-Noram-154-98-0706H-3, t11/14; cum 45K 12/14;
• 26937, 768, Hess, SC-Norma-154-98-0706H-4, t11/14; cum 33K 12/14;
• 26936, 1,089, Hess, SC-Norma-154-98-0706H-5, t11/14; cum 44K 12/14;
• 26801, 663, Hess, SC-Tom-153-98-1514H-6, t9/14; cum 34K 12/14;
• 26800, 974, Hess, SC-Tom-153-98-1514H-5, t9/14; cum 51K 12/14;
• 26799, 693, Hess, SC-Tom 153-98-1514H-4, t9/14; cum 35K 12/14;
• 26488, 1,770, Whiting/KOG, P Wood 154-98-26-35-14H3, t12/13; cum 63K 12/14;
• 25976, 1,976, Whiting/KOG, P Vance 154-97-4-17-20-13H3, t2/14; cum 69K 12/14;
• 25975, 1,701, Whiting/KOG, P Vance 154-97-4-17-20-13H3A, t2/14; cum 44K 12/14;
• 25974, 1,155, Whiting/KOG, P Vance 154-97-4-17-20-13H, t3/14; cum 51K 12/14;
• 25973, 1,812, Whiting/KOG, P Vance 154-97-4-17-1-2H, Truax, t2/14; cum 61K 12/14;
• 25602, 2,631, Whiting/KOG, P Scanlan 153-98-16-9-5-5H, 27 stages, 4.7 million lbs, t3/14; cum 128K 12/14;
• 25601, 1,461, Whiting/KOG, P Scanlan 153-98-16-9-11-16H3, t4/14; cum 39K 12/14;
• 25600, 2.665, Whiting/KOG, P Scanlan 153-98-16-9-5-12H, t3/14; cum 114K 12/14;
• 25599, DRY, Whiting/KOG, P Scanlan 153-98-16-9-11-16H, Truax, did not get a good cement job on surface;
• 25582, 2,249, Whiting/KOG, P Evitt 154-98-15-12-24-15H3, Truax, t11/13; cum 118K 12/14;
• 25581, 2,667, Whiting/KOG, P Evitt 154-98-15-12-19-16H, Truax, t11/13; cum 143K 12/14;
• 25564, 1,985, Whiting/KOG, P Evitt 154-98-13-12-19-14H, Truax, t11/13; cum 138K 12/14;
• 25563, 2,140, Whiting/KOG, P Evitt 154-98-13-13-24-14H3M, Truax, t11/13; cum 123K 12/14;
• 25538, 1,705, Whiting/KOG, P Thomas 154-98-14-33-3H3, t5/14; cum 52K 12/14;
• 25537, 2,200, Whiting/KOG, P Thomas 154-98-14-33-4HA, t5/14; cum 88K 12/14;
• 25536, 2,042, Whiting/KOG, P Thomas 154-98-14-33-4H3, t5/14; cum 51K 12/14;
• 25535, 2,083, Whiting/KOG, P Thomas 154-98-14-33-28-4H3, Truax, t5/14; cum 78K 12/14;
• 25514, 2,011, Whiting/KOG, P Evitt 154-98-15-12-2-2H, Truax, t11/13; cum 129K 12/14;
• 25513, 1,810, Whiting/KOG,  P Evitt 154-98-15-12-1-2H3M, Truax, t11/13; cum 79K 12/14;
• 25512, 2,154, Whiting/KOG, P Evitt 154-98-13-12-2-4H, Truax, t11/13; cum 135K 12/14;
• 25511, 1,826, Whiting/KOG, P Evitt 154-98-13-12-1-3H3, Truax, t11/13; cum 91K 12/14;
• 25285, 991, Hess, SC-Barney 154-98-1819H-4, Truax, t11/13; cum 106K 12/14;
• 25284, 1,108, Hess, SC-Barney 154-98-1819H-3, Truax, t11/13;cum 104K 12/14;
• 25283, 998, Hess, SC-Barney 154-98-1819H-2, Truax, t11/13; cum 110K 12/14;
• 25179, 1,894, Whiting/KOG, P Wood 154-98-4-26-35-14H, Truax, t12/13; cum 77K 12/14;
• 25178, 1,880, Whiting/KOG, P WOod 154-98-26-35-13H3, Truax, t12/13; cum 63K 12/14;
• 25177, 2,044, Whiting/KOG, P Wood 154-98-4-26-35-13H, Truax, t12/13; cum 109K 12/14;

2012:

• 24809, 1,786, CLR, Wahpeton 9-16H, t5/14; cum 114K 12/14;
• 24650, PNC, Whiting/KOG, P Wood 154-98-27-16-3H, Truax, PNC 10/14;
• 24649, 1,824, Whiting/KOG, P Wood 154-98-3-27-34-14H, Truax, t6/13; cum 119K 12/14;
• 24611, 1,806, Whiting/KOG, P Wood 154-98-2-27-34-16H3A, Truax, t7/13; cum 97K 12/14;
• 24610, 2,197, Whiting/KOG, P Wood 154-98-2-27-34-16H, Truax, t7/13; cum 109K 12/14;
• 24609, 1,890, Whiting/KOG, P Wood 154-98-2-27-34-16H3B, Truax, t7/13; cum 96K 12/14;
• 24608, 2,017, Whiting/KOG, P wood 154-98-2-27-34-15H, Truax, t7/13; cum 114K 12/14;
• 24607, 1,622, Whiting/KOG, P Wood 154-98-4-27-34-14H3, Truax, t7/13; cum 64K 12/14;
• 24606, 2,118, Whiting/KOG, P Wod 154-98-4-27-34-13HA, Truax, t7/13; cum 123K 12/14;
• 24605, 2,556, Whiting/KOG, P Wood 154-98-4-27-13H3, Truax, t7/13; cum 120K 12/14;
• 24604, 2,272, Whiting/KOG, P Wood 154-98-4-27-34-13HB, Truax, t7/13; cum 131K 12/14;
• 24406, 2,076, Whiting/KOG, P. Thomas 153-98-5-3-2-8H, Truax, t4/13; cum 153K 12/14;
• 24405, 2,367, Whiting/KOG, P. Thomas 153-98-5-3-2-1H, Truax, t4/13; cum 148K 12/14;
• 24376, 915, Whiting/KOG, P Wood 154-98-3-27-34-15H3M, Truax, t6/13; cum 92K 12/14;
• 24375, 2,085, Whiting/KOG, P Wood 154-98-3-27-34-15H, Truax, t6/13; cum 105K 12/14;
• 24374, 1,860, Whiting/KOG, P Wood 154-98-3-27-34-14H3, Truax, t6/13; cum 93K 12/14;
• 24233, 1,948, XTO, Wood 21X-25A, Truax, t4/13; cum 146K 12/14;
• 24232, 1,678, XTO, Wood 21X-25AXB, Truax, t4/13; cum 143K 12/14;
• 23709, 2,157, Whiting/KOG, P Thomas 153-98-5-10-11-1H, Truax, t6/13; cum 170K 12/14;
• 23708, 937, Whiting/KOG, P Thomas 153-98-5-10-11-8H, Truax, t6/13; cum 121K 12/14;
• 23644, PNC, Hess, SC-Mari-153-98-2223H-3PNC,
• 23643, 734, Hess, SC-Mari-153-98-2223H-2, t3/14; cum 76K 12/14;
• 23642, 921, Hess, SC-Mari-153-98-2223H-1, t2/14; cum 79K 12/14;
• 23486, 834, Hess, SC-Scanland-153-98-1720H-2, Truax, t3/13; cum 138K 12/14;
• 23485, 1,044, Hess, SC-Scanlan-153-98-1720H-3, Truax, t3/13; cum 119K 12/14;
• 23373, 1,833, Whiting/KOG, P State 154-97-3-16-21-14H, Truax, t12/12; cum 104K 12/14;
• 23325, 679, Hess, SC-Ellingsberg 154-98-3239H-3, Truax, t1/13; cum 146K 12/14;
• 23324, 653, Hess, SC-Ellingsberg 154-98-3229H-2, Truax, t1/13; cum 174K 12/14;
• 23300, 941, Hess, SC-TR Slette 153-98-1819H-3, Truax, t12/12; cum 147K 12/14;
• 23299, 515, Hess, SC-TR Slette 153-98-1819H-2, Truax, t12/12; cum 90K 12/14;
• 23184, 680, Hess, SC-Tom 153-98-1514H-1, Truax, t8/13; cum 77K 12/14;
• 23183, 564, Hess, SC-Tom 1153-98-1514H-2, Truax, t8/13; cum 67K 12/14;
• 23182, 818, Hess, SC-Tom  153-98-1514H-3, Truax, t9/13; cum 92K 12/14;
• 23131, 468, Hess, SC-Norman 154-98-3130H-5, Truax, t5/13; cum 71K 12/14;
• 23130, 976, Hess,  SC-Norman 154-98-3130H-4, Truax, t5/13; cum 112K 12/14;
• 23129, 943, Hess, SC-Norman 154-98-3130H-3, Truax, t5/13; cum 113K 12/14;
• 23128, 322, Hess, SC-Norman 154-98-3130H-2, Truax, t12/12; cum 80K 12/14;
• 22946, 1,122, Hess, SC-Hoving 154-98-1003-1, Truax, t9/12; cum 198K 12/14;
• 22945, 1,006, Hess, SC-Norma-154-98-0706H-1, Truax, t10/12; cum 178K 12/14;
• 22612, 481, Hess, SC-Bingeman-154-98-0904H-1, Truax, t9/12; cu 80K 12/14;
• 22338, 2,425, Whiting/KOG, Thomas 154-98-15-33-28-1H3, Truax, t5/12; cum 179K 12/14;
• 22190, 1,817, Whiting/KOG/North Plains, P Vance 154-97-2-17-5-5H, t712; cum 136K 12/14;
• 22189, 2,350, Whiting/KOG/North Plains, P Vance 154-97-2-17-20-15H, t7/12; cum 154K 12/14;

2011 Permits

• 22086, 2,052, Whiting/KOG, P. Thomas 153-98-5-3-2-1H3, Truax, t4/13; cum 124K 12/14;
• 22074, 496, Whiting/KOG, P. Thomas 153-98-5-10-11-8H3, Truax, t6/13; cum 90K 12/14;
• 21822, 3,000, Whiting/KOG/North Plains, Thomas 154-98-15-33-28-2H, t5/12; cum 255K 12/14;
• 21817, 2.524, Whiting/KOG/North Plains Energy, Jorgenson 5-14H, Truax, t9/12; cum 276K 10/15;
• 21328, 1,411, XTO, Truax State 11X-16, t2/12; cum 170K 6/15; only 13 days in 5/15;
• 21037, 684, Hess, Gene 8-1H, t6/12; cum 135K 6/15;
• 20875, PNC, North Plains,
• 20857, 358, Whiting/KOG/North Plains, Pankowski 4-6H, t2/2; cum 171K 6/15;
• 20856, 1,349, Whiting/KOG/North Plains, King 3-8H, t1/12; cum 127K 6/15;
• 20543, 1,031, Whiting/KOG/North Plains, Evitt 16-12H, t8/12; cum 180K 6/15;
• 20518, 1,067, Whiting/KOG/North Plains, Reiger 9-11h, t10/11; cum 221K 6/15; only 15 days in 6/15;
• 20503, 560, XTO, Wood 21X-25B, Truax, t4/13; cum 176K 6/15;
• 20467, 1,116, Whiting/KOG/North Plains, Netz 9-21H, t11/11; cum 174K 6/15; only 2 days in 6/15;
• 20272, AB/800, Hess/Tracker, SC-Norman 154-98-3130H-1, t10/11; cum 166K 7/14; went inactive 6/14;

2010 Permits

• 20055, 723, Hess/Tracker, Ellingsberg 32-1H, t9/11; cum 225K 6/15;
• 19970, 502, Whiting/KOG/North Plains, Nelson 5-18H, 26 stages; 1.4 million lbs, t8/11; cum 93K 6/15;
• 19962, 2,059, Whiting/KOG/Newfield, P State 154-97-3-16-21-13H3, 28 stages; 4.3 million lbs, t12/12; cum 108K 6/15;
• 19879, PNC, North Plains,
• 19857, 1,533, Whiting/KOG/North Plains, Wood 5-15H, t11/11; cum 220K 6/15; has been off-iine since 12/14;
• 19663, 1,448, Hess/Tracker, JCB 17-1H, t3/11; cum 250K 6/15;
• 19481, 1,094, Hess/Tracker, Barney 18-1H, t1/12; cum 232K 6/15;
• 19405, 919, Whiting/KOG/North Plains, Kirby 9-7H, t11/11; cum 126K 6/15;
• 19189, 1,213, Hess/Tracker, T R Slette 18-1H 153-98, t2/11; cum 231K 6/15;
• 19188, 1,460, Hess/Tracker Scanlan 17-1TH, t11/10; cum 215K 6/15;
• 18770, 819, Whiting/KOG/North Plains, Scanlan 3-5H, t9/10; cum 230K 6/15;
• 18710, PNC, Whiting/KOG/North Plains, Hovde 5-21H,
• 18664, 746, Whiting/KOG/North Plains, Eide 5-13H, t8/10; cum 208K 6/15;

Updates

December 8, 2015: note from reader; looks like Truax acreage might be going for around $7,000 mineral acre. Not verified.

April 14, 2015: random update of Truax oil field. 

August 3, 2014: random update and screen shot of KOG wells in Truax oil field.

November 17, 2013: corporate presentation, November, 2013; KOG announces a 14-well pilot project in one two-section drilling unit; 

December 14, 2012: KOG with permits for eleven (11) wells in one section, and all will be long laterals running north-to-south in the same spacing unit.

May 14, 2012: KOG reports two nice wells in Polar prospect; note in the original post about North Plains. KOG bought North Plains.

KOG reports results of two wells in Truax oil field, north of the river, just a bit northwest of the bull's eye of the Bakken:

• 22338, 2,454, Whiting/KOG, Thomas 154-98-15-33-28-1H3, 28 stages, t5/13; cum 179K 12/14; 
• 21822, 3,000, Whiting/KOG, Thomas 154-98-15-33-28-2H, 34 stages, t5/12; cum 255K 12/14;

Original Post

I was asked about the meaning of my shorthand note regarding NDIC hearing docket and Truax-Bakken field:

Case 14519: North Plains, extend Truax-Bakken by one 1280-acre unit; 6 wells, Wms

That was shorthand for:

"... application extending the field boundaries and amending the field rules for the Truax-Bakken Pool to create one 1280-acre spacing unit in Zone VI comprised of Sections 14 and 23, T.153N., R.98W., Williams County, ND, authorizing the drilling of up to six horizontal wells in the above spacing unit..."

"Wms," of course, is my abbreviation for Williams County.

Truax oil field is a fairly good-size oil field in the Williston Basin. It is currently about 61 sections, but is somewhat irregular in shape and most likely some of the sections adjacent to the field will be added to Truax field, making it a bit more regular (as per case 14519, noted above).

The field is immediately east of the Stockyard Creek oil field which has garnered a bit of interest due to Samson Oil and Gas wells there.

Truax oil field is on the north side of the river, east of Williston, North Dakota. Taking state highway 1804 east from Williston to Truax oil field is one of the prettiest drives in the local area. If I am not mistaken, the Lewis and Clark State Park is located in Truax field. Regardless, Lewis and Clark State Park is located 21 miles east/southeast of Williston. Take state highway 1804 east out of Williston for about 17 miles before turning right (south) off the highway.

By the way, just before entering the state park, one can continue straight west along the river and end up at a "village" of thirty to forty summer homes on Long Creek. It is a very, very beautiful and inviting recreational area.

Back to Truax oil field: of note, several sections are under the Missouri River, and the two sections noted in Case 14519 above (14/23-154-98) are both under the river.

This is a fairly active field, with two rigs on site, and several wells on the confidential list. Hess has a few permits in this field, but North Plains easily has the most permits in this field.

By the way, NDIC mentions various "zones" in this field. It is my understanding that with bigger fields, the state may break the field down into zones with each zone having different rules. I don't know that for sure, but that is my hunch. It seems to me I read that somewhere before.

It's hard to believe, but North Plains had a Bakken horizontal well (very short horizontal) in this field that was spudded in 1990. It was a very low producer and has since been converted into a salt water disposal well.

Two Hess long-lateral wells that extended under the river, spudded late 2010/early 2011, had very nice IPs of about 1,500 each (permits 19188 and19189, on adjacent sections).

It appears that the only North Plains well that is off the confidential list is  the Scanlan well, permit 18770, spudded in late 2010, and has produced over 71,000 bbls as of April, 2011. That is a very decent well.