Saturday, February 20, 2010
Sergeant Major 1-21H Update
Someone was very, very nice to let me know that fracking crews and a workover rig have appeared at the Sergeant Major 1-21H near Watford City. I have the Sergeant Major 1-21H on my "wells to watch" list and why it has becoming an interesting well to follow.
Niobrara (DJ Basin)
Background
July 14, 2016: update on the Niobrara, RBN Energy.
October 8, 2015: Encana sells all its assets in the D-J Basin.
October 11, 2014: feel-good story; Campbell County, north of Converse County; Gillette is the county seat of Campbell County; Douglas is the county seat of Converse County; Casper lies to the west of Douglas.
April 12, 2014: Whiting is making huge bet in the Niobrara; Whiting says Niobrara is better than the Bakken on a "per-section" comparison.
April 9, 2014: D-J Basin could have more than 4 billion bbls of recoverable oil.
March 13, 2014: MDU completes purchase of oil and gas acreage in Converse County, Wyoming; Southern Powder River Basin, press release.
March 11, 2014: Bonanza Creek update -- Mike Filloon.
August 15, 2013: Bonanza Creek and the Niobrara -- Z-Man.
August 8, 2013: 2013 could be the year of the Niobrara -- Mike Filloon.
June 14, 2013: some Motley Fool fluff on the Niobrara, COP, Noble, Anadarko, others.
April 12, 2013: at SeekingAlpha, a 27-internet-page transcript provided by Bonanza Creek Energy, an investor day presentation, concentrating mostly on the Wattenberg field of the Denver Basin, and the Niobrara formation. Also a post and a link to the corporate presentation. Niobrara::Bakken; Sanish Field::Wattenberg Field; Denver Basin::Williston Basin.
December 17, 2012: estimates of the Niobrara soar to 3.6 billion bbls.
November 25, 2012: BLM approves drilling requests in the Niobrara. Chesapeake, Samson Resources, and Anadarka Petroleum had filed comments of support.
April 27, 2012: how to play the Niobrara -- Mike Filloon at SeekingAlpha.
April 15, 2012: Another pipeline -- Niobrara to Texas, 435 miles.
November 14, 2011: Anadarko data points -- Anadarko happy with Niobrara results. Will drill 2,000 wells in Wattenburg area; average EUR 300,000 - 600,000 boe; the formations in the area may have 0.5 to 1.5 billion oils equivalent.
October 23, 2011: Human interest story on "land grab" in Colorado. NIMBY for those driving SUVs.
September 17, 2011: A story yet to be told. Almost nothing going on in the Niobrara.
August 15, 2011: Investopedia's Mike Fox on the Niobrara.
April 26, 2011: Niobrara interest in Nebraska, but lots of skepticism.
April 6, 2011: Marathon's Niobrara acreage valued at $5,000/acre.
January 21, 2011: SeekingAlpha -- The Niobrara in 2011.
November 24, 2010: Niobrara update in the Casper Journal.
November 15, 2010: Voyager strikes oil in the Colorado Niobrara in a joint venture with Slawson.
November 12, 2010: USGS assesses Niobara in Colorado/Wyoming.
October 25, 2010: Comprehensive update.
July 27, 2010: Niobrara in Wyoming.
March 17, 2010: Reuters on the Bakken and the Niobrara.
February 20, 2010: Another formation for oil? First mention.
Goodnight, Moon, Shivaree
- Random look at the Niobrara, The Bismarck Tribune, April 9, 2015
- RBN Energy: overview, April 15, 2013
- Niobrara 101; a "wyomingenergynews" site -- site no longer available; is entire site down [Oct 12, 2015]
- Map of the Niobrara
- Blog, October 23, 2010
NEWS
November 15, 2022: Phoenix Capital Group announces DJ Basin acquisition. Press release here.
November 15, 2021: Brigham Minerals announced accretive DJ Basin acquisition. Press release here. Social media here.
November 27, 2019: COP sells Niobrara assets to Crestone; financial details not disclosed; 97,000 acres; triples holdings for Crestone.
August 26, 2019: PDC buys SRC; becomes #2 producer in the DJ.
October 17, 2018: is the Niobrara really the next big thing? -- RBN Energy.
April 15, 2018: Anadarko with a new completion strategy -- greatly reducing the amount of proppant being used in completions.
February 1, 2018: update on the Niobrara, Mike Filloon.
December 8, 2017: merger in the DJ Basin.
Bill Barrett Corp., Denver, and Fifth Creek Energy Co. LLC, Denver, have agreed to merge in a deal valued at $649 million creating an oil- and natural gas liquids-weighted firm with a combined 151,100 net acres focused on rural areas in the Denver-Julesburg basin. The deal includes shares plus the assumption of as much as $54 million of debt.
Bill Barrett and Fifth Creek will become subsidiaries of a newly formed holding company, New BBG, with plans to accelerate drilling on the combined acreage. The deal is expected to close in late first-half 2018.March 31, 2017: Whiting -- comparing Redtail Niobrara with the Bakken.
July 14, 2016: update on the Niobrara, RBN Energy.
October 8, 2015: Encana sells all its assets in the D-J Basin.
October 11, 2014: feel-good story; Campbell County, north of Converse County; Gillette is the county seat of Campbell County; Douglas is the county seat of Converse County; Casper lies to the west of Douglas.
April 12, 2014: Whiting is making huge bet in the Niobrara; Whiting says Niobrara is better than the Bakken on a "per-section" comparison.
April 9, 2014: D-J Basin could have more than 4 billion bbls of recoverable oil.
March 13, 2014: MDU completes purchase of oil and gas acreage in Converse County, Wyoming; Southern Powder River Basin, press release.
March 11, 2014: Bonanza Creek update -- Mike Filloon.
August 15, 2013: Bonanza Creek and the Niobrara -- Z-Man.
August 8, 2013: 2013 could be the year of the Niobrara -- Mike Filloon.
June 14, 2013: some Motley Fool fluff on the Niobrara, COP, Noble, Anadarko, others.
April 12, 2013: at SeekingAlpha, a 27-internet-page transcript provided by Bonanza Creek Energy, an investor day presentation, concentrating mostly on the Wattenberg field of the Denver Basin, and the Niobrara formation. Also a post and a link to the corporate presentation. Niobrara::Bakken; Sanish Field::Wattenberg Field; Denver Basin::Williston Basin.
December 17, 2012: estimates of the Niobrara soar to 3.6 billion bbls.
November 25, 2012: BLM approves drilling requests in the Niobrara. Chesapeake, Samson Resources, and Anadarka Petroleum had filed comments of support.
The Bureau of Land Management Casper Field Office has approved three drilling projects that could bring as many as 444 new oil and natural gas wells to eastern Wyoming.
The federal agency on Wednesday released decision records and findings of no significant impact for three projects — the East Converse, Highland Loop Road and Spearhead Ranch exploratory areas — which cover parts of Converse and Niobrara Counties.October 16, 2012: human interest / update on the Niobrara.
April 27, 2012: how to play the Niobrara -- Mike Filloon at SeekingAlpha.
April 15, 2012: Another pipeline -- Niobrara to Texas, 435 miles.
November 14, 2011: Anadarko data points -- Anadarko happy with Niobrara results. Will drill 2,000 wells in Wattenburg area; average EUR 300,000 - 600,000 boe; the formations in the area may have 0.5 to 1.5 billion oils equivalent.
October 23, 2011: Human interest story on "land grab" in Colorado. NIMBY for those driving SUVs.
September 17, 2011: A story yet to be told. Almost nothing going on in the Niobrara.
August 15, 2011: Investopedia's Mike Fox on the Niobrara.
April 26, 2011: Niobrara interest in Nebraska, but lots of skepticism.
April 6, 2011: Marathon's Niobrara acreage valued at $5,000/acre.
January 21, 2011: SeekingAlpha -- The Niobrara in 2011.
November 24, 2010: Niobrara update in the Casper Journal.
November 15, 2010: Voyager strikes oil in the Colorado Niobrara in a joint venture with Slawson.
November 12, 2010: USGS assesses Niobara in Colorado/Wyoming.
October 25, 2010: Comprehensive update.
July 27, 2010: Niobrara in Wyoming.
Recent state and federal lease auctions attracted hundreds of bidders, and many paid jaw-dropping prices for parcels in the Niobrara play. One state parcel went for $3,200 per acre. A little more than a year ago, new oil drilling in the region wasn't even imaginable, and a mineral lease might have gone for $10 per acre.July 10, 2010: For some, the Niobrara is the "new" Bakken.
March 17, 2010: Reuters on the Bakken and the Niobrara.
February 20, 2010: Another formation for oil? First mention.
EOG looking at the Niobrara. For those who don't have the stratigraphic view memorized, click here. Look how shallow this formation is, 1,000 to 2,000 feet in places. To find the formation; a) enlarge the image by clicking on it; b) go to the South Central Montana column; c) count down eight (8) formations to the Niobrara -- it is at the boundary of the Montana/Colorado group of formations.
Goodnight, Moon, Shivaree
Another testing technique in the Bakken?
I found this little bit of information very interesting. When you get to this thread, scroll down a bit and you will see another way that operators/producers are testing the Bakken. They drill past their target, the Middle Bakken, and into the TFS. They analyze the core sample from the TFS, then cement the well from the TFS back up to the Bakken and then drill the lateral as planned into the Bakken. The company now has information on the TFS, information they can use for future wells in the area, and for future re-entry into an existing well. Yes, they can drill right through the cement. This is pure speculation on my part but it sure makes sense.
On another note, there has been a lot of hyperbole on the Yahoo!Finance discussion boards regarding some companies in the Bakken. It appears that many folks contributing to these discussion boards are caught up in the share price of a company and/or the current events in the Bakken. The share price of a company and the company itself are two completely different things. Owners, directors, and employees might be doing very, very well in their company, but the share price may not reflect that. Current events are very important, but I think we have not even begun to see the potential of the Bakken.
I am inappropriately exuberant but there is a rational basis for some of my passion. These are some random data points that have yet to materialize: a) reports from CLR and EOG on their multiple-well pads; b) the results of the NDIC hearing docket in which one case by EOG was a request to drill 570 wells in one area; and c) the improving understanding of the geology and fracking techniques in the Bakken.
On another note, there has been a lot of hyperbole on the Yahoo!Finance discussion boards regarding some companies in the Bakken. It appears that many folks contributing to these discussion boards are caught up in the share price of a company and/or the current events in the Bakken. The share price of a company and the company itself are two completely different things. Owners, directors, and employees might be doing very, very well in their company, but the share price may not reflect that. Current events are very important, but I think we have not even begun to see the potential of the Bakken.
I am inappropriately exuberant but there is a rational basis for some of my passion. These are some random data points that have yet to materialize: a) reports from CLR and EOG on their multiple-well pads; b) the results of the NDIC hearing docket in which one case by EOG was a request to drill 570 wells in one area; and c) the improving understanding of the geology and fracking techniques in the Bakken.
Friday, February 19, 2010
NDIC Dockets for March, 2010
For my use; I cannot verify accuracy.
March 8, 2010
12240: CLR, request for two 1280-acre spacing units, Little Knife; 2 wells
12241: EOG, this case likely to be dismissed; affects the Souris-Spearfish-Madison pool in Bottineau County
12242: EOG, request to pool the Burke 26-18H, one well (already drilled)
12243: Peak, request to extend the Heart Butte to establish two 640-acre units; 2 wells
March 23, 2010 (sweeping changes proposed by the Commission)
March 24, 2010
11763, cont'd: confusion regarding Wanner 27-1, 27-139-95, Baleen
12247: Gregory Tank vs CLR, 22-151-96
12248: Gregory Tank vs CLR, 4-5-150-96
12249: Gregory Tank vs BR, 27-34-151-96
12250: Gregory Tank vs Murex, 34-151-96
12251: Gregory Tank vs Petro-Hunt, 3-10-151-96
12252: BR, proper spacing for Croff-Bakken Pool
12253: BR, revoke an XTO permit, Bernel Federal 44X-19
12254: BR, revoke a Tracker permit, Prairie Dog 7-1H
12255: BR, revoke a Tracker permit, McCarthy 9-1H
12256: BR, extending the Westberg, Banks, or Elidah-Bakken Pools to add 8 sections as 1280-acre spacing units
12257: BR, extending the Blue Buttes-Bakken Pool
12258: BR, extending the Clear Creek and Camel Butte-Bakken Pools to add 4 sections as 2560-acre spacing units
12259: BR, pooling in Sand Creek, 33 and 34
12260: BR, pooling in Clear Creek, 15 and 22
12261: BR, pooling in Johnson Corner, 3 and 10
12262: BR, pooling in North Fork, 1 and 12
12263: BR, pooling in Haystack, 14 and 23
12264: St Mary, designate MonDak, 2 sections as 1280-acre spacing
12265: KOG, section 15 and 22, 147-92, Twin Buttes as 1280-acre spacing
12266: Hess, revoke a BEXP permit, Bangs 32-5 1-H
12267: Hess, extend the Big Butte-Bakken Pool by 2 sections
12268: Hess, extend the Alger-Bakken Pool by 2 sections
12269: Hess, extend the Alger-Bakken Pool by 2 sections
12270: Hess, request to drill up to 6 horizontal wells in 2560-acre spacing, sections 31, 32, 33, and 34, 155-93
12271: Hess, two 1280-acre spaced units; 2 wells
12272: Hess, one 1280-acre spaced unit, 1 well
12273: Hess, flaring
12274: Hess, pooling in beaver Lodge-Bakken Pool, 25-36-156-96
12275: Hess, pooling in Hawkey-Bakken Pook 16-21-152-95
12094, cont'd: Hess, up to 3 horizontal wells in Tioga-Bakken Pool
12095, cont'd: Hess, pooling in Robinson Lake-Bakken Pool
12096, cont'd: Hess, pooling in Alger-Bakken Pool
12276: Murex, allow drilling of up to 6 horizontal wells in McGregor Bakken, in 4 sections
12277: Murex, pooling in Midway
12278: American Oil, to establish seven (7) 1280-acre units in Williams County
12279: Marathon, to create two (2) 1600-acre spaced units in Reunion-Bakken and Antelope-Sanish Pools
12280: Marathon, relief from the 1220 foot setback in Reunion Bay
12281: Marathon, flaring
12282: Marathon, pooling in Bailey-Bakken
12283: Marathon, establishing/altering spacing units in 152-93, McKenzie/Mountrail
12086, cont'd: Marathon, Tracker, proper spacing for the Lake Ilo-Bakken Pool
12284: Questar, extending the Heart Butte Field and creating 24 640-acre spacing units in Dunn, McLean and Mountrail Counties, with two horizontal wells in each (48 wells)
12285: North Plains, two 1280-acre units; one horizontal well each
12193, cont'd: North Plains, adding a section to the Truax-Bakken Pool
12194, cont'd: North Plains, a new 1280-acre spacing unit for the Truax-Bakken Pool
12286: Peak, 320-acre spacing, with two horizontal wells from same pad, Spotted Horn-Bakken Pool
12287: Peak, 640-acre spacing, with two horizontal wells from same pad, Heart Butte-Bakken Pool
12288: Peak, 640-acre spacing, with two horizontal wells from same pad, Heart Butte-Bakken Pool
12117, cont'd: Tracker, to designate seven (7) 1280-acre units with one horizontal well each in Bull Butte-Bakken Pool
12118, cont'd: Tracker, to designate seven (7) 1280-acre units with one horizontal well each in Stony Creek-Bakken Pool
12119, cont'd: Tracker, to designate two (2) 1280-acre units with one horizontal well each in Stockyard Creek-Bakken Pool
March 25, 2010
12289: Hank Louis D'Vorak vs Anschutz, Kathleen Stroh 1-20-17H-143-95, Murphy Creek
12290: Flatirons, extending Lake Darling-Madison Pool, for horizontal drilling
12291: Tracker, proper spacing for Saxon-Bakken
12292: Tracker, to revoke a BR permit, Franklin 24-36H
12293: Tracker, to revoke a BR permit, Keene 14-35H
12294: Hess, BEXP, proper spacing for Kittleson Slough-Bakken
12295: BEXP, to revoke a Hess permit, EN-Skabo Trust-155-93 0631H-1
12296: BEXP, to revoke a Hess permit for wells in Alger-Bakken Pool
12297: BEXP, to extend the Alger-Bakken pool by two 1280-acre units
12298: BEXP, to revoke a Hess permit to drill the RS-Panzer Farms-155-92 3229H-1
12299: BEXP, to revoke a Hess permit to drill the RS-Panzer Farms-155-92 3229H-1
12158, cont'd: BEXP, to create three 1280-acre units with one horizontal well each
12300: Slawson, to create a 1280-acre unit in the Van Hook-Bakken
11925, cont'd: Slawson, pooling for the Coyote 1-32H in Big Bend
12301: Anschutz, proper spacing for Simon Butte-Bakken Pool
12302: Panther, extending the Banks-Bakken Pool to create sixteen (16) 1280-acre units with one horizontal each
12303: XTO, to create a 1280-acre unit for one horizontal
12175, cont'd: to create two 1280-acre units in Bear Creek and/or Corral Creek-Bakken for one horizontal well on each
12304: Samson, to create three 1280-acre units in Foothills-Bakken Pool; one horizontal well each
12148, cont'd: proper spacing for the Foothills-Bakken
12305: Newfield, to create three 1280-acre units in Siverston-Bakken Pool; one hz well each
12306: Newfield, to create 25 1280-acre units in Williams County; one hz well each
12307: Newfield, two 1280-acre units in McKenzie; one hz well each
12068, cont'd: Newfield, develop an oil pool for Chanel 1-33H
12308: Encore, a 1280-acre unit for one hz well
12009, cont'd: BR, proper spacing for Bear Creek-Bakken
12140, cont'd: BR, proper spacing for Oakdale-Bakken
12309: Viersen vs EOG for working interest in a well
12310: EOG, about 14 wells in NE Landa-Spearfish/Madison Pools
12311: CLR, extending Upland-Bakken by three 1280-acre spacing with one hz well eliminating the minimum setbacks from the "heel and toe" of the well
12312: CLR, extending Hamlet-Bakken Pool by three 1280-acre spacing with one hz well each
12313: CLR, extending Dolphin-Bakken Pool to establish a 1280-acre field with one hz well
12314: CLR, extending Temple-Bakken Pool to establish twelve 1280-acre units with one well each
12315: CLR, extending Camp-Bakken Pool to create fourteen 1600-acre units with one hz well in each
12316: CLR, Eco-Pad, for two 1280-acre units in the Big Gulch-Bakken Pool, four wells from each pad
12014, cont'd: CLR, to develop an oil pool for Traxel 1-31H
12200, cont'd: CLR, temporary spacing for Ole 1-29H
12202, cont'd: CLR, Eco-Pad, to create 2560-acre units in Sauk, Lindahl, and North Tioga-Bakken Pools, four hz wells on each pad
12203, cont'd: CLR, Eco-Pad, to create 2560-acre units in Stoneview-Bakken Pools, four hz wells on each pad
12204, cont'd: CLR, Eco-Pad, to create 2560-acre units in Hamlet-Bakken Pools, four hz wells on each pad
12205, cont'd: CLR, Eco-Pad, to create 2560-acre units in NW McGregor and Temple-Bakken Pools, four hz wells on each pad
12207, cont'd: CLR, Eco-Pad, to create 2560-acre units in ALkali Creek and /or Elm Tree-Bakken Pools, four hz wells on each pad
12208, cont'd: CLR, Eco-Pad, to create 2560-acre units in Siverston or Elidah-Bakken Pools, four hz wells on each pad
12209, cont'd: CLR, Eco-Pad, to create 2560-acre units in North Fork-Bakken and Pershing-Bakken Pools, four hz wells on each pad
12210: CLR, Eco-Pad, to create 2560-acre units in Cedar Culee-Bakken Pools, four hz wells on each pad
12211, cont'd: CLR, Eco-Pad, to create 2560-acre units in Rattlesnake Point and Jim Creek-Bakken Pools, four hz wells on each pad
12212: CLR, Eco-Pad, to create 2560-acre units in Chimney Butte-Bakken Pools, four hz wells on each pad
12317: Sagebrush, temporary spacing for Heller 6-31
12318: Zavanna, to extend Stockyard Creek-Bakken to create seven 1280-acre units and one hz in each
12164, cont'd: Golden Eye, to create a 1280-acre unit for one hz well
12082, cont'd: Prima, temporary spacing for MacTavish 32-30
11764, cont'd: Eagle, injection
11965, cont'd: Ward Williston, unitization for the Little Deep Creek-Madison ARea
12319: Cirque, re: Red Lady 36-4H
12320: Tracker, pooling the Werre Trust 29-1H
12321: BEXP, pooling Jackson 35-34
12322: BEXP, pooling State 36-1 1H
11921, cont'd: Slawson, pooling Bazooka 1-20H
11922, cont'd: Slawson, pooling Zephyr 1-36H
11928, cont'd: Slawson, pooling Wombat 1-25H
12323: Anschutz, pooling Emerson 1-24-25H-143-96
12324: XTO, pooling Carol Federal 24X-6
12325: Samson, pooling Ness 29-32-163-98H
12326: Samson, pooling the Almost Farms 01-12-162-99H
12327: EOG, pooling all interests in Kittleson Slough-Bakken Pool
12328: EOG, pooling interests in Clearwater 14-31H
12329: CLR, pooling all interests in an unnamed Bakken Pool, 5-8-159-96
12330: CLR, pooling all interests in Lee 1-20H
12023: CLR, pooling for all interests in Sadler-Bakken Pool
12237: CLR, pooling all interests in Dvirnak 14-6H
12331: Fidelity, pooling all interests in Harstad 44-9H
12332: Baytex, pooling all interests for the Haugenoe 15-162-99H
12333: Baytex, pooling for all interests for the Sorenson 14-162-99H
12334: Baytex, pooling, Larson 3-162-99H
12335: Baytex, pooling, Egge 22-161-98H
12336, Baytex, pooling Olson 5-161-98H
12337: Baytex, pooling, Lindsey 4-161-98H
12338: Baytex, pooling, Hall 3-161-98H
12145, cont'd: Zenergy, pooling, Dakota-3 Pennington 16-15H
12339: BEXP, two additional increase density wells on a1280-acre unit in Stony Creek-Bakken Pool
12340: BEXP, two additional increase density wells on a1280-acre unit in Painted Woods-Bakken Pool
12341: XTO, two additional increase density wells on a1280-acre unit in Alkali Creek-Bakken Pool
12342: XTO, two additional increase density wells on a1280-acre unit in Capa-Bakken Pool
12343: XTO, two additional increase density wells on a1280-acre unit in Grinnel-Bakken Pool
12344: XTO, two additional increase density wells on a1280-acre unit in Hofflund-Bakken Pool
12345: XTO, two additional increase density wells on a1280-acre unit in Bear Den-Bakken Pool
12346: XTO, two additional increase density wells on a1280-acre unit in Lost Bridge-Bakken Pool
12347: Newfield, one additional increase density well on each 640-acre unit in Lost Bridge-Bakken Pool
12348: EOG, one additional increase density well on each 1280-acre unit in Lost Bridge-Bakken Pool
12349: RM Resources, Masters Enterprises 1 --> salt water disposal
12350: Newfield, re: Wisness Federal 1-4H
March 8, 2010
12240: CLR, request for two 1280-acre spacing units, Little Knife; 2 wells
12241: EOG, this case likely to be dismissed; affects the Souris-Spearfish-Madison pool in Bottineau County
12242: EOG, request to pool the Burke 26-18H, one well (already drilled)
12243: Peak, request to extend the Heart Butte to establish two 640-acre units; 2 wells
March 23, 2010 (sweeping changes proposed by the Commission)
12244: Commission; 2560-acre spacing for all future BAKKEN POOL horizontal drilling
12245: Commission; 1280-acre spacing for standup and / or laydown horizontal drilling
12246: Commission; eliminate/reduce the setbacks currently established for heel and toe of horizontal wells in ND
March 24, 2010
11763, cont'd: confusion regarding Wanner 27-1, 27-139-95, Baleen
12247: Gregory Tank vs CLR, 22-151-96
12248: Gregory Tank vs CLR, 4-5-150-96
12249: Gregory Tank vs BR, 27-34-151-96
12250: Gregory Tank vs Murex, 34-151-96
12251: Gregory Tank vs Petro-Hunt, 3-10-151-96
12252: BR, proper spacing for Croff-Bakken Pool
12253: BR, revoke an XTO permit, Bernel Federal 44X-19
12254: BR, revoke a Tracker permit, Prairie Dog 7-1H
12255: BR, revoke a Tracker permit, McCarthy 9-1H
12256: BR, extending the Westberg, Banks, or Elidah-Bakken Pools to add 8 sections as 1280-acre spacing units
12257: BR, extending the Blue Buttes-Bakken Pool
12258: BR, extending the Clear Creek and Camel Butte-Bakken Pools to add 4 sections as 2560-acre spacing units
12259: BR, pooling in Sand Creek, 33 and 34
12260: BR, pooling in Clear Creek, 15 and 22
12261: BR, pooling in Johnson Corner, 3 and 10
12262: BR, pooling in North Fork, 1 and 12
12263: BR, pooling in Haystack, 14 and 23
12264: St Mary, designate MonDak, 2 sections as 1280-acre spacing
12265: KOG, section 15 and 22, 147-92, Twin Buttes as 1280-acre spacing
12266: Hess, revoke a BEXP permit, Bangs 32-5 1-H
12267: Hess, extend the Big Butte-Bakken Pool by 2 sections
12268: Hess, extend the Alger-Bakken Pool by 2 sections
12269: Hess, extend the Alger-Bakken Pool by 2 sections
12270: Hess, request to drill up to 6 horizontal wells in 2560-acre spacing, sections 31, 32, 33, and 34, 155-93
12271: Hess, two 1280-acre spaced units; 2 wells
12272: Hess, one 1280-acre spaced unit, 1 well
12273: Hess, flaring
12274: Hess, pooling in beaver Lodge-Bakken Pool, 25-36-156-96
12275: Hess, pooling in Hawkey-Bakken Pook 16-21-152-95
12094, cont'd: Hess, up to 3 horizontal wells in Tioga-Bakken Pool
12095, cont'd: Hess, pooling in Robinson Lake-Bakken Pool
12096, cont'd: Hess, pooling in Alger-Bakken Pool
12276: Murex, allow drilling of up to 6 horizontal wells in McGregor Bakken, in 4 sections
12277: Murex, pooling in Midway
12278: American Oil, to establish seven (7) 1280-acre units in Williams County
12279: Marathon, to create two (2) 1600-acre spaced units in Reunion-Bakken and Antelope-Sanish Pools
12280: Marathon, relief from the 1220 foot setback in Reunion Bay
12281: Marathon, flaring
12282: Marathon, pooling in Bailey-Bakken
12283: Marathon, establishing/altering spacing units in 152-93, McKenzie/Mountrail
12086, cont'd: Marathon, Tracker, proper spacing for the Lake Ilo-Bakken Pool
12284: Questar, extending the Heart Butte Field and creating 24 640-acre spacing units in Dunn, McLean and Mountrail Counties, with two horizontal wells in each (48 wells)
12285: North Plains, two 1280-acre units; one horizontal well each
12193, cont'd: North Plains, adding a section to the Truax-Bakken Pool
12194, cont'd: North Plains, a new 1280-acre spacing unit for the Truax-Bakken Pool
12286: Peak, 320-acre spacing, with two horizontal wells from same pad, Spotted Horn-Bakken Pool
12287: Peak, 640-acre spacing, with two horizontal wells from same pad, Heart Butte-Bakken Pool
12288: Peak, 640-acre spacing, with two horizontal wells from same pad, Heart Butte-Bakken Pool
12117, cont'd: Tracker, to designate seven (7) 1280-acre units with one horizontal well each in Bull Butte-Bakken Pool
12118, cont'd: Tracker, to designate seven (7) 1280-acre units with one horizontal well each in Stony Creek-Bakken Pool
12119, cont'd: Tracker, to designate two (2) 1280-acre units with one horizontal well each in Stockyard Creek-Bakken Pool
March 25, 2010
12289: Hank Louis D'Vorak vs Anschutz, Kathleen Stroh 1-20-17H-143-95, Murphy Creek
12290: Flatirons, extending Lake Darling-Madison Pool, for horizontal drilling
12291: Tracker, proper spacing for Saxon-Bakken
12292: Tracker, to revoke a BR permit, Franklin 24-36H
12293: Tracker, to revoke a BR permit, Keene 14-35H
12294: Hess, BEXP, proper spacing for Kittleson Slough-Bakken
12295: BEXP, to revoke a Hess permit, EN-Skabo Trust-155-93 0631H-1
12296: BEXP, to revoke a Hess permit for wells in Alger-Bakken Pool
12297: BEXP, to extend the Alger-Bakken pool by two 1280-acre units
12298: BEXP, to revoke a Hess permit to drill the RS-Panzer Farms-155-92 3229H-1
12299: BEXP, to revoke a Hess permit to drill the RS-Panzer Farms-155-92 3229H-1
12158, cont'd: BEXP, to create three 1280-acre units with one horizontal well each
12300: Slawson, to create a 1280-acre unit in the Van Hook-Bakken
11925, cont'd: Slawson, pooling for the Coyote 1-32H in Big Bend
12301: Anschutz, proper spacing for Simon Butte-Bakken Pool
12302: Panther, extending the Banks-Bakken Pool to create sixteen (16) 1280-acre units with one horizontal each
12303: XTO, to create a 1280-acre unit for one horizontal
12175, cont'd: to create two 1280-acre units in Bear Creek and/or Corral Creek-Bakken for one horizontal well on each
12304: Samson, to create three 1280-acre units in Foothills-Bakken Pool; one horizontal well each
12148, cont'd: proper spacing for the Foothills-Bakken
12305: Newfield, to create three 1280-acre units in Siverston-Bakken Pool; one hz well each
12306: Newfield, to create 25 1280-acre units in Williams County; one hz well each
12307: Newfield, two 1280-acre units in McKenzie; one hz well each
12068, cont'd: Newfield, develop an oil pool for Chanel 1-33H
12308: Encore, a 1280-acre unit for one hz well
12009, cont'd: BR, proper spacing for Bear Creek-Bakken
12140, cont'd: BR, proper spacing for Oakdale-Bakken
12309: Viersen vs EOG for working interest in a well
12310: EOG, about 14 wells in NE Landa-Spearfish/Madison Pools
12311: CLR, extending Upland-Bakken by three 1280-acre spacing with one hz well eliminating the minimum setbacks from the "heel and toe" of the well
12312: CLR, extending Hamlet-Bakken Pool by three 1280-acre spacing with one hz well each
12313: CLR, extending Dolphin-Bakken Pool to establish a 1280-acre field with one hz well
12314: CLR, extending Temple-Bakken Pool to establish twelve 1280-acre units with one well each
12315: CLR, extending Camp-Bakken Pool to create fourteen 1600-acre units with one hz well in each
12316: CLR, Eco-Pad, for two 1280-acre units in the Big Gulch-Bakken Pool, four wells from each pad
12014, cont'd: CLR, to develop an oil pool for Traxel 1-31H
12200, cont'd: CLR, temporary spacing for Ole 1-29H
12202, cont'd: CLR, Eco-Pad, to create 2560-acre units in Sauk, Lindahl, and North Tioga-Bakken Pools, four hz wells on each pad
12203, cont'd: CLR, Eco-Pad, to create 2560-acre units in Stoneview-Bakken Pools, four hz wells on each pad
12204, cont'd: CLR, Eco-Pad, to create 2560-acre units in Hamlet-Bakken Pools, four hz wells on each pad
12205, cont'd: CLR, Eco-Pad, to create 2560-acre units in NW McGregor and Temple-Bakken Pools, four hz wells on each pad
12207, cont'd: CLR, Eco-Pad, to create 2560-acre units in ALkali Creek and /or Elm Tree-Bakken Pools, four hz wells on each pad
12208, cont'd: CLR, Eco-Pad, to create 2560-acre units in Siverston or Elidah-Bakken Pools, four hz wells on each pad
12209, cont'd: CLR, Eco-Pad, to create 2560-acre units in North Fork-Bakken and Pershing-Bakken Pools, four hz wells on each pad
12210: CLR, Eco-Pad, to create 2560-acre units in Cedar Culee-Bakken Pools, four hz wells on each pad
12211, cont'd: CLR, Eco-Pad, to create 2560-acre units in Rattlesnake Point and Jim Creek-Bakken Pools, four hz wells on each pad
12212: CLR, Eco-Pad, to create 2560-acre units in Chimney Butte-Bakken Pools, four hz wells on each pad
12317: Sagebrush, temporary spacing for Heller 6-31
12318: Zavanna, to extend Stockyard Creek-Bakken to create seven 1280-acre units and one hz in each
12164, cont'd: Golden Eye, to create a 1280-acre unit for one hz well
12082, cont'd: Prima, temporary spacing for MacTavish 32-30
11764, cont'd: Eagle, injection
11965, cont'd: Ward Williston, unitization for the Little Deep Creek-Madison ARea
12319: Cirque, re: Red Lady 36-4H
12320: Tracker, pooling the Werre Trust 29-1H
12321: BEXP, pooling Jackson 35-34
12322: BEXP, pooling State 36-1 1H
11921, cont'd: Slawson, pooling Bazooka 1-20H
11922, cont'd: Slawson, pooling Zephyr 1-36H
11928, cont'd: Slawson, pooling Wombat 1-25H
12323: Anschutz, pooling Emerson 1-24-25H-143-96
12324: XTO, pooling Carol Federal 24X-6
12325: Samson, pooling Ness 29-32-163-98H
12326: Samson, pooling the Almost Farms 01-12-162-99H
12327: EOG, pooling all interests in Kittleson Slough-Bakken Pool
12328: EOG, pooling interests in Clearwater 14-31H
12329: CLR, pooling all interests in an unnamed Bakken Pool, 5-8-159-96
12330: CLR, pooling all interests in Lee 1-20H
12023: CLR, pooling for all interests in Sadler-Bakken Pool
12237: CLR, pooling all interests in Dvirnak 14-6H
12331: Fidelity, pooling all interests in Harstad 44-9H
12332: Baytex, pooling all interests for the Haugenoe 15-162-99H
12333: Baytex, pooling for all interests for the Sorenson 14-162-99H
12334: Baytex, pooling, Larson 3-162-99H
12335: Baytex, pooling, Egge 22-161-98H
12336, Baytex, pooling Olson 5-161-98H
12337: Baytex, pooling, Lindsey 4-161-98H
12338: Baytex, pooling, Hall 3-161-98H
12145, cont'd: Zenergy, pooling, Dakota-3 Pennington 16-15H
12339: BEXP, two additional increase density wells on a1280-acre unit in Stony Creek-Bakken Pool
12340: BEXP, two additional increase density wells on a1280-acre unit in Painted Woods-Bakken Pool
12341: XTO, two additional increase density wells on a1280-acre unit in Alkali Creek-Bakken Pool
12342: XTO, two additional increase density wells on a1280-acre unit in Capa-Bakken Pool
12343: XTO, two additional increase density wells on a1280-acre unit in Grinnel-Bakken Pool
12344: XTO, two additional increase density wells on a1280-acre unit in Hofflund-Bakken Pool
12345: XTO, two additional increase density wells on a1280-acre unit in Bear Den-Bakken Pool
12346: XTO, two additional increase density wells on a1280-acre unit in Lost Bridge-Bakken Pool
12347: Newfield, one additional increase density well on each 640-acre unit in Lost Bridge-Bakken Pool
12348: EOG, one additional increase density well on each 1280-acre unit in Lost Bridge-Bakken Pool
12349: RM Resources, Masters Enterprises 1 --> salt water disposal
12350: Newfield, re: Wisness Federal 1-4H
FAQs 20 - 25
I have added six new questions and answers to my FAQs page. Here they are:
20. How many active oil wells are there in North Dakota?
20. How many active oil wells are there in North Dakota?
For me, this question is irrelevant, but I see it is often asked, so, without attributing the source, or confirming the accuracy, I will answer that my understanding is that there are in excess of 4,000 active wells in North Dakota. How many permits are being granted on an annual basis in North Dakota (and how many wells were drilled from these permits)? In 2006: 422 (195); in 2007: 493 (336); in 2008: 916 (645);, and, in 2009 626 (168). Obviously the numbers inside the parentheses (wells drilled) will increase over time (as the wells are drilled). The number of permits for past years obviously can't change. Posted Feb 3, 2010.21. How soon does a company stimulate a well after completion of drilling?
This varies. Buried deep in this site one learns that EOG spudded a well on January 19, 2009, but did not plan to fracture stimulate it until July, 2009. I assume that most wells are fractured within a month of when drilling is completed but I do not know. I will watch for more examples.22. What is meant by a "top lease"?
I have no idea, but "Teegue's clarification" deep in that thread is enlightening.23. Is there a "basic analysis of the current Bakken boom"?
Yup: right here. I couldn't find a date on this document but it looks current. I downloaded it February 13, 2010, and the document itself suggests that it was published in 2010.24. What is the difference between "boepd" and "bopd"?
Barrels of oil equivalent per day (boepd) includes natural gas. "Bopd" is only the oil. Generally speaking, one can divide the number of cubic feet of natural gas by 6,001 to get the equivalent of oil. Note that there are different grades of oil: sweet oil is most expensive. North Dakota oil is sweet oil. Likewise, natural gas has different amounts of energy and much more difficult for me to understand. Natural gas quality is defined in British thermal units (BTU).25. Can you talk about the confusion between the Bakken formation and the Three Forks Sanish formation as it relates to the "Bakken pool"? Definition of "Bakken pool": See this posting.
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