Salt Water Disposal Acquisition: $43 Million

Link here to company's press release.

Basic Energy Services, Inc. announced today that it has completed the acquisition of substantially all of the assets of Saltwater Disposal of North Dakota, LLC, for a total cash consideration of $43 million. SWDND was founded in 2010 to develop, build and operate salt water disposal facilities in Mountrail County, North Dakota.  The purchase of the assets of SWDND includes five salt water disposal facilities and eight residential housing units.  

Basic expects this acquisition to be accretive to earnings and contribute revenue of approximately $14 million in 2013. As of the date of the acquisition, SWDND employed 16 people. With this purchase, Basic now owns 72 salt water disposal facilities in Texas, Oklahoma, North Dakota, New Mexico and Louisiana.

Williston Wire

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Williston city commission proposes annexing 4,800 acres.

Fastest growing state in the US: North Dakota.

North Dakota leads in US personal income growth.

NDIC director expects rigs to climb after january 1, 2013 -- level off around 200; Bakken to see increased production growth.

Lessons in North Dakota spurring other states, other countries to go after unconventional oil.

Oil activity is spreading to Montana.

Watford City connects to Western Area Water Supply (WAWS) project.

Crosby to hook up to WAWS.

Week 51: December 16, 2012 -- December 22, 2012

Posting early.

Economic development
Minot: fund drive for new hospital on southwest side of town to begin
Dickinson: $20 million health care facility underway
Dickinson: LTR moving to new headquarters inside Dickinson
Watford City: housing needs assessment
North Dakota taxable sales up over 20% y/y
Infrastructure assessments throughout the Bakken

Bakken operations
Bakken tanker runs aground; a one-off speed bump (hopefully)
New Bakken production record
Rate of return on Spearfish wells
KOG ups CAPEX for 2013
Random look at four EOG wells still on confidential list
EOG Clarks Creek wells are going to be huge wells

Miscellaneous
Wind energy costs for MDU: 5x coal
North Dakota #3 in business climate -- Forbes

This Is It: What You've All Been Looking For -- Nothing About The Bakken -- Official Mayan Countdown

Link here.

If the world ends tomorrow, I will not be posting.

From the linked site:

Also, since the world can only end at one time, the time of the end of the world/ Mayan Calendar as shown by the Countdown is the same (11:11 AM UTC) for every part of the world.

If you see a different time for the end of the Maya Calendar in your city, it is because that is the time in your time zone when it will be 11:11 AM UTC on December 21, 2012.

Please note that we do not endorse any apocalyptic claims.

NDIC Dockets, January 16 - 17, 2012

List of all monthly dockets

Wednesday, January 16, 2013 

• 19399: KOG, proper spacing, Twin Buttes-Bakken, Dunn County 
• 19225, cont’d 
• 19067, cont’d 
• 19400: KOG, et al, proper spacing, Marmon-Bakken, redefine field limits; Williams County 
• 18390, cont’d 
• 19401, Hess, temporary spacing, Osborn well, Burke County 
• 19402, Hess, revoke a Sinclair permits; Uran well; Mountrail County 
• 19403, Hess, establish 2 2560-acre units; 1+ wells on each; Manitou-Bakken, Mountrail County 
• 19404, Hess, unrestricted production in Sorkness-Bakken, Mountrail 
• 19405, Hess, unrestricted production in Robinson Lake-Bakken, McKenzie 
• 19406, Hess, unrestricted production in Blue Buttes-Bakken, McKenzie 
• 19407, Petro-Hunt, Phelps Bay-Bakken, Charlson-Bakken, Keene-Bakken/Three Forks; establish three 2560-acre units; 1 well each; McKenzie 
• 19408, Petro-Hunt, Charlson-Bakken, alter stratigraphic limits; McKenzie, Williams 
• 19409, Bakken Hunter, extend Paulson-Bakken, establish 2 1440-acre units; 2 wells each; Divide County 
• 14910, Bakken Hunter, extend Bounty School-Bakken, establish 5 1440-acre units; 10 1280-acre units; and 7 640-acreunits; 2 wells on each 1440 and each 1280-acre units; Divide County 
• 19411, BR, amend Sand Creek and/or Keene-Bakken, establish an overlapping 2560-acre unit; 1+ wells between the existing 1280-acr units; 
• 19412, BR, amend Charlson or Phelps Bay-Bakken; establish a 1280-acre unit, 7 wells; McKenzie 
• 19413, BR, extend Johnson Corner-Bakken, establish an overlapping 2560-acre unit; 1+ wells between the existing 1280-acre units; McKenzie 
• 19414, BR, amend Johnson Corner and/or the Blue Buttes-Bakken to establish an overlapping 2560-acre unit, 1+ well between the existing 1280-acre spacing units, McKenzie 
• 18999, cont’d 19415, Whiting, extend Zenith or the Green River-Bakken; establish a 1280-acre unit, 4 wells; Stark County 
• 19416, Whiting, extend South Heart and/or Dickinson-Bakken, establish a 1280-acre unit , 4 wells; plus 4 wells on two additional existing 1280-acre units, Stark 
• 19417, Murex, amend Elmore-Madison, to allow drilling as close 100 feet to boundaries; Renville County 
• 19418, Sequel, amend Pierre Creek-Bakken, establish a 2560-acre unit, 6 wells; McKenize 
• 19419, OXY USA, establish a 160-acre unit, a Madison well; Dunn County 
• 19420, OXY USA, maximum production, Dimond-Bakken, Burke County 
• 19421, OXY USA, maximum production, Russian Creek-Bakken, Dunn County 
• 19422, OXY USA, maximum production, Murphy Creek-Bakken, Dunn County 
• 19423, OXY USA, maximum production, Manning-Bakken, Dunn 
• 19424, OXY USA, maximum production, Hungry Man Butte-Bakken, Billings County 
• 19425, OXY USA, maximum production Fayette-Bakken, Dunn County 
• 19426, OXY USA, maximum production Cabernet-Bakken, Dunn County 
• 19427, Oasis, unrestricted production, Alger-Bakken, Mountrail County 
• 19428, Oasis, alter stratigraphic limits, Alger-Bakken, Mountrail 
• 19429, Oasis, alter stratigraphic limits, Bull Butte (Kahlil) – Bakken, Williams 
• 19430, Oasis, alter stratigraphic limits, Camp-Bakken, McKenzie 
• 19431, Oasis, alter stratigraphic limits, Cottonwood-Bakken, Burke, Mountrail 
• 19432, Oasis, alter stratigraphic limits, Crazy Man Creek-Bakken, McKenzie, Williams 
• 19433, Oasis, alter stratigraphic limits, Gros Ventre-Bakken, Burke, Mountrail 
• 19434, Oasis, alter stratigraphic limits, Robinson Lake-Bakken, Mountrail 
• 19435, Oasis, alter stratigraphic limits, Tyrone-Bakken, Williams 
• 19436, Oasis, alter stratigraphic limits, Willow Creek-Bakken, McKenzie, Williams 
• 19437, Zargon, establish a 320-acre unit, 1 well; Mackobee Coulee-Madison, Renville 
• 18647, cont’d 19438, MRO, SWD, Bailey field, Dunn 
• 19439, KOG, SWD, Truax field, Williams 
• 19440, KOG, amend Truax-Bakken, 8 wells on a 1280-acre unit; 5 wells on 12 1280-acre units; McKenzie, Williams (68 wells) 
• 19441, KOG, amend Grinnell-Bakken, 5 wells on a 1280-acre unit; Williams, McKenzie 
• 19442, KOG, amend Banks-Bakken, 5 wells on 3 1280-acre units; McKenzie (15 wells) 
• 19262, cont’d 
• 19263, cont’d 
• 19264, cont’d 
• 19265, cont’d 
• 19266, cont’d 
• 19267, cont’d 
• 19268, cont’d 
• 19443, Murex, Tioga-Bakken, 8 wells on a 1280-acre units; Williams 
• 19444, Murex, Beaver Lodge-Bakken, 8 wells on each of 4 1280-acre spacing units, Williams (32 wells) 
• 19445, SM Energy, pooling, Colgan-Bakken, Divide 
• 19446, SM Energy, pooling, Colgan-Bakken, Divide 
• 19447, SM Energy, pooling, Colgan-Bakken, Divide 
• 19448, SM Energy, pooling, Colgan-Bakken, Divide 
• 19449, SM Energy, pooling, West Ambrose-Bakken, Divide 
• 19450, EM Energy, pooling, West Ambrose-Bakken, Divide 
• 19451, SM Energy, pooling, West Ambrose-Bakken, Divide 
• 19452, SM Energy, pooling, West Ambrose-Bakken, Divide 
• 19453, SM Energy, pooling, West Ambrose-Bakken, Divide 
• 19454, SM Energy, pooling, West Ambrose-Bakken, Divide 
• 19455, SM Energy, pooling, Ambrose-Bakken, Divide 
• 19456, SM Energy, pooling, Ambrose-Bakken, Divide 
• 19457, SM Energy, pooling, Ambrose-Bakken, Divide 
• 19458, SM Energy, pooling, Ambrose-Bakken, Divide 
• 19459, SM Energy, pooling, Ambrose-Bakken, Divide 
• 19460, Petro Harvester, commingling, Johnston 14-1, Burke 
• 19461, BR, pooling, Sand Creek-Bakken, McKenzie 
• 19462, BR, pooling, Union Center-Bakken, McKenzie 
• 19463, BR, pooling, Union Center-Bakken and Keene-Bakken, McKenzie 
• 19464, BR, Johnson Corner-Bakken, 10 wells on a 2560-acre unit; McKenzie 
• 19465, Hess, Cottonwood-Bakken, 4 wells on a 1280-acre unit, Mountrail 
• 19466, Hess, Kittleson Slough-Bakken, 4 wells on a 1280-acre unit, Mountrail 
• 19467, Hess, Clear Water-Bakken, 4 wells on 5 1280-acre units; Mountrail (20 wells) 
• 19468, Hess, Alger-Bakken, 8 wells on a 1280-acre unit, Mountrail 
• 19469, Hess, Ross-Bakken, 4 wells on 3 1280-acre units; 6 wells on 2 1280-acre units; 8 wells on 3 1280- acre units, Mountrail (48 wells) 19470, Hess, Stanley-Bakken, 8 wells on a 1280-acre unit, Mountrail 
• 19471, Hess, Robinson Lake-Bakken, 10 wells on a 1280-acre unit; Mountrail 
• 19472, Hess, Elm Tree-Bakken, 9 wells on a 1280-acre unit, McKenzie 
• 19473, Hess, Antelope-Sanish, 9 wells on 2 1280-acre units; McKenzie (18 wells) 
• 19474, True Oil, Bowline-Bakken, 7 wells on a 1280-acre unit; McKenzie 
• 19475, OXY USA, pooling, Snow-Bakken, Billings 
• 19476, OXY USA, pooling, Russian Creek-Bakken, Dunn 
• 19477, Petro-Hunt, pooling, Charlson-Bakken, McKenzie 
• 19478, Petro-Hunt, pooling, East Tioga-Bakken, Mountrail 
• 19479, Petro-Hunt, pooling, East tioga-Bakken, Mountrail 

Thursday, January 17, 2013 

• 19480, Zavanna, revoke an XTO permits, Buford well, Williams 
• 19020, cont’d 
• 19481, QEP, amend Grail and/or Croff-Bakken, create 7 1280-acre units; 8 wells on each; McKenzie (56 wells) 
• 19482, QEP, amend, Heart Butte-Bakken, modify current 640-acre units to 4 1280-acre units; 8 wells each; Dunn; (32 wells) 
• 19483, QEP, Heart Butte-Bakken, create 6 640 acre units, 2 wells each, Dunn, McLean, Mountrail (12 wells; density: 320 acre) 
• 17830, cont’d (this is the one in Heart Butte-Bakken; several spacing units including a 2560-acre unit with 12 wells), Dunn 
• 19484, ICAN Tech, treatment plant, McKenzie 
• 19223, cont’d 
• 19321, cont’d 
• 19485, Fidelity, Heart River-Bakken, redefine field limits, Stark 
• 19486, Fidelity, South Heart-Bakken, proper spacing, Stark 
• 19487, Newfield, Fertile Valley-Bakken, proper spacing, Divide
• 19488, Newfield, South Tobacco Garden-Bakken, proper spacing, McKenzie 
• 19489, Baytex, Garnet-Bakken, proper spacing, Divide 
• 19490, Baytex, Moraine-Bakken, proper spacing, Divide 
• 19491, Baytex, Musta-Bakken, proper spacing, Divide 
• 19492, Baytex, Skabo-Bakken, proper spacing, Divide 
• 19493, Baytex, Smoky Butte-Bakken, proper spacing, Divide 
• 19494, Baytex, amend Smoky Butte-Bakken, unrestricted production, Divide 
• 19495, Baytex, amend Blooming Prairie-Bakken, flaring, Divide 
• 19496, Baytex, Garnet-Bakken, flaring, Divide 
• 19497, Baytex, Musta-Bakken, flaring, Divide 
• 19498, Baytex, Whiteaker-Bakken, flaring, Divide 
•  18911, cont’d 
• 18912, cont’d 
• 18913, cont’d 
• 18914, cont’d 
• 18915, cont’d 
• 19499, Baytex, Hall, Lindsey, flaring, Whiteaker-Bakken, Divide 
• 19500, Baytex, flaring from several wells (Geralyn Marie, Larson, Haugland, Grundstad #5, Larsen, Grundstad #10, Sorenson #14, Haugenoe #22, Haugenoe #15, Hansen #6, Hansen #18, Lystad, Sinclair); Ambrose-Bakken, Divide 
• 19501, Baytex, flaring, Colby, Burg-Bakken, Divide 19502, CLR, proper spacing, Viking-Bakken, Burke 19503, CLR, amend Glade-Bakken, create a 640-acre unit; 1 wells; Billings 
• 19504, CLR, extend Leaf Mountain-Bakken, establish a 1920-acre unit, 1 well, Burke 
• 19505, CLR, Corinth or New Home-Bakken, create a 1280-acre unit, 1 well; Williams 
• 19506, CLR, Beaver Creek Bay-Bakken, creat an overlapping 640-acre unit; 1 well; Mercer County 
• 18667, cont’d 
• 18853, cont’d 
• 18854, cont’d 
• 18855, cont’d 
• 18859, cont’d 
• 18861, cont’d 
• 18865, cont’d 
• 18870, cont’d 
• 18872, cont’d 
• 18881, cont’d 
• 18883, cont’d 
• 18889, cont’d 
• 18893, cont’d 
• 18901, cont’d 
• 18903, cont’d 
• 18910, cont’d 
• 19507, EOG, amend Antelope-Sanish, create 2 overlapping 640-acre units 6 wells on each (density: almost 1 well per 100 acres) 
• 19508, Hunt, temporary spacing, Sioux Trail, Divide 
• 19509, Hunt, eliminate the 1220 setback rule, Red Wing Creek-Bakken, McKenzie 
• 19510, GMXR, amend Bennett Creek-Bakken, create a 1920-acre unit; 8 wells; McKenzie 
• 19511, GMXR, amend Butte-Bakken, aleter stratigraphic limits, McKenzie 
• 19512, Slawson, amend Sanish-Bakken, create an overlapping 1280-acre unit, 3 wells; McKenzie, Mountrail 
• 19513, Slawson, amend Big Bend, create an overlapping 1280-acre unit; 4 wells; Mountrail 
• 19514, Slawson, amend Van Hook-Bakken, create a 3200-acre unit; 1 well, Mountrail 
• 19325, cont’d 
• 19326, cont’d 
• 18676, cont’d 
• 18677, cont’d 
• 18678, cont’d 
• 19327, cont’d 
• 18836, cont’d 
• 19323, cont’d 
• 18497, cont’d 
• 19324, cont’d 
• 19342, cont’d 
• 19515, American Eagle, 4 wells on an existing 800-acre unit, Colgan-Bakken, Divide 
• 19516, QEP, amend Blue Buttes-Bakken, 8 wells on a 1280-acre unit; McKenzie 
• 19517, QEP, Grail-Bakken, 8 wells on each of 7 1280-acre units; McKenzie (56 wells) 
• 19518, QEP, amend Spotted horn-Bakken, 8 wells on a 1280-acre unit, McKenzie 
• 19519, Fidelity, pooling, Dutch Henry Butte-Bakken, Stark 
• 19520, Fidelity, pooling, Heart River-Bakken, Stark 
• 19521, Fidelity, risk penalty legalese, Miriah, Sanish-Bakken, Mountrail 
• 19522, Fidelity, risk penalty legalese, EHB well, Sanish-Bakken, Mountrail 
• 19523, Fidelity, risk penalty legalese, Lee, Sanish-Bakken, Mountrail 
• 19524, Fidelity, risk penalty legalese, Luke, Sanish-Bakken, Mountrail 
• 19525, Baytex, pooling, Burg-Bakken, Divide 
• 19526, Baytex, pooling, Ambrose-Bakken, Divide 
• 19527, Baytex, pooling, Ambrose-Bakken, Divide 
• 19528, Baytex, pooling, Ambrose-Bakken, Divide 
• 19529, Baytex, risk penalty legalese, Marjorie, Whiteaker-Bakken, Divide 
• 17883, cont’d 
• 17884, cont’d 
• 17885, cont’d 
• 17886, cont’d 
• 19530, Triangle, pooling, Rawson-Bakken, McKenzie 
• 19531, Triangle, pooling, Rawson-Bakken, McKenzie 
• 19532, Triangle, pooling, Elk-Bakken, McKenzie 
• 19533, Triangle, Elk-Bakken, 4 wells on each of 2 1280-acre units; McKenzie 
• 19534, Triangle, Rawson-Bakken, 4 wells on each of 2 1280-acre units; McKenzie 
• 19535, Triangle, risk penalty legalese, Steen, Antelope Creek-Bakken, McKenzie 
• 19536, Triangle, risk penalty legalese, Steen, Antelope Creek-Bakken, McKenzie 
• 19537, GMXR, Butte-Bakken, 4 wells on an existing 1280-acre unit; McKenzie 
• 19538, GMXR, Butte-Bakken, pooling, McKenzie, 
• 19539, GMXR, Bennett Creek-Bakken, McKenzie 
• 19540, CLR, pooling, Dollar Joe-Bakken, Williams 
• 19541, CLR, pooling, Dollar Joe-Bakken, Williams 
• 19542, CLR, pooling, Dollar Joe-Bakken, Williams 
• 19543, CLR, pooling, Brooklyn-Bakken, Williams 
• 19544, CLR, pooling, Stoneview-Bakken, Divide, Williams 
• 19545, CLR, pooling, Frazier-Bakken, Divide 
• 19546, CLR, pooling, Frazier-Bakken, Divide 
• 19547, CLR, pooling, Corinth-Bakken, Williams 
• 19548, CLR, pooling, Beaver Lodge-Bakken, Williams 
• 19549, CLR, pooling Rosebud-Bakken, Williams 
• 19550, CLR, pooling, Rosebud and/or Hardscrabble-Bakken, McKenzie,Williams 
• 19551, CLR, pooling, Baker-Bakken, McKenzie, Williams 
• 19552, CLR, risk penalty legalese, Quale, Antelope-Sanish, McKenzie 
• 19553, XTO, pooling, Midway-Bakken, Williams 
• 19554, XTO, pooling, Midway-Bakken, Williams 
•  19555, XTO, pooling, Midway-Bakken, Williams 
• 19556, XTO, Killdeer-Bakken 8 wells on an existing 1280-acre unit, Dunn 
• 19557, XTO, Charlson-Bakken, 4 wells on an existing 640-acre unit, McKenzie 
• 19375, cont’d 
• 19558, Zavanna, Glass Bluff-Bakken, multiple wells on each of 8 1280-acre units; McKenzie 
• 19559, Zavanna, Buford-Madison, multiple wells on an existing 640-acre unit; Williams 
• 19560, Zavanna, Briar Creek-Madison, multiple wells on an existing 960-acre unit; and on each existing 640-acre units; McKenzie, Williams 
• 19561, Newfield, risk penalty legalese, Darlene Federal, Westberg-Bakken, McKenzie 
• 19562, Newfield, risk penalty legalese, Darlene Federal, Westberg-Bakken, McKenzie 
• 19563, Newfield, risk penalty legalese, Darlene Federal, Westberg-Bakken, McKenzie 
• 19564, Newfield, risk penalty legalese, Arkadios, Haystack Butte-Bakken, Dunn 
• 19369, cont’d 
• 18782, cont’d 
• 19377, cont’d 
• 19378, cont’d 
• 19380, cont’d 
• 19381, cont’d 
• 19382, cont’d 
• 19384, cont’d 
• 19385, cont’d 
• 19386, cont’d 
• 19565, Samson Resources, SWD, Blooming Prairie, Divide 
• 19566, Buckhorn, SWD, Westberg, McKenzie 
• 19567, Buckhorn, SWD, Tobacco Garden, McKenzie 
• 19568, WaterWorks, SWD, Glass Bluff, McKenzie 
• 19569, Johnson SWD, SWD, South Tobacco Garden, McKenzie 
• 19570, Marquis, SWD, Tyrone, Williams 
• 19395, cont’d