QEP Re-Fracking Wells In The Helis Grail -- May 12, 2019

The well:

• 25304, 2,257, QEP, Paul 2-26035TH, the Helis Grail, t12/13; cum 351K 3/19;

FracFocus says this well was re-fracked 2/12/2018 - 2/26/2018; a relatively moderate re-frack with 6.6 million gallons of water; a neighboring middle Bakken well (#25861) might have shown a very short-lived jump in production;

For newbies: operators are now going back and re-fracking older Bakken wells using relatively moderate amounts of water/proppant. This well was only five years old. Lots and lots of work left to do in the Bakken.

See QEP_Helis_Re-Fracking tag.

Two MRO Tuhy Wells Have Just Come Off Line -- May 12, 2019

These two wells have come off line recently; no other information:

• 25329, 2,275, MRO, LBM Tuhy USA 41-4H, Murphy Creek, t9/13; cum 185K 1/19; off line as of 1/19; back on line as of 4/19; too early to say;
• 25328, 2,034, MRO, Judy Tuhy USA 31-4H, Murphy Creek, t9/13; cum 169K 1/19; off line as of 2/19; back on line as of 4/19; too early to say;

Another MRO Re-Fracking In Bailey Oil Field -- May 12, 2019

The well:

• 16736, 377, MRO, Bill Connolly 21-25H, Bailey, t1/08; cum 233K 3/19; re-fracked early, 2019; small re-frack;

Recent production:

Pool	Date	Days	BBLS Oil	Runs	BBLS Water	MCF Prod	MCF Sold	Vent/Flare
BAKKEN	3-2019	5	4502	3755	20278	3154	557	2030
BAKKEN	2-2019	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
BAKKEN	1-2019	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
BAKKEN	12-2018	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
BAKKEN	11-2018	1	23	440	3	19	6	9
BAKKEN	10-2018	31	844	680	243	786	420	128
BAKKEN	9-2018	30	817	910	143	766	478	58

Note: 4,502 bbls over 5 days extrapolates to 27,000 bbls over a 30-day period.

This well: Stripper well status application, letter dated December 11, 2018.

File report: last item, the stripped well application; no other relevant data since 2007.

FracFocus: re-fracked 2/22/2019 - 3/9/2019; a very small frack: 6 million gallons of water.

Neighboring wells:

• 25484, 2,071, MRO, Bluegrass 21-25TFH, Bailey, t10/13; cum 115K 1/19; off line as of 1/19;
• 25482, 2,154, MRO, Webber 21-25H, Bailey, t10/13; cum 256K 1/19; off line as of 2/19;

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• 34050, SI/NC, MRO, State Oster 14-36TFH, Bailey, no production data,
• 34049, SI/NC, MRO, State Kreiger 14-36H, Bailey, no production data,
• 34048, SI/NC, MRO, State Kelling 14-36TFH, Bailey, no production data, 

As an aside:

• CLR has its Brooklyn field; MRO has its Bailey field.

Random Update Of A Monster Well: Petro-Hunt's USA Well -- #20342 -- May 12, 2019

Monster wells are tracked here.

Previously posted (production data updated; otherwise as previously posted):

• October 12, 2014: 20342, 1,430, Petro-Hunt, USA 153-95-4B-9-1H, t11/11; cum 959K 3/19; went IA 1/14; still inactive as of 6/14; back on line and tracked here; 

So, let's look where this well stands.

As noted above, this spectacular well went "inactive" in January, 2014, without explanation. As of June, 2016, it was still inactive. It went back into production in September, 2014. So it was inactive for about nine months.

Recent production:

Pool	Date	Days	BBLS Oil	Runs	BBLS Water	MCF Prod	MCF Sold	Vent/Flare
BAKKEN	3-2019	31	15487	15662	5742	23353	19428	3709
BAKKEN	2-2019	28	15132	15103	4297	21178	17453	3530
BAKKEN	1-2019	31	18660	18742	5033	24830	17676	6939
BAKKEN	12-2018	15	9183	8330	3048	10684	9086	1496
BAKKEN	11-2018	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
BAKKEN	10-2018	12	3261	3644	743	7087	5811	1197
BAKKEN	9-2018	30	9277	9448	1985	16977	14265	2503
BAKKEN	8-2018	31	9216	9040	2116	17960	17618	126
BAKKEN	7-2018	31	9724	9873	2209	17890	17595	79
BAKKEN	6-2018	30	10650	11102	2855	16461	16076	176
BAKKEN	5-2018	31	11129	10573	2472	17002	16704	82
BAKKEN	4-2018	30	11191	11390	2549	16514	15353	952
BAKKEN	3-2018	31	11710	11530	2433	16543	16327	0
BAKKEN	2-2018	28	11134	11230	2470	16231	15528	508

I'm sure there's a reason for the increase in production but I do not know the reason. I doubt the mom-and-pop mineral owners really care all that much. They just love the bigger monthly royalty check.

Hubbert's "peak oil" theory certainly does not hold up in the Bakken.

This well could go over one million bbls cumulative before the end of the year.

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WSJ Review: May 11-12, 2019

Nonsense and a waste of space/ink:

• lead story: "Feeding a family isn't a job for mothers alone; in an era of processed foods, wholesome home cooking is more important than ever -- and men to share that burden" -- Bee Wilson
• a modest proposal: offer Trump a crown and a throne, Gerard Baker, editor-at-large; another elite who doesn't understand Trump
• let's farm chestnuts again; the American chestnut tree almost disappeared during the 20th century. Bringing it back could provide a new staple crop -- and help the planet. LOL. Charles C. Mann
• the social secret that humans share with ants. LOL. Mark W. Moffett
• John Paul Stevens: a former justice worries about the court. I'm not worried; I'm sad; the US Supreme Court seems timid

Book reviews:

• books about the building of the transcontinental railroad -- excellent, but obviously a nod to the "southern surge"
• the earth and us: geology and evolution; excellent
• dinosaurs: excellent
• who killed Dick and Jane? Dr Seuss -- excellent

A reason to visit southern California:

• a Manet retrospective
• Chicago's Art Institute, May 26 to Sept 8
• will settle at the Getty Museum, west Los Angeles, October 8, 2019, to January 12, 2020

Random Look At The "Parent-Well-Uplift" Phenomenon -- May 12, 2019

209 million views.

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Everything I do, I do for you.

LOL.

What a great lead in.

The well:

• 27522, 4,207, Whiting, Flatland Federal 11-4TFHU, Twin Valley, spacing: 2560-acre; t10/14; cum 498K 3/19;

Let's look at recent production:

Pool	Date	Days	BBLS Oil	Runs	BBLS Water	MCF Prod	MCF Sold	Vent/Flare
BAKKEN	3-2019	25	13063	13037	9185	41862	19262	22555
BAKKEN	2-2019	28	961	635	347	1460	668	766
BAKKEN	1-2019	9	160	103	136	262	248	0
BAKKEN	12-2018	29	2926	2926	391	8633	8578	0
BAKKEN	11-2018	30	3086	3133	375	9015	7016	1939
BAKKEN	10-2018	31	3189	3146	308	9459	8486	911

It took me a few minutes to figure this one out.

This well was not re-fracked.

The file report was not helpful.  A mini-unreported-re-frack? A work-over, which is not reported?

At first I couldn't find a neighboring  well recently fracked and then, of all things, ad, then expanding the search, finding a BR well -- farther to the west explains it.

The BR well to the west:

• 34253, 207, BR, Raider 4A MBH, 37 stages; 8.7 million lbs; Twin Valley, t2/19; cum 29K 31 days;

Initial production:

Pool	Date	Days	BBLS Oil	Runs	BBLS Water	MCF Prod	MCF Sold	Vent/Flare
BAKKEN	3-2019	30	27788	27811	16006	66748	55578	10580
BAKKEN	2-2019	1	974	951	5526	721	684	0
BAKKEN	1-2019	1	0	0	0	0	0	0

Look at all the story lines:

• the neighboring well is 0.14 miles away; 739 feet away; generally, one thinks that 500 feet is the minimum distance required for the "halo" effect
• the parent well was a CLR well; the daughter well was a BR well; in other words, CLR got a brand new well and it was due to a BR frack; what could be better?
• look at the BR IP: 207; that's typical of a BR well; 
• look at BR's completion strategy: not a particularly large amount of sand (8.7 million lbs) but only 37 stages; these guys are getting good; a huge shoutout to Halliburton or whoever did the frack; good for them; memo to self: note to Nick Cunningham

The Bakken never fails to surprise; never fails to excite. So what if the jump in production is short-lived; a lot of mom-and-pop mineral owners are going to see an unexpected jump in their royalty check this month.

Since the parent well was a CLR well, and the daughter well was a BR well, could this be an example of "Step-Parent-Well-Uplift"?

Every well has a story. This one has many. Be sure to click on the link above (all's well that ends well).