Texas Is Open! -- May 9, 2020

To my astonishment and pleasant surprise, the city has re-opened Grapevine's "Central Park" -- Parr Park. Incredible. Miles of bike trails: cement and "off-road."

Something new appeared during the "shelter-in-place" order: a Parr Park rock path. It was truly incredible. If there were a hundred painted rocks, there were a thousand. Here is a sampling:

Okay, maybe not a thousand, but certainly a hundred.

It turns out that a dad took this on as a project to keep his children busy during the lock down. Sophia and I have our paints and our rocks; we just have not had the time to complete our own rocks. Stay tuned.

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The Amazon Page

I am completely blown away by Amazon -- how the company turned on a dime with what must have been an overwhelming demand in the early days of the "lock down" with the shortage of toilet paper, hand sanitizer, and disinfectants.

Literally overnight, Bezos et al had to re-think their same-day delivery promise to their Prime members.

The other day I ordered face masks in case Sophia and I needed them to get into a store (I have not yet worn a mask and have no plans to do so unless I have no choice; I won't go to Costco until they remove the "mask" requirement, for example). I was surprised how fast they got here -- look how Amazon mailed them -- "extremely urgent."

But the rocks I ordered for painting -- it's been a month and they still haven't shipped. LOL.

 I'm not complaining, and I bet very few Prime members are complaining.

This Will Keep The Riff-Raff Out -- Global Warming, North Dakota -- May 9, 2020

US Highway 2, road post #245, Leeds, ND -- just west of Devils Lake, about 120 miles west of Grand Forks, ND.

Today, May 9, 9:55 a.m. CT (photograph sent to me by a reader, thank you very, very much):

And apparently year-round:

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Word For The Day

This is not the first time this word has appeared as the "word of the day."

Schadenfreude.

The "old Michael Flynn defense."

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Completely Unexpected

Link here.

Texas Governor Calling Up The Reserves -- Saturday Morning, May 9, 2020

Gonna be a cold weekend, link here:

Hertz: bankruptcy? Link here. Google search certainly suggests it is likely.

Texas nurse: since Wuhan flu seems to be less "hard" on youngsters, the Texas governor has "called up" the reserves. This all came about when parents started looking for ways to get the kids out of the house and, well, one thing led to another, and then Texas being Texas suggested recruiting children to bolster the front-line responders. It's become somewhat of a sexist thing: most of the boys wanted to drive ambulances and fire trucks while the girls wanted to be nurses and hair stylists.

The state will mandate minimum height requirements taking a cue from theme park rides. Those driving firetrucks need to be able to reach the brake pedals, and those working in hospitals must be able to see over the side of a bed.

Three Spectacular EOG Clarks Creek Wells Updated -- May 8, 2020

The wells. It's possible these wells have been updated and already posted, but in case they have not, I don't want their initial production data overlooked:

• 36413, 2,058, EOG, Clarks Creek 106-0724H, 41 stages; 21.8 million lbs; middle Bakken, Clarks Creek t9/19, cum 350K 3/20;
• 36415, 3,519, EOG, Clarks Creek 18-0719H, 40 stages; 14.1 million lbs; Clarks Creek,  t9/19; cum 315K 3/20;
• 36416, 2,859, EOG, Clarks Creek 105-0719H, 40 stages; 19.5 million lbs; Clarks Creek; t9/19; cum 264K 3/20;

 Production:

• 36413:

Pool	Date	Days	BBLS Oil	Runs	BBLS Water	MCF Prod	MCF Sold	Vent/Flare
BAKKEN	3-2020	31	25775	25780	16353	96679	96185	0
BAKKEN	2-2020	29	32844	32866	18176	97491	97027	0
BAKKEN	1-2020	29	29256	29233	17267	59618	59196	0
BAKKEN	12-2019	31	60158	60322	28418	172686	172190	0
BAKKEN	11-2019	30	73884	73804	31665	126112	122169	3465
BAKKEN	10-2019	31	75609	75855	33217	98248	89623	8132
BAKKEN	9-2019	24	52481	51832	25099	74168	68307	4930

• 36415: 87,186 bbls over 24 days extrapolates to 108,983 bbls in a 30-day month:

Pool	Date	Days	BBLS Oil	Runs	BBLS Water	MCF Prod	MCF Sold	Vent/Flare
BAKKEN	3-2020	31	15011	15055	13905	37981	34920	170
BAKKEN	2-2020	29	17737	17769	16334	63111	57611	2633
BAKKEN	1-2020	31	25241	25209	21206	69626	64134	2209
BAKKEN	12-2019	31	38081	38121	27255	90559	78940	8548
BAKKEN	11-2019	29	48272	48555	36103	83496	79616	2258
BAKKEN	10-2019	31	83639	83464	55098	103234	93516	8480
BAKKEN	9-2019	24	87186	86854	49463	116643	104174	7502

• 36416, 67,207 bbls over 24 days extrapolates to 84,000 bbls in a 30-day month:

Pool	Date	Days	BBLS Oil	Runs	BBLS Water	MCF Prod	MCF Sold	Vent/Flare
BAKKEN	3-2020	31	14457	14496	12297	45545	43562	212
BAKKEN	2-2020	29	16856	16885	13423	64422	59912	2738
BAKKEN	1-2020	31	23708	23654	16684	63891	59801	2060
BAKKEN	12-2019	31	30805	30839	20042	50132	42916	4647
BAKKEN	11-2019	27	39485	39737	29383	95185	92288	2621
BAKKEN	10-2019	31	71790	71611	46157	105252	96448	8764
BAKKEN	9-2019	24	67207	66951	40123	97464	87763	6335

Initial Production For Three New EOG Clarks Creek Wells -- September 19, 2019

This was supposed to have been posted last September, 2019, but somehow it got lost in the shuffle. The notes below refer to what we knew as of September 19, 2019, with the exception of the IP and updated production data.

Yesterday, I posted a note based on information from a reader. Below the fold is that note re-posted. At the time, I couldn't see the data because the wells were confidential. Today, a reader provided the "initial flowback data." Succinctly:

• 36413, 2,058, EOG, Clarks Creek 106-0724H, Clarks Creek, casing pressure: 2,357 psi; choke 30 64th inch; oil in last hour: 111 bbls; oil in last 24 hours: 2,650 bbls; avg gas in last 24 hours: 140.375 mcf; t9/19; cum 350K 3/20;
• 36415, 3,519, EOG, Clarks Creek 18-0719H, Clarks Creek, casing pressure: 1,622 psi; choke 48 64th inch; oil in last hour: 171 bbls; oil in last 24 hours: 4,433 bbls; avg gas in last 24 hours: 216.625 mcf; t9/19; cum 315K 3/20;
• 36416, 2,859, EOG, Clarks Creek 105-0719H, Clarks Creek, casing pressure: 1,110 psi; choke 50 64th inch; oil in last hour: 137 bbls; oil in last 24 hours: 3,334 bbls; avg gas in last 24 hours: 166.708; t9/19; cum 264K 3/20;

Disclaimer: this came from the "source," but as usual, I do make factual and typographical errors. If this is important to you go to the "source.

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Spectacular EOG Wells

Re-posting:

The graphic:

From a reader, just moments ago:

One of the best wells EOG has had in a while. 3 well Pad. Currently completing the 45,46,47 well to the the north. The 47 well is also a Three Forks well. Side note about half the sand pumped is from the Asgard (spelling?) mine which is 30-35 miles east of Minot. 

The wells:

• 36413, conf, EOG, Clarks Creek 106-0724H, Clarks Creek, no production data,
• 36415, conf, EOG, Clarks Creek 18-0719H, Clarks Creek, no production data,
• 36416, conf, EOG, Clarks Creek 105-0719H, Clarks Creek, no production data, 

So, we will have to wait and see.

Wow, I "love" my readers. Thank you so much for all you have taught me and alerted me to incredible Bakken stories.