Monday, March 22, 2021

Getting Ready To Frack? XTO HBU Bjarne Taken Off Line; Four Wells On Pad On Confidential List -- March 22, 2021

The wells on this five-well pad:

  • 18078, 834, XTO, HBU Bjarne 34X-13, Hofflund, t2/10; cum 293K 11/20; taken off line 12/20; remains off line 1/21;
  • 37766, conf, XTO, Bjarne Federal 34X-13HXE, Alkali Creek,
  • 37767, conf, XTO, HBU Bjarne Federal 34X-13D, Hofflund,
  • 37768, conf, XTO, HBU Bjarne Federal 34X-13H2, Hofflund,
  • 37769, conf, XTO, HBU Bjarne Federal 34X-13C, Hofflund,

The Hess EN-Thompson Trust Wells In Alkali Creek

The wells:

  • 21288, 1,903, Hess, EN-Thompson Trust-154-94-1930H-1, 33-061-01837, Alkali Creek, t4/12; cum 426K 1/21; this well was off line from 11/19 to 9/20; around one full year;
  • 33014, 3,426, Hess, EN-Thompson Trust-154-94-1930H-7, 33-061-03978, Alkali Creek, t12/18; cum 401K 1/21;
  • 33015, 3,581, Hess, EN-Thompson Trust-154-94-1930H-8, 33-061-03979, Alkali Creek, t12/18; cum 387K 1/21;
  • 33016, 3,031, Hess, EN-Thompson Trust-154-94-1930H-9, 33-061-03980, Alkali Creek, t12/18; cum 310K 1/21;
  • 33017, 3,844, Hess, EN-Thompson Trust-154-94-1930H-10, 33-061-03981, Alkali Creek, t12/18; cum 406K 1/21;
  • 33018, 4,180, Hess, EN-Thompson Trust-154-94-1930H-11, 33-061-03982, Alkali Creek, t12/18; cum 423K 1/21;
  • 36351, F/A, Hess, EN-Thompson Trust-154-94-1930H-6, 33-061-04463, Alkali Creek, first production, 3/20; t--; cum 179K 1/21;
  • 36350, F/A, Hess, EN-Thompson Trust-154-94-1930H-5, 33-061-04464, Alkali Creek, first production, 3/20; t--; cum 211K 1/21;
  • 36349, F/A, Hess, EN-Thompson Trust-154-94-1930H-4, 33-061-04463, Alkali Creek, first production, 3/20; t--; cum 224K 1/21;
  • 36348, F/NC, Hess, EN-Thompson Trust-154-94-1930H-3, 33-061-04462, Alkali Creek, first production, 2/20; t--; cum 222K 1/21;
  • 36347, F/NC, Hess, EN-Thompson Trust-154-94-1930H-2, 33-061-04461, Alkali Creek, first production, 2/20; t--; cum 235K 1/21;


Other neighboring wells of interest
:

  • 21288, 1903, Hess, EN-Thompson Trust-154-94-1930H-1, Alkali Creek, t4/12; cum 426K 1/21; this well was off line from 11/19 to 10/20;
  • 34941, 3,333, Hess, EN-Kulczyk-154-94-2029H-2, Alkali Creek, t8/19; cum 225K 1/21;



Plug Power, FuelCell -- Warning Signs -- Bloomberg -- March 22, 2021

Link here

Banks don't like losing money.

Once shale operators started showing severe debt issues, lending became an issue. That is an oft-repeated story. 

That was also true of the battery industry a decade ago. 

Now, hydrogen and the clean energy industry could be facing the same problem. 

Good, bad, or indifferent, we all have our own worldviews. 

But it's hard to to ignore this:

Valuations are extended, with FuelCell’s enterprise value-to-sales ratio sitting at 58 for the current fiscal year. That compares with 5.9 for Apple Inc. and 13 for Tesla Inc., according to data compiled by Bloomberg. They are fairly subdued however, when compared with the 113 EV-to-sales ratio FuelCell hit in 2000 or the 187 Ballard Power Systems Inc. reached the same year, amid an early version of today’s fuel-cell exuberance.

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Then There Were Six -- Apple Update -- March 27, 2021

LG appears to be getting out of the smartphone business.

From a June 27, 2020, posting:

From the linked article:
In January, LG announced that it was considering options for an exit from the smartphone industry, "including sale, withdrawal and downsizing." 
Though LG was once the world's third-largest smartphone maker and a sizeable competitor to Apple in the industry, the company's smartphone business has seen declining shipments and accrued losses of $4.5 billion over the past five years, leading to the need for an urgent re-evaluation of the division.

LG reportedly entered talks with Vietnam's Vingroup and automaker Volkswagen about purchasing the company's smartphone business, but negotiations did not lead to an agreement. 
Although the decision has yet to be confirmed, industry insiders report that LG is now likely to shut down its smartphone business instead of selling it.

BR Has A New Permit In North Fork -- March 22, 2021

Active rigs:

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One new permit:

  • Operator: BR
  • Field: North Fork (McKenzie)
  • Comments: 
    • BR has a new Lone Beaver permit in Lone Fork oil field, in section 8-149-96, 
    • 1486' FSL and 1878' FEL

Pipeline conversion proposal, from The Williston Herald:

The corridor for a 27-mile gathering line that Bridger Pipeline Company wants to convert to a 29.4-mile transmission line lies inside an area where North Dakota Geological Survey data who 17 landslides have previously occurred. The company answered numerous questions about the potential for landslides in the area, as well as changes it has made to its spill prevention program in light of the company’s spill history.