XTO To Drill 300 Wells In Siverston Oil Field, NDIC July, 2013, Hearing Dockets

From the July, 2013, NDIC hearing dockets

Disclaimer: typographical errors may exist, and I may be interpreting the data incorrectly; refer to the source for accurate information. The source is at the NDIC website.

Application of XTO Energy Inc. for an order authorizing the drilling, completing and producing of a total of ten wells on each existing 1280-acre spacing unit in the following sections in Siverston-Bakken, McKenzie County.

In T.151N., R.98W:

• Sections 13 and 24; 
• Sections 14 and 23; 
• Sections 15 and 22; 
• Sections 25 and 36; 
• Sections 26 and 35; and, 
• Sections 27 and 34,

In T.150N., R.98W.:

• Sections 1 and 12; 
• Sections 2 and 11; 
• Sections 3 and 10; 
• Sections 4 and 9; 
• Sections 13 and 24; 
• Sections 14 and 23; 
• Sections 15 and 22; 
• Sections 16 and 21; 
• Sections 25 and 36; 
• Sections 28 and 33; 
• Sections 29 and 32; and, 
• Sections 30 and 31,

In T.150N., R.97W.:

• Sections 4 and 9; 
• Sections 5 and 8; 
• Sections 6 and 7; 
• Sections 15 and 22; 
• Sections 16 and 21; 
• Sections 18 and 19; 
• Sections 28 and 33; 
• Sections 29 and 32; and,
• Sections 30 and 31,  

In T.149N., R.98W:

• Sections 1 and 12.

In T.149N., R.97W:

• Sections 5 and 8; and, 
• Sections 6 and 7. 

I count 30 1280-acre spacing units.

Ten wells x 30 units = 300 wells.

In addition:

• 20662, XTO, amend Siverston-Bakken, establish an overlapping 1280-acre unit, 10 wells; and establish an overlapping 2560-acre unit, 1 well; McKenzie;
• 20663, XTO, Siverston, complete 10 wells on a 640-acre unit, McKenzie

I count 139 permits issued for Siverston Field to date. Of those 139 permits, 10 have been permanently canceled and 2 wells are inactive) bringing the number of wells on active, drl, conf status to about 127. 

For archival purposes, this is what the Siverston oil field looks like now. It will be interesting to see what it looks like in 10 years:

NDIC Hearing Dockets, July 2013

Tuesday, July 30, 2013

20586, Cornerstone, amend Little Butte-Bakken, establish a 1280-acre unit; one well; Burke County
20587, Cornerstone, amend Northeast Foothills-Bakken, establish 2 1280-acre units; wells, Burke
20588, Hess, amend Antelope-Sanish, establish an overlapping 2560-acre unit; 1+ wells, McKenzie
20589, Hess, amend Big Gulch-Bakken and Little Knife-Bakken, establish an overlapping 2560-acre unit; 1+ wells, Dunn
20419, cont'd
20439, cont'd
20590, Petro-Hunt, amend Charlson-Bakken, establish 2 1280-acre units; 7 wells, McKenzie
20591,Whiting, amend Twin Valley-Bakken and Westberg-Bakken, establish an overlapping 2560-acre unit, 1+ wells, McKenzie
20592, Whiting, amend Twin Valley-Bakken, establish an overlapping 2560-acre unit, 1+ wells, McKenzie
20593, G3 Operating, amend rules for a single well
20594, Marathon, amend Bailey-Bakken and Chimney Butte-Bakken, establish 4 overlapping 2560-acre units; 1+ wells, Dunn
20595, Marathon, amend Murphy Creek-Bakken, establish 3 overlapping 2560-acre units, 1+ wells, Dunn
20596, Oasis, amend Camp-Bakken, establish 1 overlapping 2560-acre unit, 1+ wells; McKenzie
20597, Oasis, amend Alkali Creek-Bakken, alter stratigraphic limits, McKenzie, Mountrail, Williams
20598, Oasis, amend Camp-Bakken, alter stratigraphic limits, McKenzie, Williams
20599, Oasis, amend Sanish-Bakken, alter stratigraphic limits, McKenzie, Mountrail
20600, Oasis, amend Cottonwood-Bakken, flaring Mountrail
20601, Oasis, amend Sanish-Bakken, flaring, Mountrail, McKenzie
20602, OXY USA, amend, Snow-Bakken, flaring, Billings
20603, OXY USA, amend Willmen-Bakken, water production, Dunn
20604, OXY USA, amend Little Knife-Bakken, water production, Billings
20605, OXY USA, amend Little Knife-Bakken, water production, Billings
20606, OXY USA, amend Fayette-Bakken, water production, Dunn
20421, cont'd
20422, cont'd
20423, cont'd
20424, cont'd
20426, cont'd
20417, cont'd
20607, QEP, amend Van Hook-Bakken, up to 16 wells on a 3200 acre spacing unit; Mountrail, Dunn
20608, Newalta, waste processing
20413, cont'd
20609, Zargon, commingling
20610, Oasis, 12 wells on some or all of the 1280-acre units currently existing in the Camp-Bakken pool, McKenzie, Williams
20611, Sequel, amend Temple-Bakken, 6 wells on a 1280-acre unit, Williams
20612, Murex, 4 wells on a 640-acre unit, West Tioga-Bakken, Williams
20613 - 20628, Hess, pooling,
20629, Hess, amend Parshall-Bakken, 5 wells on a 640-acre unit, Mountrail,
20630 - 20631, Hess, pooling
20632 - 20633, BR, pooling
20634, KOG, amend Eightmile-Bakken, 8 wells on a 1280-acre unit, McKenzie, Williams
20635, KOR, amend South Fork-Bakken, 8 wells on a 1280-acre unit, Dunn
20636, KOG, pooling
20637, Petro-Hunt, amend Lonesome-Bakken, 5 wells on a 1280-acre unit, McKenzie
20638, Marathon, amend Chimney Butte-Bakken, 7 wells on a 1280-acre unit, Dunn
20639, Marathon, pooling
20640 - 20643, QEP, pooling
20644, OXY USA, pooling

Wednesday, July 31, 2013

20645, Zenergy, legalese for fair share costs, Statoil
20307, cont'd
20646, Statoil, open receptacles for water storage, single pad
20647, Slawson, proper spacing for development of Trailside-Bakken, McKenzie
20648, Slawson, East Tioga-Bakken, multiple laterals from same wells; with a portion of the vertical section of the well open to the Lodgepole, Burke, 
20649, EOG, proper spacing for the Boundary Creek-Spearfish, Bottineau
20490, cont'd
20493, cont'd
20494, cont'd
20495, cont'd
20650, Mountain Divide, temporary spacing for the Wigness well, Divide
20651, Mountain Divide, temporary spacing for the Olson well, Divide
20652, Hunt, amend Alexandria-Bakken, flaring, Divide
20653, WPX, amend Heart Butte-Bakken, alter stratigraphic limits, Dunn, McLean, Mountrail
20654, WPX, amend Reunion Bay-Bakken, establish 2 1280-acre units; 7 wells each; Mountrail, Dunn
20498, cont'd
20500, cont'd
20501, cont'd
20655, Baytex, amend Ambrose-Bakken, establish an overlapping 1280-acre unit; 7 wells; Divide
20656, Baytex, amend Whiteaker-Bakken, establish an overlapping 1280-acre unit, 7 wells, Divide
20503, cont'd
20504, cont'd
20505, cont'd
20657, CLR, Jim Creek-Bakken, 14 wells on an overlapping 2560-acre unit, Dunn
20457, cont'd
20461, cont'd
20462, cont'd
20463, cont'd
20467, cont'd
20468, cont'd
20469, cont'd
20470, cont'd
20471, cont'd
20472, cont'd
20473, cont'd
20658, Peregrine, amend Buckhorn-Bakken, establish a 1280-acre unit; 3 wells, Billings
19901, cont'd
20659, SHD, Deep Water Creek Bay-Bakken, establish a 1280-acre unit, 12 wells, McLean
20660, Samson Resources, amend Ambrose-Bakken, establish an overlapping 1280-acre unit, 1 wells, Divide
20661, Samson Resources, extend, amend, West Ambrose-Bakken and/or Ambrose-Bakken to establish 2 overlapping 4160-acre units, multiple wells on each, Divide; 
20662, XTO, amend Siverston-Bakken, establish an overlapping 1280-acre unit, 10 wells; and establish an overlapping 2560-acre unit, 1 well; McKenzie;
20663, XTO, Siverston, complete 10 wells on a 640-acre unit, McKenzie
20515, cont'd
20516, cont'd
20516, cont'd
20517, cont'd
20456, cont'd
20483, cont'd
20484, cont'd
20485, cont'd
20512, cont'd
20207, cont'd
20664, Crescent Point, amend West Ambrose-Bakken, allow up to 9 wells within each of 2 1660-acre units, Divide
20665, Sinclair, pooling
20666, Sinclair, risk penalty legalese
20667, Sinclair, risk penalty legalese
20668, Sinclair, risk penalty legalese
20669 - 20674, CLR, pooling
20675, CLR, Pershing-Bakken, complete 14 wells on an existing overlapping 2560-acre unit, McKenzie
20676, CLR, Cedar Coulee-Bakken, complete 14 wells on an existing overlapping 2560-acre unit, Dunn
20677, CLR, North Tioga-Bakken, complete 15 wells on an existing 1280-acre unit, Williams
20678, CLR, Chimney Butte-Bakken, complete 14 wells on an existing 1280-acre unit, Dunn
20679, CLR, Edge-Bakken, complete 10 wells on an existing 1280-acre unit, McKenzie
20680, CLR, SWD, Squires Field, Williams
20561, cont'd
20681, CLR, pooling
20682, Fidelity, risk penalty legalese
20683, Fidelity, risk penalty legalese
20684, Fidelity, risk penalty legalese
20685, Fidelity, risk penalty legalese
20686, Fidelity, risk penalty legalese
20687 - 20691, Liberty Resources, pooling
20692, Samson Resources, pooling
20559, cont'd
20693, Baytex, Plumer-Bakken, 7 wells on each existing 1280-acre unit; 4 units, 28 wells, Divide
20694, Baytex, Musta-Bakken, 7 wells on an existing 1280-acre unit, Divide
20695, Baytex, Bluffton-Bakken, 7 wells on each of 2 1280-acre units, Divide
20696, Baytex, West Ambrose-Bakken, 7 wells on each of 6 1280-acre units; 42 wells, Divide
20697, Baytex, Garnet-Bakken, 7 wells on each of 3 1280-acre units; 21 wells; Divide
20698, GMXR, risk penalty legalese
20699, GMXR, risk penalty legalese
20700, GMXR, risk penalty legalese
20701, GMXR, risk penalty legalese
20702, Strike, pooling
20703, Emerald, commingling
20704, Statoil, SWD, Avoca field, Williams
20705, Triangle, Rawson-Bakken, 8 wells on each of 4 1280-acre units; 32 wells; 
20706, Triangle, Rosebud-Bakken, 8 wells on an existing 1280-acre unit;
20707, XTO, Siverston-Bakken, 10 wells on each of 30 1280-acre units; 300 wells; McKenzie;
20708, XTO, Lindahl-Bakken, 8 wells on an existing 1280-acre well; Williams
20709, Zenergy, North Tobacco Garden-Bakken, 8 wells on each of 2 1280-acre units, McKenzie
20710, Dakota Disposals, SWD
20711, Secure Energy, SWD

Random Note: If One Needs A Nice Catch Phrase For A Bakken Blog ...

Frackin' and Trackin'

That about sums up crude-by-rail and the Bakken boom.

Don sent me this link from The Billings Gazette:

BNSF is spending $4.1 billion on capital improvements this year, many of them to serve the Bakken oilfield along the Montana border with North Dakota. Information about where those capital improvements will be made has been scarce. Stock reports for the railroad haven’t been available since 2009, when Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway Inc. paid $34 billion for all outstanding BNSF shares and took the nation’s largest railroad off the trading board.

But Edwards and others like what they’re seeing locally. Between Glasgow and Williston, BNSF is building several long track sidings this construction season. The sidings are desperately needed because they allow rail shuttles of 100-plus cars to pull over and let other loads by. The only thing better than sidings, Edwards said, would be two rail lines running side by side.

See the linked article for more.

Washington State: More Refineries Preparing For Bakken Crude; The Track Is Back

A huge "thank you" to Don for sending this story/link. It's an incredible story -- on so many levels. The Billings Gazette is reporting:

First story line, the refineries:

More Washington state oil refineries are preparing to accept crude oil shipments from North Dakota: BP's refinery at Cherry Point, and Phillips 66, in Ferndale. The Tesoro refinery is already taking Bakken crude, and the Shell refinery in Anacortes has announced plans to do so, also.

Second story line, the why: 

The refineries need to diversify their supply, with oil production in Alaska falling from historic levels. Alaskan oil has been a mainstay for Washington refineries, but that production is falling. At its peak, Alaska produced about 2 million barrels a day, but that has declined to about 500,000 barrels a day.

Third story, the what, economic activity:

The BP refinery is building an almost 2-mile-long rail loop to handle the shipments, and Phillips 66 is planning its own rail terminal. Phillips reported to Whatcom County that it expects to handle one oil train every two days, on average, while BP expects one per day, at most.

The trains are made up of 100 or more tank cars, Phillips reports, with total train lengths of more than one mile. Those trains will travel to and from the refineries on the BNSF line.

Fourth story line, the impact, displacing natural gas plans:

BP once planned to build a large natural gas-fired generating plant on the same site, and obtained permits to build it. Corporate officials eventually decided not to proceed with that project, but some of the environmental groundwork done for the generating plant helped to clear the way for the rail loop.

Fifth story line, rail:

Once the rail terminal is done, Phillips could meet as much as 30 percent of its 100,000-barrel per day demand with rail shipments.

Sixth story line, the boom:

At the same time, the use of fracking technology has generated a boom in North Dakota's Bakken formation, with production there now estimated at 790,000 barrels a day.

Seventh story line, lack of pipelines:

There are no pipelines to move that oil west.

And, of course, the environmental boiler plate story line:

While trainloads of crude oil pose some spill hazards, Holmes observed that every form of oil transport proposes risks.

Eric de Place, policy director at environment-oriented Sightline Institute in Seattle, said that is true.

"I don't want to be alarmist, because oil spills happen on vessels and they happen on pipelines also," de Place said.

But de Place said environmentalists and public officials should pay more attention to the sudden boom in crude oil shipments by rail.

Okay. De Place could have summed it up by saying, "Sh*t happens." And life goes on.

Katie Ledecky Breaks One Of The Oldest National Championship Swimming Records; Beats Teammate By 20 Seconds In 1,500 Freestyle

Granddaughter of one of Williston's best known prairie physicians: Dr Hagan.

Craven-Hagan Clinic. Main Street. Second floor in an otherwise non-descript brick building north of JC Penney's, same side of street. That's where I was tested for "hay-fever" allergies and underwent several years of "allergy shots."

Dr Hagan's granddaughter (if I have the genealogy correct) is setting records. And this is absolutely incredible. From The Salt Lake Tribune and I'm sure you can find the story everywhere:

Katie Ledecky broke one of the oldest national championship records Saturday night in Indianapolis, finishing the 1,500-meter freestyle in 15 minutes, 47.15 seconds. She beat 2012 Olympic teammate Chloe Sutton by 20.6 seconds and broke Janet Evans’ 25-year-old long-course championship record by nearly 5 seconds. It also was the fastest time in the world this year.

By winning the three longest events this week and finishing second in the 200 free, Ledecky has a chance to become the first American woman to compete in the 200, 400, 800 and 1,500 free at the world championships.

Beating an Olympic swimmer by 20 seconds.  By the time Chloe finished the race, Katie could have a) dried off; b) do a post-race interview; c) change in to street clothes; and, d) sign autographs. 

Twenty seconds must seem like an eternity when coming in second. Wow. 

For those of my generation who remember Dr Hagan, but not all the details, here is one part of his story, from The Bismarck Tribune:

In June 1942 Dr. Hagan received his doctor of medicine degree at Rush Medical College, an adjunct of the University of Chicago. He interned at Ancker Hospital, St. Paul, Minn., and on Dec. 22, 1942, was commissioned as a lieutenant, junior grade, in the U.S. Navy Reserve Medical Corps. 

Dr. Hagan entered active duty with the U.S. Navy in April 1943 attached to the 1st Marine Division as a combat surgeon.His time in service to his country included four contested landings with the Marines which earned him a Purple Heart, Silver Star, two Bronze Stars and two Presidential Unit Citations, along with many other decorations. 

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Flashback: I posted this back on June 18, 2012, which included a note about Katie.