Thirteen (13) New Permits -- The Williston Basin, North Dakota, USA: KOG Has A Huge Well In Twin Buttes

Active rigs: 183

Thirteen (13) new permits --

• Operators: Hess (4), CLR (4), Oasis (2), Corinthian (2), Sinclair (1)
• Fields: Foreman Butte (McKenzie), Cottonwood (Mountrail), Camp (CLR), Truax (Williams), Robinson Lake (Mountrail), North Souris (Bottineau)
• Comments:

Wells coming off the confidential list were posted earlier today; see sidebar at the right.

Seven permits were renewed, including Statoil's three Knight 36-26 wells; CLR's Sutton wells, and a GMX Resources well in Stark County.

Two permits were canceled:

• 24295, PNC, Zenergy, Bauste 1-12H, Williams County
• 24308, PNC, MRO, Douglas Bell USA 24-36H, Dunn

Wells coming off the confidential list Tuesday:

• 21859, 85 (not a typo), CLR, Skurupey 1-9H, Saddle Butte, t7/13; cum 4K 9/13;
• 22637, 0, Whiting, BSMU 2410, Big Stick, a Madison well; not sure what to make of this well;
• 23952, 2,010, KOG, Charging Eagle 16-21-16-1H3, Twin Buttes, t8/13; cum 20K 9/13;
• 24007, drl, Statoil, Jake 2-11 6H, Last Chance, no production data,
• 25204, drl, Hess, EN-Trinity-154-93-2833H-6, Robinson Lake, no production data,
• 25437, 227, Samson Resources, Stingray 1819-2H, Ambrose, t8/13; cum 10K 9/13;

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23952, see above, KOG, Charging Eagle 16-21-16-1H3, Twin Buttes:

Date	Oil Runs	MCF Sold
9-2013	18651	0
8-2013	1098	0

Interesting Case Study -- Bakken 101 -- EOG's Bear Den Wells In The Spotted Horn Oil Field

Updates

May 11, 2019: production data has been updated; the map of the area looks to be unchanged;

December 9, 2018: wells in this area --

• 23064, 459, EOG, Bear Den 108-1708H, Spotted Horn, 4 sections, t6/13; cum 462K 3/19; cum 533K 10/22;
  
• 23066, two-section spacing; 1280-acre spacing; 261, EOG, Bear Den 102-1708H, Three Forks, 51 stages; 10.3 million lbs sand; t6/13; cum 470K 3/19; cum 553K 10/22;
  
• 23065, two-section spacing; 1280-acre spacing; 282, EOG, Bear Den 20-1708H, middle Bakken, 48 stages; 9.8 million lbs sand; t6/13; cum 473K 3/19; cum 555K 10/22;
  
• 19170, single section; 640-acre spacing; 1,882, EOG, Bear Den 07-17H, middle Bakken; 15 stages; 2 million lbs; t1/11; cum 276K 3/19; cum 297K 10/22;
  

• 23063, 1,418, EOG, Bear Den 100-2017H, Spotted Horn, 4 sections, t813; cum 548K 3/19; cum 639K 10/22;
  
• 19157, 1,476, EOG, Bear Den 04-20H, Spotted Horn, one-section spacing; t3/13; cum 315K 3/19; cum 352K 10/22;
  
• 23062, 455, EOG, Bear Den 101-2019H, Spotted Horn, 4 sections, t813; cum 407K 3/19; cum 480K 10/22;
  
• 23061, 1,206, EOG, Bear Den 23-2019H, Spotted Horn, 4 sections, t813; cum 376K 3/19; cum 447K 10/22;
  

July 12, 2018: production data updated below. Graphic updated:

March 2, 2017: see production profile update of #19170 at this post. 

May 18, 2014: Be sure to read the original post first about this older Bakken well being re-entered and re-completed. Compare total production now with that back in September 2013. Today:

• 19157, 1,476, EOG, Bear Den 04-20H, Spotted Horn, one-section spacing; t3/13; cum 315K 3/19; look at the huge jump in production after a re-completion:

BAKKEN	3-2014	22	4463	4553	1370	3862	3146	614
BAKKEN	2-2014	28	8747	8556	2869	9780	6104	3556
BAKKEN	1-2014	2	346	474	0	1	0	0
BAKKEN	12-2013	22	5825	5840	2161	7028	5864	1059
BAKKEN	11-2013	22	8529	8578	3724	9152	3855	5194
BAKKEN	10-2013	26	16458	16612	5926	15749	10104	5522
BAKKEN	9-2013	17	14218	13688	6501	8	2	3
BAKKEN	8-2013	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Original Post 
 

This morning I posted a random note about wells that are re-entered and wells that are being re-completed.

Kent added another one:

• 19157, 1,476, EOG, Bear Den 04-20H, Spotted Horn, one-section spacing; t3/13; cum 302K 5/18 (will be updated above);

Look the production during the period noted below, #19157:

BAKKEN	9-2013	15	13971	13572	6501	3	0	0
BAKKEN	8-2013	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
BAKKEN	7-2013	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
BAKKEN	6-2013	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
BAKKEN	5-2013	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
BAKKEN	4-2013	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
BAKKEN	3-2013	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
BAKKEN	2-2013	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
BAKKEN	1-2013	12	1480	2184	340	1181	0	1121
BAKKEN	12-2012	22	3185	2970	550	2999	614	2279
BAKKEN	11-2012	30	2659	2543	486	2370	0	2220
BAKKEN	10-2012	30	2133	2197	172	1837	56	1631

Before talking about this well, here are screen shots of the NDIC GIS map of the area where this well is drilled, progressively zooming in:

The first screen shot: the general area, Spotted Horn oil field. Note: the "purple" is the 2560-acre spacing unit (4-section, L-shaped spacing unit):

Now, the second screen shot, zooming in to look at the wells that have been drilled (note the short laterals and the long laterals):

Finally, the third shot, including the well that is still in confidential status (#23064):

There are a number of data points regarding the area in purple:

• when checking the Bakken spacing on the NDIC GIS map server, only "2560-acre" shows up
• in other words, when checking the area in purple for Bakken spacing, neither 1280-acre nor 640-acre spacing shows up

Now look at the spacing of these four wells according to the NDIC data base:

• 23066, two-section spacing; 1280-acre spacing; 261, EOG, Bear Den 102-1708H, Three Forks, 51 stages; 10.3 million lbs sand; t6/13; cum 445K 5/18;
• 23065, two-section spacing; 1280-acre spacing; 282, EOG, Bear Den 20-1708H, middle Bakken, 48 stages; 9.8 million lbs sand; t6/13; cum 453K 5/18;
• 19170, single section; 640-acre spacing; 1,882, EOG, Bear Den 07-17H, middle Bakken; 15 stages; 2 million lbs; t1/11; cum 269K 5/18;

Likewise, Bear Den 04-20H is single-section spacing (640-acre spacing):

• 19157, single section; 640-acre spacing; 1,476, EOG, Bear Den 04-20H, middle Bakken; 15 stages; 2 million lbs, t3/11; cum 157K 9/13; production of #19157 (also shown above):

Pool	Date	Days	BBLS Oil	Runs	BBLS Water	MCF Prod	MCF Sold	Vent/Flare
BAKKEN	9-2013	15	13971	13572	6501	3	0	0
BAKKEN	8-2013	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
BAKKEN	7-2013	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
BAKKEN	6-2013	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
BAKKEN	5-2013	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
BAKKEN	4-2013	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
BAKKEN	3-2013	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
BAKKEN	2-2013	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
BAKKEN	1-2013	12	1480	2184	340	1181	0	1121

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Look at the production of some of the other wells in the spacing unit in purple above:

Look at #23065:

Pool	Date	Days	BBLS Oil	Runs	BBLS Water	MCF Prod	MCF Sold	Vent/Flare
BAKKEN	9-2013	26	28478	28711	15432	47479	12878	34475
BAKKEN	8-2013	28	40175	40637	21123	44016	5321	38560
BAKKEN	7-2013	4	9122	7433	7520	18	0	0
BAKKEN	6-2013	4	1094	972	210	806	0	799

Look at #23064:

Pool	Date	Days	BBLS Oil	Runs	BBLS Water	MCF Prod	MCF Sold	Vent/Flare
BAKKEN	12-2013	17	10802	11397	3997	16616	10340	6216
BAKKEN	11-2013	27	30155	29444	13873	44130	16403	27597
BAKKEN	10-2013	18	15432	16363	7416	23907	2727	21097
BAKKEN	9-2013	26	26809	27112	15302	44712	12126	32462
BAKKEN	8-2013	28	40344	39920	28355	50314	6084	44094
BAKKEN	7-2013	1	4660	3882	4807	1	0	0
BAKKEN	6-2013	9	1323	2088	1003	367	0	338
BAKKEN	5-2013	2	912	0	801	8	0	0

Look at #19170:

Pool	Date	Days	BBLS Oil	Runs	BBLS Water	MCF Prod	MCF Sold	Vent/Flare
BAKKEN	9-2013	25	9531	9617	7787	16022	4324	11575
BAKKEN	8-2013	24	13662	13202	11665	4367	516	3737
BAKKEN	7-2013	0	0	455	0	0	0	0
BAKKEN	6-2013	22	4093	3638	6744	2065	0	1958
BAKKEN	5-2013	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
BAKKEN	4-2013	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
BAKKEN	3-2013	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
BAKKEN	2-2013	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
BAKKEN	1-2013	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
BAKKEN	12-2012	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
BAKKEN	11-2012	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
BAKKEN	10-2012	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
BAKKEN	9-2012	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
BAKKEN	8-2012	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
BAKKEN	7-2012	3	391	1231	75	502	0	488
BAKKEN	6-2012	29	3350	3191	755	4464	0	4321
BAKKEN	5-2012	31	3826	4769	784	4840	0	4685

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There are additional wells planned for this 2560-acre spacing unit.

By the way, did you all notice where the Spotted Horn oil field was located? Yup, right next to the incredible Clarks Creek and Antelope fields where EOG is also reporting some incredible wells. It looks like we're back to just getting started in the Bakken. 

Doomsday: Chicago

At some point, the chickens will come home to roost. Smile.

A reader sent me the link to this story. The reader said the article is "way off topic" but it is good reporting and fits in with my "series" on "doomsday for US cities."

So, without further ado, a nice exclusive investigative story from The Chicago Tribune on how the city of Chicago manages its expenses.

Between 2000 and 2012, Chicago spent $9.8 billion in general obligation bond proceeds with few restrictions and virtually no oversight. In a first-ever accounting, the Tribune found that nearly half of the money went to paper over Chicago’s growing budget problems. The city spent millions in bond funds on short-lived equipment such as Palm Pilot software, spare vehicle parts and items you might find on a weekend shopping list: trash bins, flowers, even bags for dog waste. That’s equivalent to taking out a 30-year mortgage to buy a car and making your children — or grandchildren — pay it off, with interest.

US LPG Exports Increasing -- Random Update

Reuters via Rigzone is reporting:

LONDON, Nov 4 (Reuters) – A U.S. energy drilling boom is revolutionizing the niche market for liquefied petroleum gas (LPG), bringing down global prices and challenging established exporters in the Middle East.

The changes are the latest sign of the global impact of a drilling renaissance in the United States that has already hit oil and natural gas. And like oil and gas, it is U.S. producers of LPG who are set to gain most while established exporters may struggle with new competition in a suddenly altered landscape.

Unconventional oil and gas drilling, including shale gas extraction from fracking, is controversial because it requires large amounts of water and chemicals to be pumped at high pressure into the earth, and some countries such as France and Bulgaria have banned the technology.

In the United States, however, shale oil and gas has resulted in a sharp increase in production, turning the country from a large energy importer into an oil and gas exporter. In the LPG market, which is mostly known for use of butane and propane in household devices but increasingly also in transport, analysts say that North America will vie with the Middle East as the world's top LPG supply region this year and in 2014 at average daily production rates of around two million barrels per day (b/d).

Forbes Provides Nice Update Regarding Personal/Private Electric Grid

Link here.

Two energy-related trends are converging and are potentially contradicting the goal of generating increasing levels of green power.

Some utilities are expanding their transmission networks to accommodate more wind and solar power, but certain commercial and residential users are trying to break free from their local utilities by producing their own electricity. Those distributed systems, or on-site systems, would reduce the number of customers tied to the central network. Fewer participants could then erode the ability to pay for upgrades to carry green power over long distances.

The northeastern U.S. and Texas, generally, stand in contrast to California. Northeast Utilities, for example, is adding a lot of transmission throughout its New England territories so that its grid can transport more wind electrons that are replacing some retiring power plants. It will spend $4 billion on expansions and upgrades, the utility said in a conference call.