MRO "Re-Covers" A Lousy Well -- October 9, 2016

I have no idea what was done to "bump up" this well. I could not find a sundry form that could explain the much better production starting one year ago.

• 22342, 1,142, MRO, Lorene Stohler 11-3TFH, 30 stages; 2 million lbs; 39 feet; relatively high gas; ; t9/12; cum 48K 8/16 not sure why this is such a lousy well;

This was a lousy well from the very beginning, despite a great IP. Back in 2014 this well was producing less than 500 bbls/month, assuming that it was even on-line. The operator applied for stripper well status back in November, 2014.

It's very likely a work over rig went back in, found a correctable problem, and corrected it. I don't know.

For newbies, the fourth column is the number of bbls of crude oil produced in the month. For example, for 11/2015, 2,473 bbls of crude oil were produced compared to 338 bbls in the month of 6/2015. 

Production profile:

BAKKEN	11-2015	30	2473	2488	1233	2192	1859	333
BAKKEN	10-2015	31	2849	2841	1440	2049	1795	254
BAKKEN	9-2015	30	2788	2774	1619	1599	1087	512
BAKKEN	8-2015	29	1693	1676	1195	907	812	95
BAKKEN	7-2015	23	464	471	168	353	241	112
BAKKEN	6-2015	30	338	326	170	51	13	38
BAKKEN	5-2015	26	270	265	421	94	0	94
BAKKEN	4-2015	7	62	60	621	51	51	0
BAKKEN	3-2015	2	59	511	0	203	166	31
BAKKEN	2-2015	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
BAKKEN	1-2015	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
BAKKEN	12-2014	22	305	228	175	376	10	206

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MRO and Re-Fracking 

Earlier posts on MRO and re-fracking:

• MRO re-fracking wells; December 17, 2014
• MRO's re-fracking program in the Bakken; November 13, 2014
• MRO re-fracking; January 29, 2014
• Re-fracking the Bakken: case studies with MRO; November 23, 2013
• MRO to re-frack 18 Bakken wells in 2011; July 31, 2011

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A Little Humor

Flashback: "Bakken Well Efficienty Has Topped Out."

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I Love My Kitchen

When we moved into a new apartment (in the same complex) we had a new stove, with one of those newfangled porcelain tops. I was always letting stuff boil over and the top of the porcelain stove became more and more difficult to clean. It seemed every time I cooked on the stove, May got angry at me for letting things boil over.

So, some months ago, I got out the portable grill and the "5th burner" which I bought at the local grocery store for a few bucks. I no longer use the stove for anything.

The 5th burner and the griddle are all I need. I currently have an indoor grill I got "free" from Amazon, but have since upgraded to a much nicer indoor grill made in Japan which I have not yet taken out of the box. When I do, I will post a photo.

Here's a photo of the 5th burner.

NFL: Without Question, The Early Season Story -- The Dallas Cowboys And Back-Up Quarterback -- October 9, 2016

Updates

Later, 7:50 p.m. Central Time: see first comment. The "question" is this: what is the bigger NFL story for me? The NDSU phenomenon, rookie quarterback for the Philadelphia Eagles, Carson Wentz, or the Dallas Cowboys playing so well with their second-string quarterback, who is playing like a first-string quarterback?

It was an impulsive, emotional "original post" in which I suggested the Dallas Cowboys were the story in this early NFL season. I have to think really, really deeply why my "mind" went that way. I think this is the reason. Carson Wentz has proved himself; there's not much too talk about; he's incredible, no controversy. However, the Dallas Cowboys story is yet to play out and there could be a lot of "controversy" / a lot of discussion before it's all over. Let's say the Dallas Cowboys are still doing well when Tony Romo is finally "healthy." Does the flamboyant Jerry Jones switches horses in mid-stream? If the Cowboys falter, it will be an easier decision, but then what happens if Romo is injured again? But, again, it was purely an impulsive/emotional original post which could have easily gone the other way. But I think while watching the Cowboys run all over the Bengals, the idea for the post simply hit me.
 

Original Post

 

Dallas Cowboys, 3 - 1, are running over the Cincinnati Bengals, 21 - 0, late in 2nd quarter.  Dallas was very close to being 4 - 0 at this point. They almost won the first game of the season -- their only loss so far -- mostly due to mistakes by receivers in the last 30 seconds of the game (not getting out of bounds to keep time on the clock). They lost that game by one point, if I recall correctly, and should have won with a field goal.

Nice commercial:

You Don't Own Me, Leslie Gore

I never tire of Leslie Gore's version. It's interesting how often "covers" are never better than the original. This is really true of this one. Look at the "emotion" Ms Gore puts into this version, and, yes, I assume it was "lip synced." But look at how expressive she is; and, listen to the lyrics. I love it. It makes me want to get back on the road again, go back up to the Bakken. Wow. Maybe at Christmas.

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Bank Of The West

What a great country. I have a car loan with Bank of the West; the loan will be paid off soon, but I've never gotten around to updating our new address with the bank. That will become important once the final payment is made.

I stopped by our local Bank of the West here in Grapevine, Texas. It was then that I learned that there are two banks with that name. The Bank of the West here in Grapevine was not the Bank of the West with which I had an auto loan.

I went on-line and gave my Bank of the West my new address.

A day or two later I got a nice note from someone at the bank telling me that for security reasons they could not change my address on-line. To change my address I had to visit a branch of the bank. To the best of my knowledge there are no branch banks for my bank in Texas. The nearest was in Oklahoma.

Not a problem.

On my drive up to the Bakken a couple of weeks ago, I pulled into Chadron, NE, at 8:50 a.m. On the way into town I saw a billboard ad for the Bank of the West. Wow. I always stop in Chadron anyway -- the McDonald's is right at the intersection where I turn west when heading north.

I had to wait a few minutes -- the whole main street in Chadron was torn up -- utility / road infrastructure construction -- but at precisely 9:00 a.m. I walked into the Chadron, NE, branch of the Bank of the West.

I walked up to a teller -- the whole visit reminded me of this year's movie Hell or High Water -- and told her that I needed to update my address.

She pulled up my account and told me the address they had on file. It was our new address.

I then told her the story.

She laughed. She said that doesn't surprise me. It might be "a" policy not to update addresses via e-mail, but her hunch was that after I got the e-mail reply, a supervisor took a look, and say, "hey, this simply an auto loan. Let's just update the address."

I would have expected a short letter in the mail to confirm, but that's fine.

Or it's possible after driving all night, this was simply a dream. LOL.

Snow In North Dakota -- October 9, 2016

Updates

Later, 6:21 p.m. Central Time: for those who have not seen snow before, book a flight to Hettinger, ND, for Tuesday (October 11, 2016); not guaranteed, but as they say in Williston, "likely." Uffda.
 

Original Post

 

From Ice Age Now:

• North Dakota Dept of Transportation road cameras show snow in parts of northwest North Dakota.
• There are also reports of snow on the ground south of Minot.
• http://www.valleynewslive.com/content/news/Some-North-Dakotans-are-seeing-snow-already-396315891.html

This is very, very early for snow, even in North Dakota.

Growing up in Williston, Halloween was generally the "cut-off" point for me -- frost/no frost. I remember that well because the weather often determined what I wore for a Halloween costume.

Random Update Of MRO's Juanita USA 13-35H, Antelope -- October 9, 2016

Updates

September 28, 2018: production profile here and update.  

Original Post 

Look at the production in the first full month of this well:

• 31061, 2,942, MRO, Juanita USA 13-35H, 40 stages, 12 million lbs, t7/16; cum 115K 8/16;

This well was tested in July, 2016. By the end of 2.5 months it had produced almost 115,000 bbls. (I hope Saudi is watching. Completed well costs have come down -- significantly -- and production is moving up nicely. Mike Filloon talks about this often.)


Production profile:

Pool	Date	Days	BBLS Oil	Runs	BBLS Water	MCF Prod	MCF Sold	Vent/Flare
SANISH	8-2016	31	42754	42830	16213	58903	44306	9492
SANISH	7-2016	31	67448	66823	21607	92316	46843	37725
SANISH	6-2016	11	4597	4546	0	6761	0	620

HRC Will Report A Nice Well Monday; NASCAR - Charlotte, NC -- NBC -- Jimmie Johnson Wins -- October 9, 2016

 Wells coming off confidential list Monday -- Monday is a holiday for some folks, but apparently not for North Dakota state. If not a holiday, watch for these wells coming off the confidential list:

Monday, October 10, 2016:

• 31188, 3,752, HRC, Fort Berthold 148-95-25B-36-8H, Eagle Nest, 56 stages, 6.7 million lbs, t4/16; cum 38K 8/16; no production since the first 18 days; last produced 5/16;
• 31310, SI/NC, Hess, AN-Brenna-LW-153-94-1310H-1, Antelope, no production data,

Sunday, October 9, 2016:

• None.

Saturday, October 8, 2016:

• None.

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31188, see above, HRC, Fort Berthold 148-95-25B-36-8H, Eagle Nest:

Date	Oil Runs	MCF Sold
5-2016	428	0
4-2016	37260	27630

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NASCAR

Updates

Later, 3:04 p.m. Central Time: a very nice race. Jimmie Johnson, #48, gets his 78th win, after oing winless for 24 races. Charlotte is his "home" race.
 

Original Post

 

I never got around to posting this last week, but last week I was ready to post a note saying that after all these years I was finally giving up on NASCAR.

I was tired of "chasing" a) the network NASCAR would be shown on (including some obscure high-number cable channels); b) the day the race would take place (Friday, Saturday, Sunday, or Monday); c) the time of day the race would take place (scheduled; rain delays; etc); and, then, of course, d) Danica Patrick, who never lived up to all the hype, becoming just another also-ran.

I knew the race was canceled last night due to the hurricane and never even bothered to see when it might be rescheduled.

Don just wrote to tell me the RACE IS ON RIGHT NOW! On a network that "everyone" actually gets: NBC.

I'm back. NASCAR is wonderful. Who would ever seriously think of abandoning NASCAR? (I'm disappointed with the announcers, though.)