Friday, February 28, 2020

Hess Permit -- March, 2020, Hearing Dockets -- Truax Oil Field

Case 28356 (not a permit):
  • 28356, Hess, Truax-Bakken, twelve wells on a 1280-acre unit, section 4/9-154-98; Williams County;
The graphics:



Wells in this drilling unit:
  • 35944, loc, Hess, SC-Bingeman-154-98-0904H-11, Truax,
  • 35943, loc, Hess, SC-Bingeman-154-98-0904H-10, Truax,
  • 35942, loc, Hess, SC-Bingeman-154-98-0904H-9, Truax,
  • 35941, loc, Hess, SC-Bingeman-154-98-0904H-8, Truax,
  • 35940, loc, Hess, SC-Bingeman-154-98-0904H-7, Truax,

  • 22612, 481, Hess, SC-Bingeman-154-98-0904H-1, Truax, t9/12; cum 146K 12/19;

  • 29689, 878, Hess, SC-Bingeman-154-98-0904H-5, Truax, t7/15; cum 186K 12/19;
  • 29688, 779, Hess, SC-Bingeman-154-98-0904H-4, Truax, t8/15; cum 147K 12/19;
  • 29687, 985, Hess, SC-Bingeman-154-98-0904H-3, Truax, t7/15; cum 110K 12/19;
  • 29686, 1,424, Hess, SC-Bingeman-154-98-0904H-2, Truax, t7/15; cum 241K 12/19;

  • 30633, 1,902, Hess, SC-Hoving-LW-154-98-1003H-1, Truax, t11/18; cum 166K 12/19;

  • 29690, 1,745, Hess, SC-Bingeman-154-98-0904H-6, Truax, t11/18; cum 152K 12/19;

Never Let A Crisis Go To Waste -- February 28, 2020

It will be interesting to watch the “loyal opposition “ oppose this:


And, the Fed might help:


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Same day, here in the US: Ninth Circuit Court rules against Trump on southern border protection:


A Closer Look At The Oasis Kellogg Federal Well That Came Off Confidential Today -- February 28, 2020

The well:
  • 35252, 236, Oasis, Kellogg Federal 5297 44-19 12T, Three Forks, 40 stages; 4.0 million lbs; Banks, t9/19; cum 57K 12/19;
The other wells on this pad:
  • 35253, conf,
  • 35351, conf
Production, #35252:
PoolDateDaysBBLS OilRunsBBLS WaterMCF ProdMCF SoldVent/Flare
BAKKEN12-20193122062221023666849566459343136
BAKKEN11-20193011796117412746723446199413025
BAKKEN10-20193119362195763457945009397814732
BAKKEN9-2019629583260438367295783482
BAKKEN8-201939874491170416911411248

Neighboring wells (both have been added to the index of "wells of interest"):
  • 20048, 1,283, BR, Carlsbad 21-17H, Twin Valley, t8/12; cum 282K 12/19; huge production jump, period of interest:
PoolDateDaysBBLS OilRunsBBLS WaterMCF ProdMCF SoldVent/Flare
BAKKEN12-20193110081101531146031240311630
BAKKEN11-201930856082041221025963258890
BAKKEN10-201931754577771121821017209400
BAKKEN9-201930680764851409918266124335759
BAKKEN8-201921113613801154236072731824
BAKKEN7-20193119121402368848974262558
BAKKEN6-201930339239631554928292080
BAKKEN5-2019892933643116341307307
BAKKEN4-2019003120000
BAKKEN3-201912825463111157315430
BAKKEN2-2019137601406127134613140
BAKKEN1-2019131077692141208720550
BAKKEN12-20181911131155271219721500
  • 20277, 1,213, Oasis, Rolfsrud Federal 18-19H, Banks, t2/12; cum 245K 12/19; huge jump; period of interest:
PoolDateDaysBBLS OilRunsBBLS WaterMCF ProdMCF SoldVent/Flare
BAKKEN12-201931836887986590394992518214007
BAKKEN11-2019309962962313341464632971116452
BAKKEN10-201931114801181224755555172696128247
BAKKEN9-2019266397581535860274451206815116
BAKKEN8-2019130001410131
BAKKEN7-20190000000
BAKKEN6-20190000000
BAKKEN5-20190000000
BAKKEN4-20190000000
BAKKEN3-20190000000
BAKKEN2-20190000000
BAKKEN1-20190000000
BAKKEN12-201851955032208558050
BAKKEN11-201829168713141264611058200
BAKKEN10-2018187231062375342132410
BAKKEN9-20183016671852955648161810

From the file report, #35252:
  • small frack;
  • stimulated 7/19;
  • approximately 16 miles northeast of Watford City, ND
  • Three Forks, first bench;
  • middle Bakken: entered at 11,065' MD (10,973' TVD) [44 feet thick]
  • lower Bakken shale member: recorded at 11,155' MD (11,017' TVD)
  • Pronghorn member: drilled at 11,236' MD (11,047' TVD) [five feet thick]
  • Three Forks, 1st bench: drilled at 11,253' MD (11,052' TVD
  • target: 16' , beginning 10' below the base of the Pronghorn and extending to 5' above the claystone;
  • in the horizontal, a 10- 20' trip flare at 19,387' MD
  • TD: 21,275' MD
  • lateral portion drilled in six days
  • exposed 9,916' of uncased hole, entirely within the Three Forks, first bench;
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Montessori

Sophia checking work and helping the others.


The March, 2020, NDIC Hearing Dockets

The NDIC hearing dockets are tracked here.

Link here.

The usual disclaimer applies. As usual this is done very quickly and using shorthand for my benefit. There will be factual and typographical errors on this page. Do not quote me on any of this. It's for my personal use to help me better understand the Bakken. Do not read it. If you do happen to read it, do not make any investment, financial, job, relationship, or travel plans based on anything you read here or think you may have read here. If this stuff is important to you, and I doubt that it is, but if it is, go to the source.

Highlights in bold.

Wednesday, March 25, 2020
Nine Pages

The cases:
  • 28334, MRO, Bailey-Bakken, two wells on a new overlapping 2560-acre unit, sections 3/4/9/10-146-94; Dunn County;
  • 28335, MRO, Bailey and Killdeer-Bakken; setback rules, Dunn County
  • 28336, Petro-Hunt, Stoneview-Bakken, pooling,
  • 28337, Petro-Hunt, East Tioga-Bakken, pooling,
  • 28338, Petro-Hunt, East Tioga-Bakken, pooling,
  • 28339, Petro-Hunt, East Tioga-Bakken, pooling,
  • 28340, Petro-Hunt, East Tioga-Bakken, pooling,
  • 28341, Petro-Hunt, East Tioga-Bakken, pooling,
  • 28342, Petro-Hunt, East Tioga-Bakken, poolign
  • 28343, Kraken, Burg-Bakken, ten wells on nine standup 1280-acre units; 90 wells total, multiple sections-159-99; Williams County; see this post;
  • 28344, Kraken, Burk-Bakken; ten wells on a standup 1280-acre unit; sections 29/32-159-99; Williams County; see this post;
  • 28345, Whiting, commingling,
  • 28346, Whiting, commingling,
  • 28347, Whiting, commingling,
  • 28348, Whiting, commingling,
  • 28349, Whiting, commingling,
  • 28350, Whiting, commingling,
  • 28351, Hess, commingling,
  • 28352, Hess, commingling,
  • 28353, Hess, commingling,
  • 28354, Hess,Tioga-Bakken, pooling,
  • 28355, Hess, Big Butte-Bakken; two wells on an existing 1280-acre unit; sections 13/24-157-94; Mountrail County;
  • 28356, Hess, Truax-Bakken, twelve wells on a 1280-acre unit, sections 4/9-154-98; Williams County; see this post;
  • 28357, Hess, Blue Buttes-Bakken, pooling,
  • 28358, Hess, Big Butte-Bakken; injectivity test, file #27295, EN-Ortloff #6; Mountrail County, see this post;
  • 28359, Hess, Big Butte-Bakken; injectivity test, file #27296, EN-Ortloff #5; Mountrail County, see this post;
  • 28360, Hess, Big Butte-Bakken; injectivity test, file #27297, EN-Ortloff #4; Mountrail County, see this post;
  • 28361, Hess, Big Butte-Bakken; injectivity test, file #27294, EN-Ortloff #7; Mountrail County, see this post;
  • 28362, Hess Water Services, SWD, Beaver Lodge, Williams County;
  • 28363, Hess Water Services, SWD, Alkali Creek, Mountrail County;
  • 28364, MRO, Bailey-Bakken ten wells on a 1280-acre unit, sections 4/9-146-94, Dunn County; see this post;
  • 28365, MRO, Bailey-Bakken, nine wells on a 1280-acre unit, sections 17/20-146-94, Dunn County; see this post;
  • 28366, MRO, Bailey-Bakken, eight wells on a 1280-acre unit, sections 29/32-146-94, Dunn County; see this post;
  • 28367, MRO, Killdeer-Bakken, eight wells on a 1280-acre unit, sections 30/31-146-94, Dunn County; see this post;
Thursday, March 26, 2020 
Twelve Pages

The cases:
  • 28368, Peregrine Petroleum Partners, Ltd, Flat Top Butte and/or Rough Rider-Bakken; establish a new 1600-acre unit; S/2 section 2, all of sections 11/14-145-101; two wells; McKenzie County;
  • 28369, Ovintiv Production Inc; South Tobacco Garden-Bakken; amend stratigraphic limits; McKenzie County
  • 28370, Slawson, Big Bend-Bakken, i) seven wells on a new overlapping 1920-acre unit, sections 22/27/34-152-91; ii) decrease from ten wells to three wells the number of wells on an existing 640-acre unit, section 22-152-91; and, iii) decrease from ten wells to four wells on an existing 1280-acre unit, sections 27/34-152-91; Mountrail County
  • 28371, Slawson, Big Bend-Bakken; i) ten wells on a new overlapping 2560-acre unit, section 36-152-92, section 31-152-91, sectioin 1-151-92, and section 6-151-91; ii) ten wells on two existing 1280-acre units, sections 24/25-152-92; and, sections 19/30-152-91; iii) terminate an existing 5120-acre unit in Big Bend-Bakken; Mountrail County
  • 28372, Slawson, Big Bend-Bakken; two wells on a new 3840-acre unit, sections 22/23/26/27/34/35-152-91; Mountrail County;
  • 28373, EOG, Clarks Creek-Bakken; amend field rules; setback rules;
  • 28374, KODA Resources, Fertile Valley-Bakken, one well on each of eight new 1280-acre units; multiple sections-160-103; Divide County;
  • 28375, KODA Resources, Grenora-Bakken, one well one each of nine new 1280-acre units; multiple sections-159-103, Williams County
  • 28376, KODA Resources, Bar Butte-Bakken, one wells on each of nine 1280-acre units; multiple sections-159-102, Williams County;
  • 28377, Nine Point Energy, Briar Creek-Bakken, eight wells on a new 1920-acre unit, sections 5/8/17-152-104, Williams, McKenzie counties;
  • 28378, WPX, Heart Butte-Bakken, one well; two new overlapping 2560-acre units; Dunn County;
  • 28379, WPX, Squaw Creek-Bakken, one well; two new overlapping 2560-acre units; McKenzie County;
  • 28380, Kraken, Sanish-Bakken, i) nine wells on a new overlapping 1920-acre unit, sections 21/28/33-154-92; ii) one horizontal well on an overlapping 2560-acre unit; iii) one horizontal well on a new overlapping 3840-acre unit; Mountrail County
  • 28381, Kraken, Robinson Lake-Bakken, one well; a new overlapping 3840-acre unit; Mountrail County;
  • 28382, XTO, Haystack Butte-Bakken, amend field rule for specific well; Dunn County;
  • 28383, XTO, Heart Butte-Bakken, one wells, an overlapping 1280-acre unit (very strange 1280-acre unit);
  • 28384, commission to review permit for treating plant;
  • 28385, CLR, Catwalk-Bakken, setback rules;
  • 28386, CLR, Catwalk-Bakken, one well; two new overlapping 3200-acre units; Williams, McKenzie counties;
  • 28387, CLR, East Fork-Bakken, East Fork-Bakken; two wells on a new overlapping 2560-acre unit; Williams County
  • 28388, CLR, Sanish-Bakken, fourteen wells on each of two new 1680-acre units, many sections-153-93; McKenzie, Mountrail counties
  • 28389, Equinor, working interest legalese; Williams County;
  • 28390, Ovintiv, Production, Inc, Grinnell-Bakken, pooling;
  • 28391, Ovintiv Production, Inc, Grinnell-Bakken, pooling,
  • 28392, Ovintiv Production, Inc, Grinnell-Bakken; fourteen wells on an existing 1280-acre unit, sections 28/33-154-96; McKenzie, Williams counties;
  • 28393, Ovintiv Production, Inc, Siverston-Bakken, fourteen wells on each of two existing 1280-acre units, sections 30/31-151-98; and section 6/7-150-98; McKenzie County
  • 28394, Ovintiv Production, Inc, Tobacco Garden-Bakken, fourteen wells one of three existing 1280-acre units; sections 2/11; sections 5/8; and section 6/7-150-99, McKenzie County
  • 28395, XTO, North Fork-Bakken, pooling,
  • 28396, XTO, North Fork-Bakken, pooling,
  • 28397, XTO, North Fork-Bakken, pooling,
  • 28398, XTO, Haystack Butte-Bakken, pooling,
  • 28399, XTO, Heart Butte-Bakken, pooling,
  • 28400, CLR, East Fork-Bakken, pooling,
  • 28401, CLR, Williston and/or Catwalk-Bakken, pooling,
  • 28402, CLR, Catwalk and/or Last Chance-Bakken, pooling,
  • 28403, CLR, Epping-Bakken, two wells on an existing overlapping 2560-acre unit; Williams
  • 28404, CLR, commingling,
  • 28405, Liberty Resources, McGregor-Bakken, pooling,
  • 28406, Liberty Resources, Enget Lake-Bakken, pooling,
  • 28407, Liberty Resources, Enget Lake-Bakken, pooling,
  • 28408, EOG, Antelope-Sanish, pooling,
  • 28409, EOG, commingling,
  • 28410, WPX, Squaw Creek-Bakken, pooling,
  • 28411, WPX, Squaw Creek-Bakken, pooling,
  • 28412, WPX, Squaw Creek-Bakken, eight wells on an existing 640-acre unit, section 8-149-94, McKenzie County;
  • 28413, KODA Resources, Fertile Valley-Bakken, pooling,
  • 28414, KODA Resources, Fertile Valley-Bakken, pooling,
  • 28415, KODA Resources, Fertile Valley-Bakken, pooling,
  • 28416, KODA Resources, Smoky Butte-Bakken, pooling,
  • 28417, KODA Resources, Hanks-Bakken, pooling,
  • 28418, KODA Resources, Bar Butte-Bakken, pooling,
  • 28419, KODA Resources, Bar Butte-Bakken, pooling,
  • 28420, KODA Resources, Bar Butte-Bakken, pooling,
  • 28421, KODA Resources, Bar Butte, SWD,
  • 28422, KODA Resources, SWD,
  • 28423, Zavanna, SWD,
  • 28424, Hanna SWD, 


Notes From All Over, Part 1 -- What Does Hillary Have Against IHeartRadio -- Jeffrey Epstein Did Not Hang Himself -- February 28, 2020

Coronavirus: two new cases recorded in USA; now at 62; no deaths (yet). Inevitable. 

Recalculating: A recurring theme on the blog -- whenever there are significant political developments, Hillary Clinton pops back up in the news. Here we go again. Just in time for Super Tuesday; four of the seven front-runners looking to go home; Bernie surging; Bloomberg likely to survive only as an independent, third-party candidate: Hillary announces a new on-the-air program. Data points:
  • to be launched "this spring"
  • IHeart Radio platform (which includes Rush Limbaugh)
  • yet-to-be titled
  • will be upbeat
Canceled: folks may recall the Clintons had scheduled a 13-city tour back in late 2018. It was canceled due to "poor ticket sales. " The tour was to go deep into 2019 and keep Hillary in the "hunt." More here, one month later. And if you have not had enough of this fun, more here.

Polar bear update: link here.

Deportation appeal fees to rise: link here.

Sentenced: former Baltimore mayor sentenced to three years in prison.
  • 69 years old
  • tax evasion
  • conspiracy
  • pleaded guilty
Limbaugh: Vic Hanson.

Campaign 2020: link here. 

Atmospheric CO2, link here:



At the #realCandaceOwens: Weeks ago, we were all going to die from World War III because Trump killed Soleimani. —which was scheduled to take place before we were all going to die from climate change in 12 years. But now we’re all going to die from Coronavirus. The Left is becoming a Doomsday Cult.
  • within the last twelve hours, it was reported that two more passengers from the Diamond Princess had died; link here. Iran reporting more deaths. Fortunately Iran is not hosting the summer Olympics. 
Local McDonald's: this is almost bizarre. It seem the new owner-manager has doubled the morning rush-hour staff. Three assistant managers that generally alternate shifts and/or weekdays are all at work this morning. Meanwhile, the intense focus on cleaning continues. The drive-through traffic is always heavy during rush hour, but today's sit-down is busier than ever. Very, very interesting. The owner-manager -- a husband-wife team, it appears -- look to be in their mid-40s. Very likely they were brought in by McDonald's to turn this McDonald's around. Its location is one of the best in this area. It's also possible they own other McDonald's restaurants and have just bought this one to add to their franchise.
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Backyard This Morning



This one is really, really cool. Because I'm shooting into the sun and into the shadow, this is a bit hard to see. But, if you look carefully, there is a bit of "red flash" on the anterior/front of the left wing. One can also see a bit of the crest.