Sunday, December 2, 2018

Nothing About The Bakken --- Not Yet ... December 2, 2018

Link to be provided later.

A reader tells me the North Dakota Highway Patrol engaged in a high-speed chase west of Bismarck. Apparently things came to an end when the driver of the forklift stopped to charge the electric vehicle. NDHP would have closed in more quickly but the governor told law enforcement to "give the man room, don't give him a reason to flip one of our cruisers." Uff-da!

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Hanukkah -- Begins This Evening -- December 2, 2018


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Nothing About The Bakken ... Yet -- December 2, 2018

Open book test: what will the Dow do tomorrow? Hints, news headlines in the past 72 hours:
  • China and the US to impose a moratorium on new trade tariffs;  
  • the newly installed Mexican president has already taken steps to calm the situation at the border;
  • NPR retracted a very, very negative (and a very, very wrong) story on Jared Kushner;
  • WTI is at its sweet spot, but is now trending up about 3%;
  • government shutdown is no more than political theater and everybody knows it;
  • and, of course, the all-time favorite, the "Santa Claus rally" needs to start soon.
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Christmas tradition: Sophia was fortunate enough to attend The Nutcracker today. This has become a real family tradition. Grammy takes the granddaughters to the ballet to ensure that they each all see it at least once. I think the two older granddaughters saw it twice while the family lived in Boston.

Today, was Sophia's first time to see it. While others were reading the program, Sophia was reading The Nutcracker of the "Little Golden Book" series.

I've never seen it.


The reviews are in: the Boston ballet's Nutcracker is several times better than the Dallas ballet's staging. But Sophia enjoyed it all.
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Lodgepole Monster Wells In The Dickinson Area -- December 2, 2018

Updates

Later, 9:23 p.m. CT: see first comment. A reader writes to say that the well of interest, #34711 was dry. 

Original Post
 
I don't plan to update production numbers on this page. Production data will be updated elsewhere.

A reader noted that this well coming off the confidential list this week might be an interesting one to watch:
  • 34711, conf, Armstrong Operating, Harvest States 7-11, Eland, no production data, 
Because it's on the confidential list, I don't know much more about it, but I will bet it's not a Bakken well. LOL. I would be very, very surprised if it's anything but a vertical (or possibly a directional) well targeting the Lodgepole.

For newbies: I talked about "Lodgepole" a long, long time ago (back in 2009). That was in the early days of the blog; I didn't know much about "oil" then so there may be amateurish errors in that post. That entry is linked at the sidebar at the right. I have not read that post lately, and I have not updated it or corrected any typographical or factual errors. 

It's my "belief" that hitting the Lodgepole in the Dickinson area is a hit or miss: if it's a "hit," it's most likely going to be a monster well; but unlike the Bakken, hitting the Lodgepole is a bit tougher. Having said that, looking at the NDIC map, there doesn't appear to be many dry holes in Eland or Patterson Lake.

Over at "monster wells" several Lodgepole wells made the cut. 

Lodgepole
The monster wells;
  • 13724, 1,752, Denbury, Ridl 11-1, Lodgepole, Eland; t3/95, cum 1.0743 million bbls 10/18;
  • 13745, 2,571, Denbury, Klein 1-23, Lodgepole, Eland; t3/95, cum 4.4112 million bbls 10/18;
  • 13755, 2,016, Denbury, Ranchos 1, Lodgepole, Eland; s3/95, t5/95, cum 4.8543 million bbls 10/18;
  • 13773, 2,908, Denbury Onshore, Privratsky 12-2, a Lodgepole well, Eland, t5/95; cum 789K 10/18;
  • 13788, 398, Debury Onshore, Patterson Lake 41-13, Eland, t4/96; cum 1.30992 million bbls 10/18;
  • 13819, 279, Scout Energy Management/Denbury, Privratsky 12A-3, Lodgepole, Eland;  t10/95, cum 2.3294 million 5/18; last produced 6/03;
  • 13886, 1,214, Scout Energy/Denbury, Roller 1-24, Lodgepole, Eland, s11/95, t12/95, cum 2.3666 million bbls 10/18;
  • 18190, 463, Armstrong Operating, Laurine Engel 1, Patterson Lake, t9/09; F; cum 854K 10/18;
  • 18496, 474, Armstrong Operating, Gruman 18-3, Patterson Lake, t3/10; F; cum 885K 10/18;
By the way, look at the production of the Lodgepole well drilled back in 2010; I find this simply incredible:
  • 18496, 474, Armstrong Operating, Gruman 18-3, Patterson Lake, t3/10; F; cum 885K 10/18;
PoolDateDaysBBLS OilRunsBBLS WaterMCF ProdMCF SoldVent/Flare
LODGEPOLE10-2018311048710373474348133380
LODGEPOLE9-2018301213112348164515550170
LODGEPOLE8-201831133631323614519350500
LODGEPOLE7-20183113106130406552453810
LODGEPOLE6-201830126161256211277326300
LODGEPOLE5-20183012695126726514150030
LODGEPOLE4-20183012136122164493047920
LODGEPOLE3-20183012028120813489447560
LODGEPOLE2-20182811282113723458844590
LODGEPOLE1-20183112187121247500048570
LODGEPOLE12-20173111858117359486447210
LODGEPOLE11-20173011122112488466145230
LODGEPOLE10-20173110652106120447443310
LODGEPOLE9-201730876186380367935410
LODGEPOLE8-201724608862680257624660
LODGEPOLE7-201731789977162333631930
LODGEPOLE6-201730748576717309829600
LODGEPOLE5-201731764474587305029070
LODGEPOLE4-201730739274686291627780
LODGEPOLE3-2017317652787910289027470
LODGEPOLE2-2017286980687311267425450
LODGEPOLE1-2017317864785111303728940
LODGEPOLE12-201630795478718313629980
LODGEPOLE11-201630765977996305329150
LODGEPOLE10-201631802780230327631330
LODGEPOLE9-201630785577520178216390
LODGEPOLE8-201631826982720347933360
LODGEPOLE7-201631830183310345333100
LODGEPOLE6-201630819082070332431860
LODGEPOLE5-201617459046400181717390
LODGEPOLE4-201614357835250138613220
LODGEPOLE3-2016368574102422280
LODGEPOLE2-201614314529550113910750
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A Reader Has A Question About The Gloria Well (Jim Creek Oil Field) And "The Nearby Hartman" Well -- December 2, 2018

Updates

December 4, 2018: see comments -- a reader tells us that one of the Gloria wells has come in at 50,000 over 21 days of production.

December 4, 2018: in the comment section a reader notes the MRO "Ajax" play in the Bakken. This is a screenshot from the MRO presentation, September 5, 2018.


December 4, 2018: a reader had a question about how to access some information at the NDIC site. See comments dated today.

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A reader asked if I could "clarify the Gloria one and the Hartman well nearby." It was noted that the "Gloria" well comes off the confidential list this week.

There are many, many Hartman wells in Jim Creek, but the only one that is "near" the Gloria well coming off confidential well this week is the Isabelle Hartman well, #17971.

#34892 comes off confidential list this week. Because it's on the confidential list I can't say much about it, but it is most likely on a drilling unit of 1280 acres, running north. The scout ticket says it's a "Jim Creek" well which suggests it will run north; if it were running south, it would be a Murphy Creek well. I believe #34892 and #17971 are in different drilling units. For sure, #17971 is 1280 acres, running east-west. According to a sundry form dated September 2, 2018, for #17971, "MRO has set a freshwater impoundment on this pad to support nearby fracking operations on the Gloria Pad which have recently finished completions."

The wells:
  • 34892, conf, MRO, Gloria 24-16H, Jim Creek, t--; cum -- :
DateOil RunsMCF Sold
10-201827869207

  • 17971, 393, MRO, Isabelle Hartman 42-22H, Murphy Creek, two sections; t9/09; cum 165K 10/18:
PoolDateDaysBBLS OilRunsBBLS WaterMCF ProdMCF SoldVent/Flare
BAKKEN10-2018100011110
BAKKEN9-201810260000
BAKKEN8-20182946453164490266343
BAKKEN7-201831715704947129897297
BAKKEN6-2018305125118541115504401
BAKKEN5-2018315654938191222260742
BAKKEN4-2018306336608671350731375
 
The graphic:


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