The Million Dollar Way (The Bakken Oil Blog)

Thursday, November 19, 2020

Highlight Of The Day -- Spotting A Squadron Of Mississippi Kites Soaring And Circling Above DFW -- November 19, 2020

For the archives.

I spotted them about 3:00 p.m. but by 4:00 p.m. they were gone. I bet they are back tomorrow.

See these links.

I may or may not have seen them before but this is the first time I recognized them and identified them on my own.

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Skywatch

I'm also having a blast following Jupiter and Saturn across the night sky. For the past several days (weeks?) Jupiter and Saturn have been "behind/trailing" the moon, but tonight, Sophia and I noted that Jupiter and Saturn are now "ahead of/in front of" and slightly below the crescent moon.

Mars is still way "behind" / "trailing" Jupiter and Saturn. Wow, Sophia is teaching me a lot.

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Pluto TV

You Only Live Twice, Nancy Sinatra

BR Is Looking To Place Twenty Wells In One 2560-Acre Drilling Unit In Dimmick Lake -- November 19, 2020

From the NDIC December, 2020, hearing dockets, this is a case, not a permit:

28633, BR, Dimmick Lake, twenty wells on a 2560-acre unit, sections 1, 12, 13, 24-151-97, McKenzie County;

to the best of my knowledge, there are no wells/permits yet in this 2560-acre unit;
there are wells sited in these sections, but the wells are spaced on 1280-acre units;
many of those wells are on confidential status, so I don't know for sure
we will know when those wells come off the confidential list
we will know sooner if a reader has any information
most likely they will be placed mid-unit, ten will run north, ten will run south

The graphics:

A reader notes that the eight wells in the graphic immediately above may be spaced at 2560-acres.

Low Water Fracks -- Enerplus -- We've Seen This before -- November 19, 2020

We've seen this before:

35966, drl/A, Enerplus, Yellowstone 148-95-02B-11H, Eagle Nest, t--; cum 124K 9/20; a 27K month; 33-025-03655; fracked 3/9/20 - 3/21/20; 6.6 million gallons of water; 67% water by mass;
22574, drl/A, Enerplus, Glacier 148-95-02A-11H TF, Eagle Nest, t--; cum 117K 9/20; a 27K month; 33-025-01651; fracked 3/10/20 - 3/20/20; 6.5 million gallons of water; 67% water by mass;
35967, drl/A, Enerplus, Everglades 148-95-02A-11H-TF, Eagle Nest, t--; cum 105K 9/20; a 30K month; 33-025-03656; fracked 3/9/20 - 3/21/20; 7.5 million gallons of water; 68%% water by mass;

From "completion strategies, 2020":

Enerplus:
6 - 8 million gallons of water; 65% water by mass; link here; "National Park" wells in Eagle Nest oil field;

Twenty-One Permits Renewed; Four DUCs Reported As Completed; Enerplus Reports Three Nice "National Park" Wells -- November 19, 2020

Active rigs:

$41.62	11/19/2020	11/19/2019	11/19/2018	11/19/2017	11/19/2016
Active Rigs	15	55	62	56	39

No new permits.

Four producing wells (DUCs) reported as completed:

33621, drl/A, Slawson, Gunslinger Federal 6-1-12TFH, Sand Creek, no production data,
35966, drl/A, Enerplus, Yellowstone 148-95-02B-11H, Eagle Nest, t--; cum 124K 9/20; a 27K month; 33-025-03655; fracked 3/9/20 - 3/21/20; 6.6 million gallons of water; 67% water by mass;
22574, drl/A, Enerplus, Glacier 148-95-02A-11H TF, Eagle Nest, t--; cum 117K 9/20; a 27K month; 33-025-01651; fracked 3/10/20 - 3/20/20; 6.5 million gallons of water; 67% water by mass;
35967, drl/A, Enerplus, Everglades 148-95-02A-11H-TF, Eagle Nest, t--; cum 105K 9/20; a 30K month; 33-025-03656; fracked 3/9/20 - 3/21/20; 7.5 million gallons of water; 68%% water by mass;

Enerplus' National Parks pad is tracked here.

Twenty-one permits renewed:

MRO (8): the following in McLean County: a Merwin USA permit; a Foote USA permit; an Avallon USA permit; the following in Dunn County: a Bertsch permit; a Vanessa permit; an Herbolt permit; a Loretta permit; and a Kenyon permit;
EOG (7): four Mont permits, all in Williams County; two Burke permits in Mountrail County; and a Hawkeye permit in McKenzie County;
Slawson (3): three Mauser Federal permits in McKenzie County;
Lime Rock Resources (2): a State permit and a Kary permit in Dunn County
Rimrock Oil: a Two Shields Butte permit in Dunn County

NDICs December, 2020, Dockets Have Posted

Link here.

The NDIC hearing dockets are tracked 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.

Wednesday, December 16, 2020
Three Pages

These are cases, not permits:

28622, Hess, Wheelock-Bakken, establish an overlapping 2560-acre unit, sections 15, 16, 21, and 22-156-98, one well; Williams County;
28623, Hess, Dollar Joe-Bakken, establish an overlapping 2560-acre unit, sections 28, 29, 32, and 33-156-97; one well; Williams County;
28624, Hess, Robinson Lake-Bakken, establish an overlapping 1280-acre unit, sections 11/12-154-93; seven wells, Mountrail County
28625, Whiting, Sanish-Bakken, i) terminate two overlapping 1920-acre units; establish an overlapping 3840-acre unit, sections 35/36-154-92 and section 6-153-91; ii)establish an overlapping 3840-acre unit, sections 35/36-154-92; section 31-154-91; sections 1/2-153-92; and, section 6-153-91; two wells on that unit; Mountrail
38626, Whiting, Sanish and/or Parshall-Bakken i) terminate two overlapping 1920-acre units; ii) establish an overlapping 3840-acre unit, sections 1, 2, 11, 12-153-91 and sections 6/7-153-90, two wells; Mountrail County
38627, Whiting, Sanish and/or Parshall-Bakken, terminate two overlapping 1920-acre units; establish an overlapping 3840-acre spacing unit sections 13, 14, 23, and 24-153-91 and sections 18/19-153-90; two wells, Mountrail County
28628, MRO, Bailey-Bakken, four wells on a 5120-acre unit, sections 1, 12, 13, 24 - 146-95 and sections 6, 7, 18, and 19-146-94, Dunn County;
28629, MRO, Bailey-Bakken, eight wells on a 1280-acre unit; sections 3/10-146-93, Dunn County;
28630, Hess, pooling,
28631, Hess, pooling,
28632, Hess, pooling,
28633, BR, Dimmick Lake, twenty wells on a 2560-acre unit, sections 1, 12, 13, 24-151-97, McKenzie County;

Thursday, December 17, 2020
Four Pages