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After recently receiving approval for establishing numerous drilling units in the area, Whiting Pet. has wasted little time announcing exploration plans targeting the Three Forks Formation ("TF") in NW Stark Co., near the town of Belfield. In the past week, Whiting has permitted two TF wildcats, one in a standup 1280 in secs. 13 & 24, T140, R99, about four miles NE of Belfield. Another

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9/24/09 UPDATE: Anschutz confirmed today at the NDIC hearing that this is mid-Bakken development, and that indeed they did not cross the section line and drilled only a 640 because of pressure (blowout) concerns. Thus, it looks like some type of local geologic anomaly at play here that greatly enhanced the fracture system, and possibly a "collapse feature" caused by the nearby fault.That seems

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I am content now that I didn't write about the Lodgepole/Bakken fracture system in North Murphy Creek Field here last year for nothing. As previously noted, this area has been of interest for almost 30 years since a wildcat almost blew out in this area when encountering the fracture system in the lower Lodgepole.There have been rumors for the past few months that one of Marathon's wells

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At month end there were 23 drilling rigs on location in Mountrail County. EOG 8 rigs; Hess 4 rigs; Whiting 5 rigs; Fidelity, Hunt, Slawson, Murex, Sinclair, and Marathon 1 rig each. . During March 22 wells were spudded. EOG 10; Hess 4; Whiting 2; Fidelity 1; Brigham 0; Hunt 1; Marathon 1; Murex 1; Slawson 1; Sinclair 1; St Mary 0; Oasis 0; and Windsor 0. During March NDIC issued 15 new

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The Rocky Mountain Oil Journal has allowed re-publication of its excellent summary of the 2008 production statistics for ND:North Dakota Breaks All Time Oil Production Record For 2008 Bakken Output Increases 269% North Dakota’s produced more oil in 2008 than in any year since commercial production was established in the state in 1951. The state reported production of 62,776,123 bo, up an

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At month end there were 26 drilling rigs on location in Mountrail County. EOG 10 rigs; Hess 5 rigs; Whiting 6 rigs; Fidelity, Slawson, Murex, Sinclair, and Marathon 1 rig each. . During February 20 wells were spudded. EOG 8; Hess 5; Whiting 4; Fidelity 0; Brigham 0; Hunt 0; Marathon 1; Murex 1; Slawson 1; Sinclair 0; St Mary 0; Oasis 0; and Windsor 0. During February NDIC issued

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At month end there were 30 drilling rigs on location in Mountrail County. EOG 10 rigs; Hess 4 rigs; Whiting 6 rigs; Fidelity 3 rigs; Slawson, Hunt, Murex, Oasis, Windsor, Sinclair, and Marathon 1 rig each. During January 19 wells were spudded. EOG 9; Hess 0; Whiting 2; Fidelity 2; Brigham 0; Hunt 1; Marathon 1; Murex 0; Slawson 1; Sinclair 1; St Mary 0; Oasis 1; and Windsor 1.

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At month end there were 29 drilling rigs on location in Mountrail County. EOG 8 rigs; Hess 6 rigs; Whiting 6 rigs; Fidelity 3 rigs; Slawson, Hunt , Brigham, Murex, Windsor, and Marathon 1 rig each. . During December 22 wells were spudded. EOG 7; Hess 5; Whiting 4; Fidelity 2; Brigham 0; Hunt 1; Marathon 1; Murex 1; Slawson 1; Sinclair 0; St Mary 0; Oasis 0; and Windsor 0. During

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At month end there were 33 drilling rigs on location in Mountrail County. EOG 8 rigs; Hess 7 rigs; Whiting 4 rigs; Fidelity 3 rigs; Slawson 2 rigs, Hunt 2 rigs, Oasis 2 rigs, Brigham 2 rigs, Murex, Windsor, and Marathon 1 rig each. . During November 25 wells were spudded. EOG 8; Hess 5; Whiting 4; Fidelity 2; Brigham 2; Hunt 1; Marathon 0; Murex 0; Slawson 1; Sinclair 0; St Mary

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At month end there were 29 drilling rigs on location in Mountrail County. EOG 8 rigs; Hess 5 rigs; Whiting 3 rigs; Fidelity 3 rigs; Slawson 2 rigs, Hunt 2 rigs, Oasis 2 rigs, Murex, Windsor, Sinclair, and Marathon 1 rig each.During October 25 wells were spudded. EOG 8; Hess 5; Whiting 0; Fidelity 3; Brigham 0; Hunt 2; Marathon 1; Murex 1; Slawson 2; Sinclair 1; St Mary 0; Oasis 2; and Windsor

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It seems that some companies just don't want to pony up the big bucks for leases anymore.Fort Worth Star-Telegram

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At month end there were 28 drilling rigs on location in Mountrail County. EOG 8 rigs; Hess 4 rigs; Whiting 5 rigs; Fidelity 3 rigs; Slawson 2 rigs, Hunt 2 rigs, Murex, Windsor, Oasis, and Marathon 1 rig each. . During September 20 wells were spudded. EOG 6; Hess 4; Whiting 3; Fidelity 1; Brigham 0; Hunt 1; Marathon 1; Murex 1; Slawson 1; Sinclair 0; St Mary 0; Oasis 1; and Windsor

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As a followup to a previous post on July 15th, the Texas Supreme Court has held "that an oil and gas driller who follows regulations set aside by the Texas Railroad Commission is not liable for committing a trespass when the driller’s hydraulic frac from a legally located well accidentally reaches an adjoining tract of land."The law of capture rules, and remedy for adjoining owner is to drill

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At month end there were 28 drilling rigs on location in Mountrail County. EOG 7 rigs; Hess 4 rigs; Whiting 5 rigs; Fidelity 2 rigs; Slawson 2 rigs, Hunt 2 rigs, Brigham, Murex, Windsor, Sinclair, Oasis, and Marathon 1 rig each. During August 22 wells were spudded. EOG 7; Hess 3; Whiting 3; Fidelity 2; Brigham 1; Hunt 2; Marathon 1; Murex 0; Slawson 2; Sinclair 1; St Mary 0; Oasis 0; and

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And they give us an article and a video.Telegraph.co.ukAnd for anyone who may still be unaware, there is a documentary currently in the editing stage pertaining to the Parshall/Stanley area by Couple 3 Films. Couple3.com Trailer

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The following was provided courtesy of Larry:June was a milestone month for EOG on two fronts. EOG operated wells in Mountrail County produced their 5 millionth barrel in June. From the first well that came on production in May 2006 through June 2008, EOG operated wells have produced 5,060,448 barrels. EOG set another enviable milestone in June. Those 5 million barrels have generated a

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Larry put together an analysis of the production of the initial Austin wells:EOG’s initial Bakken wells in Austin are beginning to look like the PetroHunt well in the Charlson field. Production keeps increasing. Austin 2-03H AUSTIN 4-09H 9/15/2007 10/19/2007 IP Date 11/10/2007 12/19/2007

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On the heals of Tracker Resource's request last month to add 80 sections to Little Knife Field (later reduced by about a half-dozen sections, and which was approved last Friday), this month Anschutz Expl. of Denver has requested that 84 sections be spaced at 1280 acres and be included in either Russian Creek or St. Anthony Fields in extreme southern Dunn Co., from R95 to 97W, all in

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At month end there were 28 drilling rigs on location in Mountrail County. EOG 8 rigs; Hess 5 rigs; Whiting 5 rigs; Fidelity 2 rigs; Slawson, Brigham, Hunt, Murex, Windsor, Sinclair, Oasis, and Marathon 1 rig each. During July 21 wells were spudded. EOG 7; Hess 3; Whiting 4; Fidelity 1; Brigham 0; Hunt 1; Marathon 1; Murex 1; Slawson 0; Sinclair 1; St Mary 0; Oasis 1; and Windsor 1.

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The Rocky Mountain Oil Journal has permitted republication of this article and the following Huff and Puff article.Huge Seismic Program Slated For Mountrail and Burke Counties North DakotaThe Bakken play in North Dakota keeps heating up. With oil prices at near record levels, rig counts increasing, permits to drill on the rise, large Bakken completions reported, record setting lease bonus’s, the

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The following is provided by the The Rocky Mountain Oil Journal: EOG Plans CO2 Huff N’ Puff Pilot Program In Parshall Field-Mountrail County North Dakota Realizing that the flush production associated with the recently drilled wells in the Greater Parshall Field area will decline, EOG Resources (EOG), the largest producer within this field, is planning to initiate a CO2 Huff n’ Puff

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Yeah, so, somebody caught me on video working on my "project" last week over by New Town. It's a tight hole so I'm not going to talk about it otherwise. A person can run both the brake handle and the slips at the same time only with lots and lots of experience. Thank you very much. And I know babies aren't supposed to be on the rig floor, but what are you going to do.

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An expected far-reaching decision from the TX Supreme Court could be released soon. As reported by the Fort Worth Business Press, "[t]he lawsuit stems from a 2005 Hidalgo County dispute in which Garza Energy Trust was granted $14 million for the court’s findings that the trust had been the victim of subsurface trespass due to hydraulic fracturing." Apparently, the frac job had allegedly

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Larry provided this awhile ago, but I've been derelict in posting it. It had more info but I had to delete some to make it fit width-wise. He added:This is a spreadsheet for April 2008 showing the oil and water production for the Bakken wells in Mountrail County. It is sorted by the top water producer as a percent of oil production. I am not sure any firm conclusions can be drawn from this

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At the NDIC hearings later this month, Tracker Rescources of Denver has requested that Little Knife Field be expanded on its east side to include a whopping 80 sections (yes, that's eight-zero, if I counted correctly) for the purpose of drilling Bakken H-wells on 1,280 acre spacing. The overall area of the application spans from T144N to 148N, all in R97W. Now, I may be a tad skeptical, but I

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At month end there were 26 drilling rigs on location in Mountrail County. EOG 8 rigs; Hess 3 rigs; Whiting 5 rigs; Fidelity 2 rigs; Slawson 2 rigs; Brigham, Hunt, Murex, St Mary, Windsor, and Marathon 1 rig each. . During June 23 wells were spudded. EOG 8; Hess 3; Whiting 3; Fidelity 3; Brigham 1; Hunt 1; Marathon 1; Murex 0; Slawson 2; Sinclair 0; St Mary 1; and Windsor 0. During

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"Unfortunately, in many instances, we are still trying to explain and defend our assessment versus the inappropriate and irresponsible posting of Dr. Price's 'draft report,'" Pollastro told Cybercast News Service.Full story from CybercastI guess I'm really not surprised that this story didn't get any play in the big time media, but what Richard Pollastro, the USGS Bakken Formation task leader,

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Larry provided the following commentary and production chart:While there is a lot of media attention being given to the Bakken Formation in North Dakota, Mountrail County is the true center of activity. Here is a county by county list of oil production in North Dakota for December 2007 and March 2008. Mountrail County is now the second largest producing county in the state. If all goes well,

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A new series starts Wednesday night on TruTV about roughnecks in West Texas that looks promising. Yours truly threw that chain more than a few times back in the day, but still has all his fingers and teeth. Poor Peanut. Ha. (See second video)Black Gold TruTV site

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CNN/Forune

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According to the latest edition of edition of The Rocky Mountain Oil Journal, it is reported that Peak has a significant discovery on the Ft. Berthold Reservation in Dunn Co. An abridged version of the article follows: Peak Has Indicated Discovery Within Fort Berthold Reservation-Dunn County North Dakota It appears that Colorado based Peak North Dakota LLC. (PND) first wildcat

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It's a little early this month, but the remaining days will be added to the June summary. At month end there were 24 drilling rigs on location in Mountrail County. EOG 8 rigs; Hess 3 rigs; Whiting 5 rigs; Fidelity 2 rigs; Brigham, Hunt, Murex, Sinclair, Slawson, and Windsor 1 rig each. During May 17 wells were spudded. EOG 7; Hess 2; Whiting 3; Fidelity 1; Brigham 1; Hunt 1; Murex 0;

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XTO apparently had about $1.85 billion lying around (a little over half in cash) to acquire Headington's Bakken producing and non-producing properties. Whatever Headington received, they deserved it for having the foresight to be one of the original players in MT and also in ND.The Details from XTO

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Larry put together a chart of changes so far this year in the rig count and noted that on January 8, 2008, there were 53 rigs operating in ND. As of last week, there were 70 operating in the state. (There are 72 this week). Larry's spreadsheet shows the detail by company and by country, and he noted that from January through last week, Continental (CLR) has increased their fleet the most -- by 5

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Data from the EOG McAlmond 1-5H well, sec 5, T155, R89, Mountrail Co., indicates that area is east of the area of oil generation, or the Continuous Reservoir as described by the USGS. The company found virtually no oil shows either in the mid-Bakken or in the shales, indicating that the shales are too shallow to have initiated generation of hydrocarbons. Background gas was only around 30 units

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Continental Res. announced today that its first foray into the Three Forks has been a success, and investors liked what they heard and boosted the CLR stock price up 23% today. The company's Bice 1-29H, sec 29, T147, R96, Dunn Co., flowed an average of about 700 bbl/day over a seven day period from about 50 ft. below the upper portion of the middle member of the Bakken where most laterals have

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In the last edition of The Rocky Mountain Oil Journal, it was noted that Marathon has moved one of its H&P rigs to the Big Lake in attempt to establish Bakken production thereunder. This Marathon activity is apparently unrelated to the breaking story on Fox News regarding the bonanza that awaits them.Marathon Oil Drilling Under Lake Sakakawea-McKenzie County North Dakota Marathon Oil has spud

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Okay, this is just a bit scary that stuff like this makes it on TV. Who would have thought that the key to unlocking the Bakken had everything to do with being able to drill under the "biggest lake in ND." I don't think it was meant as a joke, but it gave me a chuckle.

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Once again Larry has come through with his monthly summary: At month end there were 24 drilling rigs on location in Mountrail County. EOG 8 rigs; Hess 5 rigs; Whiting 4 rigs; Fidelity 2 rigs; Brigham, Hunt, Murex, Sinclair, and Slawson 1 rig each. During April 14 wells were spudded. EOG 7; Hess 1; Whiting 1; Fidelity 1; Behm 0; Brigham 1; Hunt 0; Murex 1; Slawson 1; and Sinclair 1.

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Marathon has been flying under the radar somewhat lately either through choice or by neglect. However, they have a undeniably huge presence in this play, and their efforts shouldn't go unnoticed, plus it was good to see a true "major" come back to ND.What I find interesting is their best drilling time of 21 days, which is about how long it took companies to drill a vertical well to 10K ft. in

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I don't know how long the slides have been available, but it sheds a little light into the methodology they used. USGS SlidesAlso, there is a very detailed examination of the Bakken play at the The Oil Drum, which I confess I only have time to skim through right now.

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Fox Business News spent some time in ND last week up in the Stanley area on a Whiting location and put together a number of segments, including interviews with some Whiting officials, Cody from the Rocky Mountain Oil Journal, and some area farmers.

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The USGS has estimated mean recoverable reserves of 3.65 billion bbls, and the estimate does not cover the Canadian portion of the Bakken. The assessment was based on geological elements that include: "(1) source rock distribution, thickness, organic richness, maturation petroleum generation, and migration; (2) reservoir rock type (conventional or continuous), distribution and quality; and (3)

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So, what is the imminent USGS Bakken study going to come up with? Supposedly, it pertains to projected recoverable oil from MT, ND and Canada (since when did the USGS start estimating what's in Canada?), and not to the amount of oil generated or in place. There must be at least one savant out there that can predict this to within 10-15 million bbls, not? Unless someone wants to donate some

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The chickens have come home to roost, oil and water don't mix, too many cooks spoil the broth, you can't unscramble an egg. Yeah okay. Anyway. . .A complex quagmire has become apparent in T145-R96 after 1280 acre spacing and drilling units were created from different directions and fields. And what happens when you get to the middle and want to join everything up . . . . well, maybe a few

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At month end there were 24 drilling rigs on location in Mountrail County. EOG 8 rigs; Hess 5 rigs; Whiting 4 rigs; Fidelity 2 rigs; Behm, Brigham, Hunt, Murex, and Slawson 1 rig each. During March 15 wells were spudded. EOG 4; Hess 5; Whiting 2; Fidelity 2; Behm 0; Brigham 0; Hunt 1; Murex 0; and Slawson 1. During March NDIC issued 31 new permits to drill. EOG 13 permits in

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Please join the new message board on Google Groups:http://groups.google.com/group/bakken-shale-discussionIt's likely to be a learning experience for yours truly, so patience is the key. You will need to join the group to post a message, but not to read them.It's apparent that this blog format isn't very handy for all the various topics people want to discuss.

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In their recent presentation materials, Continental Res. has an informative cartoon representation of a Basin-wide Bakken cross-section, which also indicates generalized areas where the Sanish Sand is expected to be encountered in the upper Three Forks Formation (think the excellent Petro-Hunt well in Charlson Field that has been mentioned here several times).CLR recently mentioned that

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The official completion info has been released on EOG's Austin discovery well in the "north" Parshall Field area. The IP was 781 bbls/day (mid Dec) and it has produced about 102K bbls for the period of Oct. to Jan.The approved Parshall Field outline after incorporating the Austin 1-02H, and a now outdated projected decline curve for that well submitted last December.

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A reader left an excellent comment that I couldn't have written better myself and which deserves better prominence:I am not a reservoir engineer but can offer some comments based on observing Williston Basin production over the last 50 years.Initial production is always a good indication of performance, but there are great variances. One well which IP'd for 162 barrels per day has produced

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Thanks to Larry for putting this together and who wrote:The following is a spreadsheet showing the IP and the first production for the wells. I based first production on the well producing at least 25 day during the first month it produced. If, for example, the well only produced 20 days in the first month, I then combined the first and secon month production.Unless I am missing something there

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Larry has provided his monthly update of activity in Mountrail County:At month end there were 23 drilling rigs on location in Mountrail County. EOG 8 rigs; Hess 5 rigs; Whiting 4 rigs; Fidelity 2 rigs; Behm, Brigham, Hunt, Murex 1 rig each. During February 17 wells were spudded. EOG 6; Hess 4; Whiting 3; Behm 1; Brigham 1; Hunt 1; and Murex 1. During February NDIC issued 24 new

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EOG conference call today.Its stock is up today almost $20 to about $125/share (almost 20%).Presentation Slides from Rockies regionDiscuss.

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A reader left the following comment concerning the NDIC hearing held today to determine temporary spacing for the Murex well in sec. 36, 154N-91W, Mountrail Co. The well is about 3-4 miles northwest of activity in the "south" Parshall Field area and about the same distance southwest of activity in the "Austin" area.Hearing today, Feb 27,08 at the ND Oil and Gas ..the Murex Petroleum portion. You

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Two EOG completions in the southern portion of Parshall Field are now available. On the west side of the field, the Risan 1-34H, sec. 34, 153N-90W, was completed at the end of Sept. for 817 bbls/day. Cumulative from Sept. to Dec. was about 67K bbls oil. About four miles to the SE, the Sampson 1-12H, sec. 12, 152N-90W, was completed at about the same time for 581 bbls/day. Cumulative from

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The 02/12 "In The News" post has been updated with a Barron's article about the Bakken (thanks Nick).

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The Rocky Mountain Oil Journal has graciously allowed it's article from last weeks edition to be reposted here. It provides an excellent, comprehensive summary of activity in ND during 2007:North Dakota Oil Production Jumps 12.8% in 2007Bakken Output Increases 329% Compared to 2006North Dakota’s 2007 oil production recorded a healthy leap compared to a year earlier. For the year 2007, the

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David has forwarded this info he put together about some of the players:It is interesting to look at some of the players in the development of the field from the perspective of their size, history and financials. I have chosen four of them. In looking at the company size in terms of market capitulation, keep in mind that Exxon-Mobil (XOM) a Dow Jones Industrial Average component and largest

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It's a good thing that the newspapers are keeping things going when I'm to busy to write something.03/03 update: An article from the Grand Forks Herald about record high oil prices in ND.02/27 update: An article from MinnPost.com: Booming Oil Patch Lights Up North Dakota Rangeland02/25 update: In Barron's, Kopin Tan has article about the Bakken from an investment prospective (starts in the

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A lot of tracks this time on the fringe of the play in Mercer Co. Only two tracks in Mountrail Co., both in sec. 19, 152N, 91W, and they both went for $3,650/acre and purchased by Rick Slagle.Only one tract in McKenzie Co, sec 15, 151-96, went for $1,180/acre.Six tracks in northern Dunn Co., in 146-93 to 148-95, went for about $600-800/acre.A handful of tracts in McLean Co., all in 147-87, went

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Larry put some statistics together for last month:At month's end there were 19 drilling rigs on location in Mountrail County: EOG 7 rigs; Hess 4 rigs; Whiting 3 rigs; Fidelity 2 rigs; Brigham, Hunt, Murex 1 rig each.During January there were 12 wells spudded: EOG 6; Hess 2; Whiting 2; Fidelity 2During January NDIC issued 32 new permits to drill: EOG 15 permits in Model, Parshall, Wayzetta, and

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Thanks to the reader for finding this Whiting press release. A surprising gas volume in that Liffrig well at 1.7 mmcfd.

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Thanks to Larry for digging this up for Mountrail Co. More detailed info later when I have more time.Parcel 97711 is a 50% interest in 160 acres in Plaza Township: $520/acre, 80 net acres.Parcel 97712 is a 50% interest in 320 acres in Osloe Township: $520/acre, 160 net acres. Parcel 97713 is a 50% interest in 156 acres in Kickapoo Township: $387/acre,78 net acresParcel 97714 is a 50%

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In December, Parshall Field produced about 156K bbls from 14 wells. Gas production for Nov. (Dec. is not in yet) was about 46 mmcfg. The highest gas production was in Aug. when 13 wells produced 70 mmcfg, which also had the highest oil production so far at 190K bbls.David was kind enough to plot all the wells in the original Parshall Field area and the recent extended Austin area to the North

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If you recall my discussion of the importance of faults in enhancing natural fracturing in the Murphy Creek area last May, it is theorized that faults serve as a conduit for fluids to migrate along the fault. Those fluids would then dissolve the salt deposits below the Bakken causing the overlying formations, including the Bakken to collapse, which obviously would greatly enhance the fractures.

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Apparently there will be a ND oil-related topic on ABC's Nightline show tonight. Thanks to the reader who heard about it for passing along the info. ABC usually has an abbreviated version of the news stories they televise on their website if you miss it.In other news (which most certainly won't be on Nightline ha.), today's Rocky Mountain Oil Journal is reporting that EOG has apparently plugged

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Brigham announced three discoveries today, none of which appears to be a barnburner, but they certainly seem economically viable. In fact, they are more in line with an average well in Dunn Co.

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I guess it should be noted when the New York Times finds something of interest in the state, and particularly when it pertains to its oil patch.

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Marathon has purchased from PDC about 72K undeveloped acres and most of the company's Bakken wells for almost $35 million effective 12/31. The transaction brings Marathon's net acreage up to 320K acres. Fox NewsPDC and Marathon had a AMI in a large part of Bailey Field in Dunn Co., where each was developing their interests in a checkerboard pattern, but PDC hadn't been active in the area since

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David expended some effort in writing some comments to a recent post that deserve some better exposure. He wrote:EOG seems pretty confident that they can recover 750,000 bbls of oil from each section drilled in the Parshall/Bakken field almost irrespective of the initial bopd figure. According to Mark Papa in one of his responses during an analyst presentation, the Bartelson 1 well, one of the

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Regarding temporary spacing for their Austin 1-02H well, sec. 2, 154N, 90W, Mountrail Co., EOG indicated that the well last month was averaging 800-some bopd, and that they have been fracing their wells before producing them and are utilizing a liner and swell packers in their completions. They are projecting an EUR (estimated ultimate recovery) of about 750K bbls over the life of the well, and

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The Minot Daily News has a fairly good article mainly about the recent BLM lease sale. The only issue I have is including a map of the entire area where the Bakken is present. The only relevant area of the Bakken, however, is where the formation is deep enough so that heat and pressure caused hydrocarbon generation from the shales. Continental has a good map of that area, although pushing into

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Some recently released EOG well completion rates in the Parshall Field area:Ralph 1-32H, sec 32, 153-89, 1,329 bopd, 53k bbls cummulative from Aug. to Oct.Florence 1-04H, sec. 4, 152-90, 1,015 bopd, 61k bbls July to Oct.Geving 1-09H, sec. 9, 152-90, 895 bopd, 39k bbls Aug. to Oct.

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Well, it seems that the money from $90 oil has to go somewhere and quite a bit of it, $5.28 million to be precise, went from Sinclair Oil to the federal government at the BLM lease sale today for a 320 acre tract in Mountrail Co. That's a $16,500/acre bonus. This kind of stuff isn't sustainable, if you ask me (and nobody has by the way).Based on this, I suppose the company is offering private

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Findley predicts Montana's Bakken boom is "cooling down" (although I thought Elm Coulee Field production was already in decline for the past year or so).KTVQ in Billings

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Kodiak O&G from Denver states that it is continuing to pick up leases in Dunn Co., and plans to spud its first well with an unnamed joint partner early next year.

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With all the bluster over the exceptional wells in the Parshall area, it's easy to overlook what appears to be the best long-term Bakken producer in the state, the Petro-Hunt LLC USA 2D-3-1H well in Charlson Field about 25 miles west of the Parshall area activity. This well has consistently flowed over 20K bbls/month (presumably still on a choke) since going on line in October of '06 from the

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Brigham Exploration has one well currently drilling and is planning to spud two more:Whiting Pet. knows that the best way to impress investors is to use lots of pictures. Yes!! They are proud of their Perry-State well, and rightfully so.And a picture from an American O&G well in Wyoming (note it's in WY, not ND) that I'm throwing in just because I like it.

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I doubt if anyone thinks there were any surprises at the state auction today. The top bid, and only one over $1K/acre, went to Northern Oil for 80 acres in sec. 8, 152N, 91W, Mountrail Co., where they paid $2,150/acre. Three other tracts in the same general area went for $500-600, which were the only other tracts available in the county. The area is about six miles west/southwest of current

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The Grand Forks Herald has been running a huge series of articles about the "boom", including one about the mineral owners around Parshall ("A neighbor whose well came in earlier received a check for $570,000, his share after four months of production, Geving said.").grandforkshearld.comAnd the inevitable article about how many billions of bbls are in the ground.grandforkshearld.comThese links

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So, say a mineral owner (“MO”) executes a lease with an oil company (“OC”) that restricts the OC’s pooling authority to create a pool of not more than 640 acres, or in other words, restricting the OC to limit any spacing unit involving the lands to not more than 640 acres. Keep in mind that the state regs allow the creation of a 640 acre drilling unit for horizontal wells without any hearing,

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EOG released its 3rd Quarter results today and confirmed two high volume wells with IPs around 2K bopd about a dozen miles north of Parshall Field and one in the northern portion of the existing field. Those wells are the two Austin wells in secs 2 and 3, 154N, 90W, and the Wenco well in sec. 30, 153N, 89W, Mountrail Co. It goes without saying that there are a lot of development well

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You know, I get just a little tired of companies trolling for investors and general media reports that keep bringing up the hundreds of billions of barrels that supposedly exist in the Bakken everytime the formation is mentioned. My question to them is "so what?" Instead, why not tell me what percentage of that figure is recoverable, as isn't that what's really important? For the ignorant,

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With the state rig count having risen to 55, that is the highest number in over two decades. All except maybe a dozen of those (including a rank test way over east in Wells Co.) are exploiting the Bakken. Mountrail Co. currently has fifteen of those rigs and EOG remains very active in that county with six rigs, and Hess, Whiting, and Hunt each adding a few each. A dozen rigs are in Dunn Co.,

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EOG has completed the Hoff 1-10H, sec. 10, 152N, 90W, in Mountrail Co. for 1,678 bbls/day and a little over a half million cfg/day. This well has produced 66K bbls from June through August of this year. The company also completed the N&D 1-05H in sec. 5 of the same township for 1,285 bbls and 404 mcfg/day. The well made just over 53K for the two months of July and August. Total field

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It appears that people are beginning to realize that this thing is going to a significant event, at least in some select areas of the state.“It’s just incredible what’s going on there (in Mountrail) and Dunn County,” Ness said.minotdailynews.com/news/articles.asp?articleID=15091And the boom in gas processing plants in the state:money.cnn.com/news/newsfeeds/articles/apwire/D8RRSML00.htm

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During a recent presentation, Marathon indicated (what I have suspected for some time) that they are planning to simultaneously fracture the laterals on the experimental two-well units that they recently received permission to establish. (see 7/16 post). This procedure, whereby both laterals are fraced at the same time to more effectively "bust up" the formation, especially in the area between

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Last spring, Whiting O&G drilled a combined 21,214 ft. of hole in three laterals extending from a single vertical wellbore at its Perry State 11-25H in sec. 25, T.153, R.92, Mountrail Co. This should cast away any doubt that the company is doing its best to effectively drain this laydown 1280 acre unit. The well was completed for 1,081 bbls/day last May and has produced about 57K bbls up to

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The NDIC has issued its order regarding the August hearing when Marathon and Hunt sparred over the creation of 1280 drilling units near Bailey Field in Dunn Co where Hunt held an interest in some of the units. In its Order the IC brought those lands within Bailey Field and created 1280 acre spacing units in all the units where Hunt had an interest and had requested 640 acre units. However, in

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New player Newfield Expl. from Houston is planning at least two wells near Lost Bridge Field in northern Dunn Co. The company has requested that two drilling and/or spacing units be created in T.148, R.96, which is close to the southern extent of the Nesson Anticline, and north of the area currently being aggressively developed by Burlington and Continental Res. Hopefully, Newfield will be

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Both Murex and Whiting have disclosed big drilling plans spanning from Sanish Field to Stanley Field in central Mountrail Co. Last month Murex applied for seventeen 1280 drilling units south and west of Stanley Field and at this month's hearings, Whiting has a current application for over twenty 1280 acre drilling and/or spacing units in the vicinity of Sanish Field. All this activity

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In what should be the most spirited hearing since, well, last month, Marathon is attempting to flex its muscle with Encore at the upcoming September hearing regarding the Murphy Creek field area in central Dunn Co. As indicated in my recent post about well density, Marathon had requested that this field's boundaries be expanded and asked that about eighteen 1280 acre spacing units be created.

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The savant over at Open Choke recently made some observations regarding in which oil or gas play he would invest $50M. He does a pretty good job in detailing a perfect world scenario.openchoke.blogs.com/open_choke/2007/08/texas-waters-or.html#comments

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Robert Griffon and his partners are currently re-entering a dry hole to drill a lateral that transverses a "bright spot" or an area that 3D seismic indicates has an anomaly in the fracturing properties of the Bakken. This well, being developed on a 320 acre drilling unit in the southeast quarter of sec 23 and northeast quarter of sec.26, T.151, R.89, is about six or seven miles southeast of

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This will be a long post folks, so if you don’t like reading dry material, it’s best to skip this one.This past week the issue of well density came to a head in a hearing of the Industrial Comm. when Marathon sought to create a few 1280 acre drilling units in Dunn Co. As background, the state regs allow a horizontal well to be drilled upon a unit only as large as 640 acres. Therefore, if a

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During the past week or so, over a dozen drilling permits were issued to primarily Marathon and Encore, and one to Tracker Res., and most within a few miles of the town of Killdeer in central Dunn Co. Just southwest of Killdeer in Murphy Creek Field, Encore and Marathon have reached some sort of agreement whereby Encore is going to develop an number of sections on 640 acre spacing and Marathon

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Burlington Res., aka Conoco/Phillips, along with its partner in the area, Continental Res., has completed its State-Weydhal 44-36H well on 1280 acres in secs. 36, T147, R97 and 1, T146, R96, Dunn Co. for 1082 bbls/day. The well is located about nine miles NW of Killdeer on the west side of Highway 22. It has produced almost 28k bbls in three months ending in June. This area is one of the more

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There seems to be no stopping the phenomenal success at Parshall Field in Mountrail Co. EOG statements regarding its 2nd Quarter results indicate more astonishing production rates from its wells -- 1,700 to over 2k bbls/day initial rates. Their calculation of 600k bbls recoverable per well may be overly optimistic, but there isn't enough production history yet to rule out the possibility. The

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Marathon has requested an that an astonishing 56 sections be divided into 28 separate 1280 drilling units in Dunn Co. Marathon has asked that Murphy Creek Field southwest of Killdeer be expanded to include 18 of those drilling units encompassing 36 additional sections, centered mainly in T.144, R.96, about six miles east of the Little Knife anticline. The attached map has those drilling units

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EOG has completed the Patten 1-02H well, sec. 2, T.152, R.90, in Parshall Field as another impressive producer at 1487 bbls/day. This well is a slight southeast stepout to the other producers in the field that are off confidential status and it has produced 42k bbls in the three months up to and including May. In May, the Bartelson well produced about 11k bbls, and the Warberg well made about

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