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Tuesday, June 18, 2013

CLR's Atlanta Wells

A singe 14-well pad just a few miles southwest of Williston. This pad is on the west side of US 85 just before "entering" the Missouri Bridge southwest of Williston; across from the water treatment plant.

23372, 364, CLR, Atlanta 1-6H, t4/13; cum --
23371, drl, CLR, Atlanta 2-6H,
23370, 597, CLR, Atlanta 3-6H, t4/13; cum --
23369, drl, CLR, Atlanta 4-6H,
23368, drl, CLR, Atlanta Federal 5-6H,
23367, conf, CLR, Atlanta Federal 6-6H,
23366, conf, CLR, Atlanta Federal 7-6H,
23365, conf, CLR, Atlanta Federal 8-6H,
23364, conf, CLR, Atlanta Federal 9-6H,
23363, conf, CLR, Atlanta Federal 10-6H,
23362, conf, CLR, Atlanta Federal 11-6H,
23361, conf, CLR, Atlanta 12-6H,
23360, conf, CLR, Atlanta 13-6H,
23359, conf, CLR, Atlanta 14-6H,

Hawkinson Wells In Oakdale Oil Field

Before reading the rest of this post, look at the earlier post regarding the Oakdale oil field, all of 8 sections in northwest corner of Dunn County (just across the county line from McKenzie County).

Then look at section 22-147-96:

18275, 1,020, CLR, Hawkinson 1-22H, Oakdale, t2/10; cum 413K 9/12; still producing 10K bbls/month; Three Forks well; 1.9 million lbs; trip gas peaked at 9,300 units; 30 - 40 foot flare;

Then south of this section, in 27-147-96, CLR has an Eco-Pad

20208, 960, CRL, Hawkinson 2-27H, Oakdale, Bakken; s1/11; t9/11; F; cum 167K 9/12; 24 stages; 2.4 million lbs; Three Forks (TF1); runs north;
20210, 803, CLR, Whitman 2-34H, Oakdale, Bakken, s1/11; t9/11; F; cum 497K 9/12; 24 stages; 2.4 million lbs; middle Bakken; runs south;
20211, 263, CLR, Hawkinson 3-27H, Oakdale, Bakken; s1/11; t9/11; F; cum 185K 9/12; 24 stages; 2.4 million lbs; middle Bakken; runs north;
20212, 482, CLR, Whitman 3-34H, Oakdale, Bakken; s1/11; t9/11; F; cum 64K 9/12; frack data not available? Three Forks (TF1); runs south;

Today, CLR was issued three more permits for section 22-147-96:

24223, loc, CLR, Hawkinson 4-22H2, Oakdale,
24224, loc, CLR, Hawkinson 5-22H, Oakdale,
24225, loc, CLR, Hawkinson 6-22H3, Oakdale,

They will all run south; are these testing the second and third benches of the Three Forks?

More CLR Hawkinson wells in Oakdale oil field:

24456, conf, CLR, Hawkinson 14-22H, Oakdale,
24455, conf, CLR, Hawkinson 13-22H, Oakdale,
24350, conf, CLR, Hawkinson 12-22H3, Oakdale,
24286, drl, CLR, Hawkinson 11-22H2, Oakdale,
24285, drl, CLR, Hawkinson 10-22H1, Oakdale,
24284, drl, CLR, Hawkinson 9-22H3, Oakdale,
24283, drl, CLR, Hawkinson 8-22H, Oakdale,
24282, drl, CLR, Hawkinson 7-22H2, Oakdale,

BR's Everglades Wells In Keene Oil Field

25237, conf, BR, Everglades 31-3TFH, Keene,
25236, conf, BR, Everglades 31-3MBH, Keene,
25235, conf, BR, Everglades 21-3TFH, Keene,
25234, conf, BR, Everglades 41-3TFH, Keene,
25233, conf, BR, Everglades 31-3BMH, Keene,
20560, 2,124, BR, Everlades 11-3TFH, Keene, F, t8/12; cum 98K 4/13;
18210, 1,755, BR, Everglades 11-3H, Keene, pump, t11/09; cum 219K 4/13;

Water For Fracking In The Bakken

Anyone Who Tells You Water Is An Issue In The Bakken Is An Idiot
Or Lying

Lake Sakakawea / Garrison Dam Release

So, how much water is being released from the Garrison Dam today? Dynamic link here.

The answer: 20,000 cubic feet/second.

A cubic foot of water: 7 gallons.

So, in one second: 140,000 gallons of water released from the Garrison Dam today
In one minute: 8 million gallons of water released from the Garrison Dam today
In one hour: 500 million gallons of water released from the Garrison Dam today

Less then 4 million gallons of water are used to frack a well, but let's keep it simple:
500 ~~million gallons~~ / 5 ~~million gallons~~ = 100 wells

Enough water is released from the Garrison Dam each hour to frack 100 wells.

2,000 wells will be fracked this year. Less than a day's worth of discharge from the Garrison Dam should be enough water to frack all the wells that will be fracked in the North Dakota Bakken this year.

Lake Sakakawea / Garrison Dam Release

Metric: amount of water being released from the Garrison dam. Dynamic link.

News item: The US Army Corps of Engineers is looking at allowing 30,000 acre-feet of "surplus" Missouri water be used for fracking.

1. Back in late 2011, it was estimated that approximately 6 acre-feet of water was used to frack a Bakken well.

In a more recent article the estimate was 1 million to 3.5 million gallons of water is used to frack a Bakken well (see paragraph 3 below). The conversion factor: a acre-foot = 325,851 gallons. Therefore 1 million to 3.5 million gallons converts to 3 acre-feet to 10 acre-feet.

Currently, it is estimated that about 2,000 wells will be fracked each year in the Bakken. That equates to somewhere between 6,000 acre-feet to 20,000 acre-feet of water being required to frack Bakken wells on an annual basis. Again, the USACE is looking at releasing 30,000 acre-feet of water.

2. Maximum water storage of Lake Sakakawea is 23,800,000 acre-feet.

30,000 acre-feet represents 0.1% (one-tenth of one percent) of the volume of Lake Sakakawea. [Update: in the June 6, 2013, the NDIC stated that the amount of water needed to frack wells for two years in the Bakken equated to the top one inch of surface water in Lake Sakakawea. Bakken Activity Update, June 6, 2013, a PDF file.]

3. From the third link above:

Thanks to the Bakken shale, the state has become the country's second-biggest oil-producer practically overnight. And while the world still runs on oil, with the rise of hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, oil increasingly runs on water. Drillers inject 1 million to 3.5 million gallons of pressurized water into each well to shatter the rock and free the oil. More of the trucks you see are carrying water than anything else, some 400 to 800 truckloads per well.

4. And, of course, the Missouri is not static. As water is removed for fracking (or for farming for that matter) it is being replaced by additional water flowing downriver.

Bottom line: there is more than enough water for fracking in the Bakken. The US Army Corps of Engineers calls it "surplus" water and says they are considering 30,000 acre-feet to be released for fracking. At the very least, this would be enough water to frack 3,000 wells/year in the Bakken, and currently, about 2,000 wells are being fracked annually.

Lake Sakakawea is probably not the only source of water for fracking in the Bakken. Recycling of water for fracking will also decrease the amount of water required.

The Greedy, Greedy US Army Corps of Engineers

May 22, 2010: The story below was posted May 21, 2010 (yesterday). Today it was announced that the US Army Corps of Engineers will NOT impose a moratorium on new water permits from Lake Sakakawea. Very, very good news.

Original Post
May 21, 2010

Earlier this week, I posted a story that there was plenty of water in Lake Sakakawea for fracturing -- that all the water needed for the oil industry represented about two-tenths of one percent of the Missouri River flow.

But it turns out the US Army Corps of Engineers plans to put a hold on any more water coming out of the Missouri.

The corps is proposing a long-term water allocation study that could take at least three years and possibly seven years to complete. During that time, the corps has said, no new lake water intake permits will be issued and existing permits will not be changed for higher capacity.

Yup, anything to destroy the oil industry in this country.

Chicago And Syracuse Wells

East of the Charlotte wells, in the next spacing unit to the east, are the very good Chicago/Syracuse wells.

The Charlotte Wells

The "Charlotte" wells sited in either section 22 or 27-152-99, Banks, but all probably drilling 22/15-152-99:

23664, 657, Charlotte 3-22H, Banks, TF1, SESE 22-152N-99W, t11/12; cum 44K 4/13;
24908, conf, Charlotte 6-22H2, Banks,
23612, drl, Charlotte 4-22H, TF3, Banks, [Update: see press release, December 3, 2012]
23608, drl, Charlotte 5-22H, Banks, ?TF4
19918, 496, Charlotte 1-22H, middle Bakken, SWSE 22-152-99; Banks, 30 stages; 2.5 million lbs; t6/11; cum 179K 4/13; total depth: 21,090 feet;
21128, 692, Charlotte 2-22H, Banks, TF2, SWSW 22-152-99; 30 stages; 2.3 million lbs; t10/11; cum 93K 4/13; total depth: 21,358 feet;
19918, 496, Charlotte 1-22H, Banks, t6/11; cum 179K 4/13;

So, unless I'm misreading the GIS map server and/or the permits, it appears the Wahpeton wells will be parallel to the Charlotte wells, in adjoining sections (spacing units). But the Wahpeton wells will be running north-to-south; and the Charlotte wells will be running south-to-north.

By the way, look at #23664, Charlotte 3-22H, still confidential, but production runs for first month:

Date	Oil Runs	MCF Sold
11-2012	7583	12383

What do you notice? Yes, it was hooked up to a natural gas pipeline almost immediately. As the well density increases, the natural gas flaring will take care of itself. Already we are starting to see this happen on a larger scale. In the most recent Director's Cut:

Additions to gathering and processing capacity are helping with the percentage of gas flared dropping to 29%. The historical high was 36% in September 2011.

With more wells/month being drilled; more production/well; to see a downward trend this early in the boom speaks volumes about a non-issue.

Wahpeton Wells

From a Continental Resources exhibit.

I believe the Wahpeton wells will be sited in section 16, and run north to south, ending in section 21.

19450, 322, CLR, Wahpeton 1-16H, Banks, t7/11; cum 130K 4/13; F;

24843, conf, CLR, Wahpeton 6-16H, Banks,
24809, conf, CLR, Wahpeton 9-16H, Banks,
24840, loc, CLR, Wahpeton 4-16H1, Banks,
24810, conf, CLR, Wahpeton 8-16H1, Banks,
24807, conf, CLR, Wahpeton 11-16H1, Banks,
24837, conf, CLR, Wahpeton 2-16H2, Banks,
24842, conf, CLR, Wahpeton 5-16H2, Banks,
24808, conf, CLR, Wahpeton 10-16H2, Banks,
24804, conf, CLR, Wahpeton 14-16H2, Banks,
24838, conf, CLR, Wahpeton 3-16H3, Banks,
24844, conf, CLR, Wahpeton 6-16H3, Banks,
24806, conf, CLR, Wahpeton 12-16H3, Banks
24805, conf, CLR, Wahpeton 13-16H3, Banks,

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Meanwhile, the "Charlotte" wells sited in either section 22 or 27-152-99, Banks, but all probably drilling 22/15-152-99:

19918, 496, Charlotte 1-22H, middle Bakken, SWSE 22-152-99; Banks, 30 stages; 2.5 million lbs; t6/11; cum 179K 4/13; total depth: 21,090 feet;
23664, 657, Charlotte 3-22H, Banks, TF1, SESE 22-152N-99W, t11/12; cum 44K 4/13;
21128, 692, Charlotte 2-22H, Banks, TF2, SWSW 22-152-99; 30 stages; 2.3 million lbs; t10/11; cum 93K 10/12; total depth: 21,358 feet;
23612, DRL, Charlotte 4-22H, TF3, Banks, [Update: see press release, December 3, 2012]
23608, drl, Charlotte 5-22H, Banks, ?TF4

Date	Oil Runs	MCF Sold
11-2012	7583	12383

Additions to gathering and processing capacity are helping with the percentage of gas flared dropping to 29%. The historical high was 36% in September 2011.

With more wells/month being drilled; more production/well; to see a downward trend this early in the boom speaks volumes about a non-issue.

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And, then, of course, to the east, in the next spacing unit to the east are the very good Chicago/Syracuse wells.