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| A crew prepares to “spud” a well in Lewis and Clark County, Montana. Sun Times photo by Darryl L. Flowers |
Compiled by Darryl L. Flowers
New Locations
In Glacier County, Synergy Offshore LLC was approved for three wells in the Cut Bank Field, all targeting the Ellis Formation at a proposed depth of 3,025 feet: the NECBSU T202, located at SE NW 2-34N-6W (1350 FNL/1280 FWL); the NECBSU T402 located at SE NW 2-34N-6W (1382 FNL/2621 FWL) and the NECBSU T603, located at NE 3-34N-6W (1378 FNL/865 FEL). The “NECBSU” in the well names translates to “Northeast Cut Bank Sand Unit”.
In Roosevelt County’s East Tule Field, Weil Oil, LLC has been approved to drill the Weil-Bridges 2, located at SE NE 15-30N-48E (1947 FNL/325 FEL). The well targets the Nisku Formation at a proposed depth of 7,600 feet. According to the Board of Oil and Gas Conservation database, this is the first oil well for the firm, which is based in Richmond, Virginia. Parent company Weil Group Resources, LLC, however, is no stranger to Montana. Subsidiary Weil Helium, LLC’s initial project is the production of helium from a 6,500 acre project near Rudyard, Montana. According to the company, the area has strong helium flows from a reservoir that exceeds 2,000,000,000 cubic feet. Helium is produced when natural gas is refined. In 2012, a press release posted on Senator Jon Tester’s website referred to Weil Helium’s Rudyard operation when announcing the Senator’s support for the extraction and sale of helium in the Treasure State.
In Rosebud County, Cardinal Oil, LLC was approved to drill the Galt 1-12-34, located at NE NW 12-9N-34E (990 FNL/2295 FWL). The Galt will target the Eagle Formation at a proposed depth of 2,500 feet.
New Locations – Horizontal Wells
In Roosevelt County, Oasis Petroleum North America LLC was approved to drill the Faye Federal 2759 43-19H, with a Surface Hole Location (SHL) at SW SE 19-27N-59E (510 FSL/1680 FEL) and a Probable Bottom Hole Location (PBHL) of 20,985 feet at SW SE 31-27N-59E (250 FSL/2100 FEL). The well targets the Bakken Formation.
Re-Issued Locations
In Fallon County’s Cedar Creek Field, Fidelity Exploration & Production Co. received re-issued permits for twelve wells, all targeting the Eagle Formation at a proposed depth of 2,000 feet. The wells are: the State 2857, located at NW SW 36-6N-60E (2624 FSL/1258 FWL); the Fee-BR 2838, located at SE SW 21-5N-61E (1305 FSL/2645 FWL); the Fee 2850, located at NE NW 30-5N-61E (116 FNL/1436 FWL); the Fee-BR 2875, located at NE SW 31-6N-61E (2572 FSL/1344 FWL); the Fee-BR 2876, located atNW SE 31-6N-61E (1381 FSL/2576 FEL); the Fee-CP 2225, located at SE NW 13-4N-61E (2624 FNL/1400 FWL); the Fee-CP 2241, located at NW SE 19-4N-62E (2600 FSL/1332 FEL); the Fee 2252, located at SE NW 8-5N-61E (1428 FNL/2588 FWL); the Fee-CP 2863, located at SE NW 11-6N-60E (1924 FNL/1927 FWL); the Fee-CP 2257, located at SW NE 33-7N-60E (1962 FNL/2026 FEL); the Fee-CP 4013, located at NW 7-7N-60E (686 FNL/122 FWL) and the State 4027, located at SW SW 36-8N-59E (675 FSL/670 FWL).
In Richland County, Continental Resources Inc. was permitted for three wells. The Custer 1-7H has an SHL at NE NW 18-27N-54E (508 FNL/2125 FWL) and a PBHL of 19,852 feet at NE NW 6-27N-54E (200 FNL/1980 FWL). The Washburn 1-18H has an SHL at NE NW 18-27N-54E (547 FNL/2096 FWL) and a PBHL of 18,947 feet at SE SW 19-27N-54E (200 FSL/1980 FWL). The Snow 1-13H has an SHL at NW NE 13-23N-54E (280 FNL/1980 FEL) and a PBHL of 19,864 feet at SW SE 24-23N-54E (200 FSL/1980 FEL). The three wells will target the Bakken Formation.
In Sheridan County, a permit was re-issued to Sinclair Oil & Gas Company for the Chisholm 1-31TFH, a Three Forks Formation well with an SHL at NW NW 3-32N-56E (250 FNL/1130 FWL) and a PBHL of 19,982 feet at N2 NE 30-33N-56E (200 FNL/1320 FEL).
Completions
In Fallon County’s Lookout Butte Field, Denbury Onshore, LLC filed a completion report for the Unit 12-15, located at SW NW 15-6N-60E (1800 FNL/690 FWL). The well reported an Initial Production (IP) of 44 Barrels of Oil Per Day (BOPD) and 384 Barrels of Water Per Day (BWPD). The well produces from the Red River Formation.
In Richland County, Continental Resources Inc. reported the completion of four Bakken Formation wells. The Hitchcock 1-9H, with an SHL at NE NW 9-26N-53E (200 FNL/1672 FWL) and a Bottom Hole Location (BHL) at SE SW 16-26N-53E (231 FSL/1977 FWL) reported an IP of 340 BOPD, 242 Thousand Cubic Feet of Gas Per Day (MCFPD) and 255 BWPD. The Revere 1-31H has an SHL at SE SW 31-27N-53E (250 FSL/1980 FWL) and two laterals with Bottom Hole Locations of 14,970 at NE SW 30-27N-53E (1341 FSL/2022 FWL) and 18,680 at NE NW 30-27N-53E (239 FNL/2026 FWL). The Revere reported an IP of 613 BOPD, 610 (MCFPD) and 402 BWPD. The Tower 1-4H, with an SHL at NE NW 9-26N-53E (200 FNL/1627 FWL) and two laterals with BHLs of 14,791 feet at SE SW 33-27N-53E (565 FSL/2378 FWL) and 19,277 feet at NE NW 33-27N-53E (236 FNL/2331 FWL) reported an IP of 508 BOPD, 325 MCFPD and 277 BWPD. The Pine 12-1 1H, with an SHL at SE SE 12-24N-51E (280 FSL/740 FEL) and two laterals with BHLs of 10,244 feet at NE SE 12-24N-51E (2057 FSL/763 FEL) and 14,744 feet at SE SE 1-24N-51E (1267 FSL/813 FEL) turned in an IP of 158 BOPD, 430 MCFPD and 173 BWPD.
Also in Richland County, Oasis Petroleum North America LLC reported the completion of the Stilt Federal 2658 42-22H, with an SHL at SE SW 22-26N-58E (200 FSL/1670 FWL) and a BHL of 20,730 feet at SW SW 34-26N-58E (357 FSL/1236 FWL). The Bakken Formation well turned in an IP of 970 BOPD, 846 MCFPD and 2,051 BWPD.
In Roosevelt County, Oasis Petroleum North America LLC filed a completion report for the Ma 2758 41-11B, a Bakken Formation well with an SHL at SW SW 11-27N-58E (390 FSL/600 FWL) and two laterals with BHLs of 10,475 feet at SW SW 11-27N-58E (351 FSL/602 FWL) and 20,475 feet at SW SW 23-27N-58E (334 FSL/609 FWL). The reported IP was 1,626 BOPD, 1,201 MCFPD and 8,470 BWPD.
In Sheridan County, Unit Petroleum Company reported the completion of the Abenroth 1-2H. The Bakken Formation well has an SHL at NE NW 2-36N-54E (300 FNL/1940 FWL) and a BHL of 11,959 feet at SE SW 2-36N-54E (665 FSL/1945 FWL). The IP was reported as 3 BOPD and 300 BWPD.
Abandoned Wells
In Blaine County, Devon Energy Production Co., LP was approved to abandon four wells: the Ross 6-11, located at NE SW 6-30N-18E (1645 FSL/1465 FWL); the F. Olson 18-9, located at NE SE 18-31N-18E (1980 FSL/660 FEL); the Sorensen 7-8, located at SE NE 7-31N-19E (1850 FNL/1272 FEL) and the Olson 18-2, located at NW NE 18-31N-18E (650 FNL/2100 FEL).
In Powder River County’s Bell Creek Field, Denbury Onshore, LLC was approved to abandon the USA 1-1, located at SE SE 1-9S-53E (520 FSL/710 FEL) and the Federal 8-16, located at SE SE 8-9S-54E (612 FSL/855 FEL).
In Toole County’s Devon South Field, Mountain Pacific General Inc. was approved to abandon the Grant 6-33, located at SE NW 33-31N-1E (1980 FNL/1980 FWL) and the Boland 14-28, located at SE SW 28-31N-1E (660 FSL/1980 FWL).
Darryl L. Flowers is the publisher of the Sun Times in Fairfield, Montana, www.fairfieldsuntimes.com, and can be reached at publisher@fairfieldsuntimes.com
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