Active Drilling Rigs – September 9th 2010

Posted by bakkenexpert

Our last report 3 months ago yielded 121 active drilling rigs. The capex constrains seem to be lifting across the sector as the number of rigs is up a whopping 18% to 143 total rigs.  We have seen steady increases across the board of all the major Bakken players such as Continental Resources (CLR: 71.31 +0.62%) and Whiting Petroleum (WLL: 44.20 -0.20%) which both increased their presence by 2 rigs.   American Oil & Gas (AEZ: 0.00 N/A) a small cap player increased from 2 to 4 rigs.   AEZ in the process of being acquired by Hess (HES: 44.60 -1.22%) which already has a formidable 9 rigs in the region.  With the acquisition,  Hess will be thrown in with the top players in the region.   Brigham Exploration has had a stable 4-6 rigs in the region throughout 2010.   Brigham’s followers however know that its not the number of rigs that matter, but the quality of the well.   Brigham has made a name for itself squeezing every ounce of production from its wells.  After hours today,  they released some more promising news on some recent exploits:

Brigham Exploration Company  announced the completion of four Bakken wells in its Ross and Rough Rider project areas. To date, Brigham has completed 32 long lateral high frac stage wells in North Dakota with an average early 24-hour peak flow back rate of 2,643 barrels of oil equivalent.  In the Ross project area in Mountrail County, North Dakota, Brigham announced the completion of the Wright 4-33 #1H, which was completed with 38 fracture stimulation stages, at an early 24-hour peak flow back rate of 3,660 barrels of oil equivalent (3,097 barrels of oil and 3.38 MMcf).

We’ll have more about Brigham in an upcoming article.  Until next time,  we’ll keep drillin’ for more bakken news.

Operator	Well Name and Number	Current Location	Start Date
ABRAXAS PETROLM CORP.	RAVIN 26-35-1H	NENE 26-150N-97W	7/25/10
AMERICAN OIL & GAS INC	OLSON 15-36H	SWSE 36-157N-98W	8/12/10
AMERICAN OIL & GAS INC	BERGSTROM 2-27H	NWNE 27-156N-98W	8/15/10
AMERICAN OIL & GAS INC	HODENFIELD 15-23H	SWSE 23-157N-98W	8/20/10
AMERICAN OIL & GAS INC	REID 3-3H	LOT3 3-157N-97W	* MIRU
ANSCHUTZ EXPL CORP	JAEGER STATE 1-34-27H-144-97	SWSE 34-144N-97W	8/10/10
ANSCHUTZ EXPL CORP	DENNIS KADRMAS 1-9-4H-143-96	SWSE 9-143N-96W	7/30/10
ANSCHUTZ EXPL CORP	EVELYN KARY 1-15-22H-144-97	NWNE 15-144N-97W	8/14/10
ANSCHUTZ EXPL CORP	STATE 1-36H-156-98	NWNE 36-156N-98W	7/24/10
BAYTEX ENERGY USA LTD	LARSON 3-162-99H	SESE 3-162N-99W	9/6/10
BAYTEX ENERGY USA LTD	HAUGLAND 4-162-99H	SESE 4-162N-99W	8/15/10
BRIGHAM OIL & GAS LP	BROWN 30-19 1-H	SWSE 30-156N-93W	9/6/10
BRIGHAM OIL & GAS LP	ROGER SORENSON 8-5 1H	SWSE 8-155N-92W	9/5/10
BRIGHAM OIL & GAS LP	BRAKKEN 30-31 1-H	SENE 30-154N-100W	8/1/10
BRIGHAM OIL & GAS LP	BRAD OLSON 9-16 3H	NENW 9-154N-102W	8/16/10
BRIGHAM OIL & GAS LP	M. MACKLIN 15-22 1H	NENW 15-155N-101W	8/30/10
BRIGHAM OIL & GAS LP	STATE 36-1 2H	NWNE 36-155N-100W	8/1/10
BTA OIL PRODUCERS LLC	20711 BIBLER 67 1-H	NENW 6-154N-99W	9/7/10
BURLINGTON RES O&G CO	CONCORD 24-10H	SESW 10-147N-97W	8/8/10
BURLINGTON RES O&G CO	KEENE 14-35H	SWSW 35-147N-97W	8/22/10
BURLINGTON RES O&G CO	TILTON 34-7H	SWSE 7-147N-97W	7/31/10
BURLINGTON RES O&G CO	PHANTOM SHIP 24-22H	SWSW 22-152N-97W	8/28/10
CIRQUE RESOURCES LC	PICK AXE 19-4H	NWNW 19-160N-90W	9/6/10
CONTINENTAL RESOURCES	RIVERS BEND 21-16SH	NENW 16-130N-106W	9/1/10
CONTINENTAL RESOURCES	TANBERG 1-4H	LOT 3 4-161N-95W	9/8/10
CONTINENTAL RESOURCES	RAYMO 2-30H	SESE 19-161N-95W	8/23/10
CONTINENTAL RESOURCES	TANGSRUD 2-1H	NWNW 1-160N-96W	8/13/10
CONTINENTAL RESOURCES	FARVER 1-29H	NENW 29-160N-96W	8/17/10
CONTINENTAL RESOURCES	DALIN 1-4H	NWNE 4-160N-96W	8/3/10
CONTINENTAL RESOURCES	KELLING 2-4H	SESW 4-145N-96W	7/3/10
CONTINENTAL RESOURCES	BONNEVILLE 2-23H	NWNW 23-146N-96W	8/28/10
CONTINENTAL RESOURCES	MEADOWLARK 2-6H	SWSE 31-146N-95W	8/30/10
CONTINENTAL RESOURCES	NADIA 1-30H	SESW 30-146N-96W	8/31/10
CONTINENTAL RESOURCES	BOXCAR BUTTE SOUTH FEDERAL 1-26H	SWSW 26-148N-102W	* MIRU
CONTINENTAL RESOURCES	ROLFSRUD 1-11H	SWSE 11-151N-97W	7/19/10
CONTINENTAL RESOURCES	ORF 1-17H	NENW 17-146N-98W	8/1/10
CONTINENTAL RESOURCES	HENDRICKSON 2-36H	SWSW 36-153N-94W	8/16/10
CONTINENTAL RESOURCES	SANDIE 1-28H	NWNE 28-151N-97W	9/1/10
CONTINENTAL RESOURCES	HOROB 1-14H	SWSE 14-155N-104W	8/2/10
CONTINENTAL RESOURCES	GRONFUR 1-28H	NWNE 28-155N-98W	9/3/10
CONTINENTAL RESOURCES	MYRTLE 4-7H	SWSW 7-159N-95W	9/5/10
CONTINENTAL RESOURCES	NADEAU 1-35H	SENE 35-155N-104W	9/5/10
CORNERSTONE NAT RES LLC	LINDA HINDS 8-7H	SESE 7-161N-90W	8/24/10
ENCORE OPERATING LP	FRANCHUK 34-19NWH	SWSE 19-145N-95W	8/29/10
ENCORE OPERATING LP	FETTIG 24-22H	SESW 22-149N-94W	8/18/10
ENCORE OPERATING LP	JOSEPH 11-1H	LOT4 1-152N-102W	8/3/10
ENERGY EQUITY CO	DVORAK-SEIDL 1-27-3C	SESE 27-145N-97W	8/25/10
ENERPLUS RES USA CORP	ETHAN HALL 6B-31-30-1H	NENW 6-147N-93W	8/29/10
EOG RESOURCES INC	MANDAREE 5-16H	NWNW 16-149N-94W	8/25/10
EOG RESOURCES INC	RIVERVIEW 01-32H	NWNW 32-152N-94W	8/6/10
EOG RESOURCES INC	RUUD 1-18H	LOT 1 18-152N-89W	9/2/10
EOG RESOURCES INC	JAMES HILL 5-24H	SESE 24-157N-91W	8/22/10
EOG RESOURCES INC	LIBERTY 10-36H	NWNW 36-151N-91W	8/27/10
EOG RESOURCES INC	WAYZETTA 103-06H	SESE 6-153N-90W	9/1/10
EOG RESOURCES INC	SIDONIA 36-2722H	SESW 27-158N-90W	8/20/10
EOG RESOURCES INC	LIBERTY 3-14H	SESE 14-151N-91W	8/21/10
EOG RESOURCES INC	WAYZETTA 143-31H	SWSE 31-153N-90W	8/31/10
EOG RESOURCES INC	CLEARWATER 102-0506H	SENE 5-157N-90W	9/4/10
EOG RESOURCES INC	SIDONIA 23-2017H	SESE 20-158N-90W	9/8/10
EOG RESOURCES INC	LEBRON 1-01H	SESE 1-155N-104W	8/21/10
FIDELITY EXPL & PROD CO	LYNN 19-20-29H	NWNE 19-154N-92W	8/28/10
HELIS OIL & GAS CO. LLC	HENDERSON FEDERAL 4-26/35H	NWNW 26-150N-95W	9/3/10
HESS CORPORATION	AV-SCHWARTZ-163-93- 0211H-1	Lot 1 2-163N-93W	9/4/10
HESS CORPORATION	AN-PROSSER-152-95- 0211H-1	LOT3 2-152N-95W	7/25/10
HESS CORPORATION	AN-BRENNA-153-94- 3130H-1	SESW 31-153N-94W	8/30/10
HESS CORPORATION	RS-NELSON FARMS A-156-90- 2829H-2	NWSW 27-156N-90W	7/26/10
HESS CORPORATION	EN-WILL TRUST A-157-94- 2734H-3	NENW 27-157N-94W	8/20/10
HESS CORPORATION	EN-DOLAN-157-94- 2833H-1	SWSE 21-157N-94W	8/4/10
HESS CORPORATION	EN-ABRAHAMSON-155-93- 3019H-3	SWSE 30-155N-93W	* MIRU
HESS CORPORATION	EN-HEINLE-156-94- 2536H-2	NENE 25-156N-94W	9/3/10
HESS CORPORATION	RS-NELSON A-156-90- 2120H-1	NESE 21-156N-90W	8/3/10
HUNT OIL COMPANY	HALLIDAY 1-11-2H 1	SWSW 11-146N-93W	8/25/10
HUNT OIL COMPANY	PALERMO 1-5-34H	SWSW 5-156N-90W	8/12/10
KODIAK OIL & GAS (USA) INC	TWO SHIELDS BUTTE 14-21-33-15H	SESW 21-149N-92W	8/4/10
KODIAK OIL & GAS (USA) INC	KOALA 9-5-6-5H	NESE 5-151N-99W	9/6/10
LUFF EXPLORATION CO	JETT B-28H	NWNE 28-129N-101W	9/4/10
MARATHON OIL CO	T KUPPER USA 34-11H	SWSE 11-146N-95W	8/27/10
MARATHON OIL CO	EDWARD DARWIN 14-35H	SWSW 35-145N-96W	8/30/10
MARATHON OIL CO	DARCY DIRKACH 14-12H	SWSW 12-144N-95W	8/24/10
MARATHON OIL CO	TAT USA 34-22H	SESW 22-151N-94W	8/26/10
MARATHON OIL CO	QUALE USA 31-20H	NWNE 20-152N-93W	8/26/10
MARATHON OIL CO	LUTHER USA 11-16H	NESW 9-150N-93W	8/13/10
MUREX PETROLEUM CORP	JOANN MARIE 13-24H	NWNW 13-156N-96W	8/6/10
MUREX PETROLEUM CORP	VENTURA 11-2H	SWSW 11-156N-96W	8/12/10
NEWFIELD PROD CO	URSUS 1-20H	NENW 20-148N-97W	7/21/10
NEWFIELD PROD CO	CHARLOTTE 150-98-17-20-1H	NENE 17-150N-98W	7/18/10
NEWFIELD PROD CO	JOHNSRUD 150-98-6-7-1H	NENW 6-150N-98W	7/29/10
NEWFIELD PROD CO	CALIENTE 1-9H	NWNE 9-156N-99W	8/28/10
NORTH PLAINS ENERGY LLC	AARESTAD 4-34H	NWNW 34-160N-97W	9/2/10
OASIS PETRO NO AMER	MERRITT 5693 11-24H	NWNW 24-156N-93W	8/13/10
OASIS PETRO NO AMER	ODIN JORGENSON 5502 44-8H	SWSE 8-155N-102W	8/22/10
OASIS PETRO NO AMER	KJORSTAD 5300 24-22H	SENE 22-153N-100W	8/1/10
OASIS PETRO NO AMER	ELLIS 5602 12-17H	NENW 17-156N-102W	8/14/10
OIL FOR AMERICA	WOLF 29-1	SWSE 29-139N-95W	9/6/10
PEAK NO DAK LLC	BIRON 20-24H	SWSE 20-149N-92W	* MIRU
PETRO HUNT LLC	TANDE 159-94-29C-20-3H	SWSW 29-159N-94W	8/14/10
PETRO HUNT LLC	FREDRICKSON 160-94-33C-28-1H	SESW 33-160N-94W	8/20/10
PETRO HUNT LLC	FORT BERTHOLD 148-94-35D-26-1H	SWSE 35-148N-94W	6/24/10
PETRO HUNT LLC	FORT BERTHOLD 152-94-22D-15-1H	SESE 22-152N-94W	8/4/10
PETRO HUNT LLC	SORENSON 152-96-24C-13-2H	SWSW 24-152N-96W	8/27/10
PRIMA EXPLORATION INC	GUNNISON 11-31H	NWNW 31-161N-90W	9/2/10
QEP ENERGY CO	MHA 1-29-30H-150-90	NENE 32-150N-90W	8/20/10
SALTWATER DISPOSAL OF ND	SDND 1	NENE 26-156N-92W	9/2/10
SAMSON RESOURCES CO	ALMOS FARMS 1-12-162-99HOR	CNE 1-162N-99W	9/6/20
SAMSON RESOURCES CO	HANSON 17-20-163-98H	CNW 17-163N-98W	8/5/10
SAMSON RESOURCES CO	IMPALA 23-14-163-98H	NWNE 26-163N-98W	9/4/10
SINCLAIR OIL & GAS CO	BIGHORN 1-6H	SESW 31-147N-97W	7/10/10
SINCLAIR OIL & GAS CO	MARTENS 1-5H	LOT 4 5-154N-92W	8/29/10
SLAWSON EXPLORATION	MAVERICK FEDERAL 1-14	SESE 14-147N-105W	7/29/10
SLAWSON EXPLORATION	WATER MOCCASIN 1-34H	SESE 27-151N-92W	* MIRU
SLAWSON EXPLORATION	JAGUAR 1-32H	NWNE 32-151N-92W	8/30/10
SLAWSON EXPLORATION	MUSKRAT FEDERAL 1-28-33H	NENW 28-151N-92W	9/7/10
SLAWSON EXPLORATION	SUBMARINER FEDERAL 1-23-24H	NWNW 23-151N-92W	9/6/10
SM ENERGY CO	JORGENSON 1X-30H	NENE 30-149N-95W	8/25/10
SM ENERGY CO	FOSSUM 15-35H	SWSE 35-153N-101W	8/30/10
TRACKER RES DEVMNT	BICE 6-31-1TH	LOT7 6-147N-96W	7/31/10
TRACKER RES DEVMNT	GUDMUNSEN 27-1H	NENE 27-149N-100W	8/13/10
TRACKER RES DEVMNT	SCANLAN 17-1TH	NWNW 17-153N-98W	8/10/10
WESCO OPERATING INC	FEDERAL 12-20	SWNW 20-145N-103W	* MIRU
WHITING OIL AND GAS CORP	TEDDY 44-13TFH	SESE 13-142N-101W	7/25/10
WHITING OIL AND GAS CORP	TEDDY 44-30TFH	SESE 30-142N-100W	7/22/10
WHITING OIL AND GAS CORP	MOSSER 11-27TFH	NWNW 27-145N-104W	8/20/10
WHITING OIL AND GAS CORP	ROGGENBUCK 14-25H	SWSW 25-153N-93W	8/18/10
WHITING OIL AND GAS CORP	CVANCARA 11-14H	NWNW 14-155N-93W	8/28/10
WHITING OIL AND GAS CORP	LACEY 12-10H	SWNW 10-152N-92W	7/21/10
WHITING OIL AND GAS CORP	CURREN 12-14H	SWNW 14-153N-93W	9/6/10
WHITING OIL AND GAS CORP	ANDERSON 21-7H	NENW 7-154N-92W	8/23/10
WHITING OIL AND GAS CORP	BREHM 12-27H	SWNW 27-153N-92W	8/17/10
WHITING OIL AND GAS CORP	MALLARD STATE 44-16TFH	SESE 16-154N-91W	8/24/10
WHITING OIL AND GAS CORP	STROBECK 12-1H	SWNW 1-154N-92W	8/27/10
WHITING OIL AND GAS CORP	NESS 43-21H	NESE 21-154N-91W	8/29/10
WHITING OIL AND GAS CORP	JONES 12-8H	SWNW 8-154N-91W	8/20/10
WHITING OIL AND GAS CORP	MANN 21-18TFH	NENW 18-140N-98W	8/28/10
XTO ENERGY INC	DAKOTA FEDERAL 41X-16	NENE 16-148N-97W	8/24/10
XTO ENERGY INC	WHITE FEDERAL 34X-34	SWSE 34-154N-96W	9/3/10
XTO ENERGY INC	ROEDESKE FEDERAL 12X-21	SWNW 21-148N-104W	7/29/10
XTO ENERGY INC	SUNDHAGEN 31X-3	LOT2 3-157N-96W	8/27/10
XTO ENERGY INC	CARTER 14X-12	SWSW 12-154N-96W	8/25/10
ZAVANNA LLC	MARLIN 27-34 1H	NWNW 27-154N-99W	8/21/10
ZENERGY INC	Rella 18-19H	NENW 18-153N-103W	8/22/10
ZENERGY OPERATING CO LLC	DAKOTA-3 SKUNK CREEK 1-12H	LOT3 1-148N-93W	* MIRU
ZENERGY OPERATING CO LLC	DAKOTA-3 KYW 27-34H	NWNW 27-150N-94W	8/7/10
ZENERGY OPERATING CO LLC	DAKOTA-3 FBIR 13-24H	NENW 13-150N-92W	7/24/10

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Mountrail county is the new Manhattan (well not exactly)

Posted by bakkenexpert

Looking at yesterday’s North Dakota daily permit roundup below and data over the last few weeks, it looks like the activity in MountRail county is really heating up for the big boys including EOG, CLR, WLL & HESS. There is a lot of press lately on how farmers are turning into millionaires and there is an abundance of supporting development in the planning stages for the region. There is some speculation that this area could yield higher per capita incomes than New York, Connecticut and the DC suburbs in the next 10 years. The real winner could be the economy of North Dakota and surrounding regions as the planning for infrastructure (and accompanying jobs) is already speeding up. Earlier this month, wheels were set in motion for a pipeline project to handle the increased output of the region. Enbridge Pipeline is proposing a $120-million project to add more oil from western North Dakota and Eastern Montana as well as an upgrade to 11 pumping stations in North Dakota along an existing pipeline that runs from northwestern North Dakota to Clearbrook, Minnesota. If successful, the project would increase the pipeline capacity by almost 50% to 161,600 barrels a day. It is about time North Dakota had its time to shine in the domestic spotlight.

PERMIT LIST
#17408 – HESS CORPORATION, RS-J NELSON-156-91- 0708H-1, LOT 1 7-156N-91W, MOUNTRAIL CO.,
300′ FNL and 210′ FWL, DEVELOPMENT, ROSS, ‘Tight Hole’, 2307′ Ground, API #33-061-00786,
(Approved: 6/23/2008)
#17409 – EOG RESOURCES, INC., BURKE 21-30H, SESE 30-155N-90W, MOUNTRAIL CO., 200′ FSL and
275′ FEL, DEVELOPMENT, STANLEY, 14913′, 9-5/8 ” – 2030′, 2299′ Ground, API #33-061-00787,
(Approved: 6/23/2008)
#17410 – EOG RESOURCES, INC., BURKE 3-16H, NWNW 16-155N-90W, MOUNTRAIL CO., 400′ FNL and
400′ FWL, EXTENSION, STANLEY, ‘Tight Hole’, 2300′ Ground, API #33-061-00788, (Approved:
6/23/2008)
#17411 – CONTINENTAL RESOURCES, INC., LORIN 1-5H, SESW 5-145N-96W, DUNN CO., 150′ FSL and
1320′ FWL, DEVELOPMENT, JIM CREEK, ‘Tight Hole’, 2552′ Ground, API #33-025-00790,
(Approved: 6/23/2008)

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