Among the initial production, IP, volumes reported to the North Dakota Department of Mineral Resources between May 26 and June 1 are two which broke the 3,000 barrel mark (see page 8). And six of the top 10 IPs reported for the period are from Three Forks wells.
For the sixth time in 2015, Statoil came in with the top IP reported for the week, this time from a Three Forks well in the Banks field in north-central McKenzie County (see map) with an IP of 3,659 barrels. Halcon Resources, filing as HRC Operating, had the No. 2 IP from a middle Bakken well in the Eagle Nest field on the Fort Berthold Indian Reservation in northern Dunn County which produced 3,190 barrels in the first 24 hours of production.
Another Three Forks well on the same Statoil pad came in with the No. 3 IP at 2,940 barrels. Yet another Three Forks well on the same Halcon pad filled the No. 8 spot at 1,879 barrels.
Statoil picked up two more spots on the top 10 IPs for the week with two more Three Forks wells, those on a common pad in the East Fork field in central Williams County at 2,930 and 1,744 barrels filling the Nos. 4 and 9 spots.
Enerplus picked up the No. 5 IP with a middle Bakken well in the Antelope field on the FBIR in far northeast McKenzie County at 2,079 barrels. A Marathon middle Bakken well in the Reunion Bay field in the Van Hook peninsula in southwest Mountrail County filled the No. 6 spot at 1, 913 barrels.
In the No. 7 spot is a Whiting well completed in the Pronghorn sand formation in western Billings County with an IP of 1,913 barrels ― the seventh Whiting Pronghorn well to make the top 10 IP this year.
Rounding out this week’s top 10 list is a Marathon Three Forks well in the Bailey field in central Dunn County at 1,722 barrels.
A total of 40 IPs were reported to the North Dakota Department of Mineral Resources between May 26 and June 1 (see page 6), slightly below the average of 42 IPs reported per week thus far in 2015. Last week only 19 IPs were reported, a tie for the fewest IPs reported in 2015.
The top 10 IPs for the week averaged 2,409 barrels, which is the seventh highest top 10 IP average reported in the first 22 weeks of 2015. The average of last week’s top 10 IPs was the lowest thus far in 2015 at just 1,314 barrels.
Petroleum News Bakken evaluated all IPs reported for non-confidential wells through the first five months of 2015 (see story on page 3). However, because the cutoff for that evaluation was May 31, some of the IPs in this week’s statistics section were not included.
ND Permitting
North Dakota issued a total of 22 drilling permits between May 26 and June 1 (see page 7), the fewest permits issued in any week so far in 2015 and nearly half the 41 permits issued last week. Those 22 permits were spread out over seven western North Dakota counties (see page 8).
Hess Corp., operating as Hess Bakken Investments II, was issued the most permits at five, four in McKenzie County and one in Williams County. QEP was issued four permits in Dunn County, and ConocoPhillips subsidiary Burlington Resources was issued three permits in McKenzie County. EOG Resources received two permits in Mountrail County; Sinclair received two in Dunn County; and SM Energy and Crescent Point received two permits each in Divide County. Luff Exploration was issued one permit in Bowman County, and Ballard Petroleum received one permit in Bottineau County.
Jensen Maritime and Vigor will unveil the design for a new 352-foot catcher processor/factory trawler at the Pacific Marine Expo on Nov. 19 in Seattle, Washington The design is the product of collaboration between Jensen, the design architect, Vigor, the shipbuilder, and three major fishing customers. It is scalable and can be adapted to meet the needs of any of the fleets in the Pacific Northwest and Alaska.
Designed to maximize fishing capability as well as operational efficiency, the vessel has more than 1,200 square meters of processing space and can be set up for a variety of processing needs, from surimi to fillets to fish meal. Hold volume is split between a frozen product hold and a pair of fish meal holds, for a total hold capacity of more than 3,090 cubic meters. The vessel also holds 195 cubic meters of fish oil in dedicated tanks.
Propulsion is configured around two ABB Azipod thrusters with 360 degree azimuthing and reversible prop rotation, providing the ultimate in maneuverability to stay on the fish. Other propulsion options, such as conventional twin screw diesel-electric, are available. Both methods allow the operator to minimize the number of generators necessary to provide power, depending on the operational scenario.
Vigor will be at booth #633 and Jensen will be at booth #835 during the Pacific Marine Expo taking place Nov. 19-21 at CenturyLink Field Event Center.
