Monster Wells in the Williston Basin, North Dakota, USA

Note: this page has been completely revamped; some of the "older" comments reference the original "Monster Well" page. [Memo to self: start with 17271. Also check #16435 later. First Bakken ~16009.][Others to check on later: 16752, 16755, 17103, 17104,17124, 17131, 17138, 17139]

Monster wells based on cumulative production, not IPs.

Miscellaneous

 

Single "Other" payzone wells

• 7571, 482/IA, Hess, Reitsch NCT-2 4, Blue Buttes, Silurian; s7/80; t4/81; cum 994K 12/12; this is kind of sad; this well is now IA, but it was producing as much as 1,400 bbls/month as recently as of 9/12; another six months and would have broken the one million mark.
• 9057, 731/A, Hess, Riggs 10-31, Blue Buttes, Stonewall, t5/85; cum 802K 12/12; producing only 250 bbls/month but still active; good for them;
• 11211, 372/A, Hess, W. Kamp 3-21, West Capa, t5/85; cum 894K 3/13; still producing 1,000 bbls/month 26 years later; 
• 11785, 594, Petro-Hunt, Charlson Federal 13D-1-1SWD, s12/85; t2/86; PNA/SWD; cum 1.1 million bbls; Silurian; 
  

Two payzone well, total production, ~ 1.5 million bbls over 15 years, Devonian and Silurian:

• 1982, 609/IA, Hess, Beaver Lodge-Devonian Unit F-206, s8/58; t11/58; cum 958K; 5/73; Silurian
• 1982, 263/IA, Hess, Beaver Lodge-Devonian Unit F-206, s8/58; t11/58; cum 564K; 1/73; PNA; Devonian
• 2462, 340/564, Hess, Beaver Lodge-Devonian Unit C-3051, Silurian/Devonian, t11/59; cum 706K/2.74 million bbls --> total, over 3.4 million bbls; was producing 4,000 bbls/month in 1997 when it was taken off-line; produced for almost 40 years;

Two payzone well, total production, ~ 2.2 million bbls since 1951; still active

• 35, 503, Hess, Beaver Lodge-Devonian Unit H-310, s8/51; t4/52; Madison, 216K; PNA
• 35, 263, Hess, Beaver Lodge-Devonian Unit H-310, t3/60; Devonian, 2.04 million bbls; still active; almost 2,000 bbls monthly, 10/12; 
• Note: #35 is the oldest well in North Dakota still producing; all but a handful of wells earlier than #35 were dry.  Well #2 was completed in 1923; well #1 was completed in 1916, in Ward County; it tested positive for trace oil. The Clarence Iverson well that started it all was drilled in 1951.

Two payzone well, total production, ~ 980K bbls; now PNA

• 1202, 224, Hess, Antelope-Madison Unit I-519, t9/56; Madison; cum 364K; PNA
• 1202, 210, Hess, Antelope-Madison Unit I-519, t6/59; Sanish; cum 619K; PNA

Three payzone well, total production, ~ 2.63 million bbls; now PNA

• 235, 478, Hess, Lalim-Borstad 35-41, Tioga field, Madison; t1/53; cum 283K; PNA;
• 235, 429, Hess, Lalim-Borstad 35-41, Tioga field, Ordovician; t8/67; cum 956K; PNA;
• 235, 265, Hess, Lalim-Borstad 35-41, Tioga field,  Devonian; t7/84; cum 1.40 million; PNA;

Three payzone well, total production, ~ 926K bbls; one formation still producing

• 6757, 768, Encore, Clark 1, Missouri Ridge, Red River; t8/79; cum 588K; PNA;
• 6757, 262, Encore, Clark 1, Missouri Ridge, Stonewall; t8/79; cum 347K; AL; 3/13;
• 6757, 3, Encore, Clark 1, Missouri Ridge, Birdbear; t11/01; cum 329; PNA;

Three payzone well, total production, ~ 831K bbls; one formation still producing

• 7142, 318, Whiting, E. B. Green 1-1, Sioux Field, Red River; t2/80; cum 588K; PNA;
• 7142, 59, Whiting, E. B. Green 1-1, Sioux Field, Madison; t7/02; cum 176K; AL; 1,000 bbls/month 1/13;
• 7142, 167, Whting, E. B. Green 1-1, Sioux Field, Duperow; t7/02; cum 67K; AL; 7/09;

Three payzone well, total production, ~ 1.084 million bbls; one formation still producing

• 11700, 118, SM Energy, B. A. Green 1, Sioux Field, Stonewall; t3/03; cum 84K; AL; 400 bbls/month 1/13;
• 11700, 59, SM Energy, B. A. Green 1, Sioux Field, Red River; t11/85; cum 841K; PNA
• 11700, N/D, SM Energy, B. A. Green 1, Sioux Field, Duperow; tN/D; cum 159K; AL; 1,000 bbls/month 1/13;

Birdbear

• 9144, 641, Amerada Federal 32-22, Beaver Creek, Birdbear, s10/81, t12/98; cum 1.02 mill bbls 11/11 (Red River cumulative from same well, 372K as of 11/11)

Dawson Bay 

• See this link
• 12086, 360, CLR, Osborne 1, Dawson Bay pool, Dolphin field, s1/59; t4/59; AL; cum 1,241,209 bbls; 3/13
  

  Devonian 

• 2150, 387, Amerada/Hess, Herfindahl + Davidson #1, Beaver Lodge, Devonian pool, Beaver Lodge field, s1/59; t4/59; AL; cum 918,970 bbls as of 7/74; still listed as active; last production numbers in 1974: 4,000 bbls/month;

Duperow

• 7141, 521, Wesco, Hamre 1-14, Cherry Creek, Duperow;  s8/79; t2/80; cum 788K 12/12;

Ordovician

• 12592, 221, Hess, Beaver Lodge-Ordovician Unit 7, Ordovician, s5/89, t8/89; cum 789K 3/13; still flowing not on a pump; 1,500 bbls/month most of this past decade; now about 1,000 bbls/month after some 20+ years still not on a pump

Madison

• The Red Wing Creek field Madison wells, True Oil Company 
• 165, 645, Hess, Beaver Lodge-Madison Unit G-11, Beaver Lodge; t6/53; cum 1.02 million bbls; PNA
• 345, 504, Hess, Tioga-Madison Unit L-144, Tioga, t8/53; cum 2.1 million bbls; PNA 5/07
• 1918, 187, Hess, Blue Buttes-Madison Unit M-405, Madison, Blue Buttes, s7/58; t8/58; PNA 8/09; 1.28 million bbls;  
• 2275, 160, Taqa North/Pan American, Clara Kostad #1/Rival-Madison Unit 14, t4/59; cum 656K 3/13; (still active -- 53 years old) 
• 2469, 1,526, Shell/Petro-Lewis, N.P.R.R. 32-15-1/N. Pacific 32-15, t12/59; cum 813K PA; Jun, 1977
• 6399, 1,360, Petro-Hunt, Lillian Glovatsky 1-19-1A, Madison, Little Knife, t5/78; cum 1.13 million bbls 3/13
• 6165, 772, Petro-Hunt, Klatt 2-19-3D, Madison, Little Knife, t7/77; cum 1.46 million bbls 3/13;
• 6225, 1,392, Petro-Hunt/Gulf Oil, Zabolotny 2-3-3-C, Little Knife field, Madison Pool, t12/77; cum 2.98 million bbls; and still producing 1,200 bbls/month; 3/13;
• 6082, 470, Petro-Hunt, Martin Weber 1-18-1C, Madison, Little Knife, s1/77/ t5/77; cum 917K bbls 3/13
• 6118, 597, Petro-Hunt, Martin  Weber 2-18-4D, Madison, Little Knife, s3/77; t5/77; cum 1.12 million bbls 3/13
• 6421, 731, Petro-Hunt, Rose Glovatsky 1-20-1A, Madison, Little Knife, s9/78; t10/78; cum 1.34 million bbls 3/13
• 1312, PAB, Amerada Hess, Haweye-Madison Unit F-616, s 11/56/t 12/56; cumulative 416,393,
• 4013, A, Hess, Hawkeye-Madison Unit B-616, t2/66; cum 413,464, a Madison well
• 1295, A, 288, Hess, short lateral, Hawkeye-Madison Unit E-613HR, s12/56; t1/57; cum 237,537; this was a vertical that was re-entered and was a very short lateral
• 1246, 161, Hess, Hawkeye-Madison Unit G-603HR, Madison, Hawkeye, s9/56; re7/05; t10/56; cum 468K 3/13; spudded 1956 (producing for 56 years); for an in-depth look at this well, click here
• 6258, 370, Citation Oil & Gas, Federal 1-17, Madison; t12/78; cum 933K 3/13; still active (about 1,000 bbls/month)
• 6618, 132, Denbury, Franks Creek State 1-22, T.R., Madison; t10/78; cum 1.18 million bbls;  3/13; still producing 1,000 bbls/month; 34-year-old vertical Madison well with >
• 7495, 368, Sequel Energy, Flat Top Butte 15-24, Madison, t8/80; cum 750K 3/13
• 11059, 377, SM Energy, Anderson 10 32, Camp, t9/84; cum 694K 3/13; 1,000 bbls/month
• 16638, 143, Zenergy/Zavanna, Charbonneau 1-14H, Madison, Briar Creek, spacing one section; t9/07; cum 245K 3/13

Red River

• 5269, 380, Abraxas, Miller 7X-27, Coyote Creek, s5/73; t7/73; cum 935K 3/13; still producing; 700 bbls/month; 40 years old in 2013; 
• 5930, 300/PA, Petroleum, Inc., Arithson C 1, t9/76; cum 1.0246 million bbls; last produced July, 1997; about 21 years of production
• 15659, 301, BR, CHSU 11D-33SH 15, t2/05; Cedar Hills field, cum 801K 3/13; still producing 3,300 bbls/month; South Red River B well;
• 16008, 329, BR, CHSU 42C034NH 26, s2/06; Cedar Hills field, cum 833K 3/13; 
• 16123, 349, BR, CHSU 22D-5NH 16,s4/06; Cedar Hills field, cum 857K 3/13; 
• 16242, 405, BR, CHSU 11C-5NH 05, t8/06; Cedar Hills, cum 835K 3/13;  still active;
• 16916, 385, CLR, JWT 11-34SH, Cedar Hills, North Red River B, t4/08; cum  262K 3/13; still producing 5,000 bbls of oil per month; no decline whatsoever;
• Several incredible CLR Red River wells in Medicine Pole Hills, southwest corner of the state;

Lodgepole

• 13447, 419, ConocoPhilips, Dickinson-Lodgepole Unit 74, Dickinson, t2/93; F; cum 2.98 mill 12/12; 
• 13724, 1,752, Denbury, Ridl 11-1, Lodgepole, Eland; t3/95, cum 1.03 milllion 1/12
• 13745, 2,571, Denbury, Klein 1-23, Lodgepole, Eland; t3/95, cum 4.3 million 1/12
• 13755, 2,016, Denbury, Ranchos 1, Lodgepole, Eland; s3/95, t5/95, cum 4.81 million 3/13
• 13790, 1,229, COP, Kadrmas 36 1, Lodgepole, West Dickinson, t7/96; F; cum 3.65 million 1/12
• 13819, 279, Denbury, Privratsky 12A-3, Lodgepole, Eland;  t10/95, cum 2.3 million 1/12
• 13886, 1,214, Denbury, Roller 1-24, Lodgepole, Eland, s11/95, t12/95, cum 2.2 million 1/12
• 14209, 5,106, Denbury, Dinsdale 1-3, Lodgepole, Stadium, s12/96, t2/97, cum 3.6 million 1/12
• 14212, 4,331, Denbury, Heart River 1-4, Lodgepole, Stadium, t11/96, cum 2.14 million 1/12
• 14213, 3,357, Denbury, Dinsdale 2-4, Lodgepole, Stadium, t12/96, cum 4.83 million 3/13
• 14307, 876, Denbury, HR 1-9, Lodgepole, Stadium, t3/97; cum 1.3 million 1/12

Heath/Tyler

• 3700, 204, Cline, Dickinson-Heath-Sand Unit 20, Heath, Dickinson, t11/64; cum 499K 12/12;
• 4326, 245, Cline, Dickinson-Heath-Sand Unit 10, Heath, Dickinson, t10/67, cum 756K 12/12;
• 4345, 382, Cline, Dickinson-Heath-Sand Unit 17, Heath, Dickinson, t12/67; cum 783K 12/12;
• 4353, 115, Conoco, D-H-S Unit 42, Heath, Dickinson, s10/67, t12/67; cum 1 million 11/11
• 4437, 32, Cline, Dickinson-Heath-Sand Unit 18, Heath, Dickinson, s7/68, t9/68, 448K 11/11
• 4653, 90, Cline, Dickinson-Heath-Sand Unit 13, Heath, Dickinson, t6/69; cum 1.0 mill 11/11
• 4762, 205, Cline, Dickinson-Heath-Sand Unit 04, Heath, Dickinson, t10/69; cum 880K 3/13
• 4770, 336, Cline, D-H-S Unit 38, Heath, Dickinson, s9/69, t10/69; cum 1.5 million 11/11
• 4831, 663, Cline, Dickinson-heath-Sand Uit 06, Heath, Dickinson, t1/70; cum 1.8 mill 11/11
• 4842, 48/PNA, Conoco, D-H-S Unit 12, Heath, Dickinson, s12/69, t2/70; cum 416K 11/11
• 4905, 188, Cline, Dickinson-Heath-Sand Unit 02, Heath, Dickinson, t6/70; cum 365K 11/11 
• 5500, 378/PNA, South Heart Company, George 1-29, t12/74; cum 487K 11/91;
• 7230, 347, Whiting, Kostelecky 1-29, t11/79; cum 643K 11/12; 
• 7995, 76, Encore, Beatric Ridl 13-13, Tyler, Dickinson, s12/80, t5/81; cum 222K 11/11 
• 9706, 571, New Millennium Resources (orig CENEX), Decker 1-32, Bell field, Tyler, 725K bbls as of 1/12; still producing 2,000 bbls/month; spudded 1982; 28 years of production
• 9759, 779, Cline, Dickinson-Heath-Sand Unit 64, Heath, Dickinson, s11/82, t12/82; cum 797K 11/12

Winnepegosis

• 10073, 1,265/A, Sequel Energy,Skarderud 10-7, Winnipegosis (also targeted the Red River and the Duperow); t8/83; cum 1.2 million bbls 1/13; still producing after almost 30 years;
• 10480, 455/A, Sequel Energy, Skarderud 22-7, Winnipegosis; t2/84; cum 610K 1/13; A, but on-line one day/month;
  11450, 312/IA, Sequel Energy, Skarderud 33-7, Winnipegosis; t7/85; cum 506K 1/13; taken off-line late last year;

Bakken Pool: multi-well pads

• 20210, 803, CLR, Whitman 2-34H, Oakdale, Bakken, s1/11; t9/11; F; cum 678K 2/13; 24 stages; 2.4 million lbs; middle Bakken; runs south; 4-section spacing; one well on an Eco-Pad;

Bakken Formation

• Dozens of "monster wells" in the Sanish oil field;
• The Austin wells in Parshall oil field: mostly short laterals; after five years production, still producing 3,000 to 5,000 bbls per month;
• 16059, 729, Petro-Hunt, USA 2D-3-1H, Charlson field, s6/06; cum 1.34 million 3/13; still producing 9,000 bbls/month
• 16780, 2,247, Whiting, Liffrig 11-27H, Sanish, t1/08; cum 425K 12/12;
• 16845, 1,418, Slawson, Pathfinder 1-9H, t7/08; cum 455K 12/12;
• 16930, 1,407, Murex, Rick Clair 25-36H, Stanley, t3/08; cum 346K 10/12; 
• 16961, 1,064, EOG, Wayzetta 8-11H, Parshall, cum 400K 10/12;
• 16963, 423, Petro-Hunt, USA 35D-1-1H, Charlson, t12/08; cum 495K 10/12; 
• 16977, 2,625, Whiting, Lee State 44-16H, Parshal, t5/08; cum 414K 1/12; 
• 16991, 1,383, EOG, Wayzetta 9-03H, Parshall field; short lateral, s4/08; t7/08; cum 745K bbls 3/13; producing 5,000 bbls 1/13;  
• 16998, 1,520, EOG, Van Hook 1-13H, t6/08; cum 479K 10/12;
• 17023, 2,669, Whiting, Braaflat 11-11H, t5/08; cum 570K 10/12;
• 17028, 2,207, EOG, Wayzetta 14-02H, Parshall, t10/08; cum 449K 10/12;
• 17030, 1,967, EOG, Skaar 7-10H, Parshall, t6/08; cum 574K 10/12;
• 17036, 2,016, Whiting, Kannianen 11-4H, San17ish, t8/08; cum 666K 10/12; 
• 17072, 2,843, Whiting, Stenseth Trust 11-5H, Sanish, t7/08; cum 465K 10/12;
• 17081, 3,311, Whiting, Kinnoin 11-14H, Sanish, t10/08; cum 566K 10/12;
• 17092, 3,027, Behr 11-34H, Sanish; s4/08; produced 500,725 bbls in 591 days; cum 888K 1/13;
• 17113, 3,030, Denbury, Charlson 14X-35H, Charlson, t10/08; cum 477K 10/12;
• 17120, 2,051, EOG, Austin 10-34H, t8/08; cum 753K 10/12;
• 17158, 4,184, Whiting, LL, Richardson Federal 11-9H, t10/08; F; cum 735K 10/12;
• 17147, 2,101, XTO, Boucher 41X-21, Hofflund, t4/09; cum 498K 12/12; 
• 17152, 937, EOG, Wazyetta 15-05H, Parshall, t7/09; cum 573K 12/12;
• 17263,  3,124, Chandler James 25-36H, s7/08, produced 500,234 bbls in 484 days; as of 3/13 -- 930K; no pump; still producing 8,000 to 9,000 bbls/month; t10/08; cum 921K 2/13;
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• 17612, 4,345, Whiting, Maki 11-27H, Sanish, t10/09; cum 616K 12/12;  
• 17912, 2,581, Whiting, Sorenson 11-3H, Sanish, t2/10; cum 587K 1/13; 
• 18109, 2,409, Whiting, Tollefson 44-10H, Sanish, t9/09; cum 455K 1/13;
• 18200, 1,658, Fidelity, Kinnoin 24-13H, Sanish field, middle Bakken, s/10; t9/10; AL; cum 369K 12/12;
• 18408, 1,945,  Amber Renee 25-36H, < one mile to the west of the Chandler James; s12/09; t2/10; F ; 750K 2/13 -- 661K in about two years; no pump; still 9K/month 1/13;
• 19802, 1,215, EOG, Liberty LR 18-14H, Van Hook, Bakken, t10/11; cum 150K 8/12; 
• 19285, 2,325, BR, Rising Sun 11-1MB-3NH, Clear Creek, t7/11; cum 112K 9/12; 4-section; 21 stages; 2.3 million lbs proppants (both on low end of what is often seen in the Bakken);
• 20210, 803, CLR, Whitman 2-34H, Oakdale, Bakken, s1/11; t9/11; F; cum 634K 12/12; 24 stages; 2.4 million lbs; middle Bakken; runs south;
• 20589, 4,815, Whiting, Tarpon Federal 21-4H, said to have a 7,000 boepd IP; record middle Bakken (as of Feb, 2012); Twin Valley; s8/11; t10/11; F; cum 290K 12/12; 30 stages; 2 million lbs sand/mesh 
• 22361, 4,971, Whiting, Tarpon Federal 21-4-3H, Twin Valley, Middle Bakken "C" facies well; t12/12; cum --  
• 20738, 1,496, Hess, HA-Mogen-152-95-0805H-2, Hawkeye; t12/11; cum 302K 12/12; -- note -- 250K and not even a full year;  
• 22486, 2,421, EOG, Hawkeye 100-2501H, Clarks Creek (see stand-alone post); 3-section spacing (1,920 acres); t9/12; cum 271K 3/13; super long lateral (15,000 ft); Three Forks well

Three Forks

• 1509, 248, Prima, Kate Hopkins 1,  Antelope field; s9/57; t12/57; cum 590K 6/12;
• 1987, 150, CLR/Pan American/Prima, Woodrow Star "A" 1, Antelope field; s8/58; t10/58; cum 1.1 million bbls; 12/12; 
• 20526, 2,446, Whiting, Smith 34-12TFH, Park oil field; the company says this is a record TFS well; production run; s6/11; t9/11; F; cum 187K 12/12; 
• 20640, 2,597, BEXP, Irgens 27-34 2H, East Fork field, Three Forks, s4/11; t9/11; F; cum 105K 12/12; BEXP says this was their record well; does not even compare to #20526 (above)
• 20504, 2,696, Pronghorn Federal 21-13TFH, first half month of production, 14K bbls; first full month, 28K, 1/12; t12/11; cum 128K 12/12;  

Jury Is Still Out

• 21269, 372, WPX, Skunk Creek 23-14 HC, Mandaree, t3/12; cum 149K 12/12;
• 20323, 3,325, BR, Midnight run 11-1MBH, Union Center, t12/11; cum 147K 12/12;

• 19690, 2,884, BR, Mazama 44-21H, Westberg, Bakken, t7/12; cum 167K 12/12; not even a full year of production, and > 125,00 bbls
• 19764, 3,249, BEXP, Vachal 3-34 1H, Alger, Bakken, t5/11; cum 153K 12/12; just over a year old;
• 20079, 2,760, Whiting, Obrigewitch 21-16TFH, Bell, t2/12; cum 191K 12/12; 

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