Park Oil Field -- Update -- Reader Asked Question -- The Bakken, North Dakota, USA

Updates

September 3, 2012:  a reader sent in this update regarding the Park oil field:

Park is next. Park is just west of Bell. In fact, the border between Park and Bell is the Billings county and Stark county line. Section 24 in Park, which borders Bell, has a 2nd rig going, and next month, it'll go north into section 13. The northern and west borders of Park expanded this year, and starting in 2013 Park is going to get many more wells. Whiting has been focused on Bell, and Park's turn seems to be next.

April 6, 2012: see comment regarding Whiting's plans for their Pronghorn prospect -- three wells in each 640-acre spacing unit. It looks like Whiting might have another good well in the Park:

• 20504, 2,696, Whiting, Pronghorn Federal 21-13TFH, Park,  t12/11; cum 114K 9/12;

March 13, 2012: Whiting's record TFS well (based on IPs), drilled in Park oil field, is now released from confidential list, and IP available:

• 20526, 2,446, Whiting, Smith 34-12TFH, Park, Bakken, t9/11; cum 170K 9/12, 30 stages; 1.8 million lbs, sand and ceramics.

Data updated below.

Permits 
 2012

• 24542, loc,Whiting, Pronghorn Federal 11-14 PH, Park,
• 24541, loc, Whiting, Pronghorn Federal 21-14 CL PH, Park,
• 24430, loc, Whiting, Talkington Federal 11-26PH, Park,
• 24237, loc, Whiting, Babeck 41-5PH, Park,
• 24236, loc, Whiting, Babeck 31-5PH, Park,
• 24162, loc, Whiting, Pronghorn Federal 44-10PH, Park,
• 24161, loc, Whiting, Pronghorn Federal 41-15PH, Park,
• 24160, loc, Whiting, Pronghorn Federal 34-10PH, Park,
• 24159, loc, Whiting, Pronghorn Federal 14-10PH, Park,
• 24158, loc, Whiting, Pronghorn Federal 11-15PH, Park,
• 24157, loc, Whiting, Pronghorn Federal 21-15PH, Park,
• 24141, loc, Whiting, Talkington Federal 11-27PH, Park,
• 24140, loc,  Whiting, Talkington Federal 21-27PH, Park,
• 24139, loc, Whiting, Talkington Federal 41-27PH, Park,
• 23850, loc, Whiting, Pronghorn State Federal 41-16PH, Park,
• 23849, loc, Whiting, Pronghorn Federal 44-9PH, Park,
• 23152, conf, Whiting, Talkington 41-26PH, Park,
• 23029, PNC, Whiting, Talkington 41-26X, Park
  

2011 and Before

• 12923, DRL, Whiting, Roxane 21-16H, s6/90; re-entry 11/11; t8/90 DRY; re-entry DRL; Park, Upper Bakken formation; as of April, 2012;
• 20131, 1,343, Whiting, Pronghorn Federal 34-11TFH, Park, t10/11; cum 70K 10/12;
• 20404, 1,606, Whiting, Pronghorn Federal 21-14TFH, Park, t10/11; cum 70K 10/12;
• 20504, 2,696, Whiting, Pronghorn Federal 21-13TFH, t12/11; cum 119K 10/12;
• 20526, 2,4446, Whiting, Smith 34-12TFH, Park, TFS, s6/11; t9/11; F; cum 176K 10/12;
• 20672, 2,499, Whiting, DRS Federal 24-24TFH; Park,  t11/11; cum 97K10/12;
• 20839, 905, Whiting, Pronghorn State Federal 21-16TFH, Park; see comments regarding status of this well; t3/12; cum 32K 10/12;
• 21090, loc,  Whiting, Pronghorn Federal 34-9TFH, Park, 
• 21170, 1,040, Whiting, Talkington Federal 21-26TFH; Park, t6/12; cum 52K 10/12;
• 21697, 396, Whiting, Redmond Federal 21-28TFH; Park, t4/12; cum 20K 9/12

Original Post

A reader asked a question about production of wells in Park oil field. I answered him. Technically I was correct, saying that production of recent wells closer to 700 bopd rather than 1,500 bopd.

I had forgotten that the record TFS well (based on IPs) was drilled in Park oil field:

• 20526, 2,446, Whiting, Smith 34-12TFH, Park oil field; the company says this is a record TFS well; production runs (still on confidential): Sept, 2011: 21,896; Oct, 2011: 29,153; Nov, 2011: 20,758; UPDATED ABOVE

The well is still on confidential status, but those are the production numbers for the respective months. Still flowing at 20,000 bbls per month, with 29,000 bbls in October is incredible. 

Park oil field is in southwestern North Dakota; it borders Bell oil field and is northwest of Zenith oil fields. This is the area where record bonuses were paid not too long ago.

Park oil field is a very small field, only 18 sections, but it is very irregularly shaped and with quite a bit of undesignated land around it, it will probably get larger.

As of this date (all updates posted above):

• 12923, DRL, Whiting, Roxane 21-16H, s6/90; re-entry 11/11; t8/90 DRY; re-entry DRL; Park, Upper Bakken formation; as of April, 2012, no new information; still on DRL status
• 20839, DRL-->CONF, Whiting, Pronghorn State Federal 21-16TFH, Park, s6/11; see comments regarding status of this well;
• 20404, conf, Whiting, Pronghorn Federal 21-14TFH, Park, s7/11; 13,000 bbls first full month
• 20131, conf, Whiting, Pronghorn Federal 34-11TFH, Park, s7/11; 10,000 bbls per month, 1st 2 mo
• 20526, 2,4446, Whiting, Smith 34-12TFH, Park, TFS, s6/11; t9/11; F; cum 102K 1/12;
• 21170, LOC, Whiting, Talkington Federal 21-26TFH; Park,
• 21697, DRL, Whiting, Redmond Federal 21-28TFH; Park,
• 20672, conf, Whiting, DRS Federal 24-24TFH; Park, 21,000 bbls first month (unknown how many days); about 55,000 bbls through 2/12;
• 20504, conf, Whiting, Pronghorn Federal 21-13TFH, Park, 60,000 bbls < 3 months; 2/12
• 21090, loc,  Whiting, Pronghorn Federal 34-9TFH, Park, 

There was nothing in the well file to suggest why the Roxane was dry the first time around, nor why they are re-entering.