Montana oil well permit report

New Locations - Horizontal Wells

In Richland County, Whiting Oil and Gas Corporation permitted a Bakken Formation well, the Hay Creek Federal 24-31-4H. The Hay Creek has a surface hole location (SHL) at SE SW 31-25N-58E (300 FSL/1740 FWL) and a probable bottom hole location (PBHL) of 21,803 feet at NE NE 30-25N-58E (240 FNL/660 FEL).

Re-Issued Locations

In Richland County, three re-issued permits were approved for wells that will be operated by Whiting Oil and Gas Corporation: the State 43-16-2H, with an SHL at NE SE 16-24N-59E (2330 FSL/300 FEL) and a PBHL of 20,234 feet at SW NW 17-24N-59E (2460 FNL/240 FWL); the State 43-16-3H, which has an SHL at NE SE 16-24N-59E (2285 FSL/300 FEL) and a PBHL of 20,157 feet at NW SW 17-24N-59E (1740 FSL/240 FWL) and the State 43-16-4H, with an SHL at NE SE 16-24N-59E (2240 FSL/300 FEL) and a PBHL of 20,680 feet at SW SW 17-24N-59E (660 FSL/240 FWL).

In Toole County, two re-issued permits were approved for wells to be operated by Anadarko E&P Onshore, LLC: the Simmes Ranch 3603-01-41H has an SHL at NW NW 1-36N-3W (450 FNL/245 FWL) and a PBHL of 7,492 feet at NE NE 1-36N-3W (400 FNL/330 FEL); the Simmes Ranch 3603-02-11H has an SHL at NE NE 2-36N-3W (400 FNL/880 FEL) and a PBHL of 6,875 feet at NW NW 2-36N-3W (400 FNL/330 FWL). Both wells will target the Bakken Formation.

Completions

In Blaine County’s Bowes Field, Citation Oil & Gas Corp. reported the completion of the Bowes Sawtooth Unit B208H. The Sawtooth Formation horizontal well has an SHL at NW NW 8-31N-20E (750 FNL/760 FWL) and a bottom hole location (BHL) of 6,217 feet at NE SE 6-31N-20E (1407 FSL/1310 FEL). The reported initial production was 15 barrels of oil per day (BOPD) and 400 barrels of water per day (BWPD).

In Carbon County, Energy Corporation of America reported the completion of the Hunt Creek 1-H, located at SW SW 7-8S-23E (741 FSL/805 FWL). No initial production numbers were reported.

In Dawson County’s Deer Creek Field, Legacy Reserves Operating LP reported the completion of the Deer Creek 8-22, located at SE NE 22-17N-53E (2050 FNL/660 FEL). The Red River vertical well reported an initial production of 321 BOPD, 5,000 cubic feet of gas per day and 1,215 BWPD.

Three Bakken Formation wells were reported as completed in Richland County.

Whiting Oil and Gas Corporation reported the completion of two of the wells. The Sundheim 21-27-3H, with an SHL at NE NW 27-25N-58E (440 FNL/1980 FWL) and a BHL of 20,478 feet at SW SE 34-25N-58E (245 FSL/1907 FEL). The Sundheim 21-27-3H recorded an initial production of 1,293 BOPD, 658 thousand cubic feet of gas per day (MCFPD), and 2,807 BWPD. The Sundheim 21-27-4H has an SHL at NE NW 27-25N-58E (395 FNL/1980 FWL) and a BHL of 21,497 feet at SE SE 34-25N-58E (241 FSL/572 FEL). No initial production rates were reported.

Wrapping up the three Richland County completions is the Babka 3-12H, operated by Continental Resources Inc. The Babka has an SHL at SW SW 12-24N-52E (325 FSL/735 FWL) and a BHL of 15,594 at 1-24N-52E (237 FNL/690 FWL). The Babka reported an initial production of 595 BOPD, 125 MCFPD and 281 BWPD.

Abandoned Wells

In Sheridan County, final abandonment procedures were approved for the Ostby 11-35, located at NW NE 35-31N-58E (825 FNL/1517 FEL). Omimex Canada, Ltd. was the operator of record.

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