Geoff Simon's Quick Connects -- August 26, 2022

• The proposed Summit Carbon Solutions pipeline in North Dakota -- KX News

• State's energy leadership celebrated in American Clean Power Week -- News Dakota

• Montana is one of the 13 states able to free up oil and gas leases -- KFYR - TV

• ND natgas production surges, capture rate holds steady -- Natural Gas Intelligence

• Renewal of Alliance Pipeline permit proposed; public comment period to open -- Minot Daily News

• State plan calls for electric vehicle charging stations every 50 miles along I-94, I-29 -- Fargo Forum

• "I'm not worried about the pipe." One Glen Ullin landowner's opinion of CO2 pipeline -- KX News

• Inflation Reduction Act includes CO2 capture credits Montana, North Dakota need -- Williston Herald

• 2 utilities partner to build $439 million transmission line in southeast North Dakota -- Bismarck Tribune

• Liability, safety among top concerns for proposed CO2 pipeline discussed at Dakotafest -- Ag Update

• First earnings call for Chord Energy outlines Bakken battle plan -- Williston Herald

• Slow, steady growth in state's oil and gas a trend that should continue -- McKenzie County Farmer

• Price, OPEC production, workforce are factors limiting ramp up in drilling activity -- Tioga Tribune

• Legacy Fund dollars invested in Wall Street firms openly opposed to fossil fuels -- KX News

• ND senators consider bill to bar China from buying U.S. farmland, ag businesses -- Dickinson Press

• Hacker accesses injured workers' personal info in cyberattack on ND agency -- Jamestown Sun

• Emails shed light on AG building cost overrun; no negligence seen -- Bismarck Tribune

• Unemployment in ND drops slightly in July, ranking sixth-lowest in the nation -- Grand Forks Herald

• NDPC will not contribute to fight the pot legalization effort on November ballot -- Associated Press

• Notary public 'red flags' led to rejection of ND term limits ballot measure -- Our Community Now

• ND BIA officer Dexter Davis awarded Congressional Badge for bravery -- KFYR - TV

• State's air travel numbers are falling, and lack of airline seats is a factor -- Minot Daily News

• Flat tax, Fufeng project, Young Republicans, Missile testing, Tournament host -- Fargo Forum

• Charles Tuttle making Independent bid for North Dakota Secretary of State -- AM 1100

• Mouse River Enhanced Flood Protection Project set for completion next summer -- Minot Daily News

• CHI Health announces multi-year expansion plan to start with emergency room -- Dickinson Press

• Rural ND child care providers seek sustainability, "desperate" in Hazen -- ND News Cooperative

• State changes raising county's cost of providing youth services focus of discussion -- Minot Daily News

• Gas processing facility permit sought in Fertile Valley; county recommends approval -- The Journal

• Construction progresses as Fire Station 5 expected to come on line in June 2023 -- Minot Daily News

• City of Minot continues budget talks as council member questions tax hike -- Minot Daily News

• Park Service seeks input on plan to revitalize facilities, infrastructure -- Bowman County Pioneer

• Minot's Republican legislators see potential in income-tax reform plan -- Minot Daily News

• School districts across North Dakota seeking international help with teacher shortage -- Fargo Forum

• Districts in crisis mode with lack of substitute teachers despite record number of interest -- Fargo Forum

• Vision Zero, ND DOT launch campaign placing impaired driving simulators in schools -- KFYR - TV

• Nick Archuleta: North Dakota's teachers deserve respect and support -- Bismarck Tribune

• Innovation grants available for teachers; funding up to $10K every three months -- Minot Daily News

• Divide County's four new teaching hires may be familiar faces as school year begins -- The Journal

• Killdeer students start the 2022-23 school year in a new high school -- KFYR-TV

• Tioga, Ray schools break student enrollment records besting levels from boom high -- Tioga Tribune

• Engineering the future: Lincoln Elementary gets high-tech STEM center -- Dickinson Press

• Minot State University reports 2.4% increase in student enrollment from last fall -- Minot Daily News

• Inflation Reduction Act "green energy" subsidies could hurt power grid reliability -- Real Clear Energy

• Democrat ads rebrand $739B tax and climate bill as key to energy independence -- Fox News

• Why pretend green pork will stop climate change? -- Wall Street Journal

• US natural gas prices spike to 14-year high, electric demand is the reason -- CNN Business

• The Democrats' big new $739B climate bill will do almost nothing for the climate -- NY Post

• House Democrats plan to double-cross Joe Manchin on energy deal -- Washington Times

• European gas prices surge on upcoming Nord Stream maintenance outage -- Energy Intelligence

• California to ban gas-powered cars by 2035 in favor of electric vehicles -- Fox Business News

• Saudi says OPEC stands ready to cut output to correct a recent oil price decline -- Reuters

• Momentum building behind the idea of cutting crude production to stabilize market -- Wall Street Journal

• Where have all the refineries gone? How energy politics are discouraging critical investments -- Forbes

• Texas consumers on hook for $10 billion debt incurred during winter storm Uri -- Robert Bryce in Forbes

• The rise and fall of the American electrical grid, no longer reliable -- American Affairs Journal

From A Reader -- MRO -- Bailey Oil Field -- Section 18-146-93 -- August 22, 2022

Not sure if you heard about this progress from readers or seen yourself in Bailey field, so thought I’d contribute what I been following. Use or do as you like with this information. I tried to limit in length, but they’re my standard notes.

MRO/Marathon: LOC = Bailey Field, Surface Section-18-146/93

Narrative: These 14 wells were spud in 2021, they had to shut-in around 8 producing wells in 3 sections (6, 7, 18) that I know of for months to spud, drill laterals & stimulate, most likely more were shut-in. That’s the O/G business. Then, the April double blizzard situation happened since spuddings & these particular 14 new wells in section 18 were slowed down in the finishing stages. Additionally, MRO wasn’t only drilling in section 18 146/93, so the blizzards were a hurdle to jump, twice. MRO was also developing in 146/94 nearby & other locations. Lynn Helms had mentioned in public communications that some operators had many wells in process during the two 4/2022 blizzards, MRO Bailey fits that profile. I’m impressed they’re done, some are better than others, all great for the ND O/G industry, interest owners & the ND economy. These 14 were placed mostly on existing well pads, but the Stone pad I know is definitely new with 5 new wells. All 14 are producing except 38592-38593, they’re on the Stone pad with 3 other wells. 38591 is named Stone 44-7TFH. These 14 are on 3 pads in the northern portion of section 18. My guess is July will show production on the last 2 but who knows for certain, July or August is my guess.

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Operator: MRO/Marathon 

Bailey oil field: T146/R93W Section 18 surface location.

Updated Field information: In 146/93/18, 14 new wells are all but 2 or 12 total are currently showing production. About 1-2 have had production 3-5 months, the rest 1-3 tops. The well file numbers are below. There’s a photograph attached with a Findwell (or well search) table view of these section 18 new wells with well names. Woodrow through Weekes are the 14 newbies in this update.

WFN/Well File Numbers: 14

38536, 38537, 38538, 38539, 38571, 38572, 38573, 38574, 38587, 38589, 38590 (**38590 has top 1 month production (51749) 6-2022), 38591, 38592, 38593. A few others are in the 40k BOPM range.

Spacing Units/SU’s: For these wells I’m seeing 1280 or 2560 acre units. MRO & NDIC do a decent job of correlative rights in my opinion. We all want a minimum sized spacing unit so we get a better NRI calculation for profits, however, as lengths of laterals increase we see larger spacing units. Lynn Helms talks like he likes 1920 acre SU’s, which depending on the geology & geography makes sense. 3 mile laterals do bring better EUR’s, in most cases using today’s technology. The most recent August video blog he said 4 mile laterals haven’t occurred yet, but operators may try.

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Overview of 3 section 18 well pads with 14 new wells.

Geoff Simon's Quick Connects -- August 19, 2022

• How the Inflation Reduction Act impacts North Dakotans -- KX News

• PSC approves MDU'S interim 5.3 percent rate increase -- Williston Herald

• Summit CO2 pipeline still on track; boost to regional economy -- Grand Forks Herald

• Landowner concerns surround pipeline; developer moving ahead -- Bismarck Tribune

• Summit Carbon Solutions equity campaign reaches $1 billion in commitments -- Ag Week

• North Dakota, Montana average gas prices fall, closely following national trends -- Williston Herald

• Chord Energy playing Bakken for stable production, investment growth -- Natural Gas Intelligence

• $3 billion plan to upgrade grid to improve reliability and help prevent blackouts -- Dickinson Press

• Becker to run as an independent for the Senate seat held by John Hoeven -- Associated Press

• Senator Hoeven talks inflation, agriculture with Williston Chamber of Commerce -- KFYR - TV

• North Dakota term limits group sues to force public vote on measure -- Bismarck Tribune

• Warrant alleges petitioners got illegal bonuses in push for North Dakota term limits -- Dickinson Press

• New initiative to test paying landowners for proven water quality improvement -- Dickinson Press

• Armstrong discusses inflation, workforce issues, energy and agriculture -- The Jamestown Sun

• See how much land in North Dakota is owned by the federal government -- KX News

• Dryness creeping back into North Dakota; condition of crops good but degrading -- Bismarck Tribune

• Marijuana ballot measure approved for North Dakota voters; public vote prompted -- Bismarck Tribune

• Minot city attorney to step down Aug. 19; Council to discuss plans to fill position -- Minot Daily News

• Lower overhead allows Totten Trail to offer gas cheaper than many other stations -- KFYR - TV

• SE-SW corridor study completed; Ward County to seek funds for first phase -- Minot Daily News

• State's rural child care providers seek sustainability, more training, higher pay -- Fargo Forum

• Weather Service documents damage from three McLean County tornadoes -- Bismarck Tribune

• Williams County to vote on increased public safety 1% sales tax measure in Nov. -- Williston Herald

• City of Dickinson reforms police pensions, awards $2 million to Southwest CTE -- Dickinson Press

• Staff cuts receive push back while Minot City Council looks for budget savings -- Minot Daily News

• Public input sought on revitalization project at Theodore Roosevelt National Park -- Dickinson Press

• Burgum aims to allow opportunity for pledge recitation at meetings, schools -- AP News

• ND Association for Career and Technical Education announces state award winners -- Dickinson Press

• UND resumes new faculty and administrators 3 day bus tour of the state -- KNOX Radio

• Changes ahead for Minot Public Schools; classes kick off new year Aug. 24 -- Minot Daily News

• Fargo School Board votes to once again reinstate the Pledge of Allegiance -- Valley News Live

• Minot private Christian schools both expect enrollment increase this fall -- Minot Daily News

• Steady enrollment, balanced budget touted at DSU State of the University address -- Dickinson Press

• Tioga school district losing access to $1.2 million in state aid this year -- Tioga Tribune

• Classes start this week in Divide County School District for 385 students -- The Crosby Journal

• Natural gas shortage fears buoy US market as winter reserves lag -- Bloomberg

• War on Coal resumes in the United States as Europe uses more -- Institute for Energy Research

• Activist Meister eyes up MDU as another possible conglomerate break-up to unlock value -- CNBC

• Judge reinstates moratorium on coal leasing from federal lands; Hoeven criticizes -- Bismarck Tribune

• Oil output in Permian, Bakken due to rise in September claims EIA productivity report -- Reuters

• Energy reps say Dems' spending, tax and climate bill 'bad idea' during recession -- Fox Business News

• Bridger Pipeline break spills 45,000 gallons of diesel in eastern Wyoming -- Bismarck Tribune

• US refining capacity to creep higher in 2023; not enough to offset losses -- Energy Intelligence

• Scorching summer proved the obvious: we must build a lot more natural gas pipelines -- Forbes

• J.D. Power study finds US public electric vehicle charging infrastructure inadequate -- Newsweek

• California cows are leaving the state and that won't help global warming -- LA Daily News

• Doug Lawler promoted to president & COO at Continental Resources -- Fairfield Sun Times

• CrownRock's Tim Dunn is oil's new Bible-thumping, Biden-bashing billionaire -- Forbes

• IRA concentrates on clean energy incentives while buoying oil and gas interests -- US News

• China and the United States spar over climate change efforts on Twitter -- ABC News

• Money won't solve America's power grid problem; reforms will be required -- OilPrice.com

• Energy industry reacts to SEC's proposed rules on climate change -- Gibson Dunn

• Fewer Americans are worried how climate change affects them, poll suggests -- Forbes

• Wind energy boom and golden eagles collide in the US West -- UK Independent