Bakken DUCs -- June, 2021

 

	Bakken
	Drilled	Completed	DUC
Dec-13	--	--	570
Jan-14	178	143	605
Feb-14	210	158	657
Mar-14	224	218	663
Apr-14	217	207	673
May-14	226	208	691
Jun-14	236	225	702
Jul-14	250	243	709
Aug-14	226	207	728
Sep-14	256	232	752
Oct-14	186	243	695
Nov-14	209	202	702
Dec-14	224	194	732
Jan-17	62	52	781
Feb-17	51	58	774
Mar-17	78	71	781
Apr-17	78	104	755
May-17	94	82	767
Jun-17	76	105	738
Jul-17	95	103	730
Aug-17	99	110	719
Sep-17	98	97	720
Oct-17	104	110	714
Nov-17	93	86	721
Dec-17	77	65	733
Jan-18	107	72	768
Feb-18	74	74	768
Mar-18	95	90	773
Apr-18	109	110	772
May-18	124	131	765
Jun-18	108	118	755
Jul-18	134	155	734
Aug-18	108	138	704
Sep-18	108	122	690
Oct-18	120	118	692
Nov-18	110	99	703
Dec-18	108	70	741
Jan-19	120	71	790
Feb-19	108	56	842
Mar-19	111	110	843
Apr-19	118	112	849
May-19	127	127	849
Jun-19	118	149	818
Jul-19	122	121	819
Aug-19	122	144	797
Sep-19	110	87	820
Oct-19	116	108	828
Nov-19	96	88	836
Dec-19	94	86	844
Jan-20	99	98	845
Feb-20	94	99	840
Mar-20	94	108	826
Apr-20	69	32	863
May-20	33	14	882
Jun-20	18	11	889
Jul-20	18	22	885
Aug-20	19	30	874
Sep-20	18	51	841
Oct-20	19	43	817
Nov-20	20	34	803
Dec-20	20	51	772
Jan-21	20	49	743
Feb-21	19	32	730
Mar-21	25	47	708
Apr-21	27	52	683
May-21	29	56	656
Jun-21	31	59	628

Geoff Simon's Quick Connects -- July 9, 2021

• Port: Coal Creek potential for CO2 capture terrifies Sierra Club -- Dickinson Press

• Incoming owner of Coal Creek optimistic of future -- Central McLean News-Journal

• Dakota Access is not the only pipeline in legal jeopardy -- Williston Herald

• Huge wind farm planned for Stutsman and LaMoure counties -- Jamestown Sun

• Stark County rescinds moratorium on wind turbines, orders new draft prepared -- Dickinson Press

• Keystone XL owner seeks $15 billion in damages from Biden administration -- OilPrice.com

• North Dakota power plant will keep burning clean, beautiful coal -- American Experiment

• California state-funded visits to North Dakota, now banned, appear to be few -- Bismarck Tribune

• Tribune editorial: Term limits will cause more harm than good -- Bismarck Tribune

• Driving Forward: NDDOT unveils new road map for phone-savvy drivers -- KFYR-TV

• Average gas price in North Dakota climbs to $3 per gallon -- Grand Forks Herald

• NDDOT receives $16,750,000 federal grant to add passing lanes on Hwy 52 -- Devils Lake Journal

• Midco plans to invest $500 Million to expand its fiber network -- US News

• FAA gives $2.3 million in airport grants to North Dakota, $500K to Williston -- Williston Herald

• Bowman Rep. Keith Kempenich now a vaccine disciple, virus nearly killed him -- Bismarck Tribune

• Officials break ground for new career academy in Fargo -- Fargo Forum

• Minot educator Heather Ell among finalists for 2022 ND Teacher of the Year -- KMOT-TV

• Lack of workers impacting Watford City businesses -- McKenzie County Farmer

• Can you guess the most popular jobs in North Dakota? -- Hot 97.5 FM

• Crosby nursing home expected to close permanently -- Crosby Journal

• Tioga to hold special election to fill city commission slot -- Tioga Tribune

• Watford City looking to meet its future infrastructure needs -- McKenzie County Farmer

• Bakken Rocks Cookfest returns to Arnegard, and other things to know in energy -- Williston Herald

• Texas governor says renewable electricity generators should bear costs of failure -- Bloomberg News

• Ohio House of Representatives passes bill blocking cities from banning natural gas -- Marietta Times

• Tale of two states warns of coming failure of Biden environmental agenda -- Real Clear Energy

• Top senators say investment giants putting ESG concerns before retirees -- Fox Business

• Refinery closures decreased U.S. refinery capacity during 2020 -- EIA

• Crude oil prices prove difficult to forecast, but guesses abound -- The Journal Trib

• U.S. shale firms hesitate to hedge more, despite surge in oil prices -- Reuters

• Op-ed: Biden wants the cartel to pump more oil, but the U.S. to pump less -- Wall Street Journal

32967

The CLR Anna wells in Last Chance oil field are tracked here.

Of interest today, this well:

• 32967, 1,104, CLR, Anna 7-34H, Last Chance, t7/17; cum 174K 5/21; this well has never been particularly good and has been off line for the past six to seven months Fracked 1/17; 60 stages; 17.2 million lbs. Today, it appears it might be coming back on line. Full production profile:

Pool	Date	Days	BBLS Oil	Runs	BBLS Water	MCF Prod	MCF Sold	Vent/Flare
BAKKEN	5-2021	4	125	100	413	690	236	275
BAKKEN	4-2021	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
BAKKEN	3-2021	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
BAKKEN	2-2021	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
BAKKEN	1-2021	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
BAKKEN	12-2020	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
BAKKEN	11-2020	0	0	38	0	0	0	0
BAKKEN	10-2020	27	872	873	2305	4652	3952	280
BAKKEN	9-2020	30	688	700	4400	3856	3384	0
BAKKEN	8-2020	31	483	438	4456	4751	4043	1
BAKKEN	7-2020	2	35	29	401	216	156	15
BAKKEN	6-2020	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
BAKKEN	5-2020	0	0	52	0	0	0	0
BAKKEN	4-2020	11	299	419	2263	1757	27	1536
BAKKEN	3-2020	31	908	821	6465	4681	3416	792
BAKKEN	2-2020	29	1223	1236	5251	5962	5484	23
BAKKEN	1-2020	31	1077	1041	5243	5924	2995	2309
BAKKEN	12-2019	22	612	550	3956	4381	0	3945
BAKKEN	11-2019	0	0	55	0	0	0	0
BAKKEN	10-2019	13	734	867	2802	6972	0	6355
BAKKEN	9-2019	30	2435	2431	9244	18203	11458	5107
BAKKEN	8-2019	30	2596	2701	11660	13317	8165	4094
BAKKEN	7-2019	31	2792	2630	10510	11634	7986	2884
BAKKEN	6-2019	30	1732	1725	5484	5289	4810	138
BAKKEN	5-2019	31	1972	1898	5747	5248	4579	246
BAKKEN	4-2019	13	660	728	3090	1552	1376	3
BAKKEN	3-2019	29	1589	1515	7042	4121	3683	64
BAKKEN	2-2019	22	537	549	4082	1492	1356	0
BAKKEN	1-2019	29	796	786	3925	1737	1593	6
BAKKEN	12-2018	31	675	640	3020	500	453	8
BAKKEN	11-2018	30	93	125	3057	454	404	10
BAKKEN	10-2018	14	708	785	2775	4807	4058	410
BAKKEN	9-2018	29	3825	3874	8220	24410	21565	2044
BAKKEN	8-2018	31	4991	5003	10208	28829	27452	414
BAKKEN	7-2018	27	4126	4123	10940	21990	12852	8400
BAKKEN	6-2018	29	3407	3425	9929	14722	13436	689
BAKKEN	5-2018	31	6122	6011	15195	19881	15430	4451
BAKKEN	4-2018	20	3759	3843	11600	8372	6999	1373
BAKKEN	3-2018	21	8428	8397	16627	29692	19188	10504
BAKKEN	2-2018	16	5939	5957	11546	9276	9133	143
BAKKEN	1-2018	24	8826	8840	15526	12503	10562	1941
BAKKEN	12-2017	23	9107	9068	23047	10377	9645	732
BAKKEN	11-2017	29	16157	16160	25980	18966	15725	3241
BAKKEN	10-2017	28	19449	19434	32833	22211	15653	6558
BAKKEN	9-2017	22	16107	16152	31638	17891	13065	4826
BAKKEN	8-2017	26	19710	19922	46780	19145	18248	897
BAKKEN	7-2017	19	19891	19519	38878	18568	14548	4020
BAKKEN	6-2017	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
BAKKEN	5-2017	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
BAKKEN	4-2017	3	764	764	4239	360	0	360

Geoff Simon's Quick Connects -- July 3, 2021

• Carbon banking hangs in balance in agriculture-heavy states -- Bismarck Tribune

• Hamm talks about $100 oil, Xcel building gas plant, and more -- Williston Herald

• North Dakota could lead breakthrough in hydrogen landscape -- Tioga Tribune

• North Dakota PSC approves Mountrail County transmission line -- Bismarck Tribune

• Court signs off on Line 3, "environmental consequences" loom -- Grand Rapids Herald

• Road map to the future: Orphan wells likely mean decades of work ahead -- Williston Herald

• Ballot measure seeks term limits for North Dakota governor, Legislature -- Bismarck Tribune

• Project Tundra getting federal attention, comments at Senate hearing -- Williston Herald

• Four-Lane expansion completed on Long X Bridge, all lanes now open -- KFYR

• Crosby park board to study community center expansion -- Crosby Journal

• North Dakota DOT adding passing lanes to Highway 52 -- KMOT-TV

• Analysis: Oil companies bet on $100 a barrel as they rush to sell assets -- Reuters

• More women's health services come to Watford City -- McKenzie County Farmer

• New Williston school district opens Thursday -- Williston Herald

• Dunseith School District in early planning stages for new building -- KMOT-TV

• Coal Creek purchase impact on Underwood School District -- KFYR-TV

• Justices deny Wyoming, Montana coal suit against Washington -- Associated Press

• Court: Toppled rig's owners can't sue Coast Guard contractor -- Associated Press

• Sen. Barrasso: US energy independence vital, Biden's policies could destroy it -- Fox News

• City of Williston has decided to ban the use of fireworks -- KFYR-TV

• Two former DOE Secretaries: Foreign demand for U.S. LNG "Astounding -- Energy in Depth

• Ignoring U.S. reliance on imported minerals is irresponsible -- Inside Sources

• Wall Street, tech firms fear SEC climate disclosure will trigger lawsuits -- Insurance Journal

• Address climate change through Congressional action, not lawsuits -- The Hill

• U.S. oil shale producers stick to output discipline -- Oil Price

• Electricity planning quagmire: Marginal cost pricing and renewables -- MasterResource blog