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BAKKEN
Regional Field Study
Bakken Study Summary
The Bakken Formation (Late Devonian to Early Mississippian) covers approximately 200,000 square miles
across western North Dakota, eastern Montana, and southern Saskatchewan, Canada within the Williston
Basin. The Bakken lies between the overlying Lodgepole Formation, which is conformable in most areas,
and the underlying Three Forks Formation, which is unconformable.
The formation was initially described by geologist J.W. Nordquist in 1953. The formation is entirely in the
subsurface, and has no surface outcrop. It is named after Henry Bakken, a farmer in Tioga, North Dakota
who owned the land where the formation was initially discovered, during drilling for oil.
The Bakken Formation consists of three distinct members. The upper and lower members are black,
organic-rich shales and are widely recognized as world-class source rocks. These members also serve as
very effective seals owing to their very low permeability. Permeability ranges from 0.01 mD to 20 mD. The
middle member is the primary oil-producing member and predominantly composed of siltstones and
sandstones, but also has low porosity (1% - 15%) and permeability (0 - 20 millidarcies), particularly for a
reservoir rock. The shales were deposited in relatively deep anoxic marine conditions, and the dolomite
was deposited as a coastal carbonate bank during a time of shallower.
Because of the strong contrast in lithology, the Bakken Formation is readily recognizable in wireline logs.
The upper and lower shales have unusually high gamma ray readings and high resistivity, while the middle
member has a signature similar to clastic and carbonate rocks.
The application of hydraulic fracturing and horizontal drilling technologies has created a boom in Bakken
production since 2000. The presence of vertical to sub-vertical natural fractures makes the Bakken an
excellent candidate for horizontal drilling in which a well drills horizontally along bedding planes, rather
than vertically through them. In this way, a borehole can contact many thousands of feet of oil reservoir
rock in a unit with a maximum thickness of only about 140 feet. By the end of 2010, oil production rates
had reached 458,000 barrels per day.
Pricing Guide
Bakken
80 wells
$160,000
Bakken Study Deliverables
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Field Study Deliverables
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Divide County
Burke County
Sheridan County
Renville County
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Roosevelt County
Williams County
Ward County
Mountrail County
Richland County
McKenzie County
McCone County
McLean County
Dunn County
Dawson County
Mercer County
Oliver County
Billings County
Wibaux County
Prairie County
Golden Valley County
Stark County
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Bakken Regional Study
Well List
Wellname
State
County
API
LOUCKS 44-30
NORTH DAKOTA
DIVIDE
33023004710000
BOND #1
MONTANA
RICHLAND
25083211850000
ZABOLOTNY 8-4
NORTH DAKOTA
BILLINGS
33007014310000
P. E. ROSENQUIST "A" #1-35
NORTH DAKOTA
DIVIDE
33023003630000
HAGEN #1-13
NORTH DAKOTA
MC KENZIE
33053020760000
GOLDAL 16-10
NORTH DAKOTA
DIVIDE
33023005040000
CLEVELAND ESTATE 15-35
MONTANA
ROOSEVELT
25085214560000
SOLBERG #32-2
NORTH DAKOTA
WILLIAMS
33105016290000
PARSHALL 2-36H
NORTH DAKOTA
MOUNTRAIL
33061005030000
ROGNE 44-34H
NORTH DAKOTA
DUNN
33025006640000
ALVSTAD 31-29
NORTH DAKOTA
MOUNTRAIL
33061003360000
BARTLESON 44-1H
NORTH DAKOTA
MOUNTRAIL
33061004950000
BIA HALE NO.1-7
NORTH DAKOTA
DUNN
33025003480000
ORTLOFF NO. 13-28
NORTH DAKOTA
MOUNTRAIL
33061002460000
RICE #14-3
NORTH DAKOTA
MOUNTRAIL
33061002660000
ROSS #36-33A
NORTH DAKOTA
MOUNTRAIL
33061002860000
STATE #4-24
NORTH DAKOTA
MC KENZIE
33053024880000
WESTERN INVESTMENT CO. NO. 24-12
NORTH DAKOTA
BURKE
33013008060000
FLADELAND 11-21H
NORTH DAKOTA
MOUNTRAIL
33061005910000
BERG NO. 15-24
NORTH DAKOTA
WARD
33101002350000
DOBRINSKI #18-44
NORTH DAKOTA
WARD
33101002600000
OLSON STATE NO. 1
NORTH DAKOTA
Mountrail
33061002200000
OAS # 31-161-92H
NORTH DAKOTA
BURKE
33013013830000
ANDERSON #11-17
NORTH DAKOTA
DIVIDE
33023003940000
T. L. MONTGOMERY #1
NORTH DAKOTA
DIVIDE
33023002790000
M. KOSTEK #1-32
NORTH DAKOTA
DIVIDE
33023002320000
POINTS KOSTEK #1
NORTH DAKOTA
DIVIDE
33023002400000
HUTCHINSON UNIT A #1-30
NORTH DAKOTA
DUNN
33025002730000
STATE B #1-30
NORTH DAKOTA
DUNN
33025003840000
SAKAKAWEA FEDERAL 13X-35
NORTH DAKOTA
MC KENZIE
33053028580000
LEININGER 44-9 #2-9
NORTH DAKOTA
DIVIDE
33023002770000
ARNEGARD 22A-2-1
NORTH DAKOTA
MC KENZIE
33053028970000
JORDAN RINDEL #15-9
NORTH DAKOTA
DIVIDE
33023004450000
AL-AQUITAINE ET AL USA #4-11
NORTH DAKOTA
BILLINGS
33007006500000
BOE 42-17 #1-17
NORTH DAKOTA
DIVIDE
33023003150000
FEDERAL D.K #1-18
NORTH DAKOTA
BILLINGS
33007010220000
WINDFALDET #2-26
NORTH DAKOTA
DIVIDE
33023001990000
FROELICH #1-9
NORTH DAKOTA
STARK
33089002430000
OLSON 10-15-1H
NORTH DAKOTA
WILLIAMS
33105016930000
HARRY DEMING NO.13-42
MONTANA
RICHLAND
25083216660000
YELLOWSTONE #1
NORTH DAKOTA
MCKENZIE
33053022780000
MISSOURI #1
NORTH DAKOTA
MCKENZIE
33053024100000
ANDERSON #11-20
NORTH DAKOTA
DIVIDE
33023003830000
GRUNDSTAD #22-9X
NORTH DAKOTA
DIVIDE
33023003550000
LANDY 1-13
NORTH DAKOTA
DIVIDE
33023006300000
JOHNSTON #1-26
MONTANA
SHERIDAN
25091217820000
RUEGSEGGER 24-1H
MONTANA
SHERIDAN
25091218190000
COI VESTERBY STATE #1-16
MONTANA
SHERIDAN
25091217510000
ANDERSON 2-18
NORTH DAKOTA
MC KENZIE
33053031490000
TANGE #3
MONTANA
SHERIDAN
25091217060000
ALLEN #2-1
MONTANA
ROOSEVELT
25085215780000
ASSINIBOINE SIOUX TRIBE "B" #1
MONTANA
ROOSEVELT
25085215430000
Bakken Regional Study
Well List Continued
Wellname
State
County
API
HIGGINS NO 12-16
MONTANA
DANIELS
25019210350000
CONRAD GRANVOLD #1-6
MONTANA
SHERIDAN
25091216600000
BRISKE NO. 44-35
MONTANA
ROOSEVELT
25085211440000
PAULINE B. FIZER #1-7
MONTANA
ROOSEVELT
25085210600000
ALVIN LE VANG #31-1
MONTANA
DANIELS
25019210670000
ADA G. NASH #1-5
MONTANA
SHERIDAN
25091213390000
HENSLER #2-21
MONTANA
SHERIDAN
25091215710000
EMERALD STATE 13-23
MONTANA
DANIELS
25019210730000
NO.1 GOOD BROTHERS 4-16
MONTANA
DANIELS
25019210820000
BLAZER 2-11-163-98H
NORTH DAKOTA
DIVIDE
33023006590000
FINK #1-35
MONTANA
SHERIDAN
25091217210000
FRENCH FEE NO. 6-4
MONTANA
SHERIDAN
25091214700000
HSR-Hersel #14-5
MONTANA
DANIELS
25019211270000
Benson #1
MONTANA
DANIELS
25019210310000
Shipstead 43X-1
MONTANA
DANIELS
25019210290000
Clark Farms 29-10
MONTANA
ROOSEVELT
25085217990000
COLLINS #1-14
MONTANA
SHERIDAN
SUNDANCE OCHAPOWACE 6-5-18-3
SASKATCHEWAN
SUNDANCE LESTOR 05-03-27-15W2
SASKATCHEWAN
REISTAD 1-1R
NORTH DAKOTA
DIVIDE
33023002120000
MCCABE 1X
MONTANA
ROOSEVELT
25085216170000
JACOBSEN FARMS 1-14-23H
MONTANA
ROOSEVELT
25085218560000
MEADOW LARK # 2
MONTANA
DANIELS
25019210500000
LONGCREEK #1-33
MONTANA
ROOSEVELT
25085214160000
BEALE 1-22
MONTANA
ROOSEVELT
25085214840000
HELSTAD 157-99-2A-11-1H
NORTH DAKOTA
WILLIAMS
33105026040000
GOBBS NO. 1-16-4B
MONTANA
ROOSEVELT
25085212360000
SWANSON NO. 8-16
MONTANA
ROOSEVELT
25085214090000
GRAVOS 42-13 13-14H
NORTH DAKOTA
MCKENZIE
33053044930000
NO. 14-6 FEDERAL
NORTH DAKOTA
MCKENZIE
33053016960000
25091218570000
131/06-05-018-03-W-2/00
101/05-03-027-15-W-2/00
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