The Petro-Hunt wells in Charlson oil field are some of the most exciting wells in the Bakken.

A reader shared with me the wells in which they have interests. The reader's interests are very, very low, so the reader does not receive much in the way of royalties from these wells.

For me, I'm not concerned about the royalties: I simply find the data incredibly interesting and more than happy to share the data with the reader.

In a long note like this with lots of data and lots of numbers, there will be content and typographical errors; I will correct them as I find them.

 

Update

April 2, 2025: I have gone the reader's production statement dated March 24, 2025, for royalties paid through February, 2025, in some cases, and through January, 2025, in almost all cases.

The reader has:

• total number of wells
• on his production statement from the company: 44 wells
• on is personal spreedsheet: 45 wells
• the difference: one well
• 38359, conf, Sherven Trust 153-95-27A-26-1H, started reporting production in February, 2025
• in addition, it's possible there are issues with the deed regarding this company
• the reader says she will work with the company on this deed; it's happened before
• Zabolotny wells, new: 
• of interest: the two new Zabolotny wells (#40203 and #40325) are now on the company's production statement
• catch-up: 
• two wells have several pages of production reported for 2024, readers' wells:
• #25, NDIC #30183, company # 118-20500, Sherven Trust 153-95-27A-7HS; and,
• #32, NDIC #33905, company # 118-21867, USA 153-95-9A-4-1HS;
• miscellaneous production:
• many wells, also included production for:
• Apr, 2023, or
• June, 2023, and, often
• January, 2025
• at least one well also included production for:
• August, 2024

Update

March 8, 2025: the Original Post was for production through November, 2024. Since then I have updated data through January, 2025. The narrative below reflects only that data trorugh the original spreadsheet (through November, 2024).

Original Post

A reader shared with me the wells in which they have interests. The reader's interests are very, very low, so the reader does not receive much in the way of royalties from these wells.

For me, I'm not concerned about the royalties: I simply find the data incredibly interesting and more than happy to share the data with the reader.

In a long note like this with lots of data and lots of numbers, there will be content and typographical errors; I will correct them as I find them.

Takeaways:

• from the reader's production statement, I count 45 wells; 
• this accounts for all wells of which I am aware for this reader
  
• the most recent production station shows production data through November 2024
• three wells (#43, #44, and #45 in the spreadsheet below) were not on the most recent production statement; 
• one is still confidential and reporting no "runs";
• two of the wells have just recently come off confidential list and have only reported production for last three months
• the third well, #38359, is most likely producing but it is still on confidential list; this well will come off confidential list this next week (February 8, 2025)
• the jump in total production for these 45 wells has jumped significantly
• April, 2024: 66,920 bbls
• November, 2024: 105,697 bbls
• the reader's most recent statement did not include production of:
• 28,380 bbls in November, 2024
• 22,729 bbls in October, 2024
• 3,381 bbls in September, 2024
• many older wells had significant increases in production, most likely from newer wells being fracked and affecting neighboring wells positively (whoo-hoo)
  

ADDITIONAL COMMENTS

Very, very interesting:

• most wells in the most recent production statement were for production in the month of November, 2024
• many wells in the most recent production statement also included production from December, 2024

Huge exceptions:

• Operator: 118-19431, NDIC #27055, Van Hise Trust 153-95-28D-21-1HS
• months of November, 2024, and December, 2024, but also
• months of September, 2023; July, 2024; March, 2024; February, 2024; November, 2023; January, 2024; April, 2024; 

Also interesting to some extent:

• most wells in the most recent production statement were for production in the month of November, 2024
• many wells in the most recent production statement also included production from December, 2024
• exceptions:
• Operator: 118-23455, NDIC #24449, Legaard 2-25HNA
• months of November, 2024, and, December, 2024, but also
• month of June, 2024; 
• Operator: 118-23456, NDIC #24448, Legaard 2-25HNB
• months of November, 2024, and, December, 2024, but also
• month of June, 2024;
•  Operator: 118-23457, NDIC #20878, Legaard 4-25H
• months of November, 2024, and, December, 2024, but also
• month of June, 2024; 
•  Operator: 118-23541, NDIC #24471, Rose 16-24HN
• months of November, 2024, and, December, 2024, but also
• month of June, 2024;

Sherven Trust Wells -- A Reader Has A Question Re: A Letter From Petro-Hunt -- March 31, 2025

A reader had a question about an interest in a Petro-Hunt Sherven Trust well.

The well in question per the letter from Petro-Hunt:

• Sherven Trust 153-95-27A-26-1HS, T153N-R95W

• sections 26 & 27 of 153-95
• section 26: NW1/4 and SE1/4

Reader's deed:

• McKenzie Deed
• Charlson oil field:

The Sherven Trust wells that the reader "has" on his production statement and the decimal units for the ones I checked. NDIC file number; name of well; and, decimal unit:

• 17400, 546, Sherven Trust 27B -2-4H; decimal: 0.00001953
• 26206, 1,077, Sherven Trust 153-95-27B-2H,
• 26205, 1,514, Sherven Trust 153-95-27B-3H; decimal: 0.0001953
• 27375, 984, Sherven Trust 153-95-27D-5H
• 27376, 1,578, Sherven Trust 153-95-27D-6H; decimal: 0.0001953
• 30183, 724, Sherven Trust 153-95-27A-7HS
• 38459, conf, Sherven Trust 153-95-27A-26-1HS, a brand new well; started producing, January, 2025.

Production data for the Petro-Hunt wells was last accomplished in February, 2025, and results can be found here.

The map: done quickly. There may be errors. This section is "a Sherven Trust section" but neighboring Van Hise Trust wells will also be involved (the reader has three Van Hise Trust wells, although I only marked two in the map below. The third is probably another section line well.

XTO -- Production Statement -- March, 2025

Production statement for March, 2025, would likely be mostly sales that occurred in January, 2025.

24104, Stenberg 14-10 SWH, monthly:

• 4/24
• 5/24
• 6/24
• 7/24
• 8/24
• 9/24
• 10/24
• 11/24
• 12/24
• 1/25

24105, Stenberg 14-10 SEH, monthly:

• 5/24
• 6/24
• 7/24
• 8/24
• 9/24
• 10/24
• 11/24
• 12/24
• 1/25

Why The Zabolotny Wells Can Be In Two Different Counties -- March 6, 2025

I believe this is correct. 

A reader asked how the Zabolotny wells could be located in different counties.

The "Zabolotny drilling unit" is a 1280-acre unit (two sections): sections 4/9 - 144 - 98, Billings County.

The "Zabolotny drilling unit" is inside the Little Knife oil field. The Little Knife oil field is a huge oil field, located in Dunn County, McKenzie County, and Billings County.

With horizontal drilling, it does not matter (in this context) in which county the well is sited. What matters is what drilling unit (sections, acres) the horizontals drain as determined by the NDIC.

The original Zabolotny well was drilled outside the "Zabolotny drilling unit." It was drilled just outside the unit, to the north of the unit, in McKenzie County, and not in Billings County. But the horizontal well ran south into section 4/9 - 144 - 98.

Much later, Petro-Hunt established a five-well pad inside the "Zabolotny drilling unit," near the south line of section 9. There are currently five wells on this pad. Three run south and are not Zabolotny wells. Two run north and are the NEW Zabolotny wells. These two wells, sited in section 9 - 144 -98, are sited in Billings County.

So, at the surface, McKenzie County is involved with the original Zabolotny well, and Billings County is involved with the new Zabolotny wells. 

The maps:

Disclaimer: this was done quickly. It was not reviewed by the editor / proofreader. To the best of my knowledge it is correct, but I often make typographical and content errors. I will correct them when I find them. The editor / proofreader was in school and unavailable at the time this blog was posted.

Rough notes:

• 37987, Z 144-98-4A-9-1H —sited in section 36-145-98, runs south into sections 4/9-
• 40203, Z 144-98-9C-4-2H — sited in section 9, runs north into sections 4/9
• 40325, Z 144-98-9C-4-3H — sited in section 9, runs north into sections 4/9

Chord Oasis Energy Wells -- Production Update -- February 23, 2025

 Oasis-operated wells.

Chord Oasis.

Oasis #	ND File #	Well Name	January Statement			Jan 25	Dec 24	Nov 24	Oct 24	Sept 24	Aug 24	Jul 24	Jun 24
14953.1	19574	Grimstvedt Federal 5703 42-34H	1				263	289	0	372	323	0	306
15139.1	21266	Dahl Federal 15-11H	0				0	0	0	125	3,245	1,976	2,670
17179.1	33130	Peregrine 5401 42-24H	1				1,747	1,490	1,915	1,447	1,278	1,184	1,223
17180.1	38782	Peregrine 5401 42-24 4B	1				4,366	5,149	8,923	9,987	11,565	12,605	13,188
17181.1	38781	Peregrine 5401 42-24 3B	1				6,678	6,285	8,336	11,831	7,724	12,864	13,639
17182.1	33499	Osprey 5401 44-23H	1				1,777	1,748	1,691	1,411	571	924	1,031
17183.1	39321	Osprey 5401 44-23 3B	1				6,458	7,297	9,029	10,546	11,499	10,640	11,727
17498.1	22475	Dishon 1-30H	1				874	680	450	922	677	727	945
17695.1	23762	Nelsen State 24X-33A	1				0	954	735	486	972	936	1,175
17696.1	23761	Nelsen State 24X-33F	1				0	246	468	489	473	449	705
17697.1	20971	Nelsen State 24X-33R	1				738	736	702	703	0	460	432
18016.1	38770	Dahl E Federal 5301 13-14 2B	1				5,294	6,569	6,219	6,877	8,653	8,186	8,007
18019.1	38771	Dahl E Federal 5301 13-14 3B	1				5,219	5,380	10,456	4,865	8,924	7,862	7,712
18020.1	38772	Dahl E Federal 5301 13-14 4B	1				5,170	4,653	3,620	6,388	8,291	3,124	9,132
19807.1	39281	Osprey 5401 43-22 2B	1				4,933	5,996	7,553	2,708	6,793	5,497	8,068
19813.1	38780	Peregrine 5401 42-24 2B	1				5,284	7,888	4,052	6,273	9,012	9,670	11,842
19814.1	39322	Osprey 5401 44-23 4B	1				7,602	8,379	9,467	11,434	11,120	11,490	12,315
19815.1	39323	Osprey 5401 44-23 5BX	1				8,718	8,968	10,076	9,818	12,112	11,963	12,064
EXP	36924	Dahl 5301 43-11 6B	Loc/PNC
EXP	36925	Dahl 5301 43-11 7B	Loc/PNC
EXP	36926	Dahl 5301 43-11 8B	Loc/PNC
PNC	39117	Osprey 5401 43-23 5BX	Conf/PNC
PNC	39118	Osprey 5401 43-23 4B	Conf/PNC
PNC	39119	Osprey 5401 43-23 3B	Conf/PNC
19819.1	39049	Bergem 5199 43-33 2B	1				12,571	8,893	16,130	16,337	20,004	24,129	34,839
19821.1	39051	Bergem 5199 43-33 4B	1				9,669	18,340	20,865	21,185	20,281	30,854	23,722
19822.1	39052	Bergem 5199 43-33 5B	1				12,194	12,867	15,780	21,035	22,602	24,331	24,240
19824.1	39054	Bergem 5199 43-33 7B	1				10,261	11,315	9,417	20,465	24,016	25,624	30,669
19820.1	39050	Bergem 5199 43-33 3T	1				12,150	10,475	12,701	13,098	9,510	18,596	25,980
19823.1	39053	Bergem 5199 43-33 6T	1				8,814	7,624	4,305	16,749	19,497	14,045	17,646
19828.1	38773	Dahl E Federal 5301 13-14 5B	1				4,325	4,251	5,508	6,378	9,494	4,706	7,061
25703.1	39910	6-section spacing: Andrews Federal 5304 12-24 4BX	1				18,572	18,491	19,447	20,348	22,893	18,757	23,321
			25	0	0	0	153,677	164,963	187,845	222,277	251,529	261,599	303,659