Is there a map of the Three Forks Sanish formation? What counties are included?
On Oct 23, 8:38 am, go-devil <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > A Brigham Exploration Co. well in Mountrail County was flowing 765 > barrels of oil a day from its first successfully completed test well > in the Three Forks Formation, the Oil & Gas Journal Online reported > earlier this month. > > The well is in Alger Township in west-central Mountrail County and > south of the community of Ross. > > The Three Forks Formation is located just below the Bakken Formation > and is also getting attention in the North Dakota oilfields. Some > officials believe it's a reservoir separate from the now well-known > and oil-rich Bakken Formation and that the Three Forks Formation may > be capable of being another major producer of oil in North Dakota. > > "It is actually the Sanish zone of the Three Forks Formation," said > Bruce Hicks, assistant director of the North Dakota Oil and Gas > Division. The N.D. Oil and Gas Division, a division of the N.D. > Department of Mineral Resources, regulates the drilling of oil and gas > in North Dakota. > > Hicks said the Sanish zone is a sandy interval found at the top of the > Three Forks Formation and is usually 10 to 20 feet thick. He said the > top of the Sanish zone is located usually within 10 feet below the > base of the Bakken Formation. > > Hicks said there has always been some interest in the Sanish zone. > > "The middle Bakken zone has been the focus of the main Bakken play," > he said. "Many companies thought the Sanish zone was in communication > with the middle Bakken, but through further investigation, some > believe it may hold a great potential for additional oil reserves in > the future." > > Ron Ness, Bismarck, president of the North Dakota Petroleum Council, > also referred to the Three Forks-Sanish Formation when he spoke last > month about the area oil boom to members of the Minot Area Chamber of > Commerce's Energy Committee. > > "This is the big question right now," Ness told the Energy Committee > members in regard to the Three Forks-Sanish Formation. > > He said the Three Forks-Sanish Formation is "very important all the > way across the Bakken Formation in North Dakota because it may > determine the ability to have success in some of the areas where the > Bakken wasn't looking like it might work." > > He said the Three Forks-Sanish Formation "may double the productivity > of areas like Mountrail County where you essentially drill another > well under the Bakken." > > Brigham Exploration officials said the Mountrail County well in the > Ross area, combined with recent Three Forks discoveries drilled nearby > by other companies, likely delineates a second field immediately below > the Bakken Formation for the company to develop. > > "We might not only have the Bakken but the Three Forks as a reservoir > as well," said Rob Roosa, finance manager for Brigham Exploration Co. > at its corporate headquarters in Austin, Texas. > > Brigham, one of a number of companies currently drilling in North > Dakota, also is participating in another Three Forks well, this one in > Powers Township in northwest Mountrail County. Results of that well > are expected in late November. > > In June, Continental Resources, an Oklahoma-based company, reported a > new well in Dunn County was Continental's first well in the Three > Forks-Sanish Formation. The company reported that well was producing > an average of about 700 barrels of oil a day in its first week of > production in May. > > As for statistics on the number of permits or wells drilled in the > Three Forks-Sanish, Hicks said, "The stratigraphic interval currently > defining the Bakken Pool includes the Sanish zone in almost all fields > that have been spaced, therefore, no statistics can be pulled from our > database. Over 500 Bakken wells have been drilled to date and I would > guess that less than 20 have been in the Sanish." > > How does the Three Forks-Sanish Formation production compares to the > Bakken production? > > "Production information is limited on the Sanish zone and it would not > be a good comparison to make at this time," Hicks said. "In some areas > of the Williston Basin it appears the Sanish wells may have potential > approaching that of the middle Bakken wells. There is not enough > evidence at this time to determine if additional reserves are being > produced or if it is just accelerating production." > > Ness told the Chamber's Energy Committee members "the vote is still > out" on the Three Forks-Sanish Formation. "It will be interesting to > see how it unfolds," he added. > > He said the large Sinclair Field in Canada is" all Three Forks." > > "So, as you move north in the (Williston) Basin, industry might have > success up there now looking a little deeper actually," Ness said. --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Bakken Shale Discussion" group. 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