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On Nov 3, 6:18 pm, Allen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> I think what "open Choke" is refering to is the discovery of
> new oil fields in the Madison and Lodgepole and other formations
> while drilling Bakken wells.
>
> Most current Madison production in the central basin area has
> been discovered by drilling seismic highs on known structures.
> Since most Bakken wells are drilled without regard to seismic
> control, it is very possible some of these wells will find
> Madison fields that are stratigraphic traps. In fact, one
> company told me they have had a couple of good looking Madison
> shows in their current Bakken program. Of course, they did not
> stop to test the Madison since it wasn't their primary objective.
> Most of the worlds largest oil fields are stratigraphic traps. The
> central Williston Basin is too deep to justify random drilling
> looking for these traps...the Bakken interest could well lead
> us to some good conventional (veritcal well) development.
>
> Bakken tests also go through the Lodgepole formation which has
> proved to very prolific just outside of Dickinson. Bakken tests
> could "stumble into" several more of these "reef fields" in various
> parts of the Williston Basin.
>
> Every well that is drilled is always looking for potential reservoirs
> on its way to the target formation. So far, the Tyler, Charles,
> Ratcliffe, Midale, Rival, Bluell, Fryberg, and Lodgepole have all
> proved to be productive in North Dakota. Since these lie above
> the Bakken, every Bakken well gets a good look at all these and
> more.
> We'll have to wait and see if Open Choke is correct in his prediction
> of an..."explosion of conventional 5 million barrel fields". I'm
> confident there will some very nice discoveries.
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