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NDPC Annual Meeting Grand Forks, ND. Neset Consulting Service. Presented by: Kathleen Neset. Active Drilling Rigs in ND Courtesy of the NDIC. Williston Basin Deposition - ND. Assessment Units. USGS News Release April 30, 2013. 7.4 BBO Bakken and Three Forks
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NDPC Annual Meeting Grand Forks, ND Neset Consulting Service Presented by: Kathleen Neset
USGS News ReleaseApril 30, 2013 7.4 BBO Bakken and Three Forks 3.65 BBO Bakken 3.73 BBO Three Forks 4.42 BBO (95%) to 11.43 BBO (5%) 6.7 Trillion cu ft. of natural gas 0.53 BB NGL Technically recoverable oil with current technology.
North Dakota Stratigraphic Column Bakken Formation ~360 Million Years Old Paleozoic Era Mississippian/Devonian Period ~110’ thick Three Forks/Sanish ~370 Million Years Old Paleozoic Era Devonian Period ~240’ thick Bakken Three Forks
Stratigraphy “False Bakken” Lodgepole Formation Pelmatozoan limestone Mississippian upper Bakken Formation middle lower Devonian “Sanish” Three Forks Formation
Mud Motors Drillpipe Non-magnetic Drill Collar Bent Sub Mud Motor Rotating Sub
Bakken Moving ForwardSustainability • Widespread Bakken deposits • Phase I – initial drilling – define limits of pay • Phase II – development drilling – hold leases • Phase III – infill drilling – multipad drilling • Phase IV – secondary & tertiary recovery
Three Forks • Courtesy of Continental Resources
Earthquakes • Earthquakes occur deep within earth’s crust & upper mantel along plate tectonic boundaries. • Origin of earthquakes is approximately 500 miles deep. • Fracking in the Bakken approximately 2 miles deep.
How Much Bigger Can Bakken Get Tertiary recovery • Currently, only 3%–10% recovery factor. • Small improvements in recovery could yield over a billion barrels of oil. • Can CO2 be a game changer in the Bakken?