Bakken Production Optimization Program

'This webinar discusses the significant increase in the frequency of hydrogen sulfide (H2S) occurrence in Bakken petroleum system (BPS) wells. In the past few years, H2S production from wells has become increasingly problematic for operators and midstream service providers. The EERC research team ide...'

'This webinar details the uses and convenience of the new Data Analytics Interactive Tool. The completion optimization analysis focused on four areas of the BPS that were identified by a geologic cluster analysis tool, which subdivided the BPS wells into groups using measurements of geologic and geoc...'

' The main goal of this study was to evaluate the performance of existing refractured wells and to estimate the refrac potential for the Bakken petroleum system (BPS) based on learnings from historical refrac performance. The webinar will share the updated results of 1) a compilation and review of ...'

'This webinar presents a summary of recent development plans by operators in noncore areas of the Bakken who are proposing 3-mile horizontal wells. Anticipated increases in development costs are expected to be offset by increased production, resulting in improved financial performance. This webinar i...'

'This dashboard provides an interactive tool to assess North Dakota oil & gas production related carbon intensity (kg CO₂e/boe). Produced Gas, Flared Gas, Lease Gas, and estimated Tank Vapors data is presented over time, shown geographically, and grouped by Central Tank Battery (CTB) f...'

'The BPOP is a research program with the goal of simultaneously improving Bakken petroleum system (BPS) oil recovery while reducing its environmental footprint. Since 2016, through BPOP, the EERC has been evaluating BPS oil production and well completion using statistical and machine learning methods...'

'Version 2 of the BPOP refracturing work was presented by Chantsalmaa Dalkhaa at the 2022 Unconventional Resources Technology Conference (URTeC), held June 20–22, 2022, in Houston, Texas. Additional authors included Nicholas Azzolina, Alex Chakhmakhchev, Bethany Kurz, James Sorensen, Charles Gorecki,...'

'This report details the current effort to improve the quality of available data using an expanded and updated database of over 14,000 wells encompassing a broader extent of the Bakken petroleum system (BPS). The improved data set will be used in future optimization calculations on both wells and dri...'

'Machine learning (ML) and big data analytics (BDA) (which are considered components of “artificial intelligence”) can provide valuable insights into production activities and support Bakken Production Optimization Program (BPOP) partners’ ability to increase production efficiency in North Dakota. Th...'

'This progress report presents an overview of Bakken Production Optimization Program (BPOP) activities from September 1 through December 31, 2021. Webinars entitled “Investigation of Bakken 3-mile Laterals” and “Completion Design Evolution for Saltwater Disposal Injection Wells in the Bakken Play” we...'