Bakken Shale Operated Production Dec 2012 | Click to Enlarge
The top ten Bakken operators ranked by gross operated production include the normal list of companies. Whiting Petroleum edged out Continental Resources by a mere 15 b/d to claim top operated in December of 2012:
- Whiting Petroleum
- Continental Resources
- Hess
- Statoil
- EOG Resources
- ExxonMobil (XTO)
- Marathon Oil
- Petro-Hunt
- Slawson Exploration
- Kodiak Oil & Gas
About R.T. Dukes
What have you heard on the three forks? Just comparing notes on the Baakken on what is going on up in N dak.
Wells are generally a little smaller, but the economics are still good. Looks like we’ll know by year end if there are 1, 2, or 3 zones that will produce in the Three Forks
My family has held mineral rights to land in Montana (Sheridan County) for about 80 years. I know Sheridan County is at the tip of the Bakken reserve. Do you think our mineral rights to land in this county are worth anything?
I’d need to know more about the location, but you might find more help over at http://www.mineralrightsforum.com
I was wondering if there are any direct participation programs available thru the major operators in Bakken. DPP are basically investment opportunities for smaller investors, who are sold fractional ownership in oil wells. I would appreciate if you could shed some light on this subject.
There aren’t any programs through the major operators unless you own or have leased acreage in a unit one of the big guys is developing. I don’t have enough experience with any of the guys offering direct participation to refer one over the other.
Best of luck and do your research!