Brigham Exploration Announces 1,200 Barrel of Oil per Day Bakken Completion West of Nesson Anticline
February 03 2009 - 6:00AM
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Brigham Exploration Company (NASDAQ: BEXP) announced the completion
of its Olson 10-15 #1H well, which is west of the Nesson Anticline
in Williams County, North Dakota, at an initial 24-hour production
rate of approximately 1,200 barrels of oil and 1.4 MMcf of natural
gas per day. Brigham also announced an apparent Red River discovery
in Roosevelt County, Montana and production to sales of its
Chandeleur Sound SL 19312 #1 well. Finally, fourth quarter 2008
production is expected to be slightly over 37 MMcfe per day.
Olson 10-15 #1H - Brigham has successfully completed its Olson
10-15 #1H at an initial production rate of approximately 1,200
barrels of oil and 1.4 MMcf of natural gas per day. Brigham owns a
100% working interest and an approximate 80% revenue interest in
the well. The Olson is located in Williams County, North Dakota,
which is west of the Nesson Anticline. Surrounding the Olson, in
both Williams and McKenzie Counties, North Dakota, Brigham controls
approximately 105,000 net acres for future development.
The Olson is located between the Field 18-19H and Erickson
8-17H, which were drilled in late 2006. The Field and Erickson were
both long laterals completed with one large fracture stimulation
and came on-line at initial production rates of approximately 200
barrels of oil per day. The Field and Erickson subsequently
produced at stabilized rates of approximately 50 to 90 barrels of
oil per day. The Olson is also a long lateral well; however, it was
completed with swell packers and 20 fracture stimulation stages, as
opposed to a single uncontrolled stimulation in the case of the
Field and Erickson wells.
Friedrich Trust 31 #1 - Brigham has successfully completed its
third apparent Red River discovery in Roosevelt County, Montana.
The Friedrich Trust 31 #1 was successfully drill-stem tested with
100% oil collected in the test chamber. The well experienced
minimal pressure drawdown during testing. Including the Richardson
25 #1 and Richardson 30 #1, Brigham has now successfully drilled 3
consecutive Red River wells using 3-D seismic stratigraphic
attributes to identify Red River reservoirs. Brigham owns a 77%
working interest and an approximate 59% revenue interest in the
Friedrich Trust. The well is expected to come on-line to production
by the end of the month.
Chandeleur Sound SL 19312 #1 - Brigham successfully brought
on-line its Chandeleur Sound SL 19312 #1 discovery in late-January
at an initial production rate of approximately 2.9 MMcfe per day.
Brigham retains a 50% working and 38% revenue interest in the well
with Clayton Williams Energy Inc. (NASDAQ: CWEI) retaining a 50%
working interest.
Bud Brigham, the Chairman, President and CEO, stated, "We're
excited about the very strong initial performance of our Olson
10-15 #1H. Importantly, we believe this high rate completion
validates the transfer of completion technologies from Mountrail
County, North Dakota to our sizeable acreage position west of the
Nesson Anticline. Further, we believe we are the first company in
the Williston Basin to have both run nineteen swell packers and
fracture stimulate twenty stages in a long lateral. We believe the
Olson's strong initial production rate, the strongest of any well
we've completed to date, further validates our belief that
increasing the reservoir exposed to the borehole while increasing
the number of fracture stimulation stages enhances well performance
and economics. We anticipate completing the Figaro 29-32 #1H, the
Strobeck 27-34 #1H and the Anderson 28-33 #1H with 20 fracture
stimulation stages as soon as we see some moderation in pressure
pumping service costs. Assuming the drilling of two laterals across
two sections, we could drill approximately 164 net wells on our
approximate 105,000 net acres west of the Nesson Anticline."
Bud Brigham continued, "We anticipate our fourth quarter 2008
production to come in slightly above 37 MMcfe per day. In the first
quarter 2009, we anticipate our production volumes will benefit
from bringing the Olson 10-15 #1H, the Friedrich Trust 31 #1, the
Chandeleur Sound SL 19312 #1 and the Breton Sound SL 19054 #1
on-line to sales."
About Brigham Exploration
Brigham Exploration Company is a leading independent exploration
and production company that applies 3-D seismic imaging and other
advanced technologies to systematically explore for and develop
onshore domestic oil and natural gas reserves. For more information
about Brigham Exploration, please visit our website at
www.bexp3d.com or contact Investor Relations at 512-427-3444.
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