Divide Re Burke Bottineau n vill e Williams Mountrail McHenry Ward Northern Play McKenzie McLean Dunn Oliver Billings Bakken Areas of Interest Stark Southern Play
Stratigraphy Central Bakken Basin in North Dakota South Mississippian Lodgepole Formation North Upper Shale Member Bakken Formation Transitional Facies L5 Mississippian Lithofacies 4 Lithofacies Central Basin…
Stratigraphy Bakken Limit in North Dakota South North Mississippian Lodgepole Formation Upper Shale Member Bakken Formation Transitional Facies L5 Mississippian Lit Upper (Productive) ho fa Devonian ci es…
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Lithofacies of the Middle Member Upper Shale Lithofacies 7 - Siltstone Lithofacies 4 Interbedded Dark Grey Shale and Buff Silty Sandstone Lithofacies 3 - Sandstone Lithofacies 2 Interbedded Dark Grey Shale and Buff Silty…
Upper Shale Lithofacies 5 Lithofacies 4 Lithofacies 3 Conoco, Inc. 17 Watterud A Lithofacies 2 Lithofacies 1 Shell Oil Co. Lower Shale 32-4 Young Bear
Upper Shale Lithofacies 5 Lithofacies 4 Lithofacies 3 Meridian Oil, Inc. 44-27 MOI Lithofacies 2 Lithofacies 1 Shell Oil Co. 32-4 Young Bear Lower Shale
Duncan Petroleum Corp. 1 Rose SENE Sec. 2, T.153N, R.94W. Three Forks Formation Apple-green & tan Interbedded shales, dolostones, siltstones, and sandstones 250 feet thick Subtidal to supratidal
Duncan Petroleum Corp. 1 Rose SENE Sec. 2, T.153N, R.94W. Sanish Sand medium brown, highly burrowed argillaceous siltstone to very fine-grained sandstone pyrite is common near lower shale dolomitic cement 0 24 ft thick…
Three Forks Formation-Lower Bakken Shale Contact Oryx Energy Co. - 1-27 Stenejhem HD AHEL - Nevins 1 H8 NESE Sec. 27, T150N, R97W SESW Sec. 13, T23N, R56W 10992.2 ft
Duncan Petroleum Corp. 1 Rose Lower Bakken Shale SENE Sec. 2, T.153N, R.94W. 10575.5 ft 10575.5 ft
Shell Oil Company 10469 32-4 Young Bear SWNE Sec. 4, T.148N, R.92W. Lower Bakken Shale - Lithofacies 1 Contact unconformable lags conformable
10468 Shell Oil Company 32-4 Young Bear SWNE Sec. 4, T.148N, R.92W. Lithofacies 1 Argillaceous siltstone Massive with scattered fossils crinoids and brachiopods Abundant pyrite 1.5 to 6 ft thick
Shell Oil Company 32-4 Young Bear SWNE Sec. 4, T.148N, R.92W. Lithofacies 2 10459 Argillaceous siltstone to very-fine grained sandstone with small clay drapes Burrowed with scattered crinoids and brachiopods Calcite cement 0…
Shell Oil Company 32-4 Young Bear SWNE Sec. 4, T.148N, R.92W. Upper Lithofacies 2 Porosity Zone 10454 Argillaceous siltstone to very-fine grained sandstone with rare clay drapes Heavily burrowed Calcite cement Mappable on…
10456 ft Upper Lithofacies 2 10462 ft Lower Lithofacies 2
Oryx Energy Co. 1-27 Stenejhem HD NESE Sec. 27, T150N, R97W Lithofacies 3 Very fine- to fine-grained sandstone Massive, cross-bedded, to thinly laminated may have load or channel features Calcite cement (occasionally pyrite) 0…
Exeter Exploration Company 8-30 Schmitz SENE Sec. 30, T.152N, R.85W. Lithofacies 3 Very fine- to fine-grained sandstone Massive, cross-bedded, to thinly laminated may have load or channel features 10849 Calcite cement, in…
Conoco Oil Company 17 Watterud A SESW Sec. 11, T.160N, R.95W. Lithofacies 3 Argillaceous siltstone to very fine- grained sandstone Thinly laminated, irregularly or wavy laminated Not cemented or dolomitic 0 to 6.5 ft thick
Oryx Energy Company 1-27 Stenejhem HD NESE Sec. 27, T.150N, R.97W. Central Basin Lithofacies Sequence of argillaceous siltstones, fine- grained sandstones, and dark grey shales Laminated, cross-bedded, to highly disturbed Not…
Conoco Oil Company 17 Watterud A SESW Sec. 11, T.160N, R.95W. Lithofacies 4 alternating sequence argillaceous siltstone, fine-grained sandstone, dark grey shale laminae thinly laminated, parallel or slightly undulatory local…
Conoco Oil Company 17 Watterud A SESW Sec. 11, T.160N, R.95W. Lithofacies 4 alternating sequence of grey siltstone, brown/black shale, and very fine-grained sandstone basal beds thinly laminated with burrows argillaceous…
Shell Oil Company 32-4 Young Bear SWNE Sec. 4, T.148N, R.92W. Lithofacies 5 medium to light grey argillaceous siltstone massive to wispy laminated brachiopods through entire section, crinoids and bryozoan fragments in the…
Meridian Oil Company 4-27 MOI SESE Sec. 27, T.143N, R.102W. Upper Bakken Shale - Lithofacies 5 Contact conformable unconformable lag
10446 ft Lithofacies 3 10451 ft Central Basin Facies
Texaco, Inc - 1-5 Thompson Upper Bakken Shale Canada na ntana Monta HF/E Mo M VF/E Shell Oil Co. - 32-4 Young Bear North Dakota Montana
Conclusions Lithofacies are present basinwide Multiple potential pay sections within the middle member Additional productive sections Sanish section Three Forks Formation Lower Lodgepole Primary reservoir porosity may be enhanced…
Conclusions Fractures enhance the potential for production Numerous subtle changes in lithology