{"id":523,"date":"2015-04-30T16:38:24","date_gmt":"2015-04-30T20:38:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.respectmyplanet.org\/publications\/?p=523"},"modified":"2025-07-04T21:15:18","modified_gmt":"2025-07-05T01:15:18","slug":"michigan-oil-gas-monthly-april-2015","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.respectmyplanet.org\/publications\/michigan\/michigan-oil-gas-monthly-april-2015","title":{"rendered":"Michigan Oil &#038; Gas Monthly &#8211; April 2015"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/HVT2BXtebgw\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>2014 Hydrocarbon production results for Michigan have all been updated\u00a0into the Michigan database. \u00a0 Merit Energy&#8217;s Norwich Unit located just\u00a0west\u00a0of Higgins Lake was the #1 oil producer in 2014 at 119,187 barrels. \u00a0 This unit, made up of 288 wells, is referred to as a water flooding unit which means it is in secondary recovery. \u00a0The per well production for this unit is actually very low at just over 1.1 BOPD. \u00a0 Take a minute to\u00a0click here (link removed &#8211; old map is offline now)\u00a0to view our interactive map of the 288 wells that make up this PRU (a static image of our interactive map is shown below). \u00a0Zoom in on our Google map a little and you&#8217;ll see black oil markers mixed in with blue water injection markers. \u00a0 Water, which is heavier than oil, is injected in the oil reservoir through wells at the blue colored markers which pushes oil up to the surface at wells located at the black colored markers where there are pumpjacks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Even though this PRU is the #1 oil producing unit in Michigan for 2014, on a per well basis, it wouldn&#8217;t even <\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<p>rank in the top 1,000. &nbsp; RMP&nbsp;is compiling and analyzing Michigan production data and making it easier to follow so you can better understand what is getting produced and where. &nbsp;RMP is adding powerful meta data to our map searches to help find wells that are top producers and also&nbsp;wells &amp;&nbsp;facilities that have caused ground water contamination. &nbsp;Our search engine is getting stronger each month and we will be rolling out exclusive new searching functionality&nbsp;that will allow our users to search for things like locations where soil or ground water has been contaminated.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We intend to make it easier for people to understand how our natural resources are being used to produce\u00a0energy and profit and also the societal costs &amp; risks associated with that production. \u00a0The better we all understand our natural resources, the better we can protect them\u00a0for future generations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The #2 oil producing PRU in Michigan is West Bay&#8217;s Jennings 1-32HD1 well in Jackson county. \u00a0 The Jennings 1-32HD1 well produced 111,357 bbls of oil in 2014 all by itself. \u00a0The Jennings 1-32HD1 well, which can be viewed on our interactive map here (link removed &#8211; old map is offline now), averaged over 305 bbls\/day of oil production in 2014 from the Trenton formation. \u00a0Even though, the Jennings 1-32HD1 is the #2 PRU in Michigan, it is the #1 producing single well in 2014.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Jackson county is home to\u00a08 of the top 10 oil producing wells in Michigan in 2014. \u00a0 West Bay is the operator of record for 5 of the top ten wells and one could imagine West Bay had a good year financially given the approximately $100\/bbl price of oil throughout the 2014 calendar\u00a0year.\u00a0\u00a0Savoy has the #3, #4, and #5 producers in the top 10 and they&#8217;re also Jackson county in Columbia township. \u00a0Rounding out the top 10 production units for oil in 2014 is Breitburn&#8217;s Beaver Creek unit made up of 35 producing wells. \u00a0All of West Bay&#8217;s and Savoy&#8217;s PRUs are 1:1 between well number and PRU meaning there is only one well that makes up the production unit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Trenton&nbsp;and Black River&nbsp;formations in Jackson county have taken the oil production crown from&nbsp;the Niagaran formation&nbsp;in Northern Michigan which was the top oil producer in the 1980&#8217;s and 1990&#8217;s. &nbsp; The featured image for this month&#8217;s MOGM is the&nbsp;Napoleon 32 Common Tank Battery where more&nbsp;oil was produced in Michigan in 2014 than just about&nbsp;any other CTB in our state with the possible exception of Savoy&#8217;s wells in Columbia township nearby.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In May, RMP will publish a supplemental edition of our MOGM magazine showing the top oil, gas, and NGL producers in Michigan in 2014. &nbsp;Stay tuned for it and make sure you watch the video version which accompanies every issue&nbsp;of the MOGM here at RMP so you can see where things are on the map and start to learn to use the map yourself. &nbsp; RMP&#8217;s&nbsp;interactive map is the best map on the internet when it comes to oil &amp; gas production for Michigan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In other Michigan oil &amp; gas news the Lucas 1-13 HD1 well had plugging instructions issued. \u00a0This well was drilled in December of 2010 and marks one of the first wells targeting the Collingwood formation in Michigan&#8217;s history. \u00a0This well got our attention in 2011 as it was one of the first wells to make the High Volume Hydraulically Fractured list. \u00a0 This well had integrity issues with holding pressure and it was very difficult to obtain good information about the well to understand what was going on. \u00a0Chevron, who purchased the well from Atlas, did not respond to questions because of pending litigation between the two companies.\u00a0 Apparently the casing was faulty and would not hold pressure during pressure testing. \u00a0 Soon\u00a0this well will be plugged and abandoned and we might never know what terms Atlas and Chevron came to.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Information also published in April of 2015 was that the Sherwood 1-22HD1 well was plugged in July of 2014. &nbsp; We knew this to be true &nbsp;last year based on some of our on the ground friends&nbsp;who lived near this well on&nbsp;Fowlerville Road. &nbsp;They were sending us pictures and updates throughout the drilling and completing process of this well and indicated to us that it was dry in June of 2014. &nbsp; But, this month we <em>officially<\/em> see the Sherwood 1-22HD1 well on the pluggings list issued by Michigan&#8217;s OOGM.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Now let&#8217;s take a look at April 2015 apps, permits, and plugs:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Michigan received 10 applications for new wells in April. &nbsp;This brings the total for the year up to 31. &nbsp; Note that the last application number is A150034 and not A150031 even though this is the 31st application for the year. &nbsp; Michigan&#8217;s&nbsp;smart numbering system is helpful for telling you roughly how many applications have been filed for new wells but it&#8217;s not always spot on. &nbsp;Some application numbers get&nbsp;used internally in Michigan&#8217;s MIR system by the OOGM to process applications to change a well&#8217;s status (ACOWS). The number of applications to drill a well will not always be 1:1 with the A# sequencing as a result of some ACOWS.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Wyotex Drilling Ventures has now applied for 4 attempts in the A1 in 2015 along with 4 permits that were also approved for the A1 in 2015. &nbsp;This extends what we said last month about how it&#8217;s looking like Wyotex Drilling Ventures is making a concerted effort at the A1 in Grand Traverse county. &nbsp; We have seen every recent A1 attempt using horizontal technology in the past few years end up as a failure and even just noted the recent Sherwood 1-22 HD1 failure here downstate. &nbsp; We will be watching Wyotex&#8217;s actions closely now that weight restrictions (i.e. Frost Laws) on Michigan roads have been lifted by MDOT.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p>All wells permitted this month were seen recently on 2015 applications. &nbsp;There were 8 permits in April bringing the YTD total up to 36.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Only six wells were reported plugged in April which is the least amount of pluggings reported in a month so far this year. \u00a0The one interesting plugging note here is the Sherwood 1-22HD1 well in Livington county mentioned and pictured above. \u00a0 This page (link removed &#8211; old map is offline) is the homepage for the Sherwood well on Fowlerville road. \u00a0 The Sherwood 1-22HD1 homepage is our most visited page in RMP history. \u00a0We have 137 photographs, 3 weblinks, and 4 documents attached to the page. \u00a0 All 137 photos are in chronological order and present a good\u00a0timeline of the\u00a0well from before the pad was cleared in\u00a0September 2013 to the day the final trucks drove off in July of 2014. \u00a0If you&#8217;re curious to see the chronological lifecycle\u00a0of a well to completion, take five minutes and flip through the photos and note the dates as you go. \u00a0 Below are the pluggings reported in April 2015:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Key Performance Indicators<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Although there is not a direct proportion between apps and permits to wells drilled and completed, there is a direct&nbsp;relationship between&nbsp;applications made, permits issued, &nbsp;wells drilled, and wells completed. &nbsp; Below&nbsp;are some key performance indicators or KPI&#8217;s in the Michigan oil patch&nbsp;that can be helpful in supporting the&nbsp;findings&nbsp;we publish.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>The 5 Year Trend Number of Permits Issued Per Year KPI:<\/strong><\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p>The number of permits issued each year is indicative of interest&nbsp;in Michigan hydrocarbon exploration. &nbsp;We exclude the first year 1927 from our ranking system as permits were partial that year. &nbsp; Using 1928 as the first full year of recorded permit history in Michigan we have data for 87 years of activity. &nbsp; All rankings then are the number of permits in the year specified out of 87 total years. The apex year for permits issued in Michigan was 1992 with 2,024 permits issued. &nbsp;The nadir point was 1931 with 111 permits issued. &nbsp; The 5YR Trend Permits Issued KPI looks at the permits issued ranking over the last five years. &nbsp;This KPI will remain static through 2015 and analyzed against the 2015 permits as we go. &nbsp;Below is the summary of the year, the number of permits issued, and that year&#8217;s rank with a denominator of 87 years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.respectmyplanet.org\/publications\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/Screenshot-2015-01-31-11.03.58.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"526\" height=\"296\" src=\"http:\/\/www.respectmyplanet.org\/publications\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/Screenshot-2015-01-31-11.03.58.png\" alt=\"Michigan Oil &amp; Gas 5 Year Permits Issued Trend\" class=\"wp-image-301\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.respectmyplanet.org\/publications\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/Screenshot-2015-01-31-11.03.58.png 526w, https:\/\/www.respectmyplanet.org\/publications\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/Screenshot-2015-01-31-11.03.58-300x169.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 526px) 100vw, 526px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Michigan Oil &amp; Gas 5 Year Permits Issued Trend.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The Apps to Plugs Ratio KPI:<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p>The apps to plugs ratio is self explanatory. &nbsp;By looking at the number of applications to wells plugged KPI we can see wells coming vs wells going. &nbsp; This KPI along with the previous one supports our original 2014 &amp; 2015 outlook post with more numbers and data.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong>2015 Apps to&nbsp;Plugs Ratio &nbsp;KPI:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong>31&nbsp;Applications : 103&nbsp;Wells Plugged<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The Permits to Plugs Ratio KPI:<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\">The permits to plugs ratio is nearly the same as the apps:plugs ratio but with permits instead of applications.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong>2015 Permits to Plugs Ratio KPI:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong>36&nbsp;Permits Issued : 103&nbsp;Wells Plugged<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\">&nbsp;That&#8217;s it for April 2015&#8217;s report. &nbsp; Note that there is a video at the top of every edition of our Michigan Oil &amp; Gas Monthly (MOGM) magazine. &nbsp; The video shows the same information as this article but also demonstrates to&nbsp;you how to navigate our map so you can start to learn how to use&nbsp;it yourself. &nbsp; While 100s of you have been reading each edition of MOGM published here, only 30 to 50 views are registering on YouTube for the same report. &nbsp; Check out the videos, they&#8217;re easy to watch without all the reading. &nbsp;And, while you&#8217;re there, please <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/user\/respectmyplanet\" target=\"_blank\">subscribe to our YouTube channel<\/a>. &nbsp;No one really likes to read anyway.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Check out the April 2015 issue of the Michigan Oil &#038; Gas Monthly magazine.    Year to date Michigan has received 31 applications for new wells, issued 36 permits for new wells or reentry into old ones, and has published plugging information for 103 wells.    The Lucas 1-13HD1 well was issued plugging instructions.   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