Related to this issue is whether the TFS and the Bakken communicate?
Continental Resources (CLR) recently completed a test to determine whether the Three Forks Sanish and the Bakken are separate formations. Interestingly enough, in that report, CLR projected that these wells, one of which was drilled in 2008, will see an increase of 400,000 additional barrels over the lifetime of those wells, out to 2029. Yes, out to 2029, twenty years from when these wells were drilled. And these wells were not all that outstanding to begin with. Note: EOG has estimated that their good wells in the Parshall have an estimated ultimate recovery of 700,000 barrels, so an estimate of another 400,000 barrels is almost incredible. Click here for the referenced report.