Bakken Production Optimization Program

'This presentation was delivered to BPOP members on February 26, 2025. It covered the use of produced water in hydraulic fracturing operations as a sustainable alternative to freshwater resources, aiming to reduce completion costs while alleviating pressure on disposal reservoirs. The primary benefit...'

'The BPOP Annual Meeting was held on November 7, 2024, at Chord Energy's office in downtown Houston, Texas. The event brought together representatives from 13 organizations or companies, with over 50 members in attendance'

'The occurrence of hydrogen sulfide (H2S) in the Bakken Petroleum System (Bakken) presents significant challenges for oil producers, with increasing frequency and associated economic, environmental, health, and safety (EHS) impacts. The unclear mechanisms of H2S generation further complicate mitigati...'

'This slide deck was presented to BPOP Members on October 22, 2024, as part of the EERC's ongoing BPOP webinar series. The petrophysical evaluation focused on data-rich wells across the Bakken and Three Forks Formations, using spectroscopy logs, nuclear magnetic resonance logs, and x-ray fluorescence...'

'This webinar, presented on July 11, 2024, builds on a previous BPOP session led by the EERC and its project partner in December 2023, which focused on the design, observations, and findings from the Liberty Resources East Nesson second pilot test’s injection cycle. In this follow-up session, the ong...'

'This presentation was given at the Unconventional Resources Technology Conference (URTeC) in June of 2024. The present study aimed to shed light on the potential mechanisms of hydrogen sulfide (H2S) generation in the Bakken petroleum system (Bakken) through a combination of laboratory pyrolysis and ...'

'This slide deck was presented to BPOP Members on May 22, 2024, as part of the EERC's ongoing BPOP webinar series. Recent EERC research using sulfur isotopes measured in Bakken Petroleum System (Bakken) H2S, rock, and water samples identified potential sources of H2S outside of the Middle Bakken (MB)...'

'This slide deck was presented to BPOP Members on February 28, 2024, as part of the EERC's ongoing BPOP webinar series. Sulfur isotopes were used to evaluate various mechanisms of souring in Bakken production. Samples of well-collected H2S demonstrated positive d34S values in the range from +1.7‰ to ...'

'This presentation focuses on the impact of well trajectory and undulations on the performance of unconventional oil wells throughout their life cycle. By analyzing field data, conducting numerical simulations, and performing experiments, the study reveals important insights. It is found that higher ...'

'This report summarizes the EERC’s analysis of the historical evolution of the Bakken core area (the region of best-producing locations in the Bakken) from 2008 through 2022. In 2008 and earlier, operators tested various locations within the Bakken and discovered sweet spots that formed core areas in...'