History in the Williston Basin
Our Williston Basin position is Brigham's largest U.S. onshore field investment with ~375,800 net acres. Our positions in Western North Dakota and Eastern Montana are known for their rich deposits of petroleum.
Brigham has concentrated on three areas (Easy Rider, Rough Rider and Eastern Montana) where our production continues to grow and produces strong returns due to strong liquids and low operating costs.
We have a regional office in Williston, North Dakota and a field office in Mountrail County, North Dakota. These offices help us to effectively oversee our Williston Basin activities, which we expect to account for the majority of our capital expenditure budget for 2011.
2005
Brigham acquired initial leases in Rough Rider (Williams & McKenzie Counties, ND) and ended the year with 46,000 net acres in the Williston Basin.
2006
Brigham drilled initial Bakken long lateral, single frac stage wells in Rough Rider and acquired initial leases in Eastern Montana. The year ended with 120,000 net acres in the Williston Basin and 3.0 net wells drilled.
2007
Brigham acquired initial leases in Easy Rider (Mountrail County, ND) and commenced short lateral, multi-stage drilling. Brigham ended the year with 143,000 net acres in the Williston Basin and 3.9 net wells drilled.
2008
Brigham drilled first short lateral, 12 frac stage well in Easy Rider with 1,110 Boe IP and drilled first short lateral Three Forks well in Easy Rider with 892 Boe IP. Brigham also drilled first multi-frac stage well in Rough Rider with 727 Boe IP. The year ended with 302,000 net acres in the Williston Basin and 8.7 net wells drilled.
2009
Brigham was the first operator in the Williston Basin to drill long lateral, high frac stage wells. Brigham completed 9 long lateral, high frac stage wells with 2,066 Boe average IP and delineated highly attractive Rough Rider economics with long lateral, high frac stage wells. The year ended with 282,600 net acres in the Williston Basin and 6.9 net wells drilled.
2010
Brigham drilled record Williston Bakken well with 5,133 Boe IP, completed first Rough Rider Three Forks well with 2,356 Boe IP, and drilled first Bakken well in Eastern Montana with 909 Boe IP. $425 million in capex in 2010, including support infrastructure. The year ended with 364,300 net acres in the Williston Basin and 38 net wells drilled.
