Cost estimator
What this pad costs, built from the plan itself: the lateral it drills, the stages and perforation clusters it completes, and the proppant and fluid it pumps. Set how many wells sit on the pad and every number below scales with it.
0 of 6 inputs are your own data.
Assumed, not measured: well path, rock properties, production stream, oil price, well cost, budget line items. No fluid report loaded, so the plan itself is not solved yet.
Leave at zero to skip the per-barrel operating cost
- No production forecast was available, so the per-barrel operating cost is left out — only the fixed monthly cost is counted.
Drilling
| Line | Priced off | Per well | Pad |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pad construction and site work | one pad, shared by every well | — | $0 |
| Spud, vertical hole and casing | fixed per well | $2,110,000 | $8,440,000 |
| Drilling the lateral | 2,000 ft x $232/ft | $464,000 | $1,856,000 |
| Wellhead and facilities | fixed per well | $880,000 | $3,520,000 |
| Drilling total | $13,816,000 |
Completion
| Line | Priced off | Per well | Pad |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fracture stages (pumping) | 8 stages x $66,000 | $528,000 | $2,112,000 |
| Wireline and pumpdown | 8 stages x $0 | — | $0 |
| Perforating the clusters | 48 clusters x $6,500 | $312,000 | $1,248,000 |
| Proppant | 3,600,000 lb x $0.045/lb | $162,000 | $648,000 |
| Fluid and chemicals | 72,000 bbl x $2.40/bbl | $172,800 | $691,200 |
| Completion total | $4,699,200 |
Operating
| Line | Priced off | Per well | Pad |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fixed operating cost | 120 months x $11,900/month per well | $1,428,000 | $5,712,000 |
| Lifting, water handling and treating | needs a production forecast | — | $0 |
| Operating total | $5,712,000 |
Every line below is priced off the 18 budget lines — $4,628,800 per well to drill, complete and equip, $11,900 a month to operate. Edit them on the well budget page and this page follows.
No budget line prices barrels, so this one stays here
The stage and cluster design comes from the pad plan, the drilling, completion and operating lines come from the well budget, and the barrels to charge lifting against come from the rate forecast.