Ten (10) New Permits -- The Williston Basin, North Dakota, USA

Daily activity report, May 1, 2012 --

Operators: Denbury (3), Whiting (2), Hess (2), CLR (2), Petro-Harvester

Fields: Battleview (Williams), Robinson Lake (Mountrail), Charlson (McKenzie), Renville (Bottineau), Bell (Stark), East Fork (Williams)

Permit canceled:

• 21175, PNC, Whiting, Rodney Olson Federal 42-8TFH, Mountrail

Fifteen wells released from "tight hole" status:

• 19882, 1,197, Zavanna, Bruce 5-8 1H, Crazy Man Creek, Bakken; t1/12; cum 59K 3/12;
• 19964, 592, EOG, Hardscrabble 4-3427H, Sixmile, Bakken, t11/11; cum 48K 3/12;
• 20429, 337, XTO, Leslie 42X-13, wildcat, t2/12; cum 2,634 3/12;
• 20432, 282, EOG, Sidonia 41-2017H, t11/11; cum 38K 3/12;
• 20781, DRL, ERF, Pine 148-94 12D-01-3H, McGregory Buttes, Bakken,
• 20851, 782, ERF, Forge 148-94 11B-3H, McGregory Buttes, Bakken; t1/12; 38K 3/12;
• 20857, 358 (1,312 according to the sundry form), KOG, Pankowski 4-6H, Truax, Three Forks; t2/12; cum 11K 3/12; 23 stages; 1 million lbs proppant; ("ten stages this frac"on sundry form; I do not know what that meant)
• 20954, 208, Petro-Hunt, Setterlund 159-94-28B-33-1H, North Tioga, Bakken, t2/12; cum 6K 3/12;
• 21261, 94, Oasis, Clark 5602 12-13H, Tyrone, Lodgepole Formation -- not a Bakken;
• 21499, DRL, BEXP, Dominek 13-24 1H, Todd, 25K in 1.5 months; going to be a nice well;
• 21576, 454, Hunt, Halliday 2-12-1H 1, Wolf Bay, t3/12; cum 31K 3/12;
• 21593, DRL, Hess, SC-Jean 157-99-0904H-1, wildcat,
• 21594, 702, Zenergy, Paulson 13-14H, Assiniboine, Bakken, t12/11; cum 21K 3/12
• 21679, 42, CLR, Running 1-4H, Wildcat, Bakken,
• 90179, Salt water disposal, SBG Grassy Butte LLC

One producing well completed:

• 20841, 2,005, BR, Taylor 31-1H, Bully field, Bakken, t12/11; cum 13K 3/12;

Another well name change suggesting new target:

• 22586, BEXP, Bratcher 10-3 4H (was Bratch...4TFH)