Twenty-Two (22) New Permits; Permitting Hits A New Record -- The Williston Basin, North Dakota, USA

Wells coming off the confidential list today were posted earlier; see at the top of the sidebar at the right.

One producing well was reported as completed:

• 19655, 283, Baytex, Jorgenson Federal 2-15H, West Ambrose, t8/12; cum 6K 7/12

And twenty-two (22) new permits were issued:

• Operators: KOG (6), XTO (6), BEXP (4), Hess (4), Zenergy, Whiting, 
• Fields: Hoot Owl (Golden Valley), Heart Butte (Dunn), Ragged Butte (McKenzie), Rosebud (Williams), Twin Buttes (McKenzie), Robinson Lake (Mountrail)

Comments: 

These are the two wells in the same section where XTO has six new permits:

• 19940, 1,196, XTO,  FBIR Yellowwolf 21X-10, Heart Butte, t1/12; cum 73K 7/12;
• 19948, 2,106, XTO, RBIR Ironwoman 21X-10, Heart Butte, t12/11; cum 65K 7/12;  

These are the two wells one mile east of the section where KOG has six new permits:

• 19925, 609, KOG, Charging Eagle 15-22-15-4H, Twin Buttes, t11/11; cum 94K 712; 
• 21069, 553, KOG, Charging Eagle 15-22-15-3H3, Twin Buttes, t11/11; cum 81K 7/12; 

MDW posted this September 25, 2012: 

Right now, the most interesting metric is the number of new permits each month. A record was set this most recent month (July, 2012) and I suspect we are going to see some more records. According to the Director's Cut, there were 266 new permits in July, 2012 (surpassing the old record of 245 set in 2010). My records show 261 new permits in August but I don't count SWD wells, so maybe a new record in August. For September (only 30 days) we are on track for 253 new permits; it won't be a record but it will beat the 2010 record. 

Update: The state issued 272 permits for oil wells in September, 2012. September was a short month (30 days); the last two days were weekend days, and there were no permits issued on the first three days. So, 272 permits, a record in itself, and in a very short month.