On Track For 2,535 New Oil and Gas Permits for Calendar Year 2012

On October 6, 2012, I posted that at the rate of new permits being issued, North Dakota was on track for 2,459 new permits this calendar year.

Now, about a week later, as of October 12, 2012, North Dakota is now on track for 2,535 new permits this calendar year.

Back on June 1, 2012, I posted these stats:

My database showed the following number of permits (may or may not include salt water disposal wells):

• 2012: 2,093 (est) -- based on 866 permits issued as of May 31, 2012

• 2011: 1,940

• 2010: 1,684 

• 2009: 629

• 2008: 956

• 2007: 497

• 2006: 422

The pace of permitting has increased significantly since June 1, 2012.