Sunday, March 8, 2026

Not Making Sense -- Price Of Oil Surges And Little News Coming Out Of The Mideast -- March 8, 2026

Locator: 50173WTI 

"Everyone" is anticipating a long war." 

Time to take another look at the 1973 - 1974 OPEC embargo.  

CVX is up 31 cents in pre-market trading. 

Initial Production Of Wells Coming Off Confidential List This Next Week -- March 8, 2026

Locator: 50172B. 

The wells

  • 41029, conf, Devon Energy, Eide 6-7 6H, Tobacco Garden, 
DateOil RunsMCF Sold
1-20261552155610
12-20252115651360
11-20252001737006
10-20253267456196
9-20251630317603
  • 40056, conf, CLR, Brakken FIU 2-6H, Catwalk, npd, 
  • 41604, conf, BR, Sivertson 6G, Elidah, npd, 
  • 40057, conf, CLR, Brakken FIU 3-6H, Catwalk, npd, 
  • 39743, conf, Devon, Darlene 13-24F 6TFH, Westberg, 
DateOil RunsMCF Sold
1-20261453761043
12-20251867372994
11-20251967654397
10-20253567988141
9-20251861129634
  • 42302, conf, BR, Sandie 3A MBH-R, Elidah, npd, 
  • 41820, conf, BR, Rolla 6H, Elidah, npd, 
  • 41374, conf, Hess, EN-Hanson-156-94-3130H-8, Manitou, 
DateOil RunsMCF Sold
1-2026885612583
12-20251162617644
11-20251321522574
10-20251283021271
9-2025100338819
  • 40058, conf, CLR, Brakken FIU 4-6H, Catwalk, 
  • 41652, conf, CLR, Rose Federal 4-34H, West Capa, 
  • 40059, conf, CLR, Brakken FIU 5-6HSL, Catwalk, npd, 
  • 42237, conf, BR, Sandie 2C MBH-R, Elidah, npd, 
  • 41821, conf, BR, Rolla 6I, Elidah, npd, 
  • 41603, conf, BR, Sivertson 6F, Elidah, npd, 
  • 42086, conf, Scout Energy, TNT 1, Eland, npd, 
  • 41602, conf, BR, Sivertson 6E, Elidah, npd, 
  • 40632, conf, Hess, EN-Hanson A-155-94-0607H-5, Manitou, 
DateOil RunsMCF Sold
1-2026984816655
12-20251203821951
11-20251642830427
10-20251982731391
9-20252176123027

CLR's Brakken FIU Wells Coming Off Confidential List In Next Couple Of Weeks -- March 8, 2026

Locator: 50171B. 

From the NDIC's "confidential well list." The following wells are coming off the confidential list between March 14 and March 18, 2026 -- next week.

Wednesday, March 18, 2026: 24 for the month, 130 for the quarter, 130 for the year,

  • 41029, conf, Devon Energy, Eide 6-7 6H, 
  • 40056, conf, CLR, Brakken FIU 2-6H, Catwalk,

Tuesday, March 17, 2026: 22 for the month, 128 for the quarter, 128 for the year, 

  • 41604, conf, BR, Sivertson 6G, 
  • 40057, conf, CLR, Brakken FIU 3-6H, Catwalk,
  • 39743, conf, Devon, Darlene 13-24F 6TFH, 

Monday, March 16, 2026: 19 for the month, 125 for the quarter, 125 for the year,

  • 42302, conf, BR, Sandie 3A MBH-R,  
  • 41820, conf, BR, Rolla 6H, 

Sunday, March 15, 2026: 17 for the month, 123 for the quarter, 123 for the year, 

  • 41374, conf, Hess, EN-Hanson-156-94-3130H-8, 
  • 40058, conf, CLR, Brakken FIU 4-6H, Catwalk,

Saturday, March 14, 2026: 15 for the month, 121 for the quarter, 121 for the year,

  • 41652, conf, CLR, Rose Federal 4-34H, 
  • 40059, conf, CLR, Brakken FIU 5-6HSL, Catwalk, 

Wells Coming Off Confidential List This Next week -- March 8, 2026

Locator: 50170B.

Wednesday, March 18, 2026: 24 for the month, 130 for the quarter, 130 for the year,
41029, conf, Devon Energy, Eide 6-7 6H, 
40056, conf, CLR, Brakken FIU 2-6H, 

Tuesday, March 17, 2026: 22 for the month, 128 for the quarter, 128 for the year, 
41604, conf, BR, Sivertson 6G, 
40057, conf, CLR, Brakken FIU 3-6H, 
39743, conf, Devon, Darlene 13-24F 6TFH, 

Monday, March 16, 2026: 19 for the month, 125 for the quarter, 125 for the year,
42302, conf, BR, Sandie 3A MBH-R,  
41820, conf, BR, Rolla 6H, 

Sunday, March 15, 2026: 17 for the month, 123 for the quarter, 123 for the year, 
41374, conf, Hess, EN-Hanson-156-94-3130H-8, 
40058, conf, CLR, Brakken FIU 4-6H, 

Saturday, March 14, 2026: 15 for the month, 121 for the quarter, 121 for the year,
41652, conf, CLR, Rose Federal 4-34H, 
40059, conf, CLR, Brakken FIU 5-6HSL,  

Friday, March 13, 2026: 13 for the month, 119 for the quarter, 119 for the year, 
42237, conf, BR, Sandie 2C MBH-R,
41821, conf, BR, Rolla 6I, 
41603, conf, BR, Sivertson 6F, 

Thursday, March 12, 2026: 10 for the month, 116 for the quarter, 116 for the year, 
None.

Wednesday, March 11, 2026: 10 for the month, 116 for the quarter, 116 for the year,
None.

Tuesday, March 10, 2026: 10 for the month, 116 for the quarter, 116 for the year,
42086, conf, Scout Energy, TNT 1,

Monday, March 9, 2026: 9 for the month, 115 for the quarter, 115 for the year,
None.

Sunday, March 8, 2026: 9 for the month, 115 for the quarter, 115 for the year,
None.

Saturday, March 7, 2026: 9 for the month, 115 for the quarter, 115 for the year,
41602, conf, BR, Sivertson 6E, 
40632, conf, Hess, EN-Hanson A-155-94-0607H-5, 

Saturday, March 7, 2026

QUDS -- Leadership Taken Out In Beirut, Lebanon, By IDF -- March 7, 2026

Locator: 50169QUDS.

See this post -- my last note on the QUDs.  '

In case you forgot, the QUDs -- wiki. 

The Quds Force [Jerusalem Force] is one of five branches of Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC)
It specializes in unconventional warfare and military intelligence operations. The U.S. Army's General Stanley McChrystal describes the Quds Force as an organization analogous to a combination of the CIA and the Joint Special Operations Command (JSOC) in the United States. 
Responsible for extraterritorial operations, the Quds Force supports non-state actors in many countries, including Hezbollah, Hamas, Palestinian Islamic Jihad, the Houthis, and Shia militias in Iraq, Syria, and Afghanistan
The Quds Force is "a classic example of state-sponsored terrorism." 
The Quds Force reports directly to the Supreme Leader of Iran, most recently held by Ayatollah Ali Khamenei until his assassination in 2026. 
After Quds Force commander Qasem Soleimani was assassinated in a U.S. drone strike, his deputy, Esmail Qaani, replaced him
The U.S. Secretary of State designated the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps and Quds Force as a Foreign Terrorist Organization (FTO) in 2019 based on the IRGC's "continued support to and engagement in terrorist activity around the world." This was the first time that the U.S. ever designated another government's department as a FTO. Trump was president in 2019.

Fifty-three (53) members of the US Congress do not agree that this is a terrorist organization, a state-sponsored terrorist organization.  

Earlier today, the Israeli Defense Force (IDF)   carried out a precision strike targeting commanders from the Quds Force’s Lebanon Corps of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IGRC) operating in a Beirut hotel.

According to the IDF, the commanders were working to advance terror plots against Israel from Lebanese territory.

The military said the Quds Force’s Lebanon Corps acts as a liaison between Iran’s IRGC and the Hezbollah terror organization, supporting Hezbollah’s military buildup.

Note the name Esmail Qaani above. Again, the dots continue to connect.

We'll probably hear from the fifty-three (53) members of the US Congress that supported this force.