Wednesday, October 21, 2026

Posted Wednesday Evening For Thursday Morning -- October 21, 2026

Locator: 51999B. 

Futures: appear to have given up much of their gain today. In futures, AAPL not giving up much and BRKB actually gaining a bit. 

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Back to the Bakken 

WTI: $9.97.

New wells reporting:

  • Friday, October 23, 2026: 56 for the month, 56 for the quarter, 555 for the year, 
    • 42228, conf,  Whiting, Paulson Federal 5104 44-13 5B, 
  • Thursday, October 22, 2026: 55 for the month, 55 for the quarter, 554 for the year,     
    • 42444, conf, SOGC, Forest 2-1;

RBN Energy: pending. 

Daily Activity Report -- October 21, 2016

Locator: 51998B. 

It's official: 

The bill to upgrade Chiricahua National Monument to national park status was signed Tuesday afternoon by President Donald Trump. 
U.S. Interior Secretary Doug Burgum and Rep. Juan Ciscomani are scheduled to be at the Chiricahua Mountains Tuesday afternoon to mark the official designation. 
The monument 120 miles southeast of Tucson is already managed by the National Park Service, and its current boundaries and land uses remain the same under the new law. 

Saudi crude exports hit 5-month; production falls to record low: oilprice. Link to Charles Kennedy. 

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Back to the Bakken

WTI: $97.98. Still closer to $100 than $90. 

Active rigs: 38. A new recent high.

One new permit, #43430 (SWD)  - #43431 - 

  • Operator: Devon Energy
  • Field: Wolf Bay
  • Comments:
    • Devon Energy has a permit for a Clark North 29-30HEL wall, NWSE 28-147-92, 
      • to be sited 2375 FSL and 2152 FEL.

One permit canceled:

  • 40419, Silver Hill Energy, Maple Leaf 161-15-3-TFHX, Burke County. 

Foreign Exchange Reserves -- Russia, Saudi Arabia, China -- Data Updated October 21, 2026

Locator: 51997RESERVES. 

Foreign exchange reserves: Russia, Saudi Arabia, China. 

Russia, link here, posted October 21, 2026: 

Saudi, link here, posted October 21, 2026: 

China, link here, posted October 21, 2026: 

CSX: Not On My Bingo Card Today -- It Should Have Been -- October 21, 2026

Locator: 51996CSX. 

See disclaimer. 

There is always huge long-haul competition between over-the-road truck and rail. With the huge price of diesel, right now, how has that argument shifted? 

Link. Link here: https://share.google/aimode/XPmvKSC2oF7wkWmUT.  

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Disclaimer

Briefly: 

  • I am inappropriately exuberant about the Bakken and I am often well out front of my headlights. I am often appropriately accused of hyperbole when it comes to the Bakken.
  • I am inappropriately exuberant about the US economy and the US market.
  • I am also inappropriately exuberant about all things Apple.
  • See disclaimer. This is not an investment site. 
  • Disclaimer: this is not an investment site. Do not make any investment, financial, job, career, travel, or relationship decisions based on what you read here or think you may have read here. All my posts are done quickly: there will be content and typographical errors. If something appears wrong, it probably is. Feel free to fact check everything.
  • If anything on any of my posts is important to you, go to the source. If/when I find typographical / content errors, I will correct them. 
  • Reminder: I am inappropriately exuberant about the Bakken, US economy, and the US market.
  • I am also inappropriately exuberant about all things Apple. 
  • And now, Nvidia, also. I am also inappropriately exuberant about all things Nvidia. Nvidia is a metonym for AI and/or the sixth industrial revolution. 
  • I've now added Broadcom to the disclaimer. I am also inappropriately exuberant about all things Broadcom. Now, I've added Amazon. And QCOM. Nothing on this site should be seen as recommendations for the general public. On the other hand, I have no problem if members of my extended family "see" recommendations I might be making - but only members of my extended family, limited to my children and my grandchildren.
  • Longer version here.
  • HP Printers: Ink Cartridges Or Refillable Tanks -- The Choice Is Obvious -- October 21, 2026

    Locator: 51995PRINTERS. 

    Link. Link here: https://share.google/aimode/PvQAN4FhUtPtLMADx.