New Operator Targeting the Lodgepole In/Around Dickinson

Oil for America, LLC, is listed as the operator for a new permit issued near Dickinson, Stark County.

The Zastoupil 22-1, NESE 22-139N-97W, is a wildcat, file #19258.  According to the press release, this consortium has identified 18 Lodgepole prospects.  There is no "H" in the designation and Lodgepole wells in the past have been vertical wells.

There have been some notable vertical Lodgepole wells:

• The Laurine Engel 1, Patterson Lake field, 61k in first five months of operation
• The Dinsdale 2-4, completed in 1996; 4.6 million barrels as of October, 2009, Dickinson area

Armstrong has additional interests in the Lodgepole; most recently, Armstrong and the Lodgepole show up in the July, 2010, NDIC dockets.

Dickinson is in southwestern North Dakota, USA.

Update, October 13, 2010: these are the three permits Oil for America, LLC, has in the Bakken. They are all in Stark County. All three are wildcats.

• 19258, Zastoupil 22-1, NESE 22-139N-97W
• 19272, Wolf 29-1, SWSE 29-139-95W
• 19601, Wieglenda 23-1, NESE 23-139N-94W

[Update: I've placed these and additional "Oil for America" permits/wells on my watch list.]