Eleven (11) New Permits in North Dakota (Bakken, ND, USA)

The operators: KOG (2), MRO (2), BEXP (2), Tracker,  Oasis, American (AEZ), EOG, and CLR.

Fields: Mandaree (2), Reunion Bay (2), Little Knife, Todd, Lake Trenton, Squires, Rosebud, Ranch Coulee, and one wildcat.

The two KOG wells will sit on a multi-well pad (same as yesterday). It appears KOG is really stepping up its drilling program.

Likewise, the two MRO wells will sit on a multi-well pad.

"We" are on track for 1,550 permits for calendar 2010.

By the way, a big thanks to Rory for telling me how to bring over NDIC spreadsheets, such as the confidential lists, to an Excel spreadsheet. [I had tried it some time ago, couldn't get it to work; thought it couldn't be done, but Rory said it was possible and that was enough to get me to try again.] Once it's on an Excel spreadsheet, one can sort the data any number of ways. The number of wells on the confidential list is now 1,115. I assume this is pretty much a record, although I haven't kept track of that number on a regular basis.