Wells, By Producer, On the Confidential List

This was sent in by Rory.

Just for the fun of it, here are the number of wells on the confidential list by producer (the list changes daily, obviously). What I find amazing is all the producers in the Bakken; it is not just seven or eight but literally dozens. If a well costs $6 million, think how much capital these companies have tied up in driling:

CONTINENTAL RESOURCES, INC. 135
EOG RESOURCES, INC. 105
XTO ENERGY INC. 55
BRIGHAM OIL & GAS, L.P. 49
WHITING OIL AND GAS CORPORATION 49
SLAWSON EXPLORATION COMPANY, INC. 48
MARATHON OIL COMPANY 46
PETRO-HUNT, L.L.C. 38
NEWFIELD PRODUCTION COMPANY 34
OASIS PETROLEUM NORTH AMERICA LLC 32
BURLINGTON RESOURCES OIL & GAS COMPANY LP 31
ENCORE OPERATING, L.P. 31
TRACKER RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT II, LLC 25
SAGEBRUSH RESOURCES, LLC 23
HESS CORPORATION 22
AMERICAN OIL & GAS, INC. 21
ZENERGY OPERATING COMPANY, LLC 20
SAMSON RESOURCES COMPANY 18
HUNT OIL COMPANY 17
SM ENERGY COMPANY 17
KODIAK OIL & GAS (USA) INC. 16
ZAVANNA, LLC 16
ANSCHUTZ EXPLORATION CORPORATION 14
FIDELITY EXPLORATION & PRODUCTION COMPANY 13
QEP ENERGY COMPANY 13
HELIS OIL & GAS COMPANY, L.L.C. 12
NORTH PLAINS ENERGY, LLC 12
ZENERGY, INC 11
CORNERSTONE NATURAL RESOURCES LLC 9
PEAK NORTH DAKOTA, LLC 9
TEXAKOTA, INC. 9
MUREX PETROLEUM CORPORATION 8
BTA OIL PRODUCERS, LLC 7
BAYTEX ENERGY USA LTD 6
ENERPLUS RESOURCES USA CORPORATION 6
LEGACY OIL & GAS ND, INC. 6
PRIMA EXPLORATION, INC. 6
SINCLAIR OIL AND GAS COMPANY 6
SUMMIT RESOURCES, INC. 6
CIRQUE RESOURCES, LP 5
ABRAXAS PETROLEUM CORP. 4
G3 OPERATING, LLC 4
WESCO OPERATING, INC. 4
BALLANTYNE OIL, LLC 3
LUFF EXPLORATION COMPANY 3
OIL FOR AMERICA EXPLORATION, LLC 3
PENN VIRGINIA OIL & GAS, LP 3
RITCHIE EXPLORATION, INC. 3
URSA RESOURCES GROUP LLC 3
WARD-WILLISTON COMPANY 3
ARSENAL ENERGY USA INC. 2
FRAM OPERATING LLC 2
NADEL AND GUSSMAN ROCKIES, LLC 2
AMERADA HESS CORPORATION 1
CITATION OIL & GAS CORP. 1
DAKOTA MINERALS, LLC 1
FLATIRONS RESOURCES LLC 1
HALEK OPERATING ND LLC 1
LARIO OIL & GAS COMPANY 1
NOVUS ENERGY COMPANY 1
OXY USA INC. 1
PEAK GRASSLANDS, LLC 1
RED WILLOW GREAT PLAINS, LLC 1
REEDER OPERATING, LLC 1
RENEGADE PETROLEUM (NORTH DAKOTA) LTD. 1
RYAN EXPLORATION, INC. 1
SHD OIL & GAS, LLC 1
TIMBERLINE PRODUCTION COMPANY, LLC 1
ZARGON OIL (ND) INC. 1