Tuesday, November 23, 2010

Fourteen (14) New Permits -- North Dakota, USA

Operators: Hess (6), EOG (2), XTO (2), Petro-Hunt (2), North Plains, Whiting.

Fields: Lignite, West Capa, Bell, Indian Hill, Clear Water, Banks, Tioga, and three wildcats.

Hess has six (6) permits one multi-well pad in Williams County, Tioga field, 25-158N-95W. The wells will sit 50 feet apart from each other, running in a direct north-south line.

Whiting has another permit in Stark County, continuing that trend.

By the way, this daily activity report, November 23, 2010, also includes the Dakota Salts LLC, permit for the exploratory potash well in Burke County, file number 99190. The name is Sorenson Eby Etal 1, SESE 31-163N-91W. The permit was actually granted August 13, 2010.

On track for 1,688 permits for calendar year, 2010, North Dakota.

2 comments:

  1. bruce, it looks like they snuck another rig in... count is currently at 161 on the NDIC 8:30PM CST

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  2. You are correct. I just noticed it and posted it at 8:27 CST -- exactly the same time you posted your comment -- see time stamp above! Hilarious.

    My link: http://milliondollarway.blogspot.com/2010/11/new-record-161-active-rigs.html

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