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

Operators: Hess (6), Whiting (2), CLR (2), Slawson (2), Encore, and Petro-Hunt.

Fields: Manitou, Sanish, Charlson, Big Bend, Siverston, Stoneview, and one wildcat.

If you had not guessed, the six Hess permits are for a six-well pad in the Manitou field in Mountrail County. The Manitou field is about 15 miles WSW from Stanley and about 15 miles WNW from the Sanish/Parshall fields.

Both Whiting permits are in the Whiting "cash cow," the Sanish.