1,195 Wells on the Confidential List -- North Dakota, USA

I have not kept records for number of wells on the confidential list on a regular basis, but it's possible that the 1,195 wells currently on the confidential list is a record.

Fifty-eight (58) of those wells will come off the confidential list in February, which is relatively low.

However, it will be a busy March: 123 wells are scheduled to come off the list in March, 2011; wells put on the confidential list any time in September, 2010, will come off in March.

"The six-month period shall commence on the date the well is completed or the date the written request is received, whichever is earlier. If the written request accompanies the application for permit to drill or is filed after permitting but prior to spudding, the six-month period shall commence on the date the well is spudded."