Breakdown of the 1,180 Wells on the Confidential List -- North Dakota, USA

Rory sent me this information earlier today, but I finally found time to post it.

Thank you, Rory.

There are currently 1,180 wells on NDIC's confidential list (remember, not all wells are placed on the confidential list).

Here is the breakdown of the top 20 or so:

• CLR: 140 
• XTO: 79 
• EOG: 65
• Petro-Hunt: 63
• Marathon: 52 
• BEXP: 51 
• Slawson: 51
• Newfield: 45
• BR: 44
• Encore: 36
• Hess: 36
• AEZ (now owned by Hess): 30
• Tracker: 30 (all or some owned by Hess)
• Samson Resources (not SSN): 28
• Zenergy: 26
• KOG: 25
• Zavanna: 25
• Whiting: 23 
• Hunt: 21
• Oasis: 19
• Peak: 18
• SM: 18
• North Plains: 17
• Fidelity: 16
• QEP: 16
• OXY USA: 15
• Anschutz: 14 (now owned by OXY)
• Zenergy: 14
• Helis: 12
• Sagebrush: 11

other selected producers:

• Enerplus: 8
• Oil for America: 6
• Hess: 1

I don't know about "you," but I find 1,180 wells on the confidential list to be absolutely phenomenal. One has to remember there are about 5,000 active wells in North Dakota right now. I don't know if these 1,000 are part of that number or not. Regardless, it's a healthy percentage.