Eight (8) New Permits -- Anschutz With a Dry Hole -- North Dakota, USA

Producers: Whiting (2), CLR, Denbury, XTO, BTA, True Oil LLC, and Zenergy.

Fields: North Fork, Red Wing Creek, Truax, Park, Sanish, Haystack Butte, Epping and Mandaree.

Several wells off the confidential list, some of which have been previously reported. Notable:

• 19355, 3,159, WLL, Sikes State 43-16H, Sanish field
• 18638, 2,184, Denbury, Franchuk 44-20 NWH, Murphy Creek
• 19066, 1,779, American Oil and Gas, Hickel 15-35H, Ray
• 19221, 1,466, Whiting, Ness 21-3H, Sanish
• 18766, 1,392, Encore, Fettig 24-22H, Squaw Creek

American Oil and Gas has had some great wells in the area west of Ray, north of the highway.

Anschutz did have a dry hole:

• 19711, DRY, Anschutz, Ralph Tormaschy 1-5-8H-142-96, Manning oil field; the daily activity report suggested that this well was drilled to a depth of 2,100 feet; we may not have heard the end of the story regarding this well. This well sits on a pad with a second well. More discussion here.