Eight (8) New Permits -- Bakken, North Dakota, USA -- Update on Three Corinthian/Surge/Spearfish Wells

Drillers: CLR (2), Whiting (2), Petro-Hunt, Samson Resources, Ursa, Newfield.

Fields: Dollar Joe, Baukol Noonan, Bell, Zenith, Cabernet, Fertile Valley, and a wildcat.

Whiting has two more exciting permits: one in Bell, and one in Zenith, two neighboring fields which are very, very exciting. See yesterday's posting on Whiting's new permits in Zenith and North Creek.

CLR has the permit in Cabernet, another exciting field.

Finally, Ursa's wildcat is in McKenzie County, southwest of Watford City.

Hess reported a nice well in today's daily activity report:

• 19146, 988, Hess, Little Chase Creek 21-1H, Little Knife, Bakken, 18K in first month

Not good news in today's daily activity report:

• 19386, 0 bopd, Ritchie Exploration, Bernstein 1, Bottineau County; was also released from confidential status today but no data provided the date of the original post. However, on the daily activity report of April 28, 2011, "0 bopd" was reported and is now reported as "Shut In"

Two earlier Corinthian/Ritchie Bernstein wells had IPs of 5 each.