Eleven (11) New Permits -- Bakken, North Dakota, USA

This is the most new permits in one day that I have seen in over a year.

Drillers: Continental Resources -- Harold Hamm (7), Hess (2), Samson Resources (2).

Fields: Six of the permits will be a 2-well pad in Elm Tree and a 4-well Eco-Pad in Jim Creek.

Hess permits will be a 2-well pad in Big Butte.

And Samson Resources will be a 2-well pad in Ambrose field.

The last permit, a CLR permit, will be in Haystack Butte.

In addition, Newfield reports another nice well in Friday's daily activity report :

• 19202, 1,010, Newfield, 1-H Manolo 21-16, Williams County

QEP reports:

• 19467, 617, QEP, MHA 2-04-03H-149-90, McLean