Ten (10) New Permits -- Bakken, North Dakota, USA

Operators: Enerplus (5), Oasis (2), Whiting (2), BEXP.

Fields: McGregory Buttes, Bull Butte, North Creek, Zenith, Alger.

Four of the ERF wells will be on the same pad in McGregory Buttes.

The two Oasis wells will be on the same pad in Bull Butte.

Whiting's two permits are in Stark Creek and one is in Zenith field, which was recently highlighted on this blog after a tract was acquired for $9,000/acre. The other permit is in North Creek which is a tiny field (eight sections) right next to Bell field where Whiting is already very, very active. Remember this well in Bell field:

• 9706, 571, New Millennium Resources, Decker 1-32, tested in 1982, still producing at about 2,000 bbls/month; total produced to date (after almost 30 years of producing): 704,519 bbls of oil, very little gas and very little water. Formation? Tyler formation.

Both of the Whiting permits issued today are within 8 miles as the bald eagle flies from the Decker well 

In addition, there were a number of great well that reported out today on the daily activity report.

• 18435, 2,376, Denbury Onshore, Nelson 41-5H, Sanish
• 19318, 2,042, American Oil and Gas, Hodenfield 15-23H, Bakken
• 19745, 2,043, Whiting, Hoover 14-1XH, Bakken

Notice the "X" designation for the Whiting Hoover well.