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

Daily activity report, July 8, 2011 --

Operators: Hess (6), Samson Resources (2), CLR, Chesapeake Operating

Fields: Big Stick, Banks, Ager, and three wildcats

Hess is putting six (6) wells on one pad in the Alger, NWSW 16-156N-93W

Samson Resources will be putting two wildcats on the same pad in Divide Country, SWSE 11-163N-96W

Chesapeake has another permit in Stark County.

Of the three wells completed and reporting, Slawson had a nice well:

• 18575, 1,007, Slawson, Hunter Federal 1-8-17H, Mountrail

Whiting has temporarily abandoned a well with a fairly recent file number:

• 18005, TA, Whiting, Jones 44-35, Golden Valley