Nine (9) New Permits -- The Bakken, North Dakota, USA

Daily activity report, October 27, 2011 --

Operators: CLR (3), BEXP (2), Enerplus (2), SM, Hunt

Fields: Banks, Parshall, McGregory Buttes, Baker, Oliver, Corinth, Wildrose

Not one well released from "tight hole" status had been completed, and only one producing well reported an IP:

• 19983, Hess, EN-Ruland A-155-94-1201H-1, Manitou oil field, Mountrail; this is on a 6-well pad;

But something I don't see often, or haven't paid attention to them, nine (9) permits renewed --  Petro-Hunt and Hess. This may be a data point that needs to be followed.