Eleven (11) New Permits -- Great Wells Reported -- The Bakken, North Dakota, USA

Daily activity report, December 22, 2011 --

Look at these nice wells reported out today:

• 20844, 816, G3 Operating, Rasmussen 1-21-16H, wildcat, Bakken,
  20467, 1,116, North Plains, Netz 9-21H, Truax, Bakken,
  20197, 2,286, Oasis, Wade Federal 5300 21-30H, wildcat, Bakken,  

I believe the North Plains well will belong to KOG -- another huge well for KOG.


The Oasis Wade Federal wildcat is in Baker oil field, just east of Indian Hill (McKenzie County) south of Williston, across the river. This is near the bull's eye of the Bakken; it is turning out to be a very, very interesting play.


The Rasmussen wildcat is northwest of Williston, near Strandahl oil field. Like so many other places in the Bakken, this well is one of a series of wells lying along a line, in this case, running west to east.


Meanwhile, here are data points for the eleven new permits today:

Operators: Whiting (4), Dakota-3 (3), Corinthian (2), Fidelity, Baytex

Fields: Van Hook;  Sanish, Gaylord, Alger, North Souris, Divide

Dakota-3 has permits for a 3-well pad in Van Hook; Whiting has three more wells in its cash cow, the Sanish (and a fourth permit for a well in Gaylord).

Again, we continue to see nomenclature changes. Three well name changes:

• 18797, XTO, TAT State 14X-36B (was TAT State 14X-36)
• 20906, XTO, Arley 21X-18B (was Arley 21X-18)
• 21365, XTO, Johnsrud 19-18HX (was Johnsrd 19-18H)

The name changes are becoming more descriptive. This is important for a couple of reasons: a) additional formations being targeted; and, b) additional wells in same section being drilled. Drillers are trying to differentiate wells in same sections.