Fourteen (14) New Permits -- The Bakken, North Dakota, USA

Daily activity report, December 16, 2011 --

Operators: Hess (3), BEXP (2), Samson Resources (2), Cornerstone, OXY USA, Petro Harvester, Slawson, Oasis, North Plains, Petro-Hunt

Fields: Woburn, Manning, Fortuna, Robinson Lake (Hess has 2 new permits there -- huge field), Todd, Cow Creek, Columbus, Kimberly, Truax, Gros Ventre, Boxcar Butte, Four Bears

Three wells released from confidential status; two completed/fracked:

• 20012, 1,261, Denbury Onshore, Sorenson 34-32 NWH, McKenzie, in the bull's eye of the Bakken
• 20686, 714, Zenergy, Irwin 14-23H, Williams

The Denbury Sorenson well should not be confused with BEXP's excellent Sorenson wells (that set records, I believe).

One well came off DRL status reporting nice IP:

• 20763, 829, CLR, Beaver Creek State 1-36H, Golden Valley

New Madrid, Uncle Tupelo