Eight (8) New Permits -- The Bakken, North Dakota, USA

Daily activity report, January 10, 2012:

Operators: Oasis (3), Petro-Hunt, Ballantyne, CLR, Fidelity, Chesapeake

Fields: Elk, Southwest Landa, Baker, Jim Creek, Green River, and Crazy Man Creek

Chesapeake has a wildcat in Stark County, Huzenbiler 9-137-99 A 1H, 9-137-99

Only one well released from "tight hole" status, and that Petro-Hunt well was unremarkable.

Three wells on DRL status reported IPs, including this one:

• 20756, 740, Samson Resources, Stork 20-17-163-96H, Divide County (north of Williston)