Fifteen (15) New Permits -- The Williston Basin, North Dakota, USA

Daily activity report, February 15, 2012 --

Let's see -- there were 14 new permits on the 14th of February, now 15 new permits on the 15th.

I can hardly wait for the 29th of February.

Operators: CLR (6), Dakota-3 (3), Samson Resources (2), Oasis, Fidelity, Whiting, Slawson

Fields: Banks, Ellsworth, Juno, Camp, Sanish, Moccasin Creek, Cedar Coulee, and Saxon

Fifteen new permits and no wildcats. Interesting.

One well on DRL status reported an IP:

• 20318, 727, SM Energy, Leiseth 16-13H, McKenzie, Bakken,

Ten wells were reported as plugged or producing (in the Bakken, they will all be producers. There are "no" dry holes in the Bakken).

Hess canceled a brand new permit:

• 22308, Hess, MC-Sickler 144-95-1423H-1PNC, Dunn County.