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

Daily activity report, February 7, 2012 --

Operators: Whiting (3), Hess (2), BEXP, OXY USA, CLR, Helis

Fields: Hawkeye, Alger, Murphy Creek, Grail, Bell

CLR has a wildcat in Billings County; Whiting has a wildcat in Golden Valley.

Three wells released from "tight hole" status; two were completed:

• 20374, 980, Whiting, Troy TTT 12-6TFH, Mountrail
• 20797, 1,208, CLR, Entzel 1-26H, Dunn

Six wells on DRL status reported IPs, including:

• 20516, 50 (no typo), KOG, Smokey 15-22-15-2H, McKenzie
• 20802, 1,106, CLR, Pletan 3-18H, Dunn