Ten (10) New Permits -- The Williston Basin, North Dakota, USA

Daily activity report, February 21, 2012 --

Daily rig count back up to 201.

New permits by operator and field:

Operators: KOG (5),  BEXP (3), Whiting (2)

Fields: Alger, Moccasin Creek, Sanish, Heart Butte

A Bakken well permitted for injection (the 2nd such well?):

• 17170, injection permit/667, EOG, Wayzeta 4-16H, Parshall, Bakken, s4/08; t7/08; F; cum 317K, 12/11 -- pretty impressive -- no pump; >300K after 3 years; a short lateral; 6 frack stages (?);

Two wells reported an IP today, including this one:

• 19089, 2,500, Newfield, Sand Creek State 1-16H, Sand Creek; short lateral, I did not see frack report yet