Four (4) New Permits -- The Williston Basin, North Dakota, USA

The daily activity report is quite extensive today but not many new permits or IPs being reported.

Of interest: the nice well reported by Arsenal Energy; a nice well reported by Fidelity.

New permits for operators: Murex, MRO, CLR, Oasis

Fields: Stanley, Reunion Bay, and Camp

CLR has a wildcat in Billings Country.

Five (5) wells were released from "tight hole" status, but only one was completed/fracked:

• 21230, 1,850, Arsenal Energy, Gjoa Lynn 100-12H, Mountrail,

Six producing wells were completed, including:

• 20593, 1,201, Fidelity, Edith 14-29H-32, Mountrail;
• 20950, 55, Silver Oak Energy, Rankin 1-35H, Slope County, Red River "B" (not a Bakken);

Sixteen (16) wells were reported to be plugged or producing, suggesting a bit of news in the near future.

Ten (10) permits were renewed and many of them of fairly recent vintage suggesting that operators are a bit behind in getting to all their locations.

Whiting had five (5) wells approved for "tight hole" status: one in Stark County; the others in Mountrail County, all Three Forks wells.

For more on Arsenal Energy:

• Another small company to consider, for investors
• A couple of nice Arsenal wells in Stanley oil field