Five (5) New Permits -- The Williston Basin, North Dakota, USA

Daily activity report, April 9, 2012 --

Operators: Oasis (2), ERF (2), Whiting

Fields: Pleasant Hill (McKenzie), Bull Butte (Williams), Mandaree (Dunn)

21 wells released from "tight hole" status, and another four producing wells were completed; another ten wells were reported to be plugged or producing. 

Of the 21 wells released from "tight hole" status, 12 were completed/fracked, including:

• 20088, 1,390, Petro-Hunt, Fort Berthold 151-94-34C-27-1H, McKenzie
• 20626, 1,125, Zenergy, Kelter 7-6H, McKenzie
• 21066, 1,347, Petro-Hunt, Fort Berthold 148-94-17D-08-2H, Dunn
• 21201, 1,145, Denbury, Erickson 41-25NWH, McKenzie
• 21381, 1,150, Fidelity, Dinwoodie 11-14H, Mountrail

Of the four producing wells completed:

• 19706, 1,358, Oasis, Brier 5200 42-22H, McKenzie,
• 20619, 1,568, Oasis, Flinders Federal 5602 13-18H, Williams,
• 20651, 934, Hess, EN-Weyrauch C-154-93-2932H-2, Mountrail,

Some KOG name changes were interesting; the following "from" and then "to":

• 19962, KOG, Komodo State 154-... to P State 154-97-3-16-21-13H, Truax
• 20515, KOG, Polar 154-... to P Alice 154-99-4-3-27-4H, Stockyard Creek (possibly Epping)
• 21078, KOG, Polar 155-... to P Alexander 155-99-16-11-2-1H, Epping (possibly East Fork)
• 21817, KOG, Jorgenson 5-14H to P Jorgenson 154-98-5-14-23-16H, Truax oil field,

The name changes have not been updated on the GIS map server at the date of this posting. Could KOG be designating wells by the prospect? "P" for Polar Prospect? No. The Truax/Epping certainly are not in their Polar Prospect. Formation? Not aware of any. "Pilot"?