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

Daily activity report, April 25, 2012 --

Operators: WPX (3), Whiting (2), Denbury (2), Slawson (2)

Fields: Heart Butte (Dunn), Sanish (Mountrail), Siverston (McKenzie), Boxcar Butte (McKenzie)

Slawson has a permit for a wildcat in McKenzie County.

Seven producing wells completed, including:

• 19669, 1,179, XTO, Crystal 14X-34, McKenzie, Bakken, Mondak,
• 19893, 2,112, BR, Gorhman 24-31 MBH, Dunn, Bakken, Bailey oil field,
• 20324, 1,963, BR, Midnight Run 21-1TFH, McKenzie, Three Forks, Union Center oil field,
• 20559, 1,675, BR, Shenandoah 34-36 TFH, McKenzie, Bakken/Three Forks, Keene oil field,
• 20687, 1,482, BR, Capitol 34-7TFH, McKenzie, Three Forks, Westberg oil field,
• 20832, 1,680, BR, Outlaw Gap 34-23TFH, McKenzie, Three Forks, Sand Creek oil field,

Every one of those BR wells was right in the bull's eye of the Bakken, the northeast corner of McKenzie County. Incredible. 

Six wells released from "tight hole" status; four were completed:

• 21405, 1,766, QEP, MHA 4-06-01H-149-92, Dunn, Bakken 

Another 21 wells were reported as plugged or producing.

Canceled:

• 20933, PNC, Fidelity, Perdaems 15-22H, Stark County