Seventeen (17) New Permits -- The Williston Basin, North Dakota, USA

A recent record? I don't recall when I last saw more than 13 or 14 new permits in one day.

Daily activity report, April 20, 2012:

Operators: BEXP (6), Hess (9), Samson Resources, CLR

Fields: Alger (Mountrail), Little Knife (Dunn), Banks (McKenzie), Jim Creek (Dunn), Ambrose (Divide), Hawkeye (McKenzie)

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

• 21243, 1,787, MRO, Everett Fisher USA 31-6H, Mountrail,

Permit now expired:

• 20767, Exp, XTO Energy, Arlene Federal 44X-11, McKenzie

KOG changing a well name from "Polar Bibler" to "P Bibler":

• 22660, KOG, P Bibler 155-99-15-31-30-2H