Nine (9) New Permits; Seventeen Wells Come of Confidential List -- The Williston Basin, North Dakota, USA

Daily activity report, May 7, 2012 --

Operators: OXY (4), Murex (2), CLR, Zenergy, WPX,
Fields: Banks (McKenzie), Rawson (McKenzie), Fayette (Dunn), Spotted Horn (McKenzie), Stanley (Mountrail)

OXY has permits for four wells on one padd in Fayette field.

Seventeen (17) wells come off "tight hole" status:

• 5579, 33, Ward-Williston, Engebretson 8-9, Madison (not a Bakken)
• 17623, DRY, BEXP, Wanner 25 1-H, Mercer
• 20525, DRL, SM Eergy, Waters 4-28H,
• 20636, DRL, BR, Brazos 24-34H,
• 20672, 2,499, Whiting, DRS Federal 24-24TFH, Park oil field; t11/11; cum 65K 3/12; see below
• 20685, 1,256, MRO, Ben Reckard 41-27H,
• 20746, 678, CLR, Jack 2-9H,
• 20881, 1,377, Whiting, Hagey 14-13XH,
• 21033, DRL, BEXP, Lloyd 34-3,
• 21053, 764, CLR, Richmond 1-26H,
• 21323, 125, Legacy, Legay Etal Bernstein 4-18H,
• 21352, 625, Samson Resources, Montclari 1-12-163-99H,
• 21401, 507, Whiting, Hattie Hagey 14-13TFX,
• 21459, 1,548, Denbury, Nelson 24-11NEH,
• 21509, DRL, BEXP, Forest 26-35 1H,
• 21600, 838, CLR, Rochester 1-24H,
• 21616, DRL, Crescent Point Energy, CPEUSC Amelia Grace 7-6-158N-99W,

Producing well completed:

• 20816, 487, CLR, McGinnity 4-15H, 

* This is an important well; it's in the southwest part of the state where the Three Forks is said to "pinch out" from the Bakken.