Eight (8) New Permits -- The Williston Basin, North Dakota, USA

Daily activity report, June 27, 2012 --

• Operators: ERF (2), KOG (2), CLR, Murex, Fidelity, and Petro-Hunt
• Fields: Zenith (Stark), McGregory Buttes (Dunn), Moccasin Creek (Dunn), Mandaree (Dunn), Lonesome (McKenzie), Ranch Creek (McKenzieI

Wells coming off confidential list today:

• 21104, 228, WPX Energy, Delores Sand 29-32H, Sanish, t4/12; cum 18K 4/12;
• 21729, WI, Ward-Williston, LDCMU 4-33, Little Deep Creek, a vertical Madison well; water injected
• 22064, 110, Corinthian Exp, Corinthian N Skarphol 8-33 1H, North Souris, Spearfish well; formation depth, 3,500 feet; 15 stages; 150,000 lbs proppant;

Producing wells completed: none.

Recent permits/wells plugged"

• 21818, Dry, Hess, BL-A Iverson-155-96-1213H-2N, Beaver Lodge, Williams County; the company cut its losses; never got past the Lodgepole, so just abandoned the well; 

Regarding the Corinthian well above:

In the North Souris Field well #22064 has come off confidential with a production of 3038 bbls in 16 days in April and 6360 bbls in May.  This is what the average Bakken well produces.  It looks like Corinthian has gotten off to a good start.  They have more in the works.