Fourteen (14) New Permits

Bakken Operations

Active Rigs: 186 (steady, but down)

New wells reporting were posted earlier; see sidebar at the right.

Fourteen (14) new permits:

• Operators: BEXP (4), Zenergy (2), SM Energy (2), American Eagle, Whiting, Mountain View, Murex, Cornerstone, Baytex
• Fields: Colgan (Divide), East Fork (Williams), Stony Creek (Williams), Bully (McKenzie), Stanley (Mountrail), Foreman Butte (McKenzie), Bear Den (McKenzie), Garnet (Baytex)

Comments: Mountain View has a wildcat in Divide County; Cornerstone has a wildcat in Burke County; no OXY USA or Newfield permits;

A temporarily abandoned well:

• 21279, TA, Petro Harvester, Wright 12-10NESE 12-163N-81W, Bottineau,