Eight (8) New Permits; A Nice Whiting Well; Active Rigs Decreasing Again

Bakken Operations

Active rigs: 187, decreasing from a recent 191;

Eight (8) new permits

• Operators: SM Energy (4); Hess (4)
• Fields: Alger (Mountrail), Siverston (McKenzie), Colgan (Divide)
• Comments: Again, another day with no OXY USA or Newfield permit

Wells coming off confidential list were posted earlier; see sidebar at the right.

Five producing wells completed:

• 22076, 248, Cornerstone,
• 22042, 107, Cornerstone,
• 22882, 1,533, Whiting,
• 23358, 920, Whiting,
• 21202, 978, KOG,