Fifteen (15) New Permits, Including Three for Newfield; Several Huge BEXP Wells (Based on IPs)

Bakken Operations

Active rigs: 185 (steady, but trend is down)

Fifteen (15) new permits --

• Operators: Whiting (4), Newfield (3), WPX (3), CLR (2), Liberty Resources (2), Crescent Point,
• Fields: Pleasant Hill (McKenzie), Westberg (McKenzie), Oakdale (Dunn), Glass Bluff (McKenzie), Van Hook (Mountrail), Sanish (Mountrail)
• Comments: Wow! Newfield with three permits but another day without a permit for OXY USA; Crescent Point Energy has a permit for a wildcat in Williams County.

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

Producing wells completed:

• 21791, 989, BEXP, Jay 24-13 1H, Banks, t9/12; cum 5K 9/12;
• 22148, 2,958, BEXP, Albert B. 27-34 1H, Nameless, t5/12; cum 57K 9/12;
• 22776, 276, Cornerstone, Wahlund 3-22-15H, Lostwood, t11/12; cum --
• 22525, 293, Cornerstone, Mertes 6-22-15H, Carter, t9/12; cum 11K 9/12;
• 22056, 2,437, BEXP, Wagenman 29-32 2H, Todd, t10/12; cum --
• 21710, 3,229, BEXP, Rich 30-31 1H, Todd, t10/12; cum --
• 22587, 2,633, BEXP, Lonnie 15-22 3H, Ragged Butte, t10/12; cum --
• 22624, 2,162, BEXP,  Smith Farm 23-14 3TFH, Cow Creek, t9/12; cum 5K 9/12;
• 23566, 845, Whiting, Kjos 14-13H, Alger, t10/12; cum --
• 14713, 20, Denbury Onshore, originally a Madison well with cum of 78K; now a Tyler well,