On Track For 2,575 New Oil and Gas Permits for Calendar Year 2012

Back on October 13, 2012, I posted that the rate of new permits being issued, North Dakota was on track for 2,535 new permits this calendar year.

Tonight, December 7, 2012, North Dakota is now on track for 2,575 new permits for this calendar year.

Back on June 1, 2012, I posted these stats:

My database showed the following number of permits (may or may not include salt water disposal wells):

• 2012: 2,093 (est) -- based on 866 permits issued as of May 31, 2012

• 2011: 1,940

• 2010: 1,684 

• 2009: 629

• 2008: 956

• 2007: 497

• 2006: 422

The pace of permitting has increased significantly since June 1, 2012.