Eighteen (18) New Permits -- Triangle Pete With Eight New Permits -- The Williston Basin, North Dakota, USA

Bakken Operations

This is a "biggie" for Warren Buffett -- his answer to the Keystone XL -- a multi-grade crude oil loading terminal -- the first in the Rocky Mountain oil region. Will get its own stand-alone post later. -- huge thanks to Don. 

Active rigs: 187 (heading back down)

Eighteen (18) new permits --

• Operators: Triangle (8), Slawson (2), BEXP (2), Murex (2), Surge (2), Corinthian, Fidelity,
• Fields: Van Hook (Mountrail), Haram (Bottineau), Otter (Williams), North Souris (Bottineau), Stanley (Mountrail), Strandahl (Williams), Spring Creek (McKenzie), Beaver Lodge (Williams), West  Bank (Williams)
• Comments: Surge has a permit in Bottineau County;

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

Producing wells completed:

• 22934, 518, CLR, Salem 2-6H, Dollar Joe, t12/12; cum --
• 23698, 781, Murex, MacKenzie Joy 3-10H, t1/13; cum --
• 23696, 612, Whiting, Evy June 18-19H, t12/12; cum --
• 22434, 738, CLR, Gale 2-32H, Cedar Coulee, t1212; cum --