Eleven (11) New Permits -- The Williston Basin, North Dakota, USA

Active rigs: 185 (no change; from my perspective, a perfect number)

Eleven (11) new permits --

• Operators: KOG (7), Hess (3), Slawson
• Fields: Van Hook (Mountrail), Big Gulch (Dunn), Pembroke (McKenzie)
• Notes: None. Maybe later.

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