QEP Has a Nice Well; Eight (8) New Permits -- The Williston Basin, North Dakota, USA

Bakken Operations

Active rigs: 181 (steady)

Eight (8) new permits --

• Operators: Whiting (3), Hess (2), Fidelity, Petro-Hunt, Bakken Hunt
• Fields: Hawkeye (McKenzie), Stanley (Mountrail), Sanish (Mountrail), Hay Creek (McKenzie), Antelope (McKenzie), Crosby (Divide)
• Comments: None

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

Several permits were canceled:

• 23999, PNC, BR, Bice 44-12MBH, Dunn
• 23998, PNC, BR, Bice 44-12TFH, Dunn
• 22222, PNC, CLR, Bonney 3-3H, Dunn
• 21808, PNC, Samson Resources, Crow 32-29-163-96H, Divide
• 21836, PNC, Samson Resources, Defender 9-4-163-97H, Divide
• 21843, PNC, Samson Resources, Teal 3-10-163-96H, Divide

But, there were three producing wells completed:

• 22193, 2,367, QEP, Kummer 1-6/7H, Croff, t10/12; cum 83K 11/12; --  part of the Helis deal?
• 22419, 586, Hess,  BW-Sorenson 149-99-1324H-1, Wildcat, t12/12; cum -- ; another good example of the "craziness" of wildcats in the Bakken; this one is sitting in the heart of the Bakken; McKenzie County
• 22418, 724, Hess,  BW-Spring Creek 149-99-1201H-1, Wildcat, 12/12; cum -- sits on/near the same pad as 22419;