Week 3: January 13, 2013 -- January 19, 2013

Well density
Eight wells on section in Banks oil field
Ten wells on section in Antelope oil field
Samson Oil & Gas: four wells on 160-acre spacing unit
CLR with permits for a 7-well pad
KOG with permits for eleven wells in one Pembroke oil field section
CLR's 14-well-site in one corner of a 2560-acre spacing unit
Graphics of well density

Natural gas in the Bakken
Plan B for ONEOK
Single-well comparison among the oil and gas fields
ONEOK to add a fifth natural gas gathering and processing facility, near Watford City
Flaring concerns? Lots of opportunities for investors
Using natural gas to power drilling rigs in the Bakken
Screenshot of natural gas production in North Dakota

Takeaway in the Bakken
CLR sees excess of takeaway capacity, in both rail and pipeline
Pipeline companies investing in rail terminals: best link for that day 
Pipelines will be the energy story of 2013

Rig Count
Rigzone musings on falling rig count

Bakken operations
Denbury buys COP field in the Williston Basin, a Red River field
Boston-area company shipping Bakken oil to east coast refinery
LTR strengthens position in the Bakken

For investors only
MDU vs OKE
Takeover talk: EOG

Economic development
Williston will need $625 million over six years for infrastructure to support surging population
New/expanded lumber year, east of Minot
North Dakota's school land permanent trust now nearing $2 billion
Hiring at the Port of North Dakota

Pricing
Narrowing of the WTI/Brent spread
Breakeven price for EOG in Eagle Ford: $37/bbl
Canadian Sands Oil in a World of Pain
Spread narrows with Seaway reversal and expansion
PSX refinery using Western Canadian Select ($40/bbl)