Nine (9) New Permits -- The Williston Basin, North Dakota, USA

Active rigs: 184 (nice, steady)

Nine (9) new permits --

• Operators: Oasis (3), Slawson (2), Bakken Hunter, Triangle, Petro-Hunt, Liberty Resources
  Fields: Crosby (Divide), Gros Ventre (Burke), Buffalo Wallow (McKenzie), Union Center (McKenzie), Big Bend (Mountrail), Pronghorn (McKenzie), Alger (Mountrail)
• Comments: The Pronghorn oil field is not near Whiting's Pronghorn prospect

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

More to follow; several nice producing wells have now reported initial production numbers.