Eight (8) New Permits -- The Williston Basin, North Dakota, USA

Something tells me this is going to be a busy night of blogging.

But first, the daily activity report.

Active rigs: 182 (no change)

Eight (8) new permits --

• Operators: SM Energy (3), WPX (2), Oasis (2), Surge Energy
• Fields: Alger (Mountrail), Van Hook (Mountrail), Poe (McKenzie)
• Comments: Surge has a permit for a wildcat well in Bottineau County;

Wells that came off the confidential list today were posted earlier; see sidebar at the right.