Hmmmm.... Interesting ..... Active Rig Count

Daily Activity Report

Active rigs: 187

Nine (9) new permits -- (actually an error; only 8 new permits; one of the permits NDIC listed was issued some time ago)

• Operators: EOG (2), CLR (2), Oasis (2), GMX Resources (2),
• Fields: Parshall (Mountrail), Patent Gate (McKenzie), Squires (Williams), Ranch Creek (McKenzie)
• Comments:

Wells that were supposed to come off confidential list did not report any initial production numbers. No explanation provided by NDIC.

One producing well was completed:

• 24241, 1,609, Whiting, Anderson 41-7H, Sanish, t1/13; cum --

There were two DRY holes:

• 21347, DRY, Wesco Operating, Gruman 41-18NENE, a Lodgepole well; Eland, Stark County;
• 22365, DRY, Chimney Sweep, Hondl 21-1NWNE, a Lodgepole well; wildcat, Stark County;

Updates

Later, 2:23 pm: I didn't think I would be updating this post today, but now the active rig number has gone up to 187. Very, very surprising. I haven't been following the details of which operators are adding rigs, or if there are new operators; maybe that's why I didn't see this coming. [I've updated rig county by operator for selected operators; note the number of rigs for XTO.]

Original Post

Active rigs at 186, surprising, I suppose to some ... maybe not so surprising as we move into spring...