Eleven (11) New Permits -- The Williston Basin, North Dakota, USA

Active rigs: 185

Eleven (11) new permits -- 

• Operators: Hess (7), XTO (3), Zenergy
  Fields: Hofflund (Williams), Foreman Butte (McKenzie), Siverston (McKenzie), Alkali Creek (Mountrail)
  Comments: Again, XTO is very active. Hess is becoming very active.

The one well that came off the confidential list was reported earlier; see sidebar at the right.

Every day, wells are approved for "tight hole" status; I generally don't comment on them, but today's daily activity list is quite interesting: Oasis has 13 wells that have been approved for "tight hole" status. The wells are pretty much located throughout many counties in the northwest Bakken.

There was one permit cancelled, interestingly enough, a Newfield permit:

• 24292, PNC, Newfield, Johnson 150-99-33-28-10H, South Tobacco Garden,

There were ten (10) producing wells completed. This is a fairly large number for one daily report:

• 21249, 371, CLR, Strid 3-26H, Lindahl, 4-section spacing; t3/13; cum --
• 22117, 1,251,WPX, Dora Smith 5-8HC, Van Hook, t3/13; cum --
• 22475, 761, SM Energy, Dishon 1-30H, Ft Buford, t3/13; cum --
• 23153, 1,820, KOG, Koala 154-97-15-33-28-2H, Banks, t3/13; cum --
• 23154, 1,651, KOG, Koala 154-97-15-33-28-2H3, Banks, t3/13; cum --
• 23524, 1,004, SM Energy, Ceynar 4-18HA, Poe, t2/13; cum 7K 2/13;
• 23525, 1,096, SM Energy, Ceynar 4X-18H, Poe, t3/13; cum 2K 2/13;
• 23526, 885, SM Energy, Ceynar 4-18HB, Poe, t2/13; cum 8K 2/13;
• 23703, 2,208, Oasis, Carol J A 5200 14-29T, Camp, t4/13; cum --
• 23756, 510, SM Energy, Prochnick 15-35HSA, West Ambrose, t3/13; cum 2K 2/13;