Twenty-Two (22) New Permits -- The Williston Basin, North Dakota, USA; Burlington Resources With Two Huge Wells; KOG With Some Huge Wells In Truax Field

Active rigs: 183

Twenty-two (22) new permits --

• Operators: KOG (12), XTO (4) G3 Operating (3), Whiting (3)
• Fields: Truax (Williams), Moccasin Creek (Dunn), South Heart (Stark), Tobacco Garden (McKenzie), McGregory Buttes (Dunn),
• Comments: 6 of KOG's permits in Moccasin Creek; 6 of KOG's permits in Truax

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

Two producing wells completed:

• 23837, 2,444, BR, Waterton 11-29MBH, Keene, middle Bakken;
• 23838, 2,334, BR, Waterton 21-29TFH, Keene, Three Forks;

A little bit more about the 22 permits:

KOG with permits for two (2) more P Evitt wells in section 12-154-98; there are already 5 wells in this section; this will now bring the number to seven (7)

KOG with permits for a 6-well pad in Moccasin Creek, section 33-148-93. There are already two wells in this spacing unit:

• 18656, 2,035, KOG, Moccasin Creek 13-34-28-2H, t8/10; cum 297K 3/13; 
• 18707, 1,713, KOG, Moccasin Creek 13-34-28-1H, t9/10; cum 308K 3/13; 

KOG with permits for four wells in section 9-154-98 has a well in that spacing unit:

• 20856, 1,349, KOG, King 3-8H, Truax, t1/13; cum 68K 3/13;

XTO has permits for a four-well pad in section 4-150-99 in Tobacco Garden; XTO already has four wells in this section, so that will bring the total to eight (8) wells in this section