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

Rise in price of oil today was impressive. Sweet.

Active rigs: 180

Eleven (11) new permits --

• Operators: XTO (3), Whiting (2), BR (2), MRO (2), Statoil, QEP
• Fields: Grinnell (Williams), Camel Butte (McKenzie), St Anthony (Dunn), Moccasin Creek (Dunn), Rosebud (Williams), Grail (McKenzie)
• Comments:

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