New Poll; Only Three (3) New Permits Today -- The Williston Basin, North Dakota, USA

Active rigs: 180 (deep decline; down near it's post-boom low of 179).

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New poll: will we go below 179 active rigs next week?

Results of the current poll in which we asked whether you would support North Dakota bailing out Detroit by buying US-backed bonds with 5% (or greater) interest?

• Yes: 9%
• No: 91%

So, the new poll. We will see how it goes.

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Only three (3) new permits today --

• Operators: Oasis (2), Whiting
• Fields: Alger (Mountrail), Cottonwood (Burke), Pleasant Hill (McKenzie)
• Comments:

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

Looks like it was a quiet day in Bismarck today.