Fifteen (15) New Permits -- The Williston Basin, North Dakota, USA;

Active rigs: 182 (down from 186 earlier today)

Fifteen (15) new permits --

• Operators: QEP (5), XTO (3), Hess (3), Whiting (2), American Eagle, Newfield
• Fields: Grail (McKenzie), Siverston (McKenzie),  Big Gulch (Dunn), Little Knife (Dunn), Big Stick (Billings); Grinnell (Williams)
• Comments: American Eagle has a permit for a wildcat in the Big Dipper (Divide County);

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

There are no more wells on the confidential list for the month of August, 2013. The next date that wells come off the confidential list is September 1, 2013, which due to the holiday will be reported on Tuesday, September 2, 2013. It is going to be a long, depressing weekend for me. Sad face.