Seventeen (17) New Permits -- The Williston Basin, North Dakota, USA; Four Wells Coming Off Confidential List Wednesday

Active rigs: 183 (no change)

Seventeen (17) new permits --

• Operators: BR (7), Hess (4), Oasis (3), Whiting (2), Corinthian Exploration
• Fields: North Creek (Stark), Hawkeye (McKenzie), Banks (McKenzie), Blue Buttes, McKenzie), Alger (Mountrail), Northeast Landa (Bottineau)
• Comments: the BR permits are for a 4-well pad and a 3-well pad

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

Four (4) producing wells now completed:

• 23623, 1,040, Abraxas, Lillibridge 20-17-2H, Pershing, t7/13;
• 24330, 514, Crescent Point, CPEUSC Sylven 11-2-158N-100W, Wildcat, t8/13;
• 24294, 324, CLR, Langved 1-35H, Beaver Lodge, t7/13; cum --
• 24410, 56 (no typo), Hess, BB-Budahn A 150-95-0403H-5, Blue Buttes, t7/13; drilling rig started March 11, 2013; TD, March 27, 2013; gas peaked at 900 units; no evidence this well has been fracked yet;

Wells coming off the confidential list on Wednesday:

• 23700, 790, Fidelity, Albert 14-23H, Dickinson, t3/13; cum 50K 6/13; 30 stages; 2.5 million lbs; Upper Three Forks; a trip gas of 2,655 units was noted. 
• 24442, drl, Hess, EN-State B 155-93-1609H-4, Alger, no production data,
• 24657, 344, CLR, Farver 2-29H4, Hamlet, Lower Three Forks, 30 stages; 3 million lbs; 
• 24699, 551, Samson Resources, Baja 2215-2, Ambrose, middle Bakken; t6/13; cum 13K 6/13; 25 stages; 1.6 million lbs; all sand;