Eighteen (18) New Permits -- The Williston Basin, North Dakota, USA; Did Statoil Just Report A Record IP?

Active rigs: 186

Eighteen (18) new permits --

• Operators: True (4), Oasis (3), MRO (2), Whiting (2), CLR (2), Fidelity (2), American Eagle, Bakken Hunter, SM Energy,
• Fields: Four Bears (McKenzie), Chateau (Billings), Red Wing Creek (McKenzie), Camel Hump (Golden Valley), Bounty School (Divide), Cottonwood (Mountrail), Indian Hill (McKenzie), Dickinson (Stark), Stanley (Mountrail), Alexandria (Divide)
• Comments: American Eagle has a permit for a wildcat in Divide County

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

Four (4) producing wells completed:

• 23992, 5,417, Statoil, Beaux 18-19 7H, Banks, t8/13; cum --
• 23438, 2,464, Statoil, M. Macklin 15-22 7H, Cow Creek, t8/13; cum --
• 25696, 167, Corinthian, Corinthian Lochner 1-4 1H, North Souris, t9/13; cum --
• 25697, 130, Corinthian, Corinthian Berge 12-1 1H, North Souris, t9/13; cum -- 

Statoil's Beaux well looks like it set a new IP record in the Williston Basin Bakken.