Twenty-One (21) New Permits -- The Williston Basin, North Dakota, USA -- Halcon Has A Gusher; Newfield With A Nice Well

Active rigs: 181 (down significantly; nearing the post-boom low of 179)

Twenty-one (21) new permits --

• Operators: Whiting (6), BR (4), WPX (3), WPX (3),  Slawson (2), Murex, Oasis, KOG,
• Fields: Camel Hump (Golden Valley), Writing Rock (Divide), Alger (Mountrail), Ellsworth (McKenzie), Mandaree (Dunn), Sanish (Mountrail), Big Stone (Williams), Corral Creek (Dunn), Alkali Creek (Mountrail), Big Bend (Mountrail), Morgan Draw (Golden Valley)
• Comments:

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

Three (3) producing wells completed:

• 18005, 28 (no typo), Whiting, Jones 44-35, Wildcat; the Red River is dry (9/16/11; the Three Forks is TA (1/25/13), vertical well; at least three other dry wells in this township; one-stage frack;
• 22979, 1,583, HRC, Fort Berthold 148-94-9C-04-5H, Eagle Nest, t7/13; cum 12K 7/13;
• 23990, 3,657, Statoil, Beaux 18-19 2TFH, Banks, t8/13; cum --

Folks may recall my post on the Beaux-tiful wells in the Banks oil field.

Wells coming off the confidential list Thursday:

• 20441, 592, OXY USA, State Marsh 1-34-27H-142-97, Willmen, t3/13; cum 25K 7/13;
• 22980, 3,077, HRC, Fort Berthold 148-94-9C-0404H, Eagle Nest; average gas, 3,523 units; t7/13; cum 23K 7/13; another well in which the roughnecks don't get the credit they deserve for preventing a blow-out
• 23196, drl, Statoil, Hospital 31-36 6TFH, Alger;
• 23512, drl, Hess, En-Fretheim S-154-93-0805H-6, Robinson Lake, no production data;
• 23727, 581, Fidelity, Peaceful Valley 13-24H, Dickinson, t3/13; cum 32K 7/13;
• 24327, 626, CLR, Vera 1-1H, Beaver Lodge, t7/13; cum 17K 7/13;
• 24528, 1,558, Newfield, Loomer State 150-99-5-8-3H, Tobacco Garden; t6/13; cum 35K 7/13;
• 24700, 490, Samson Resources, Baja 2215-2H, Ambrose, t6/13; cum 21K 71/13;
• 24785, drl, Hess, LK-Bice-147-97-1201H-2, Big Gulch, no production data