The Million Dollar Way (The Bakken Oil Blog): Sixteen (16) New Permits -- The Williston Basin, North Dakota, USA; Wells Coming Off Confidential List Wednesday; Hess, MRO, QEP Report Nice Wells

Active rigs: 184

Sixteen (16) new permits --

Operators: Zavanna (8), CLR (3), BR (3), OXY USA, Petro-Hunt,
Fields: Long Creek (Williams), Stockyard Creek (Williams), Little Knife (Billings), Long Creek (Williams), Willmen (Dunn), Corral Creek (Dunn), Stoneview (Williams)
Comments: Zavanna has permits for 8 wells on two adjoining fields (Stockyard and Long Creek); east of Williston

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

Two permits were canceled:

Something I don't recall seeing before (but obviously occurs occasionally): three non-confidential producing wells plugged or abandoned:

01951, AB, Petro-Hunt, CMSU A-327, Charlson, a Madison well, t9/58; cum 523K 1/09;
12148, IA, Petro-Hunt, CMSU A-421, Charlson, a Madison well, t1/99; cum 326K 1/13;
12916, TAO, BTA Oil, 8902 JV-P LKNMU 5D, Little Knife, a Madison well, t10/90; cum 120K 12/99

Wells coming off the confidential list Wednesday:

23446, 1,164, Hess, EN-Pederson 154-94-0409H-4, Alkali Creek, t7/13; cum 44K 8/13;
23726, 459, Hess, LK-Trotter-146-97-3625H-5, Little Knife, t8/13; cum 13K 8/13;
24840, drl, CLR, Wahpeton 4-16H1, Banks, no production data,
24974, 1,658, MRO, Julius Hanson 21-25H, Bailey, t813; cum 17K 8/13;
25191, 1,863, QEP, Poncho 3-3-10BH, Grail, t7/13; cu 37K 8/13;
25338, conf, Whiting, Jandt 14-1-2, Delhi, a Red River well; spacing: W2; no production data,

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23446, see above, Hess, EN-Pederson 154-94-0409H-4, Alkali Creek:

Date	Oil Runs	MCF Sold
8-2013	17921	0
7-2013	26106	0

24974, see above, MRO, Julius Hanson 21-25H, Bailey:

Date	Oil Runs	MCF Sold
8-2013	13904	5637
7-2013	2484	1057

25191, see above, QEP, Poncho 3-3-10BH, Grail:

Date	Oil Runs	MCF Sold
8-2013	20263	0
7-2013	15940	0

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