Sixteen (16) New Permits -- The Williston Basin, North Dakota, USA; Some Huge Wells Being Reported; QEP With Four Huge Grail Wells; Statoil With Two Huge Wells

Active rigs: 182 (trending down)

Sixteen (16) new permits --

• Operators: Hess (8), XTO (3), HRC (3), MRO (1), CLR (1)
• Fields: Siverston (McKenzie), Blue Buttes (McKenzie),Ukraina (Billings), Antelope (McKenzie), Truax (Williams)
• Comments: MRO has a permit for a wildcat in Slope County,

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

Eight (8) producing wells were completed:

• 25064, 111, Zargon, Zargon Mackobee Coulee 2HZ 2-16-158-85, Mackobee Coulee, a Madison well; t8/13; cum 5K 8/13;
• 25104, 620, Whiting, Rohde Federal 14-6TFX, Sanish, t9/13; cum --
• 24468, 3,863, Statoil, Viking 16-15 1H, Poe, t9/13; cum --
• 24088, 2,762, Statoil, Sax 25-36 6TFH, Banks, t9/13; cum --
• 24947, 2,586, QEP, Lawlar 2-5-8BH, Grail, t9/13; cum --
• 24946, 1,823, QEP, Lawlar 1-5-8BH, Grail, t9/13; cum --
• 24948, 2,638, QEP, Lawlar 1-29-32BH, Grail, t9/13; cum --
• 24949, 2,274, QEP, Lawlar 2-29-32BH, Grail, t9/13; cum --

Wells coming off the confidential list Wednesday:

• 22492, 1,368, Petro-Hunt, Jonsrud 151-96-3A-10-5H, Clear Creek, t9/13; cum -- 
• 23783, drl, CLR, Brandvik 4-24H1, Corral Creek, no production data,
• 23901, 628, Zavanna, Young 31-30 1H, Foreman Butte, t8/13; cum 18K 8/13;
• 25096, 250, Hunt, Alexandria 1-26-35H, Alexandria, t7/13; cum 8K 8/13;