Thirteen (13) New Permits -- The Williston Basin, North Dakota, USA

Active rigs: 185 -- one of the higher numbers I've seen in awhile

Thirteen (13) new permits --

• Operators: Hess (8), Enerplus (3), Slawson (2)
• Fields: Hawkeye (McKenzie), Alger (Mountrail), Antelope (McKenzie), Van Hook (Mountrail)
• Comments:

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