Five (5) New Permits -- The Williston Basin, North Dakota, USA; OXY USA Is Still Active

Odds and Ends

A reader sent me a link for spot crude oil prices. If it is what it appears to be, it is incredible. Exactly what folks have been looking for. I will post a stand-alone so folks don't miss it, and I will link it at my "Data Links" page. 

Also, a reader sent me a web page for a company involved in "Produced Water" which I recently blogged about. The e-mail and web page were not solicited. I know nothing about the company. The link is for Echo Energy Group.

Active Rigs

	12/27/2013	12/27/2012	12/27/2011	12/27/2010	12/27/2009
Active Rigs	187	186	195	160	78

Daily Activity Report

Five (5) new permits --

• Operators: CLR (4), Slawson
• Fields: Alkali Creek (Mountrail), Big Bend (Mountrail)
• Comments: see comments below

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

OXY USA Activity 

This well was approved for confidential status:

• #25709, conf, OXY USA, Martin 4-30-31H-144-96, Cabernet, Dunn County

This permit renewed:

• 24682, loc, OXY USA, Carrol Jones 1-33-28H-142-95, Murphy Creek, Dunn County

CLR increased density wells

• The four (4) new CLR permits were for new Vachal wells in Alkali Creek.