Ten New Permits -- The Williston Basin, North Dakota, USA; BR Reports Two Big Wells; Statoil Reports Two Big Wells (All Four Make "High IP" List; Hess And Oasis With Three Good Wells

Active rigs:

	12/6/2013	12/06/2012	12/06/2011	12/06/2010	12/06/2009
Active Rigs	193	182	200	165	66

Ten (10) new permits --

• Operators: Petro-Hunt (4), XTO ( 3),  Whiting (2), HRC
• Fields: Estes (McKenzie), Harding (McKenzie), Marmon (Williams), Stoneview (Divide), Siverston McKenzie)
• Comments: XTO has a permit for a wildcat in Williams County; Petro-Hunt has permits for a 4-well pad, the Watterud pad in Stoneview oil field, 14-160-95, Divide County

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

Seven (7) producing wells were completed:

• 23735, 2,974, BR, Bryce 11-5MBH,Westberg, t11/13; cum --
• 23739, 2,895, BR, Bryce 34-8TFH, Westberg, t11/13; cum --
• 24007, 3,315, Statoil, Jake 2-11 6H, Last Chance, t11/13; cum --
• 24008, 2,420, Statoil, Jake 2-11 5TFH, Last Chance, t11/13; cum --
• 25028, 1,061, Hess, EN-Sorenson A 154-94-0211H-6, Alkali Creek, t11/13; cum --
• 25340, 896, Oasis, Andrea 5502 44-7T, Squires, t11/13; cum --
• 26133, 1,060, Oasis, Burleson 5502 41-7B, Squires, t11/13; cum --