Fourteen (14) New Permits -- The Williston Basin, North Dakota, USA

Active rigs: 187

Fourteen (14) new permits --

• Operators: Emerald Oil (4), WPX (4), Whiting (4), Newfield (2)
• Fields: Sheep Butte (McKenzie), Moline (McKenzie), Siverston (McKenzie), Squaw Creek (McKenzie), Arnegard (McKenzie)
• Comments:

Wells coming off the confidential list were posted earlier; see sidebar at the right. I have no idea why the following well was listed as released from "tight hole" status on today's daily activity report:

• 2949, 260, Denbury Onshore, Cedar Creek Unit 8B 14X-2A-8, Cedar Creek, an Ordovician well,  t8/61; cum 456K 11/13;

Two producing wells were completed:

• 25632, 160, Samson Resources, Bel Air 2314-3H, Ambrose, t12/13; cum --
• 25633, 174, Samson Resources, Comet 2635-3H, Ambrose, t12/13; cum --

Wells coming off confidential list Friday:

• 25533, drl, SM Energy, Tomlinson 3-2HS, Alexandria; a nice well; 
• 25716, 112, Murex, Marcelo Manuel 32-29H, Fortuna, t8/13; cum 26K 11/13;
• 25905, drl, CLR, Jefferson 3-17H1,  Crazy Man Creek, no production data,
• 25906, drl, CLR, Jefferson 4-17H, Crazy Man Creek, no production data,