WPX, Marathon Each Report A Nice Well; Nine (9) New Permits -- The Williston Basin, North Dakota, USA

There was a big drop in active rigs today; I think it got down to 186 at one time. At close of business:

	2/12/2014	02/12/2013	02/12/2012	02/12/2011	02/12/2010
Active Rigs	189	183	203	165	92

Nine (9) new permits --

• Operators: Hess (4), Oasis (2), XTO, Slawson, Whiting,
• Fields: Alkali Creek (Mountrail), Gros Ventre (Burke), Charlson (McKenzie), Big Bend (Mountrail) Sanish (McKenzie)
• Comments:

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

Five (5) permits canceled, including four QEP Energy Johnson permits for lot 4, 4-149-95.

Wells coming off confidential list Thursday:

• 24995, 93, Oasis, Remington 5992 12-26H, Cottonwood, t11/13; cum 5K 12/13,
• 25415, drl, XTO, Rolfsrud State 14X-36E, Sand Creek, no production data,
• 25500, 1,543, KOG, Smokey 3-17-20-14H3A, Pembroke, t1/14; cum --
• 25520, A, Oasis, Bonita 5992 42-22H, Cottonwood, producing,
• 25629, 935, WPX, State of ND 10-3HW, Van Hook, t11/13; cum 33K 12/13;
• 25667, 212, Hunt, Alexandria 161-100-7-6H-1, Alexandria, t11/13; cum 11K 12/13;
• 25687, 1,381, Oasis, Barman 5693 43-12T, Alger, t10/13; cum 32K 12/13;
• 26018, drl, MRO, Young 24-23TFH, Chimney Butte, no production data, 
• 26085, 1,862, MRO, Scott Quale USA 21-29TFH, Reunion Bay, t12/13; cum 26K 12/13;

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25629, see above, WPX, State of ND 10-3HW, Van Hook:

Date	Oil Runs	MCF Sold
12-2013	13525	6744
11-2013	14365	9683
10-2013	4588	2228

26085, see above, MRO, Scott Quale USA 21-29TFH, Reunion Bay:

Date	Oil Runs	MCF Sold
12-2013	25246	2354