Eight (8) New Permits -- Williston Basin, North Dakota, USA; Whiting Reports A "High-IP" Well

Companies reporting earnings Monday:

• APC ($1.16): after market close-- actual: despite litigation loss, beats by 10 cents; shares up 2%
• EOG ($1.21): after market close; actual -- beats by 21 cents; stock up nicely;
• EOX (0): after market close; actual beats, by 3 cents;
• OAS (63 cents): after market close; actual -- $1.70 but that includes a one-time gain; without the one-time gain: 65 cents -- so beats by 2 cents; and the $1.70 will get attention
• OXY ($1.70): before market opens; actual - beats by 5 cents -- $1.75
• OTTR (53 cents): after market close; actual -- beats by 4 cents; 
• ROSE (84 cents): after market close; misses by 7 cents;

Active rigs:

	5/5/2014	05/05/2013	05/05/2012	05/05/2011	05/05/2010
Active Rigs	186	192	210	177	109

Eight (8) new permits  --

• Operators: XTO (4), Oasis (2), Whiting, EOG
• Fields: Siverston (McKenzie), Baker (McKenzie), Sanish (Mountrail), Parshall (Mountrail)
• Comments:

Wells coming off the confidential list have been posted; see sidebar at the right. Whiting had a high-IP well.

One (1) producing well completed:

• 26434, 412, Whiting, Littlefield 41-12-2XH, Sanish, t4/14; cum --

Whiting canceled two permits:

• 23023, PNC, Whiting, Pesek Trust 151-102-35D-26-4H, Nameless,
• 23023, PNC, Whiting, Pesek Trust 151-102-35D-26-3H, Nameless,

Wells coming off confidential list Tuesday:

• 24653, 600, OXY USA, Henry Kovash 4-7-6H-142-95, Manning, t11/13; cum 15K 3/14;
• 25040, 2,981, QEP, Lawlar 3-5-8TH, Grail, t4/14; cum --
• 26118, drl, HRC, Grev 157-100-30B-31-2H, Marmon, no production data,
• 26410, drl, Oasis, Prairie USA 1-12H, Foreman Butte, producing,
• 26469, 752, Newfield, Wisness State 152-96-21-16-10H, Westberg, t2/14; cum 17K 3/14;
• 26509, 595, Hess, TI-Blikre-158-95-1324H-2, Tioga, t3/14; cum 20K 3/14;