Twelve (12) New Permits -- The Bakken, North Dakota, USA; Otherwise Quiet; Whiting Has Two More Permits In Rawson Oil Field

Wells coming off the confidential list Friday:

• 25709, 475, OXY USA, Martin 4-30-31H-144-96, Cabernet, t11/13; cum 10K 3/14;
• 26141, 523, OXY USA, Walter Cook 1-9-4H-143-98, Little Knife, t11/13; cum 16K 3/14;
• 26805, drl, MRO, Renn 41-4TFH, Reunion Bay, no production data,

Active rigs:

	5/22/2014	05/22/2013	05/22/2012	05/22/2011	05/22/2010
Active Rigs	189	185	213	179	116

Twelve (12) new permits --

• Operators: Zavanna (6), American Eagle (2), Whiting (2), EOG (2)
• Fields: East Fork (Williams), Rawson (McKenzie), Parhall (Mountrail)
• Comments: All six Zavnna permits appear to be on one pad; looks like 3 in the Three Forks, 3 in the middle Bakken. American Eagle has permits for two (2) wildcats, both in Divide County. Whiting has another two permits for wells in Rawson oil field.

Wells coming off the confidential list have been posted; see sidebar at the right.

Permits renewed:

• 18154, loc, Texakota, H. Borstad 2, Williams County
• 18155, loc, Texakota, H. Borstad 4-5, Williams County
• 19120, loc, Newfield, Jorgenson Federal 2-4H, Dunn County
• 19121, loc, Newfield, Lost Bridge Federal 13-9H, Dunn County

 Halliburton has a permit for some seismic action in Hess HA-Swenson.