Eleven (11) New Permits -- North Dakota, Home Of Standing Rock Indian Reservation (Shared With South Dakota)

Active rigs:

	6/13/2014	06/13/2013	06/13/2012	06/13/2011	06/13/2009
Active Rigs	187	185	211	169	37

Eleven (11) new permits --

• Operators: Samson Resources (4), Hess (2), Slawson (2), QEP, Statoil, CLR
• Fields: Ambrose (Divide), Parshall (Mountrail), Big Bend (Mountrail), Grail (McKenzie), Todd (Williams), Bell (Stark)
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