Saturday, June 7, 2014 -- Twelve (12) New Permits Friday; New Operator In The Williston Basin

Active rigs:

	6/7/2014	06/07/2013	06/07/2012	06/07/2011	06/07/2010
Active Rigs	194	189	214	171	123

Twelve (12) new permits Friday --

• Operators: CLR (8), Gadeco (2), Newfield, Roff Operating
• Fields: Pershing (McKenzie),
• Comments: this is Roff's first permit in North Dakota; it's a wildcat, #28571, Osterberg 2-16 H1, up in Renville County, not in area one would expect a Bakken; area better known for the Madison, note "H"; CLR's permits are for eight (8) wells in same section, the Bailey/Wiley wells; Gadeco's permits are for the Epping oil field, same pad;

Roff Operating: according to one website, "Roff Operating" has the same telephone number as Roff Oil & Gas, Houston, TX. Their website. 

Wells that came off the confidential list Friday were posted yesterday; see sidebar at the right.

One (1) producing well completed Friday:

• 25985, 572, Hess, EN-Frandson-154-93-2116H-4, Robinson Lake, t5/15; cum 4K 4/14;