One-Half Of New Bakken Wells To DRL Status; WPX With A "High IP" Well; Eight (8) New Permits -- North Dakota, USA -- December 8, 2014

Wells coming off the confidential list Tuesday:

• 27179, 767, EOG, Austin 90-01H, Parshall, 25 stages; 7.7 million lbs; drilling rig, 10 days, reported gas units low; one section, t6/14; cum 91K 10/14;
• 27180, 480, EOG, Austin 91-01H, Parshall, one section, 25 stages; 7.7 million lbs; drilling rig, 12 days; gas as high as 3,000 units; one section; t7/14; cum 69K 10/14;
• 27240, drl, Slawson, Waterbond 3-27-34H, Van Hook, no production data,
• 27491, 208, Murex, Joey Danyale 27-34H, Writing Rock, a Three Forks B1 well; gas units max about 1,000 units; 14 days spud to TD, 37 stages; 3 million lbs, t8/14; cum 25K 10/14;
• 27928, drl, XTO, Gilbertson 11X-26F, Charlson, no production data,
• 28102, 2,917, WPX, Lucy Evans 29-32HB, Antelope, a Sanish well, t11/14; cum 2K 10/14;
• 28355, drl, BR, CCU Pullman 3-8-7MBH, Corral Creek, no production data,
• 28577, drl, XTO, Rieckhoff 21X-3E, North Tobacco Garden, no production data,

Eight (8) new permits --

• Operators: Hess (5), OXY USA (3)
• Fields: Blue Buttes, Fayette (Dunn)
• Comments:

Wells coming off confidential list over the weekend, today were posted earlier; see sidebar at the right.

The commission received seven (7) permit requests from XTO to drill wells on one pad, SWSW 36-148N-96W, Dunn County, Bear Creek oil field; to be called TAT State Federal 14Xwells: 14X36A, 36E, 36B, 36C, 36G, 36D, and 36H. I assume these 7 wells will be placed on the same pad where this well is currently located:

• 18797, 1,743, XTO, TAT State Federal 14X-36F, Bear Creek, Three Forks, 24 stages; 2.7 million lbs; gas units spiked to over 10,000 units, t3/12; cum 229K 10/14;

Active rigs:

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