Fourteen (14) New Permits, North Dakota -- December 10, 2014

Fifteen (15) oil and gas permits canceled --

• It looks more like hoousekeeping than a reaction to the slump in oil prices. The permits are older permits (the oldest, #16594) to the newest (#19734). By operator: Hess (6, Mountrail), BR (5, Bowman, Dunn), CLR (2, McKenzie, Billings), Newfield (2, Dunn). Zavanna canceled a permit for a SWD well in McKenzie.

Fourteen (14) new permits --

• Operators: XTO (4), Slawson (3), Oasis (2), QEP (2), Whiting (2), Enduro
• Fields: Siverston (McKenzie), Big Bend (Mountrail), Willow Creek (Williams), Heart Butte (Dunn), Bully (McKenzie), Newburg (Bottineau)
• Comments:

Eighteen (18) wells coming off the confidential list:

• 22223, 16, Williston Exploration, Hutzenbiler 9-137-99 A, Tyler formation, t6/14; no production from the Tyler yet; previously a Madison well;
• 26299, 2,273, Oasis, Oasis Meiers 5692 44-18 2B, Alger, t8/14; cum 43K 10/14;
• 26318, 406, Oasis, Meadowlark 693 13-3 1H, Gros Ventre, t9/14; cum 22K 10/14;
• 26496, 679, Hess, GN-PNR-158-98-1003H-1, Rainbow, t11/14; cum --
• 26499, 540, Hess, GN-Avinder-158-98-1423H-1, Rainbow, t11/14; cum --
• 26936, 1,089, Hess, SC-Norma-154-98-0706H-5, Traux, t11/14; cum --
• 26996, 671, Oasis, Emerald 5603 43-10 3B, Bull Butte, t10/14; cum 6K 10/14;
• 26998, 512, Oasis, Emerald5603 43-10 4T, Bull Butte, t9/14; cum 5K 10/14;
• 27089, 489, Hess, GN-Alice-158-97-1324H-3, New Home, t11/14; cum --
• 27331, 1,177, Hess, CA-Halverson-154-95-0409H-7, Hofflund, t11/14; cum -
• 27332, 1,125, Hess, A-Halverson-154-95-0409H-8, Hofflund, t11/14; cum --
• 27498, 604, Hess, EN-L Cvancara-155-93-2627H-6, Robinson Lake, t11/14; cum --
• 27571, 944, Hess, EN-Jeffrey A-155-94-2734H-6, Alkali Creek, t11/14; cum --
• 27574, 1,154, Hess, EN-Jeffrey A-155-94-2734H-9, Alkali Creek, t11/14; cum --
• 27776, 811, EOG, Wayzetta 52-3334H, Parshall, t12/14; cum --
• 28147, 781, Hess, BW-R Peterson-149-99-1102H-5, Cherry Creek,  t11/14; cum --
• 28148, 543, Hess, BW-Kraetsch-149-99-1423H-5, Cheery Creek, t11/4; cum --
• 28503, 1,344, Emerald, Harry Dunne 5-26-35H, Green River, t11/14; cum --

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

Only one well coming off the confidential list Thursday:

• 27546, conf, Hess, LK-Summerfield-147-96-15H-6, Bear Creek,  -- clearly says that it come off confidential list today, but still on the list

Active rigs:

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