Traveling -- Blogging Will Be Significantly Delayed -- December 19, 2014

Active rigs in North Dakota at COB, Friday, December 19, 2014:

	12/19/2014	12/19/2013	12/19/2012	12/19/2011	12/19/2010
Active Rigs	181	188	187	201	166

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

Nine (9) new permits --

• Operators: BR (3), Newfield (2), WPX (2), XTO, OXY USA
• Fields: North Fork (McKenzie), South Tobacco Garden (McKenzie), Mandaree (Dunn), Siverston (McKenzie), Cabernet (Dunn)
• Comments:

Four (4) Petro-Hunt permits in Billings County cancelled.

Several well name changes suggesting different targets in some cases.