4/4 Bakken Wells to DUC/DRL Status; Ten (10) New Permits -- North Dakota, October 14, 2015

Wells coming off confidential list Thursday:

• 28535, SI/NC, Hess, HA-Sanford-152-96-1819H-5, Westberg, no production data,
• 28896, SI/NC, Oasis, Kemper 6193 14-14B, East Fork, no production data,
• 30721, drl, XTO, Tobacco Garden 24X-32AXB, Tobacco Garden, South Red River B, t6/15; cum 17K 8/15;
• 30767, SI/NC, Statoil, Judy 22-15 7TFH, East Fork, no production data,

Active rigs:

	10/14/2015	10/14/2014	10/14/2013	10/14/2012	10/14/2011
Active Rigs	66	190	183	192	195

Ten (10) new permits --

• Operators: Slawson (8), CLR (2), 
• Fields: Big Bend (Mountrail), Banks (McKenzie)
• Comments: it looks like Slawson's permits are for an 8-well pad in section 15-151-92; based on the names of these wells, it appears three will run east under the river (long laterals); three will run south (long laterals); and two will be short laterals.

Whiting renews four (4) P Bibler permits in Williams County; Emerald Oil renews six (6) permits (Mortimer Duke, Coleman wells) in McKenzie County

HRC cancels three permits in Williams County (G Larsen, Oyen, and Hagen).

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Mideast Update

Israel has been off the front pages ... until today. SecState is flying to Israel to "calm nerves" over rising violence internally. Some time ago I mentioned that Saudi's cash flow could impact the amount of money being sent to Palestine. Some are concerned this may be the "third intifada." One wonders if Palestinian frustration is simply coincidental or a dot to be connected. With all that's going on in the Mideast right now, for SecState Kerry to be flying to Israel should give pause to those paying attention. And for those not paying attention, what does it matter anyway?

Meanwhile, Cuban soldiers have been spotted in Syria. Folks smarter than I are suggesting that Cuban soldiers a) will advise Syrian troops; and, b) will drive Soviet tanks. It speaks volumes that Fox News has reported this but The New York Times has not.