Week 46: November 15, 2015 -- November 21, 2015

The week ended with WTI solidly below $40 / bbl. (That may be a bit of hyperbole; see comments below.) [From Energent Group, November 23, 2015: For the first time since 2009, WTI dipped below $40 per barrel last week.]

Operations
More oil is now gathered by pipeline than truck in western North Dakota -- a first
Evidence of communication between wells
How good are the drillers these days? Staggering
North Dakota quarterly lease sales for November, 2015