Seven (7) New Permits -- January 15, 2016

Active rigs:

	1/16/2016	01/16/2015	01/16/2014	01/16/2013	01/16/2012
Active Rigs	49	157	187	185	200

Seven (7) new permits --

• Operators: BR (4), SM Energy (2), Sinclair
• Fields: Corral Creek (Dunn), Ambroses (Divide), Little Knife (Dunn)
• Comments:

Four (4) permits renewed, including:

• BR, 3, a Jerome and two Merton wells in McKenzie County;
• MRO, 1, a permit for a Veronica USA well in McKenzie County;

Comments:

• still no reports of wells transferred
• very few DUCs being added this past week
• seven new permits in one day considering the pricing environment is pretty good