Wednesday, February 10, 2015

Global warming: we should see record-setting lows over Valentine's Day weekend --

The coldest air of the season is poised to plunge into the Northeast this coming Valentine's Day weekend. This Arctic blast will not only flirt with some daily records, but will also bring subzero cold to parts of the Midwest and reinforce the cold in the Southeast.

Reporting today:

• Tesla, after hours, forecast, 8 cents; loss tripled to $2.44/share, compared to 86 cents/share a year earlier;
• Twitter, after hours, forecast, 12 cents; at 16 cents/share, beat estimates but shares fell in Wednesday after-hours trading as the company revealed that its user numbers had declined sequentially.

Reporting tomorrow:

• TransCanada (TRP.TO), before market open, 61 cents forecast

Wells coming off confidential list Thursday:

• 30432, SI/NC, Statoil, Jack 21-16 2H, East Fork,

Active rigs:

	2/10/2016	02/10/2015	02/10/2014	02/10/2013	02/10/2012
Active Rigs	41	137	196	185	203

Seven (7) new permits --

• Operators: EOG (5), MRO (2)
• Fields: Parshall (Mountrail), Lost Bridge (Dunn)
• Comments: the five new EOG wells will be sited in section 13-153-90, and appear to be spaced for sections 12/13. In those two sections:

• 17044, 1,519, EOG, Wayzetta 6-12H, Parshall, t11/08, cum 496K 12/15;
• 17083, 956, EOG, Wayzetta 1-13H, Parshall, t9/08, cum 403K 12/15;
• 25747, 915, EOG, Wayzetta 29-1424H, Parshall, t4/14; cum 229K 12/15;

Whiting renewed three permits, all Charging Eagle permits in Dunn County.

No producing wells were reported as completed.