Hess Has Permits For A New 5-Well Grimestad Pad In McKenzie County -- June 8, 2016

Active rigs:

	6/8/2016	06/08/2015	06/08/2014	06/08/2013	06/08/2012
Active Rigs	26	82	194	189	214

Seven (7) new permits --

• Operators: Hess (5), BR (2)
• Fields: Hawkeye (McKenzie), Blue Buttes, McKenzie
• Comments: The Hess permits will be for a 5-well pad, another Grimestad pad; see graphic below

Wells coming off confidential list Thursday;

• 30422, drl, Hess, HA-Sanford-152-96-1819H-7, Westberg, no production data,
• 30772, SI/NC, XTO, FBIR Grinnell 34X-33E, Heart Butte, no production data,

Seven permits were renewed:

• Crescent Point Enerugy (5), three Paopao permits, one Aldag permit, and one Dressler permit; all in Williams County
• Whiting (2), two Evitt permits, both in Williams County

Two permits canceled: one by Reource Energy Can-Am, a Wormac permit in Divide County; and, one by Petroshale, a Petroshale permit in McKenzie County