Five New Permits -- North Dakota, USA -- August 31, 2016

Active rigs:

	8/31/2016	08/31/2015	08/31/2014	08/31/2013	08/31/2012
Active Rigs	33	76	194	185	192

Something suggests to me that the NDIC daily activity report was posted before it was complete. Someone must have left early to enjoy the clement weather in North Dakota this time of year.

The only item on today's daily activity report: five new permits:

• Operator: Whiting (3), Enerplu, Crescent Point Energy
• Fields: Banks (McKenzie), Heart Butte (Dunn), Dublin (Williams)
• Comments:

No wells are coming off the confidential list Thursday.

At the sidebar at the right, note that Vern Whitten's summer portfolio of photographs is now the #1 site today -- less than 24 hours after it was posted, up to #1. I've always said his photographs are the most popular draw to the blog. Thank you, Mr Whitten.  The "blogger app" determines the ranking, not me.