Wow, That's A Surprise -- Active Rigs Jump To 40! -- November 29, 2016

DAPL: I-94 closed from Mandan to Dickinson. Snowfall accumulation from winter storm Blanche so far: Bismarck: 12.5"; Minot: 12"; Dickinson: 11"; and, Williston, 6".

Williston's new -- its second -- $6.3 million fire station dedicated Monday. Wow! When I was growing up in Williston we had a volunteer fire department, and that was it.

Active rigs:

	11/29/2016	11/29/2015	11/29/2014	11/29/2013	11/29/2012
Active Rigs	40	64	185	191	182

Three wells coming off confidential list Wednesday:

• 27431, 3,163, HRC, Fort Berthold 148-95-23C-14-3H, Eagle Nest, 34 stages, 4.5 million lbs, t6/16; cum 6K over 10 days;
• 32219, SI/NC, XTO, Little Pete Federal 41X-3H, Bear Creek, no production data,
• 32380, SI/NC, XTO, Werre Trust 21X-3A, Bear Creek, no production data,

Four permits approved:

• Operators: Petroshale (3), Whiting
• Fields: Antelope (McKenzie), Moccasin Creek (Dunn)
• Comments:

And that's it:

• no producing wells (DUCs) completed
• no permits renewed

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Speaking Of Rigs

Zeits at SeekingAlpha:

• Schlumberger has deployed two prototypes of its “rig of the future” in the U.S. market
• As many as five prototypes may be working in the U.S. and internationally by year-end
• “Rig of the future” is a strategic initiative for Schlumberger and over time may become a disruptive service offering creating a serious competitive threat to the established drilling contractors

But it's a must-see photograph at the link.