Nine Producing Wells (DUCs) Reported As Completed; Fifteen Permits Renewed -- February 17, 2017

Active rigs: isn't this interesting -- 40 active rigs today matches the number of active rigs one year ago --

	2/17/2017	02/17/2016	02/17/2015	02/17/2014	02/17/2013
Active Rigs	40	40	135	185	181

Two new permits:

• Operator: CLR
• Field: Alkali Creek (Mountrail)
• Comment:

Fifteen permits renewed:

• Whiting (6): three Privratsky permits in Stark County; three Charging Eagle permits in Dunn County
• Petro-Hunt (5): five USA wells in McKenzie County
• Newfield ((3): two Orvis State permits, one Gariety permit, all in McKenzie County
• BR: a State Veeder permit, McKenzie County

Nine producing wells (DUCs) reported as completed:

• 29928, 1,420, Statoil, Paulson 36-1 5TFH, Briar Creek, t1/17; cum --
• 31037, 785, Statoil, Vachal 3-34 8TFH, Alger, t1/17; cum --
• 31584, 482, Statoil, Jack 21-16 XW 1H, East Fork, t1/17; cum --
• 31585, 594, Statoil, Ruth 28-33 8TFH, East Fork, t1/17; cum --
• 31838, 1,267, CLR, Charlotte 7X-22H, Banks, 4 sections, 30 stages; 14.6 million lbs, t1/17; cum --
• 32137, 900, EOG, Ross 106-0915H, Alger, t2/17; cum --
• 32138, 1,352, EOG, Ross 42-0915H, Alger, t2/17; cum --
• 32140, 854, EOG, Ross 43-0915H, Alger, t2/17; cum --
• 32905, 1,984, Statoil, Charlie Sorenson 17-8 XE 1H-R, Chimney Butte, t12/16; cum 7K 12/16;

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Rig Count

Actually, the active rig count was 39 at least at one point during the day one year ago, February 17, 2016 (the number of active rigs are tracked here):

	2/17/2016	02/17/2015	02/17/2014	02/17/2013	02/17/2012
Active Rigs	39	135	185	181	197