Daily Activity Reports For Friday, Monday -- February 27, 2017

Note: when you get down to the DUCs reported as completed, down below, quick, what's the first thing you notice? Yes, all with incredible IPs. That's been my experience, also. It seems DUCs have higher IPs as a rule than the norm.

Active rigs:

	2/27/2017	02/27/2016	02/27/2015	02/27/2014	02/27/2013
Active Rigs	41	38	119	194	181

Three new permits (Friday and Monday):

• Operators: Whiting (2), WPX
• Fields: East Fork (Williams), Reunion Bay (Mountrail)
• Comments: this is quite amazing -- how many permits Whiting has over the past month, compared to all other operators in the Bakken;

Sixteen (16) permits renewed:

• Marathon (5): a Winnie USA permit; a Black USA permit; a St Pierre USA permit; a Robin USA permit; and, a Robin USA permit, all in McKenzie County
• QEP (4); four Moberg permits, McKenzie County
• Petro-Hunt (3): three Harry Dunne permits, Stark County
• Whiting (2): two Bartleson permits, Mountrail
• NP Resources, LLC (2): two Ellison Creek Federal permits, in Billings County

Six (6) producing wells (DUCs) reported as completed:

• 31148, 3,005, Whiting, Loomer 44-33-2TFH, Poe, t2/17; cum --
• 29926, 1,395, Statoil, Paulson 36-1 7THF, Briar Creek, t1/17; cum --
• 29927, 1,938, Statoil, Paulson 36-1 6H, Briar Creek, t1/17; cum --
• 30226, 1,560, BR, Old Hickory 42-32TFH, 4 sections, Sand Creek, t1/17; cum --
• 31038, 1,136, Statoil, Vachal 3-34 7H, Alger, t1/17; cum --
• 31149, 2,585, Whiting, Loomer 44-33 2H, Poe, t2/17; cum --

One permit canceled:

• SM Energy: a Christianson permit in Divide County