Enerplus With Permits For A 7-Well "Aussie Animal" Pad Where The Antelope Roam And Where Seldom Is Heard A Discouraging Word -- August 22, 2018

The only discouraging words: among the faux environmentalists and the occasional cowboy / cowgirl whose horse steps in a gopher hole. 

Active rigs:

$67.89↑↑	8/22/2018	08/22/2017	08/22/2016	08/22/2015	08/22/2014
Active Rigs	62	52	32	76	193

Ten new permits:

• Operators: Enerplus (7); Liberty Resources; Iron Oil Operating; Ballard Petroleum
• Fields: Antelope (McKenzie); North Tioga (Burke); Bear Butte (McKenzie); Chatfield (Bottineau)
• Comments: Enerplus with permits for a 7-well "Aussie animal" pad in SESW 23-152-94;

Iron Oil: over at "Bakken operators":

Iron Oil: first mentioned on the blog, July 18, 2017

• about 21 wells transferred from Hunt Oil Company to Iron Oil Operating, LLC
• I believe this is a new entrant into the Bakken
• a Billings, MT, company
• website here

Three permits canceled:

• Newfield: three Johnsrud Federal permits in McKenzie County

Two permits renewed;

• BR: two State Dodge permits in McKenzie County

Three producing wells (DUCs) reported as completed:

• 33610, 1,268, Hess, SC-Gene-154-98-0805H-3, Truax, t8/18; cum --
• 33830, 661, Hess, CA-E Burdick-155-95-2017H-8, Capa, t7/18; cum --
• 33263, n/d, Whiting, Wold Federal 44-7-5XH, Banks, t7/17; cum --