Active Rigs Falling Quickly In The Bakken As Winter Sets In; Any Doubt MRO Is The Operator Of The Year 2018 -- See Today's Results -- January 4, 2019

Most interesting item in that banner: China and US looking to end the trade war. Apple, most likely, sent shock waves through the Chinese government. The country cannot afford to have millions unemployed, especially when so many are young men. 

Active rigs:

$47.96	1/4/2019	01/04/2018	01/04/2017	01/04/2016	01/04/2015
Active Rigs	63	54	40	59	171

Nine new permits:

• Operator: CLR
• Fields: East Fork (Williams); Banks (McKenzie)
• Comments: CLR has permits for a 6-well Chloe pad in 20-156-99; CLR also has permits for a 3-well Jamestown Federal pad in 17-152-99;

Two permits renewed:

• BR: one Ole permit in McKenzie County
• Whiting: one Whiting permit in McKenzie County

Nine producing wells (DUCs) reported as completed:

• 34203, 3,137, Hess, BB-Chapin-151-95-0506H-7, Blue Buttes, t--; cum --; #16957; #18271;
  
• 34202, 3,050, Hess, BB-Chapin-151-95-0506H-6, Blue Buttes, t12/18; cum --; #16957; #18271;
• 34201, 3,153, Hess, BB-Chapin-151-95-0506H-5, Blue Buttes, t11/18; cum 12K over 6 days -- are you kidding? extrapolates to 59K over 30 days; #16957; #18271;
• 34732, 2,008, CLR, Pasadena 8X-11H1, Banks, t11/18; cum 30K over 23 days;
• 34668, 6,640, MRO, Drake 44-16H, Jim Creek, t11/18; cum 41K over 20 days which extrapolates to 62K over 30 days; #17999; #17374;
• FAQ #9: record IPs in the Bakken;
• 34666, 6,012, MRO, Northrop 34-16H, Jim Creek, t11/18; cum 34K over 23 days;
  #17999; #17374;
• 34892, 5,851, MRO, Gloria 24-16H, Jim Creek, t10/18; cum 57K over 38 days; #17999; #17374;
• 34667, 5,713, MRO, Veddy 44-16H, Jim Creek, t10/18; cum 90K over 38 days --

  Pool	Date	Days	BBLS Oil	Runs	BBLS Water	MCF Prod	MCF Sold	Vent/Flare
  BAKKEN	11-2018	17	31893	31894	37587	28884	4345	22342
  BAKKEN	10-2018	21	58188	57857	86532	48359	521	43976

• 29690, 1,745, SC-Bingeman-154-98-0904H-6, Truax, t11/18; cum 7K over 8 days; #29688, #29690, #29689, #29687;