Whiting With Two New Permits -- September 4, 2019

Updates

Later, 4:36 p.m. CT: upon seeing the photograph at the original post, a reader wrote -- 

Just last night I discovered a new (for me) Häagen-Dazs flavor. I'm here to tell you it's fabulous beyond belief. I'll also tell you it disappears -- Bourbon Vanilla Bean Truffle .... other reviewers thought the same thing ...

... should we also note it's rather pricey?

Original Post

The Bakken economy:

Active rigs:

$56.32	9/4/2019	09/04/2018	09/04/2017	09/04/2016	09/04/2015
Active Rigs	61	62	56	33	75

Three new permits:

• Operator: Whiting (2); Hess
• Field: Glass Bluff; Alkali Creek
• Comments: 
• Whiting has permits for two Klose Federal wells in section 23-151-103, Glass Bluff oil field
• Hess has a permit for another EN-Sorenson B well in section 35-155-94, Alkali Creek

Two producing wells (DUCs) reported as completed: pending

• 34754, 36 (no typo), Hunt, Trulson 156-90-11-14H-4, Ross, t8/19; cum --; sundry form received July, 2018, initial pressure test for the 7" casing in this well has failed; work proposed; API: 33-061-04218; fracked 6/1/2019 - 6/3/2019 -- 5 million gallons of water (moderate frack; 93% water;
• 34348, 99 (no typo), XTO, Walton Federal 41x019BXC, Bear Den, t7/19; cum --; apparently some difficult, sundry form received February11, 2019: XTO plans to do remedial cement work prior to frack/completion; September 15, 2018, insufficient cement; API 33-053-08326; no frack data yet;

Note, of interest, CLR has renamed three LCU Jessie wells -- the LCU Jessie wells are tracked here --

• 36751, loc, CLR, Jessie 2ND (was LCU Jessie 2-24H1),
• 36752, loc, CLR, Jessie 3ND (was LCU Jessie 3-24H),
• 36753, loc, CLR, Jessie 4ND (was LCU Jessie 4-24H1),