Week 43: October 20, 2019 -- October 26, 2019

Top international non-energy story:

Top international energy story:

• China's thirst for energy (fossil fuel)
• US: three consecutive weeks of "negative net imports"; 
• Saudi Aramco IPO dims;

Top national non-energy story:

• Huge market advance despite all those negative earnings stories

Top national energy story:

• Natural gas; here; and, here; and, here;
• Huge spike in gasoline demand;
• California's high price of gasoline;

Top North Dakota non-energy story:

Top North Dakota energy story:

• Active rig count slumps to 55;

Geoff Simon's top North Dakota stories:

• 2019 Missouri River runoff could set a record; surpass 2011;
• Bakken oilfields are getting their very own meteorologist

Operations:

• EOG looks to put 22 wells in one 2560-acre spacing unit;
• PetroShale: 320-acre spacing in the Bakken;
• Slawson's dual laterals; some stacked; some not;
• Petrogulf: 14 wells on one 1280-acre unit under the river; 
• Lincoln Energy: small operator thinking big; 20 wells in one drilling unit;
• BR: 20 wells in one 2560-acre stand-up drilling unit;
• Bruin with eleven new permits;
• Old Bakken well goes over 500,000 bbls; 18-fold jump in most recent month;
• CLR in Haystack Butte;

Natural gas, North Dakota processing:

• Processing plants coming on line by the end of the year;

Fracking:

• CLR reports an 83-stage frack; 20 million lbs;
• Waste water re-cycling, Williston;

Pipelines:

• Update on the "Bridger expansion"; 

Bakken 2.5:

• Weekly rig counts don't matter

Bakken economy:

• Williston Basin International airport: bigger planes; more passengers;
• Williston, ND: #3 in the US for number of millionaires per capita;

Commentary:

• Something is happening; 
• Skullduggery? 
• Mini-Bakken boom, again;