North Dakota Active Rig Count Up One; Now Back Above 55; MRO With Five New Permits -- December 23, 2019

Active rigs:

$60.63	12/23/2019	12/23/2018	12/23/2017	12/23/2016	12/23/2015
Active Rigs	56	69	53	41	65

Five new permits today, #37282 - #37286, inclusive --

• Operator: MRO
• Field: Antelope (McKenzie)
• Comments:
• MRO has permits for a five well pad in section 15-151-94, Antelope oil field -- Dragswolf USA, Marion USE, Mandan USA, Jacobson USA, and Strand USA permits;

Seven permits renewed:

• Enerplus (3): a Pintail, a Scaup, and a Widgeon permit, all in Dunn County
• CLR (2): two Salem permits, both in Williams County
• Equinor (2): two Olson permits in Williams County

One permit canceled: a White Butte Oil Operations Jore Federal permit in McKenzie County;