Week 7: February 9, 2020 -- February 15, 2020

Best graphic of the week:

• Mega-pad.
• Re-elect 45. 

Top international non-energy story:

• Coronavirus 
• Canada closed for business;

Top international energy story:

Top national non-energy story:

Top national energy story:

Top North Dakota non-energy story:

Top North Dakota energy story:

• Director's Cut, December, 2019, data: record number of wells off-line; managing their assets; 
• Oregon landfill accepted 2 million pounds of radioactive fracking waste from North Dakota;
• ND oil & gas auction, February, 2020;

Geoff Simon's top North Dakota stories:

• ND Supreme Court ruling on royalties;  
• ND oil production could peak within five years; "best of the best" oil wells nearly finished;
• ND Hwy 85 4-lane project, Watford City south to Long X bridge to be build; start date: 2023;
• ND revenues tracking 8% above legislature's forecast
• Carbon dioxide pipeline hearing goes positive, Bowman County Pioneer
• Belfield, ND, might build $15 million school
• Ray, ND, school construction ahead of schedule; to be completed in July, 2020

Wells of interest:

• Nelson Federal wells;
• Two Slawson DUCs;
• Three MRO wells coming off confidential list; 
• The XTO "POW" well;
• A CLR Three Forks second bench well;
• A Hess EN-Weyrauch well back online;

Operators:

• Whiting looks to expand in the Bakken;

Operations:

Fracking:

Pipelines:

Bakken 101:

• Walking rigs;

Commentary:

• EURs in the Bakken;