Eight Active Rigs In Williams County — December 23, 2023

Locator: 46379B.

Update: from a reader. Thank you very much.  

The explosion and well fire you mentioned on a post was a workover rig owned by Apex Well Service. It was not a drilling rig.

Also mentioning the rigs in Williams county, “spud” rigs are listed.

The Noble rig currently listed is one. Noble and T & S Drilling rigs are a couple of companies that are “spud” rigs.

 Original Post

From my twitter feed earlier this evening, it is being reported that there was an explosion and fire on a Grayson Mill rig northeast of Williston in the Epping area. Three injured were flown to hospital(s) with burn facilities. The fire is under control, currently managed by Epping Fire Department. 

Active rigs in Williams County.

PATTERSON 806	XTO ENERGY INC	Wood 5498 12-25 4B	NENW 25-154N-98W	WIL	38057	33105055800000	2023-12-14	Undetermined
PATTERSON 276	PRIMA EXPLORATION, INC.	ELZY LAY 2H	NENE 27-153N-104W	WIL	39568	33105059650000	2023-12-09	Undetermined
NABORS x24	HESS BAKKEN INVESTMENTS II, LLC	TI-Larson- 157-95-2536H-2	NWNE 25-157N-95W	WIL	39708	33105060130000	2023-12-17	Undetermined
NABORS B23	LIBERTY RESOURCES MANAGEMENT COMPANY, LLC	Alvin E 158-95-18-19-2MBH	SWSE 7-158N-95W	WIL	39901	33105060590000	2023-12-14	Undetermined
NOBLE 4	HESS BAKKEN INVESTMENTS II, LLC	BL-HERSEL- 156-95-0910H-1	NWNW 9-156N-95W	WIL	40038	33105061040000	2023-12-20	Undetermined
NABORS B 12	NEPTUNE OPERATING LLC	Heen South 5-8-17 #7H	SWSE 35-153N-104W	WIL	40119	33105061180000	2023-11-24	Undetermined
NABORS X27	HESS BAKKEN INVESTMENTS II, LLC	BL-Kerbaugh- 156-96-3427H-7	LOT3 3-155N-96W	WIL	40240	33105061290000	2023-12-18	Undetermined
PATTERSON 280	Phoenix Operating LLC	Young 5-6-1 4H	SENE 5-159N-99W	WIL	40276	33105061350000	2020-11-17	Undetermined

Grayson Mill has two active rigs operating in North Dakota and both are in McKenzie County.

NABORS B17	GRAYSON MILL OPERATING, LLC	HOVLAND 26-35 9H	NWNE 26-150N-99W	MCK	40316	33053101550000	2023-12-12	Undetermined
NABORS B 13	GRAYSON MILL OPERATING, LLC	SPONHEIM 31-34F 1H	LOT4 30-152N-104W	MCK	40334	33053101620000	2023-12-19	Undetermined

To the best of my knowledge, “spudding rigs” and work-over rigs are not tracked in the data base above.

There are eight Grayson Mill L. Tufto wells on confidential list about nine miles west of Epping and almost due north of Williston, perhaps could be described as northeast of Williston.

Maybe a reader in the local area knows more.

Hearts and prayers for the injured.