Whiting With Five New Permits

Locator: 44478B.

Grid: link here. With Doug Burgum involved, this is a no-brainer for North Dakota.

The U.S. Department of Energy has zeroed in on three regions of the country it has determined are in major need of new electric transmission infrastructure and eligible for future federal funding, it announced on Monday.

The DOE selected Lake Erie-Canada, including parts of Lake Erie and Pennsylvania; the Southwestern Grid Connector, including parts of Colorado, New Mexico, and a small portion of western Oklahoma; and the Tribal Energy Access Corridor, including central parts of North Dakota, South Dakota, Nebraska, and five Tribal Reservations, as National Interest Electric Transmission Corridors.

The DOE has narrowed down an initial list of national interest corridors to three from 10. The designation would allow the federal government to expedite the development of grid expansion projects. It is meant to help areas that grapple with high electricity bills and power disruptions attract more investment in transmission capacity.

The comment period for the three corridors would extend to February 2025, after President-elect Donald Trump takes office. Trump has said he may declare a national energy emergency to expedite the construction of new electric capacity and domestic energy.

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Back to the Bakken

WTI: $70.08.

Active rigs: 37.

Six new permits, #41431 - #41436, inclusive:

• Operator: Whiting (5); Neptune Operating
• Fields: Foreman Butte (McKenzie); Arnegard (McKenzie)
• Comments:
• Neptune Operating has a permit for a Gullickson well, SESE 36-150-101, 
• to be sited 313 FSL and 1170 FEL;
• Whiting has permits for five Jefferson Federal wells, SWSW 14-150-103; 
• to be sited between 968 FSL and 974 FSL and between 1161 FWL and 1292 FWL.

Two permits renewed:

• 39520, BR, State Dodge 3C, Dimmick Lake, McKenzie County;
• 39521, BR, State Dodge 3D, Dimmick Lake, McKenzie County;

Two producing wells (DUCs) reported as completed:

• 34558, 180, XTO, Rough Federal 44X-23DXA, McKenzie County.
• 40609, 2,617, MRO, Selmer 21-14H, Dunn County. Bailey oil field;