Monday, November 17, 2025

Six New Permits; One Permit Renewed; Three DUCs Reported As Completed -- November 17, 2

Locator: 49729B. 

Gaza: China and Russia want to think about it. Link here. A multi-national peace force in western-controlled Gaza; lets folks vote with their feet; not a UN mission; will be run by "the West." US troops won't be on the ground in Gaza. 

  • International Stabilization Force,
  • envisions a "Board of Peace,"
  • UN Security Council -- votes: 13 - 0; no one voted against it; China and Russia abstained; but they could have vetoed it -- this is huge; truly huge;
  • swayed by Mideast countries supporting it: Egypt, Jordan, Qatar, SA, UAE
  • also, Indonesia, Turkey (!) and Pakistan;
  • contains President Trump's 20-point cease-fire plan

Saudi Arabia: US to sell F-35 jet fighters to Saudi Arabia.

Larry Summers and Jeffrey Epstein: Elizabeth Warren says enough is enough. Says Harvard University needs to cut ties with Epstein-correspondent / friend. 

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Back to the Bakken

WTI: $59.74.

Active rigs: 31.

Six new permits: #42477 - #42482, inclusive:

  • Operators: Oasis (5), Enerplus:
  • Fields: Cottonwood (Mountrail); Little Knife (Dunn)
  • Comments:
    • Enerplus has a permit for a Little Chase Creek well, SWSE 21-147-97, 
      • to be sited 335 FSL and 2607 FEL;
    • Oasis has permits for five Craig Federal wells, NWSW 28-158-92; 
      • to be sited 1457 / 1621 FSL and 677 FWL;

One permit renewed

  • 35393, Hess, SC-Ellingsberg-154-98-3229H-6, Truax, Williams County;

Three producing wells (DUCs) reported as completed:

  • 41301, 0, MRO, Sunell 11-17H, Dunn County;
  • 41302, 672, MRO, Bjorge 41-18H, Dunn County;
  • 41605, 1,751, CLR, Klepp 2-1H, Williams County;