Monday, December 8, 2025

No New Permits; Five Permits Renewed -- December 8, 2025

Locator: 49663B. 

Tax refunds: will be the biggest ever. It will be interesting to see how mainstream media reports this.

Gasoline: at multi-year lows. 

Arrests: mainstream media keeps reporting "ICE has arrested tens of thousands who have no criminal records." So, with what are they being charged if they have allegedly committed no crimes?

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Back to the Bakken 

WTI: $58.83. 

Active rigs: 31.

No new permits.

Five permits renewed:

  • BR (3): a Rifle Person, a Scottvale, and a Fritz Falls, all in Murphy Creek, Dunn County;
  • Murex (2): Murex Petroleum a Ms-Julia Aristotle permit and a Ms-Melanie Suzette permit, both in Tioga oil field, Burke County;