Sunday, November 30, 2025

Retail Competition -- It's Cut-Throat -- November 30, 2025

Locator: 49581RETAIL.

I just saw a Target ad while watching SNF. They happened to show a Crispi Pro in a shopping cart, an item I've been thinking about. I quickly grabbed my phone and checked the prices. 

Flash sale at their app pages -- Crispi Pro, list, $279.

  • Target: $279
  • Amazon: $229
  • Macy's: $229
  • Walmart: unavailable; other option: Instant Pot Pro Crisp 8-Quart -- $319.98 

No screenshots. Not worth the effort or the time. 

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BRK -- I'm A Believer -- November 30, 2025

Locator: 49580BRK.

I've flip-flopped on BRK so many times, I've lost track.

For the past year, maybe longer, I've had a lot of negative posts about BRK. 

So, I was curious. Was I missing something? If so, what was I missing?

I spent about four hours with ChatGPT this afternoon, asking very, very specific questions with regard to BRK and after those four hours, the short answer: I'm a believer.

About two years ago, I pivoted from energy to tech. Now, upwards of 60% of any new money will be invested in BRK.

Link here. 

 
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Briefly:

  • I am inappropriately exuberant about the Bakken and I am often well out front of my headlights. I am often appropriately accused of hyperbole when it comes to the Bakken.
  • I am inappropriately exuberant about the US economy and the US market.
  • I am also inappropriately exuberant about all things Apple. 
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  • If anything on any of my posts is important to you, go to the source. If/when I find typographical / content errors, I will correct them. 
  • Many posts are not proofread for several days after they've been posted.  
  • Reminder: I am inappropriately exuberant about the Bakken, US economy, and the US market.
  • I am also inappropriately exuberant about all things Apple. 
  • And now, Nvidia, also. I am also inappropriately exuberant about all things Nvidia. Nvidia is a metonym for AI and/or the sixth industrial revolution.
  • I've now added Broadcom to the disclaimer. I am also inappropriately exuberant about all things Broadcom.
  • And Oracle. 
  • Longer version here.

Back to BRK. 

It all started with a reader noting that today was the last day of the 2025 US/Atlantic ocean hurricane season  (I guess that's redundant -- Pacific storms are called typhoons -- whatever). 

I've completely misread BRK for the past year or so. I assume I've misread / misunderstood BRK for as long as I've invested but this year things have really changed.

I'm not going to go through it now, but I want the date-time stamp for myself when I flip-flopped again. 

This time: I'm all in / for BRK. 

Now that I know what I know about BRK, I doubt my thoughts about BRK will ever change (again). We'll see. I hope I'm not wrong.

Chubb has two things going for it with regard to BRK

  • Chubb has the same DNA as BRK (primary insurance and reinsurance);
  • among those companies with that same DNA, Chubb is the "best of the rest."

There is a huge negative: PacifiCorp. But, from my perspective, it's not a financial issue; it's a "PR" issue.

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NFL Football Coverage

Perhaps the top five color analysts: Cris Collinsworth, Greg Olsen, Tom Brady, Troy Aikman, and Tony Romo.

My preference has always been Collinsworth, but he's getting long in the tooth.

My two least favorites: Troy Aikman and Tom Brady.

In his niche, a different niche than Collinsworth, my favorite is Tony Romo by a long shot. 

Collinsworth and Romo would not work well as a team in the broadcast booth. If two NFL games were playing simultaneously, one with Tony Romo in one booth; Collinsworth in the other booth, I'm not sure whom I would prefer. It might be Romo by a hair.

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LPDDRs -- Low-Power Memory Chips -- November 30, 2025

Locator: 49579CHIPS. 

Updates

December 3, 2025: Micron is selling its mom-and-pop storage division to concentrate on commercial memory, link here -- 

Original Post  

And, that led to today's AI topic: LPDDRs --

Top 10 companies (2025 -- memory leaders powering mobile revolution. Link here.  


The top ten:

  • Samsung
  • SK Hynix
  • Micron
  • Nanya Technology -- Taiwan
  • Winbond Electronics -- Taiwan
  • Integrated Silicon Solution Inc (ISSI) -- San Jose, CA; automotive LPDDR4, industrial LPDDR.
  • Alliance Memory -- East Greenwich, RI, USA
  • Etron Technology -- Taiwan
  • AP Memory -- Taiwan
  • ChangXin Memory Technologies (CXMT) -- China; domestic LPDDR4/4X solutions. 

Tom's Hardware, November 19, 2025, link here:

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Initial Production Data For Wells Coming Off Confidential List This Next Week -- November 30, 2025

Locator: 49578B. 

The wells:

  • 41325, conf, Hess, EN-Rice-155-94-1102H-7, Manitou, 
DateOil RunsMCF Sold
9-20251725418045
8-20251644317880
7-20251993121024
6-2025222428211
  • 28514, conf,  CLR, Berlain 5-30H, Patent Gate, npd, 
  • 41834, conf, BR, Muri 3C-UTFH, Elidah, npd, 
  • 41492, conf, CLR, Boulder Federal 4-4HSL, Banks, npd,
  • 41326, conf, Hess, EN-Rice-155-94-1102H-6, Manitou, 
DateOil RunsMCF Sold
9-2025720718290
8-2025936523371
7-2025991116302
6-20251418519197
  • 28515, conf, CLR, Berlain 4-30HSL, Patent Gate, npd, 
  • 41298, conf, Hess, BL-Kvam-LW-156-95-1918H-1, Beaver Lodge, 
DateOil RunsMCF Sold
9-20251412629925
8-20251323823056
7-20251065322676
6-20251446224365
  • 36702, conf,  BR, Muri 2E-MBH, Elidah, npd, 
  • 41242, conf, Hess, GO-Bergstrom-156-98-2833H-7, Wheelock, 
DateOil RunsMCF Sold
9-20251389128389
8-20251425630150
7-20252848357521
6-2025218123648
  • 41777, conf, CLR, Willey 7-3H, West Capa, npd,
  • 41776, conf, CLR, Willey 6-3H, West Capa, npd,
  • 41775, conf, CLR, Rose Federal 3-34H, West Capa, npd,
  • 41774, conf, CLR, Rose Federal 2-34H, West Capa, npd,
  • 41222, conf, Phoenix Operating, Marshall 11-2 4H, Elidah, 
DateOil RunsMCF Sold
9-2025135416742
8-2025159267730
7-2025169258474
6-202520486861
  • 41221, conf, Phoenix Operating, Marshall 11-2 3H, Bailey, 
DateOil RunsMCF Sold
9-2025127616875
8-2025140716951
7-2025148878262
6-202518147796
  • 41220, conf, Phoenix Operating, Marshall 11-2 1H, Bailey, 
DateOil RunsMCF Sold
9-2025140777438
8-2025151447761
7-2025168418945
6-202521034877
  • 41138, conf, Phoenix Operating, Marshall 11-2 2H, Bailey, 
DateOil RunsMCF Sold
9-2025130326881
8-2025136866987
7-2025141447741
6-202519501841
  • 41025, conf, Devon Energy, Helling 16-21 5H, Ragged Butte, 
DateOil RunsMCF Sold
9-20251137422397
8-20253682559757
7-20251970421969
6-20254325542319
  • 36701, conf, BR, Muri 2D-UTFH, Elidah, npd, 
  • 41327, conf, Hess, EN-Rice-155-94-1102H-5, Manitou, 
DateOil RunsMCF Sold
9-20251808532944
8-20252318337811
7-20252213339570
6-20253014942744
  • 41700, conf, Marlo Operating, TOSCO Branch 4, wildcat, NENE 19-129-103,
  • 41663, conf, Petro-Hunt, Lee 158-4-15A-27-1HS, East Tioga, npd, 
  • 41328, conf, Hess, EN-Rice-155-94-1102H-4, Manitou, 
DateOil RunsMCF Sold
9-20251132423095
8-20251331120684
7-20251576622354
6-20252174030814
  • 41243, conf, Hess, GO-Vinger-156-98-2116H-7, Wheelock, 
DateOil RunsMCF Sold
9-20251234924150
8-20252211435781
7-20252559934370
6-20254320270805
5-20258381153
  • 41024, conf, CLR, Berlain 6-30H, Patent Gate, npd, 
  • 40558, conf, Hess, GO-Bergstrom-156-98-2833H-6, Wheelock 
DateOil RunsMCF Sold
9-20251065127060
8-20251306034810
7-20251658044804
6-20252597546427
5-2025438433
  • 36700, conf, BR, Muri 2A-MBH, Elidah, npd, 
  • 41530, conf, CLR, Garfield Federal 8-5H, Banks, npd, 
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Wells Coming Off Confidential List This Next Week -- November 30, 2025

Locator: 49577B. 

The wells:

Wednesday, December 10, 2025: 20 for the month, 143 for the quarter, 727 for the year, 
41325, conf, Hess, EN-Rice-155-94-1102H-7, 

Tuesday, December 9, 2025: 19 for the month, 142 for the quarter, 726 for the year,
28514, conf,  CLR, Berlain 5-30H,  

Monday, December 8, 2025: 18 for the month, 141 for the quarter, 725 for the year, 
41834, conf, BR, Muri 3C-UTFH,

Sunday, December 7, 2025: 17 for the month, 140 for the quarter, 724 for the year, 
41492, conf, CLR, Boulder Federal 4-4HSL, 
41326, conf, Hess, EN-Rice-155-94-1102H-6, 
28515, conf, CLR, Berlain 4-30HSL,

Saturday, December 6, 2025: 14 for the month, 137 for the quarter, 721 for the year,
41298, conf, Hess, BL-Kvam-LW-156-95-1918H-1, 
36702, conf,  BR, Muri 2E-MBH,  

Friday, December 5, 2025: 12 for the month, 135 for the quarter, 719 for the year, 
41242, conf, Hess, GO-Bergstrom-156-98-2833H-7, 
41777, conf, CLR, Willey 7-3H, 

Thursday, December 4, 2025: 10 for the month, 133 for the quarter, 717 for the year,
41776, conf, CLR, Willey 6-3H, 

Wednesday, December 3, 2025: 9 for the month, 132 for the quarter, 716 for the year,
41775, conf, CLR, Rose Federal 3-34H
41774, conf, CLR, Rose Federal 2-34H, 
41222, conf, Phoenix Operating, Marshall 11-2 4H, 
41221, conf, Phoenix Operating, Marshall 11-2 3H, 
41220, conf, Phoenix Operating, Marshall 11-2 1H, 
41138, conf, Phoenix Operating, Marshall 11-2 2H, 
41025, conf, Devon Energy, Helling 16-21 5H, 
36701, conf, BR, Muri 2D-UTFH, 

Tuesday, December 2, 2025: 1 for the month, 124 for the quarter, 708 for the year,
None.

Monday, December 1, 2025: 1 for the month, 124 for the quarter, 708 for the year,
41327, conf, Hess, EN-Rice-155-94-1102H-5, 

Sunday, November 30, 2025: 65 for the month, 123 for the quarter, 707 for the year,
41700, conf, Marlo Operating, TOSCO Branch 4, 
41663, conf, Petro-Hunt, Lee 158-4-15A-27-1HS, 
41328, conf, Hess, EN-Rice-155-94-1102H-4, 
41243, conf, Hess, GO-Vinger-156-98-2116H-7, 
41024, conf, CLR, Berlain 6-30H, 
40558, conf, Hess, GO-Bergstrom-156-98-2833H-6, 
36700, conf, BR, Muri 2A-MBH,

Saturday, November 29, 2025: 58 for the month, 116 for the quarter, 700 for the year,
41530, conf, CLR, Garfield Federal 8-5H, 

 

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