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Wednesday, April 1, 2026

Tuesday, April 1, 2026

Locator: 50392B.

TSA / DHS: finally a compromise -- won't be liked by everyone but in the big scheme of things, the right thing to do. 

Iran: we'll know more next week. 

Artemis II: less than two hours now -- as I type this, it's 4:08 p.m. CT -- local time. Lift-off is scheduled for about 5:25 p.m. CT so less than an hour and a half.

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Back to the Bakken

WTI: $98.91. 

Active rigs: 23.

Seven new permits, #42802 - #42808, inclusive:  

  • the wells below are all sited in NESE 18-148-97, to be sited 1745 FSL and 315 / 495 FEL:
    • 42802, conf, XTO, Monroe Federal 43X-18E, Haystack Butte, 1280-acre spacing; BH: section 30-148-97;
    • 42803, conf, XTO, Monroe Federal 43X-18B, Haystack Butte, 1280-acre spacing; BH: section 30-148-97;
    • 42804, conf, XTO, Monroe Federal 43X-18F, Haystack Butte, 1280-acre spacing; BH: section 30-148-97;
    • 42805, conf, XTO, Monroe Federal 43X-18A, Haystack Butte, 1920-acre spacing; BH: section 32-148-97;
    • 42806, conf, XTO, Monroe Federal 43X-18F, Haystack Butte, 1920-acre spacing; BH: section 32-148-97;
    • 42807, conf, XTO, Elstrom Federal 43X-18B, Haystack Butte, 1920-acre spacing; BH: section 32-148-97; 
    • 42808, conf, XTO, Elstrom Federal 43X-18D, Haystack Butte, 1920-acre spacing; BH: section 32-148-97;

The map:

Nine permits renewed:

  • Devon Energy Williston: permits renewed for nine Clark North wells, NWSE 28-147-92, Wolf Bay, Dunn County;

Three permits canceled:

  • Whiting, three Roosevelt Federal permits; McKenzie County;

Three producing wells (DUCs) reported as completed:

  • 40874, 266, EOG, Austin 481-1523H, Mountrail County;
  • 41623, 554, EOG, Austin 474-1004H, Mountrail County;
  • 41624, 554, EOG, Austin 475-1004H, Mountrail County;

Note the chronologic / sequence numbers of those EOG DUCs. We talked about EOG's naming of wells decades ago!