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Monday, July 6, 2026

Six New Permits; Three DUCs Reported As Completed -- July 6, 2026

Locator: 51121B.

Trump Accounts: https://www.trumpaccounts.gov/.  

Big Oil: anticipating windfall 2Q26 profits due to Hormuz situation. Link here. And here.

Reports, not confirmed:

  • Mitch McConnell has been hospitalized for over three weeks;
  • possibly braindead
  • immediately after it happened, Mrs Mitchell immediately flew to China and met with their VP
  • my hunch:probably won't keep Mitch from voting. 

Rivian: guided Q2 revenue to - $1.6 billion

  • expectations had been better (-$1.4 billion)
  • shares plunged after hours
  • also offering to sell 75 million shares to raise cash for a DOE loan
  • however, guides revenue for 2Q26 - $1.6 billion vs $1.3 billion a year ago 
  • Rivian basically erased all of its gains from the day  

BRK:

  • BofA hits record high and BRK is a big winner

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Back to the Bakken 

WTI: $68.66.

Active rigs: 23.

Six new permits, #43088 - #43093, inclusive:

  • Operator: Heberdev Operating
  • Field: Northeast Foothills
  • Comments:
    • Heberdev Operating has permits for six Little Bit wells, NENW 19-161-91, 
      • to be sited 459FNL and 1505 / 1715 FWL.

Three producing wells (DUCs) reported as completed:

  • 41035, 585, BR, Phantom Ship 7C, McKenzie County;
  • 42169, 385, Formentera Operations, FTH-22-34-BND S518HF, Burke County;
  • 42357, 424, Formentera Operations, FTH-22-34-BND S511HF, Burke County;