Saturday -- June 13, 2026

Locator: 50970ARCHIVES. 

PSA: for seniors who remain wary of AI -- our 11-year-old grandchild uses a chatbot regularly. Our college grandchild's friends have been using chatbots for years; truly early adopters. 

"You can howl at the wind, but AI is here to stay."

You may want to read Malcolm Harris' history of Palo Alto to get an idea of where AI is headed. 

Mideast: indications that some kind of peace deal will be electronically signed on Sunday. 

Friday's End-Of-Day Report -- June 13, 2026

Locator: 50969B. 

WTI: $84.88.

Active rigs: 27.

Two new permits, #43027 - #43028, inclusive:

• Operators: Hess, Enerplus
• Fields: Hawkeye (McKenzie); Ellisville (Williams)
• Comments:
• Hess has a permit for an HA-State well, NWNW 15-152-95; 
• to be sited 963 FNL and 1211 FWL;
• Enerplus has a permit for a Sun well, NWNW 28-158-99, 
• to be sited 375 FNL and 353 FWL.

Three producing wells (DUCs) reported as completed:

• 40848, npd, XTO, HBU Marmon Federal 24X-13E, 
• 41581, npd, XTO, HBU Marmon Federal 24X-13B, 

41959, 188, Petro-Hunt, State 162-100-16B-21-2H,