Tuesday, September 29, 2026

Two New Permits; Three Permits Canceled; Five DUCs Reported As Completed -- September 29, 2026

Locator: 51834B. 

WTI: $89.30.

Active rigs: 31.

Two new permits, #43352 and #43353 --

  • Operator: Phoenix Operating --
  • Field: Corinth, Divide County;
  • Comments:
    • Phoenix Operating has permits for two Hobbit wells, NWNE 29-160-97; 
      • to be sited 356 FNL and 2194 / 2284 FEL.

Three permits canceled:

  • CLR: a Salers Federal permits and a Haffner permit, the former in McKenzie County and the latter in Divide County;
  • Silver Hill: a Blomquist permit in Burke County.

Five producing wells (DUCs) completed:

  • 42281, 33, Formentera Operations, Fonda-23-02-Bal N611HF, Divide County;
  • 42305, 1,872, EOG, Hawkeye 32-1324H, McKenzie County;
  • 42306, 1,622, EOG, Hawkeye 177-1324H, McKenzie County;
  • 42325, 1,796, EOG, Hawkeye 174-1336H, McKenzie County;
  • 42326, 1,493, EOG, Hawkeye 176-1336H, McKenzie County;

Horizontal re-entry permit canceled:

  • 41258, Marlo Operating, Tosco Branch 2, Bowman County.

MRO Pads In Lost Bridge -- THIS BLOG IS PENDING COMPLETION -- September 29, 2026

Locator: 51833B. 

Locator: 51833MRO.

The reader suggests we'll start seeing more production data in the next month or so. 

A huge thanks to the reader who alerted me to these wells. This post under updating.

Two pads sited in section 13-148-96, and third pad in an adjacent section, Lost Bridge, in various degrees of completion. Some of these are great wells; and, many demonstrate a great halo effect.

The wells: 

  • 38025, loc/A, MRO, Osking USA 14-12A, Lost Bridge, t12/21; cum 639K 8/26;
PoolDateDaysBBLS OilRunsBBLS WaterMCF ProdMCF SoldVent/Flare
BAKKEN8-202618331433852191000
BAKKEN7-202600905160516
BAKKEN6-2026878676954924452061337
BAKKEN5-20263130002890249280647343542
BAKKEN4-20261392689694629862454469
BAKKEN3-20263131873282225991778496503
BAKKEN2-20262830172903210976907102434
BAKKEN1-20263135463414237580557269617
  • 21839, PNC, MRO
  • 21837, 1,398, MRO, Deep Creek USA 14-12RTFH, Lost Bridge, t3/13; cum 494K 8/26; huge halo effect;
PoolDateDaysBBLS OilRunsBBLS WaterMCF ProdMCF SoldVent/Flare
BAKKEN8-20262814182139609748000
BAKKEN7-20260000000
BAKKEN6-2026246673924017551
BAKKEN5-2026201013104591133013115118
BAKKEN4-20263016551685140749194655168
BAKKEN3-20263117741763166364186102190
BAKKEN2-2026251387143311964094388811
  • 21838, PNC, 
  • 32434, 4,679, MRO, Stillwell 21-13H, Lost Bridge, t9/20; cum 708K 8/26; huge halo effect;
  • 21840, 1,380, MRO, Deep Creek 21-13TFH, Lost Bridge, t2/13, cum 502K 6/25; 
PoolDateDaysBBLS OilRunsBBLS WaterMCF ProdMCF SoldVent/Flare
BAKKEN8-202600740000
BAKKEN7-20260000000
BAKKEN6-202681891773571131854207
BAKKEN5-20263116081618217857865478188
BAKKEN4-20263016791703184964536155171
BAKKEN3-20263116801671190560675768180

The second pad, the wells:

39666, drl, MRO, Ratcliffe USA 11-13H, Lost Bridge, t--, cum --; 
39669,
39668, 
39667,
39670,
39671, drl, MRO, Strobeck USA 34-12TFH, Lost Bridge, t--, cum --; 

A third pad to the northeast:

  • 28262, 2622, MRO, Piper 34-12H, Lost Bridge, t8/11; cum 337K 8/26; 
  • 19666, 1028, MRO, Elk Creek USA 33-12H, Lost Bridge, t8/11; cum 337K 8/26; 
PoolDateDaysBBLS OilRunsBBLS WaterMCF ProdMCF SoldVent/Flare
BAKKEN8-202627763575373488000
BAKKEN7-202600130000
BAKKEN6-202651512088927720447
BAKKEN5-2026311588160953532402788178
BAKKEN4-2026301808179257842723861184
BAKKEN3-2026311508152284135743253137
BAKKEN2-2026281553152826425072227145
  • 19667, AB/902, t9/11; cum 289K 2/24;
  • 28263, 3,031, MRO, Morean USA 34-12H, Lost Bridge, t5/15; cum 591K 8/26; 
  • 29003, 2,166, MRO, Victor USA 34-12TFH, Lost Bridge, t5/15; cum 275K 8/26; 
PoolDateDaysBBLS OilRunsBBLS WaterMCF ProdMCF SoldVent/Flare
BAKKEN8-202631406540864751000
BAKKEN7-202619128212286741287990176
BAKKEN6-20261721822526239028766
BAKKEN5-2026316005961391179101367
BAKKEN4-20263043444654287278343
  • 29004, 2,197, MRO, Gulbrand USA 44-12TFH, Lost Bridge, t5/15; cum 384K 8/26; 

The maps: