Saturday, May 23, 2026

Initial Production Data For Wells Coming Off The Confidential List This Next Week -- May 23, 2026

Locator: 50853WELLS.

41494, conf, Hess, BW-Wilson-149-99-3625H-3, Juniper, 

DateOil RunsMCF Sold
3-20261245830498
2-20261203128765
1-20262369352780
12-20252545641763
11-202513582925

26545, conf, Devon Energy, Skaar 150-99-15-22-2H, South Tobacco Garden,

DateOil RunsMCF Sold
3-20261561135314
2-20262215744310
1-20263191144633
12-202543761898

]41859, conf, Devon Energy, Finn 13-25F 1H, Briar Creek, 

DateOil RunsMCF Sold
3-20262129219612
2-20262661219850
1-20263530133309
12-20254579739746
11-202540094048

41031, conf, Hess, BW-Wilson-149-99-3625H-2, Juniper, 

DateOil RunsMCF Sold
3-20261245830498
2-20261203128765
1-20262369352780
12-20252545641763
11-202513582925

41753, conf, Stout 1301-4BH, Fertile Valley, 

DateOil RunsMCF Sold
3-2026201922352
2-2026187982829
1-2026234938580
12-2025211388449

41752, conf, KODA Resources, Stout 1301-3BH, Fertile Valley, 

DateOil RunsMCF Sold
3-2026178432086
2-2026180742721
1-2026245929039
12-20252466310319

41590, conf, Hess, EN-Trout-157-93-3130H-4, Big Butte, 

DateOil RunsMCF Sold
3-20261539524273
2-20261293918564
1-20262493429403
12-20254135934509
11-202570741790
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Apple -- Surged On Friday -- Was This Part Of The Reason? May 23, 2026

Locator: 50852AAPL.

Tag: Apple.

Before we get to the story of the day, here's the photo of the year -- Google CEO uses an Apple iPhone, link here.


This story was released early on Friday morning -- 5:30 a.m. PDT which is 8:30 a.m. on the East Coast. Who knows what time the analysts say it. 

Link here. The lede:

I was trying to figure out why AAPL rose so much on Friday. This may be part of the reason.

It's unusual to hear of an Apple iPhone user switching to Android, but not at the other way around. Once you enter the Apple eco-system, it's very, very difficult to switch to Android. 

I really don't think the iPhone is about any one "thing" -- e.g., AI. It simply works and lasts forever. And once you buy it, everything seems free. I don't think Apple users think about "security" when using an Apple product but it's there and may be more important that we realize. 

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Movie Night

Strangers On A Train for the umpteenth time.

I think I enjoy it more each time I see it. It helps if it's on TCM and introduced by the 

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Friday, May 22, 2026

Four New Permits; Two DUCs Reported As Completed -- May 22, 2026

Locator: 50851B.

WTI: $96.60.

Active rigs: 25.

Four new permits, #42967 - #31970, inclusive:

  • Operators: Hunt Oil (2); BR (2);
  • Fields: Smoky Butte (Divide County); Jim Creek (Dunn County)
  • Comments:
    • Hunt Oil has permits for two Smoky Butte wells, SESE 34-161-100, 
      • to be sited 326 FSL and 556 / 586 FEL; 
    • BR has permits for a Hawkeye well and a Firebird well, NWNE 12-145-96; 
      • to be sited 651 / 689 FNL and 2205 FEL.

Two producing wells (DUCs) reported as completed:

  • 40914, 1,242, BR, Phantom Ship 7A, McKenzie County;
  • 41034, 1,154, BR, Cleetwood 7B, McKenzie County;
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Alison's Quick Connects -- May 22, 2026

Locator: 50850B.

Quick connects:

• Continental Resources to resume oil drilling in North Dakota this year -- North Dakota Monitor
• Department of Mineral Resources marking 75th anniversary of oil discovery -- KX News
• PSC candidates weigh in on prospect of carbon pipelines -- North Dakota Monitor
• Opinion: Summit Carbon Solutions has left North Dakota wounded -- Williston Herald
• $791M Morton-Mercer wind project set for hearing before ND PSC -- Bismarck Tribune
• Tales of a geologist: Rattlesnakes, black widows and rabies filled a long career -- North Dakota Monitor
• PSC candidate discusses utility costs, landowner rights and data center concerns -- Dickinson Press
• PSC candidate Chris Olson discusses transparency, regulations and landowner rights -- Dickinson Press
• Gov. Armstrong, Kathy Neset talk past and future at Williston Basin Petroleum Conference -- KX News
• Energy leaders talk natural gas, more data centers at Williston Basin Petroleum Conference -- KX News
• State, county differ on power line permits; PSC issues approval but Divide puts off decision -- The Journal
• PSC candidate Chris Olson discusses transparency, regulations and landowner rights -- Williston Herald
• 'We've never transitioned from any fuel source in the world in the history of mankind' -- Williston Herald
• Candidates differ on whether PSC has done enough to keep energy affordable -- North Dakota Monitor
• Burgum touts AI data centers, calls Iran war 'gift to the world' in speech to oil industry -- North Dakota Monitor
• MHA Nation charts path to self-sufficiency by leveraging natural gas, data centers -- North Dakota Monitor
• Regulators seek public comment on proposed Bakken East Pipeline in North Dakota -- Bismarck Tribune
• Company seeks permit for $174M battery energy storage facility in South Dakota -- South Dakota Searchlight
• Legislation to improve North Dakota land management passes US House unanimously -- Julie Fedorchak
• US Supreme Court sends North Dakota tribal redistricting case back for review -- North Dakota Monitor
• Governor appoints Workforce Service Director Davis as interim Job Service executive director -- KX News
• Statewide candidates hold bipartisan forum discussing energy, agriculture issues -- North Dakota Monitor
• FEMA awards more than $846,000 to North Dakota communities hit by June 2025 storms -- Valley News Live
• Cramer highlights Roosevelt Library, permitting reform at energy infrastructure conference -- Kevin Cramer
• Meet the North Dakota drought task force, a group that monitors conditions closely to provide aid -- KFYR-TV
• Dems, secretary of state disagree on how to replace candidate after Conmy's death -- North Dakota Monitor
• Inside wildland fire response readiness: what communities should know -- McKenzie County Farmer
• Ray City Commission hears update on planning for community complex, other projects -- The Journal
• County commission addresses pay discrepancy and transparency portal -- McKenzie County Farmer
• MHA Nation members request access to wide range of tribal financial records -- McKenzie County Farmer
• Kylan Klauzer faces Vicky Steiner in the Republican primary in District 37 -- Dickinson Press
• Dr. Shelley Lenz faces Susan Josephson in the Democratic primary in District 37 -- Dickinson Press
• Water, environment, development: statewide officials speak to data center impacts -- Hazen Star
• Action, inaction and weighted concerns: County P&Z rejects draft data center ordinance -- The Beacon
• Port: School meals ballot measure will not block federal funding as Tuttle claimed -- Williston Herald
• Cutting tribal college funding a threat to learning culture and self-determination -- North Dakota Monitor
• Another North Dakota school closes its classroom doors for a final time; Zeeland locks its doors -- KFYR-TV
• NDDP seeking students in grades six through 12 to serve on Superintendent's Student Cabinet -- KX News
• Letter: Elementary teachers teaching lifelong skills should be the highest paid public employees -- InForum
• Minot Public School district will begin offering free breakfast and lunch meals this summer -- KFYR-TV
• Ten North Dakota high school seniors are named U.S. Presidential Scholar semifinalists -- WZFG
• Divide County school board hears students' thoughts on proposal for four day week -- The Journal
• Williston schools enrollment expected to continue significant growth, straining capacity -- Williston Herald
• North Dakota Tribal College System representatives concerned by funding cut proposal -- Dickinson Press
• Minot Public Schools announce hiring of new principal and assistant principal -- Minot Daily News
• Killdeer's career advisor Holly Schmidt named Dunn County Teacher of the Year -- The Beacon
• Trump faces increased pressure over rising gas prices. Experts say gas will hit $5 a gallon -- KFYR-TV
• Oil prices climb 3% to two-week high on worries over supply disruption from closure of Hormuz -- Reuters
• NextEra plans to buy Dominion Energy, form biggest US power company as AI demand booms -- Reuters
• IEA chief says that commercial oil inventories depleting rapidly with only a few weeks worth left -- Reuters
• China boosts its coal and gas power generation by 3.1% as wind and nuclear power output fall -- Oil Price
• Oil and gas crunch caused by war between the US, Israel, Iran has cost global businesses $25B -- Oil Price
• EPA rejects Hawaii's long-term haze reduction plan requiring oil-fired power plants to shut down -- E&E News
• Don't wait for the next Hormuz. More than ever, we need global focus on natural gas. -- RealClearEnergy
• NATO considers helping ships pass through blocked Strait of Hormuz if not reopened by July -- World Oil
• Why you should care about 2 power companies merging. Energy costs for families likely to rise. -- NPR
• Wind and solar power generation topped gas-fired power plant output for the first time ever -- Oil Price
• Iran War raises demand for US fuel, boosting Gulf Coast refining margins to highest in years -- EnergyNow
• Trillions wasted on the UN's doomsday scenario that highjacked global energy policy -- Climate Realism
• Northeast politicians drive up energy costs while claiming to promote affordability -- Manhattan Contrarian
• Trump EPA scraps Biden-era rules targeting commercial refrigerants in a bid to lower costs -- The Hill
• Southeast Asia nations ramp up use of fossil fuels, backs away from net zero pledges -- CO2 Coalition
• Canada Prime Minister greenlights pipeline while killing oil production to fill it -- Climate Change Dispatch
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AAPL Hits All-Time High -- May 22, 2026

Locator: 50849AAPL.

Tag: Apple AAPL egg eggs prices

Link here. 

People starting to talk about the "costs" of diversification.


 




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The Book Page

For aficionados of Charles Dickens: The Mystery of Charles Dickens, A. N. Wilson, 2020. 

Notes here. 

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