Williston
Rig Counts , Unconventional
Chart: Western Rig Count as of August 7, 2020
California, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Mexico, North Dakota, Utah and Wyoming
Infrastructure , Shale Plays , Pipelines
US Court Allows DAPL to Stay Open, But Permit Status Unclear
However, U.S. regulatory officials may still have to issue another environmental assessment for DAPL before deciding if the 570,000-bbl/d oil pipeline can continue to operate.
Lease Sales
On the Market Oil and Gas Quicklist (Week of Aug. 5, 2020)
Here’s a quicklist of oil and gas assets on the market including the sale of operated positions in the Permian and Illinois basins by Tamarack Petroleum plus Chevron’s Carter Knox Field asset located in Oklahoma’s Grady and Stephens counties
Public Capital , Unconventional , Shale Plays
Continental Resources to Resume Most Curtailed US Shale Production
Continental Resources, which shut 70% of its oil output when prices and fuel demand collapsed, said U.S. production growth will stay moderate unless oil reaches $50-$60/bbl.
Public Capital , Earnings , Exploration & Production , Shale Plays
Continental Resources Posts Second Straight Quarterly Loss
U.S. shale producer Continental Resources Inc. on Aug. 3 posted a bigger-than-expected second-quarter loss as the coronavirus crisis and related lockdowns pummeled demand.
Rig Counts , Unconventional , Shale Plays
Hart Energy Unconventional Activity Tracker (Week of Aug. 3, 2020)
U.S. rig count relatively stable during the past week; crude futures up.
Public Capital , Shale Plays , Acquisitions & Divestitures
Northern Acquires Core Williston Assets Operated by ConocoPhillips, Continental, WPX
Northern Oil and Gas agreed on July 31 to acquire nonoperated interests in producing properties, wells in process and acreage located in the core of the Williston Basin from multiple counterparties.
Unconventional , Top IP Wells
Table: Top 12 IP Wells in Three Forks
May 2020 update: Upper Three Forks Well Tested Flowing 6.028 Mbbl of Oil, 5.644 MMcf of Gas Per Day
Unconventional , Top IP Wells , Shale Plays
Updated: Top 12 IP Wells in the Bakken
February 2020: Middle Bakken Discovery By Marathon: 9.347 MMcf Of Gas, 9.014 Mbbl Of Oil Per Day
Lease Sales
On the Market Oil and Gas Quicklist (Week of July 29, 2020)
Here’s a quicklist of oil and gas assets on the market including the sale of Blackbeard Operating’s position in the Western Anadarko Basin of Oklahoma including more than 50,000 net acres, 100% HBP, in legacy fields.