Wednesday, October 21, 2026

Report 19619 approved one new permit, a confidential Devon well in Dunn County in the Wolf Bay field that sits outside its spacing unit. The rest of the day was housekeeping: five surface-location changes in Burke and Dunn counties, four wells released from confidential status and a well name change, plus a completed disposal well in McKenzie County. The rig count of 38 is the highest in this set of reports.

Highlights

1 permit approved: Devon Energy Williston, Dunn County (Clark North 29-30HEL, confidential, outside spacing unit)
5 surface-hole location changes: Silver Hill Energy (Burke County) and XTO Energy (Dunn County, Nautilus Federal wells)
4 wells released from confidential status: Enerplus (2, Dunn County), Hess Bakken Investments II (Williams County) and KODA Resources (Divide County)
1 permit cancelled: Empire North Dakota, Bottineau County
1 disposal well completed: Tobacco Garden SWD, McKenzie County
1 well name change: Silver Hill Energy, Burke County

The report lists an active daily rig count of 38 (up 2 from the prior report).

What it means for mineral owners: A location change for a permitted well is a small adjustment, not a new well, but it can move the surface footprint, so owners with surface rights should check whether it affects them.

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Summarized by Fort Union from the Commission's daily activity report; entries shown are a selection, not the full list. The official PDF controls. See also all daily reports and the NDIC News RSS feed.