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DMR Approves Five New Bakken Permits, Four for Phoenix in McKenzie County

State regulators approved drilling permits for Burlington Resources and Phoenix Operating, while other operators filed renewals and confidential status changes.

Bakken Wire Staff·☀️Morning Wire·

The North Dakota Department of Mineral Resources approved five new drilling permits in filings made Monday, October 19, according to the agency's daily activity report. Four of the five new permits were issued to a single operator in McKenzie County.

Phoenix Operating LLC received approval for four horizontal wells, all designated as "BULLDOG FED" and located in Section 35-145N-98W within the Charlie Bob field. The permits are numbered sequentially from #43421 to #43424. The other new permit, #43420, was issued to Burlington Resources Oil & Gas Company LP for the CLEMENS 2C-TFH-R2 well in McKenzie County's 'CONFIDENTIAL' field, located in SE SW 7-151N-96W.

The report also listed two permit renewals, both filed by Oasis Petroleum North America LLC in the Banks field of McKenzie County. The renewed permits are for the PEDERSON 5298 12-3 2B (permit #35309) and the PEDERSON 5298 13-3 6B (permit #35400), located in Lot 3 and Lot 2 of Section 3-152N-98W, respectively.

Additional filings for confidential status changes or other administrative updates were submitted by several other Bakken operators. Silver Hill Energy Operating, LLC filed updates for two wells in Mountrail County's Enget Lake field: the LTM 158-93-10-3-2MBH (#35767) and the CHRISTINE 158-93-9-4-20MBH (#41160), both in SW SW 10-158N-93W.

In Dunn County, Enerplus Resources USA Corporation filed updates for three wells in the Little Knife field. The CRYING TREE wells (#41470, #41471, and #41472) are all located in SW SE 8-147N-97W.

Two updates were filed for wells in Williams County. Hess Bakken Investments II, LLC submitted an update for the GO-LEMIRE-157-97-3613H-1 well (#41921) in the Ray field (SW SE 36-157N-97W). XTO Energy Inc filed an update for the GBU SOPHIA FEDERAL 44X-10A-S well (#42137) in the Grinnell field (SE SE 10-154N-96W).

The day's activity shows continued permitting focus in the core Bakken counties, with all new permits and renewals concentrated in McKenzie County. Phoenix Operating's four-well batch filing represents the most significant new development activity reported. Administrative updates spanned multiple counties and operators, indicating ongoing well management and regulatory compliance work across the basin.

Source

North Dakota Department of Mineral Resources Daily Activity Report for October 19, 2026

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