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DMR Daily Activity Report Shows No New Filings for Saturday

A day with no new permits, spuds, completions, or pluggings is typical for a weekend, indicating a regular lull in regulatory filings.

Bakken Wire Staff·☀️Morning Wire·

The North Dakota Department of Mineral Resources (DMR) daily activity report for Saturday, August 29, 2026, contained no new permit applications, spud notices, completion reports, or well plugging records, according to the agency's data.

The DMR's daily report is a key regulatory snapshot for the Bakken, detailing new intents to drill (permits), the start of drilling (spuds), the finishing of wells (completions), and the permanent closure of wells (plugging). Days with no new filings are a normal occurrence in the state's oil and gas industry, particularly on weekends and holidays when regulatory and company offices are typically closed.

Such pauses in reported activity do not reflect a halt in ongoing drilling or production operations across the Williston Basin. They simply indicate a lull in the submission of new official paperwork to state regulators. The next report, expected to reflect any filings from Sunday, will be issued on Monday.

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North Dakota Department of Mineral Resources daily activity report for August 29, 2026.

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