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EOG Dominates Daily Permits with Six in Mountrail; Ragnar Files Confidential Well

The North Dakota DMR approved eight new drilling permits on Tuesday, with EOG Resources accounting for six in the Alger field.

Bakken Wire Staff·☀️Morning Wire·

The North Dakota Department of Mineral Resources approved eight new drilling permits on Tuesday, November 10, 2026, according to the agency's daily activity report. EOG Resources Inc. was the most active operator, securing six of the permits in a concentrated area of Mountrail County.

All six of EOG's newly approved permits are for wells in the Alger field, according to the report. The permits are for the Cottonwood 102-3421H, Cottonwood 15-3421H, Cottonwood 103-3422H, Cottonwood 17-3422H, Cottonwood 108-3422H, and Cottonwood 20-3422H locations. This cluster of permits signals continued development by a major operator in the northwestern region of the Bakken formation.

The remaining two new permits were filed by other operators in different counties. Ragnar Exploration LLC received approval for the Danagger 1-9H well in Billings County, according to the DMR. This permit is listed for a confidential field, a designation sometimes used for exploratory wells or to protect proprietary geological data in early development stages. Oasis Petroleum North America LLC was approved for the Lovegood Federal 4595 42-19 2BX well in the Murphy Creek field of Dunn County.

In addition to new permits, the DMR reported one permit renewal. Energy Resources USA Corporation's permit for the Cirque 152-94-21C-16H well in McKenzie County's Antelope field was renewed, according to the report. The filing notes the location is outside of a spacing unit, a status that was continued.

The daily report highlights ongoing drilling activity across the core Bakken region, with Mountrail, Billings, and Dunn counties all seeing new approvals. The concentration of EOG's permits underscores the continued economic viability of specific fields for large-scale operators. The confidential filing by Ragnar Exploration in Billings County may indicate newer exploratory interest in that area.

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North Dakota Department of Mineral Resources Daily Activity Report for November 10, 2026.

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