Northern Oil & Gas NOG - Bakken Shale Update - CLR

Northen Oil & Gas NOG came out with press release this morning on the Bakken Shale

Northern Oil and Gas, Inc. Northern Oil and Gas, Inc. Announces Significant Bakken Discoveries, Three Forks/Sanish Plans, and Updates Accelerated 2008 Drilling Schedule and Capital Position.

Northern Oil and Gas, Inc. (AMEX: NOG) ("Northern Oil") announced today it has recently participated in the successful completion of three wells in the emerging North Dakota Bakken play, bringing to eleven the total number of producing wells in which Northern holds an interest.
In addition, Northern holds a working interest in an additional fourteen wells that are in the drilling or completion stages and is included in nearly 70 permitted or docketed-for-permit drilling locations that are expected to drill between now and early 2009. Northern Oil controls approximately 60,000 net acres in the North Dakota Bakken play, yielding over 90 net well locations based on 640 acre drilling units. In addition, Northern controls approximately 22,000 net acres in Sheridan County, Montana and has successfully completed two wells to the Red River formation.
"Northern's first mover leasing advantage is yielding significant rewards for our stakeholders," said Northern Chief Executive Officer Michael Reger. "We continue to accelerate our participation in successful North Dakota Bakken development, providing solid production results. With over 70 permits pending, our net production should continue to grow at an increasing rate in the second half of the year."
The recently completed Johnson 33 #1H well operated by Brigham Exploration is representative of Northern's growing success in the North Dakota Bakken play. The well flowed at an early rate of 650 BOPD, with sustained production of approximately 560 BOPD. The Johnson well is located significantly north of the Parshall field, representing an important Northern extension of prolific Bakken production. Northern participated in the Johnson 33 #1H with a 16.5% Working Interest.
"With approximately 10,000 net acres near the successful Johnson 33 #1H well, Northern is well positioned to benefit from Brigham's important success," Reger said. "We expect to participate in a number of offset locations to the Johnson 33 well in the coming months." A complete review of current producing wells can be found at the conclusion of this release.
Northern is currently participating in Continental Resources' Skachenko 1-31H well in Dunn County, ND. The well is a direct offset to the Bice 1-29H, also drilled by Continental. The Bice well - announced in late May - is among the first Three Forks/Sanish discoveries in the region.
"Northern's first Three Forks/Sanish well is significant in that, if successful, it provides an additional opportunity to grow reserves and production in what we believe is another prolific oil resource within our leasehold position," Reger added.

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