Darren Johnson Geological Survey Program South Dakota Department of Environment and Natural Resources 20 th Williston Basin Petroleum Conference May 22nd st – 24 th 2012 Bismarck, North Dakota

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21 permits issued in 2011.

 All permits to drill for oil.

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10 wells drilled in 2011.

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6 permits to drill for oil in 2012.

2011 – 150 producing oil wells Harding County – 136 Fall River/Custer County - 14

2011 – 1,613,982 bbls Harding County (Red River Formation) – 1,588,632 bbls Fall River/Custer County (Minnelusa Formation) – 25,350 bbls 2012 – 453,985 bbls (through March)

2011 – 98 producing gas wells

2011 – 932,541 MCF 2012- 187,524 MCF (through March) All production from the Eagle/Shannon sandstone

 Fall 2011 auction – Bedrock Oil & Gas leased the mineral rights to approximately 65,320 acres of School and Public Lands.

 Spring 2012 auction – Bedrock Oil & Gas (ROC Oil & Gas Land Management) leased the mineral rights to an additional 74,650 acres.

 Harding, Butte and Perkins Counties (NW South Dakota).

 Information on auctions and leases can be found at http://www.sdpubliclands.com/

Click on “Oil and Gas Initiative” DENR’s homepage http://denr.sd.gov/ Geological Survey Program’s homepage http://www.sdgs.usd.edu/

 All oil and gas permit files have been scanned and are available online.

 All geophysical logs have been re-scanned.

 Development of Oil and Gas Map-Based Data Source.

Visit Geological Survey Program’s homepage http://www.sdgs.usd.edu/ Click on Oil and Gas Map Based Data Source link

http://www.sdgs.usd.edu/ E-mail: [email protected] Geological Survey Program South Dakota Department of Environment & Natural Resources Akeley-Lawrence Science Center, USD 414 E Clark Street Vermillion, SD 57069 (605) 677-5227