BBakken SubsurfaceNorth Dakota well index

NDIC hearing order

Order 34497

CONTINENTAL RESOURCES, INC. · signed May 5, 2026

Order facts

Signed
Case
31761
Applicant
CONTINENTAL RESOURCES, INC.
Pool
North Tioga-Bakken, Viking-Bakken
Units touched
16

The signed document is on file with the NDIC Oil and Gas Division under this order number (the Division's order index is part of its subscription service). This page shows facts extracted from the order's operative text by the project's order pipeline; they are machine-extracted and not human-reviewed.

What it did

  1. 2,560-acre Bakken spacing unitT159N R94W sections 16, 21, 28, 33Designated the spacing unit
  2. 1,280-acre Bakken spacing unitT160N R94W sections 13, 24Designated the spacing unit
  3. 2,560-acre Bakken spacing unitT159N R94W sections 4, 9, 16, 21Designated the spacing unit, 3 wells allowed
  4. 1,280-acre Bakken spacing unitT159N R94W sections 3, 10Designated the spacing unit, 2 wells allowed
  5. 1,280-acre Bakken spacing unitT159N R94W sections 28, 33Designated the spacing unit, 3 wells allowed
  6. 3,840-acre Bakken spacing unitT160N R94W sections 2, 3, 10, 11, 14, 15Established the spacing unit
  7. 1,280-acre Bakken spacing unitT160N R94W sections 14, 23Established the spacing unit, 1 well allowed
  8. 2,560-acre Bakken spacing unitT159N R94W sections 3, 10, 15, 22Designated the spacing unit, 2 wells allowed
  9. 1,280-acre Bakken spacing unitT159N R94W sections 15, 22Designated the spacing unit, 4 wells allowed
  10. 1,280-acre Bakken spacing unitT159N R94W sections 4, 9Designated the spacing unit, 2 wells allowed
  11. 2,560-acre Bakken spacing unitT160N R94W sections 1, 12, 13, 24Designated the spacing unit, 3 wells allowed
  12. 5,120-acre Bakken spacing unitT160N R94W sections 1, 2, 11, 12, 13, 14, 23, 24Established the spacing unit
  13. 2,560-acre Bakken spacing unitT159N R93W sections 6, 7, 18, 19Designated the spacing unit, 5 wells allowed
  14. 2,560-acre Bakken spacing unitT160N R94W sections 2, 11, 14, 23Designated the spacing unit, 2 wells allowed
  15. 1,280-acre Bakken spacing unitT160N R94W sections 2, 11Established the spacing unit, 1 well allowed
  16. 2,560-acre Bakken spacing unitT159N R94W sections 4, 9, 16, 21Listed the unit in a pool zone table, 2 wells allowed