Spacing unit · Stark County
1,280-acre Bakken spacing unit
T140N R97W sections 1, 12
Unit facts
- Formation
- Bakken
- Acres
- 1,280
- Type
- Spacing unit
- Land described
- T140N R97W sections 1, 12
- Pool
- Dutch Henry Butte-Bakken
- Zone
- Zone III
- County
- Stark County
- Surveyed wells inside
- 1
- Most wells operated by
- Morningstar
- Unit id
dsu-3cf66566bb0b60be1d49- Wells allowed by the latest linked order
- 4
- Wells assigned to this unit
- 1
- Pending permits inside
- 0
- Balance under the allowance
- +3
- First linked order
- Feb 8, 2011
- Laterals that still fit (Nov 2026 method)
- 5 (5.33 two-mile equivalents)
- Neighbourhood target density
- 5.57 two-mile laterals per 1,280 acres
- Density drilled so far
- 0.93 per 1,280 acres
Room to drill: 5 laterals still fit at the density this unit's neighbourhood has reached (the larger of the 75th percentile of mature units within 10 miles and the median of units drilled in the last three years), placed in the widest gaps with the setbacks of the November 2026 method. The county or basin value stands in for the target because fewer than eight developed units lie within 20 miles. Machine-made and geometric: not a commitment to drill, not a permit, order, lease or plan, and no economics. Land is counted once, so a unit under a larger unit shows only what the larger one left. How it is computed.
Map
DMR footprint (NAD83) with the published surface locations of its wells. Laterals run under the unit; pads often sit on a neighbouring section.
Wells inside the unit
| Well | Operator | Status | Lateral inside |
|---|---|---|---|
| KUCHYNSKI 12-1H | MORNINGSTAR OPERATING LLC | Active (A) | 10,924 ft100% |
Surveyed Bakken-system laterals with at least 660 ft of plan-view length inside the published footprint. Geometric membership, not a legal assignment; a lateral can cross several units.
Order history
- Order 15287Case 13020Designated the spacing unitWHITING OIL & GAS CORP.
- Order 16120Case 13836Established the spacing unit, 1 well allowedFIDELITY EXPLORATION & PRODUCTION CO.
- Order 16336Case 14061Designated the spacing unit
- Order 19318Case 17050Pooled all interests in the unitFIDELITY EXPLORATION & PRODUCTION CO.
- Order 18879Case 16610Established the spacing unit, 4 wells allowedWHITING OIL & GAS CORP.
Facts extracted from signed NDIC orders whose land description covers this footprint; machine-extracted and not human-reviewed. A stated allowance is what that order allowed, not proof that it governs today.