Spacing unit · Williams County
1,280-acre Bakken spacing unit
T159N R97W sections 1, 12
Unit facts
- Formation
- Bakken
- Acres
- 1,280
- Type
- Spacing unit
- Land described
- T159N R97W sections 1, 12
- Pool
- Corinth-Bakken
- Zone
- Zone III
- County
- Williams County
- Surveyed wells inside
- 2
- Most wells operated by
- Chord / Enerplus / Oasis / Whiting
- Unit id
dsu-4774669c4e3ac65b0033- Wells allowed by the latest linked order
- 8
- Wells assigned to this unit
- 2
- Pending permits inside
- 0
- Balance under the allowance
- +6
- First linked order
- Jan 20, 2010
- Laterals that still fit (Nov 2026 method)
- 3 (2.86 two-mile equivalents)
- Neighbourhood target density
- 4.76 two-mile laterals per 1,280 acres
- Density drilled so far
- 1.64 per 1,280 acres
Room to drill: 3 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. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| LARSON 44-12-4H | WHITING OIL AND GAS CORPORATION | Active (A) | 9,531 ft100% |
| COMFORD 9-12H | WHITING OIL AND GAS CORPORATION | Active (A) | 7,823 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 14028Case 11849Established the spacing unitNORTH PLAINS ENERGY, LLC
- Order 14537Case 12285Designated the spacing unitNORTH PLAINS ENERGY, LLC
- Order 14566Case 12314Established the spacing unit, 1 well allowedCONTINENTAL RESOURCES, INC.
- Order 16083Case 13800Pooled all interests in the unitNORTH PLAINS ENERGY, LLC
- Order 16085Case 13802Designated the spacing unitNORTH PLAINS ENERGY, LLC
- Order 18177Case 15915Established the spacing unit, 8 wells allowed
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.