BBakken SubsurfaceNorth Dakota well index

Spacing unit · McKenzie County

1,280-acre Bakken spacing unit

T153N R96W sections 7, 8

Spacing unit13 wells allowed · order 31977Sand Creek-Bakken

Unit facts

Formation
Bakken
Acres
1,280
Type
Spacing unit
Land described
T153N R96W sections 7, 8
Pool
Sand Creek-Bakken
Zone
Zone XIII
County
McKenzie County
Surveyed wells inside
6
Most wells operated by
Chord / Enerplus / Oasis / Whiting
Unit id
dsu-5dc3e30e2f7af052ec84
Wells allowed by the latest linked order
13
Wells assigned to this unit
6
Pending permits inside
0
Balance under the allowance
+7
First linked order
Oct 30, 2009
Laterals that still fit (Nov 2026 method)
2 (1.88 two-mile equivalents)
Neighbourhood target density
8.87 two-mile laterals per 1,280 acres
Density drilled so far
6.14 per 1,280 acres

Room to drill: 2 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

WOLD FEDERAL 44-1-3TFHWOLD FEDERAL 44-1-4HWOLD FEDERAL 44-1-3HWOLD FEDERAL 44-1-2TFHWOLD FEDERAL 44-1-2HWOLD FEDERAL 44-1-1TFH1 mi

DMR footprint (NAD83) with the published surface locations of its wells. Laterals run under the unit; pads often sit on a neighbouring section.

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Wells inside the unit

WellOperatorStatusLateral inside
WOLD FEDERAL 44-1-3TFHWHITING OIL AND GAS CORPORATIONActive (A)11,962 ft100%
WOLD FEDERAL 44-1-4HWHITING OIL AND GAS CORPORATIONActive (A)11,162 ft96%
WOLD FEDERAL 44-1-3HWHITING OIL AND GAS CORPORATIONActive (A)10,897 ft100%
WOLD FEDERAL 44-1-2TFHWHITING OIL AND GAS CORPORATIONActive (A)10,704 ft100%
WOLD FEDERAL 44-1-2HWHITING OIL AND GAS CORPORATIONActive (A)10,368 ft100%
WOLD FEDERAL 44-1-1TFHWHITING OIL AND GAS CORPORATIONActive (A)9,983 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

  1. Order 13536Case 11425Established the spacing unitNORTH PLAINS ENERGY, LLC
  2. Order 14286Case 12050Established the spacing unit, 1 well allowedXTO ENERGY INC.
  3. Order 14286Case 12050Designated the spacing unitXTO ENERGY INC.
  4. Order 14560Case 12308Designated the spacing unit, 2 wells allowedENCORE OPERATING, LP
  5. Order 14661Case 12405Established the spacing unit, 2 wells allowedNORTH PLAINS ENERGY, LLC
  6. Order 22583Case 20277Pooled all interests in the unitKODIAK OIL & GAS (USA) INC.
  7. Order 25994Case 23653Designated the spacing unit, 13 wells allowedWHITING OIL AND GAS CORP.
  8. Order 25997Case 23656Established the spacing unit, 13 wells allowedWHITING OIL AND 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.

Overlapping units

4 other units share a surveyed well with this one; overlapping units are not additive.