Spacing unit · Divide County
1,280-acre Bakken spacing unit
T163N R101W sections 5, 6
Unit facts
- Formation
- Bakken
- Acres
- 1,280
- Type
- Spacing unit
- Land described
- T163N R101W sections 5, 6
- Pool
- Colgan-Bakken
- Zone
- Zone III
- County
- Divide County
- Surveyed wells inside
- 4
- Most wells operated by
- Formentera
- Unit id
dsu-6150d8deff94667aafd1- Wells allowed by the latest linked order
- 8
- Wells assigned to this unit
- 4
- Pending permits inside
- 0
- Balance under the allowance
- +4
- First linked order
- Feb 14, 2012
- Laterals that still fit (Nov 2026 method)
- 2 (1.88 two-mile equivalents)
- Neighbourhood target density
- 6.28 two-mile laterals per 1,280 acres
- Density drilled so far
- 3.9 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
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| ELI 8-1E-163-102 | FORMENTERA OPERATIONS, LLC | Active (A) | 10,388 ft100% |
| TAYLOR 16-1E-163-102 | FORMENTERA OPERATIONS, LLC | Active (A) | 10,199 ft98% |
| MURIELLE 16-1E-163-102 | FORMENTERA OPERATIONS, LLC | Active (A) | 10,112 ft97% |
| STANLEY 8-1E-163-102 | FORMENTERA OPERATIONS, LLC | Active (A) | 9,920 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 18365Case 16101Designated the spacing unit, 4 wells allowed
- Order 18888Case 16619Established the spacing unit, 4 wells allowedSM ENERGY CO.
- Order 22316Case 20009Pooled all interests in the unitAMERICAN EAGLE ENERGY CORP.
- Order 21916Case 19610Established the spacing unit, 8 wells allowed
- Order 23741Case 21399Designated the spacing unitSM ENERGY CO.
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.