BBakken SubsurfaceNorth Dakota well index

Spacing unit · McKenzie County

1,280-acre Bakken spacing unit

T149N R100W sections 14, 23

Spacing unit9 wells allowed · order 34662Ellsworth-Bakken

Unit facts

Formation
Bakken
Acres
1,280
Type
Spacing unit
Land described
T149N R100W sections 14, 23
Pool
Ellsworth-Bakken
Zone
Zone V
County
McKenzie County
Surveyed wells inside
4
Most wells operated by
Chord / Enerplus / Oasis / Whiting
Unit id
dsu-6569c2ffd9e106c76c2b
Wells allowed by the latest linked order
9
Wells assigned to this unit
4
Pending permits inside
0
Balance under the allowance
+5
First linked order
May 16, 2011
Laterals that still fit (Nov 2026 method)
3 (2.86 two-mile equivalents)
Neighbourhood target density
6.49 two-mile laterals per 1,280 acres
Density drilled so far
3.65 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

CURL 21-14-2HNORGARD 41-14-2HNORGARD 41-14HCURL 21-14H1 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
CURL 21-14-2HWHITING OIL AND GAS CORPORATIONActive (A)9,776 ft100%
NORGARD 41-14-2HWHITING OIL AND GAS CORPORATIONActive (A)9,775 ft100%
NORGARD 41-14HWHITING OIL AND GAS CORPORATIONActive (A)9,695 ft100%
CURL 21-14HWHITING OIL AND GAS CORPORATIONActive (A)9,429 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 16135Case 13851Established the spacing unit, 1 well allowedTRACKER RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT II, LLC
  2. Order 16135Case 13851Designated the spacing unitTRACKER RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT II, LLC
  3. Order 17695Case 15449Pooled all interests in the unitWHITING OIL & GAS CORP.,
  4. Order 18015Case 15760Designated the spacing unit, 4 wells allowedTRIANGLE USA PETROLEUM CORP.
  5. Order 18382Case 16118Established the spacing unit, 4 wells allowedWHITING OIL & GAS CORP.,
  6. Order 19292Case 17024Designated the spacing unit, 6 wells allowedSLAWSON EXPLORATION CO., INC.
  7. Order 20529Case 18260Established the spacing unit, 6 wells allowedWHITING OIL & GAS CORP.
  8. Order 23528Case 21224Designated the spacing unit, 9 wells allowedHESS CORP.
  9. Order 24310Case 21977Established the spacing unit, 9 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

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