BBakken SubsurfaceNorth Dakota well index

Spacing unit · McKenzie County

1,280-acre Bakken spacing unit

T149N R98W sections 17, 20

Spacing unit14 wells allowed · order 29725Pembroke-Bakken

Unit facts

Formation
Bakken
Acres
1,280
Type
Spacing unit
Land described
T149N R98W sections 17, 20
Pool
Pembroke-Bakken
Zone
Zone IV
County
McKenzie County
Surveyed wells inside
8
Most wells operated by
Chord / Enerplus / Oasis / Whiting
Unit id
dsu-6d8e771075505f7e3720
Wells allowed by the latest linked order
14
Wells assigned to this unit
8
Pending permits inside
0
Balance under the allowance
+6
First linked order
Jan 25, 2010
Laterals that still fit (Nov 2026 method)
1 (0.95 two-mile equivalents)
Neighbourhood target density
8.23 two-mile laterals per 1,280 acres
Density drilled so far
7.38 per 1,280 acres

Room to drill: 1 lateral 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

SMOKEY 3-17-20-14HLOKEN 41-17HRAUSER 11-29-3HSMOKEY 3-17-20-14H3ASMOKEY KENNY 16-20-17-2H3SMOKEY 3-17-20-14HASMOKEY 3-17-20-14H3SMOKEY KAREN 16-20-17-2H1 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
SMOKEY 3-17-20-14HWHITING OIL AND GAS CORPORATIONActive (A)10,356 ft100%
LOKEN 41-17HWHITING OIL AND GAS CORPORATIONActive (A)10,089 ft100%
RAUSER 11-29-3HWHITING OIL AND GAS CORPORATIONActive (A)9,916 ft100%
SMOKEY 3-17-20-14H3AWHITING OIL AND GAS CORPORATIONAbandoned (AB)9,648 ft100%
SMOKEY KENNY 16-20-17-2H3WHITING OIL AND GAS CORPORATIONActive (A)9,620 ft100%
SMOKEY 3-17-20-14HAWHITING OIL AND GAS CORPORATIONActive (A)9,581 ft100%
SMOKEY 3-17-20-14H3WHITING OIL AND GAS CORPORATIONAbandoned (AB)9,574 ft100%
SMOKEY KAREN 16-20-17-2HWHITING OIL AND GAS CORPORATIONActive (A)9,432 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 14218Case 12018Established the spacing unitPEAK GRASSLANDS, LLC
  2. Order 14684Case 12428Designated the spacing unit, 4 wells allowed
  3. Order 19249Case 16981Pooled all interests in the unitKODIAK OIL & GAS CORP.
  4. Order 21330Case 19027Established the spacing unit, 12 wells allowedKODIAK OIL & GAS (USA) INC.
  5. Order 23327Case 21023Established the spacing unit, 14 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.

Overlapping units

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