Spacing unit · Billings County
640-acre Bakken spacing unit
T142N R101W section 31
Unit facts
- Formation
- Bakken
- Acres
- 640
- Type
- Spacing unit
- Land described
- T142N R101W section 31
- Pool
- Demores-Bakken
- Zone
- Zone II
- County
- Billings County
- Surveyed wells inside
- 3
- Most wells operated by
- Burlington / Marathon
- Unit id
dsu-72cf10d80e48ff640597- Wells allowed by the latest linked order
- 1
- Wells assigned to this unit
- 3
- Pending permits inside
- 0
- Balance under the allowance
- -2
- First linked order
- Oct 12, 2011
- Review note
- wells_predate_linked_orders
- Laterals that still fit (Nov 2026 method)
- 0
- Neighbourhood target density
- 2.61 two-mile laterals per 1,280 acres
- Density drilled so far
- 1.6 per 1,280 acres
Room to drill: 0 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. 1 more would fit the density but not the spacing rule. The county or basin value stands in for the target because fewer than eight developed units lie within 20 miles. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| CHRETIEN 1-31H | CONTINENTAL RESOURCES, INC. | Inactive (IA) | 4,111 ft100% |
| MOI 41-31H | BURLINGTON RESOURCES OIL & GAS COMPANY | Plugged and abandoned (PA) | 2,133 ft100% |
| MESCHKE 44-31H R/D | BURLINGTON RESOURCES OIL & GAS COMPANY LP | Plugged and abandoned (PA) | 1,935 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 17411Case 15868Established the spacing unit, 1 well allowedCONTINENTAL RESOURCES, INC.
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.