Spacing unit · Divide County
1,280-acre Bakken spacing unit
T160N R95W sections 16, 17
Unit facts
- Formation
- Bakken
- Acres
- 1,280
- Type
- Spacing unit
- Land described
- T160N R95W sections 16, 17
- Pool
- Stoneview-Bakken
- Zone
- Zone VII
- County
- Divide County
- Surveyed wells inside
- 2
- Most wells operated by
- Chord / Enerplus / Oasis / Whiting
- Unit id
dsu-86dd208b9a9252dd15f9- Wells allowed by the latest linked order
- 8
- Wells assigned to this unit
- 2
- Pending permits inside
- 0
- Balance under the allowance
- +6
- First linked order
- Mar 26, 2008
- Laterals that still fit (Nov 2026 method)
- 3 (2.86 two-mile equivalents)
- Neighbourhood target density
- 4.62 two-mile laterals per 1,280 acres
- Density drilled so far
- 1.77 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
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| ND STATE 43X-16B | OASIS PETROLEUM NORTH AMERICA LLC | Active (A) | 9,547 ft100% |
| ND STATE 43X-16 | OASIS PETROLEUM NORTH AMERICA LLC | Plugged and abandoned (PA) | 9,186 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 11707Case 9937Designated the spacing unitCONTINENTAL RESOURCES, INC.
- Order 11731Case 9956Established the spacing unitHEADINGTON OIL CO. LLC
- Order 12180Case 10310Designated the spacing unitCONTINENTAL RESOURCES, INC.
- Order 14288Case 12052Established the spacing unit, 3 wells allowedXTO ENERGY INC.
- Order 14043Case 11862Designated the spacing unit, 3 wells allowedCONTINENTAL RESOURCES, INC.
- Order 17989Case 15734Designated the spacing unit, 8 wells allowedCONTINENTAL RESOURCES, INC.
- Order 20806Case 18520Established the spacing unit, 8 wells allowedXTO ENERGY 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.