BBakken SubsurfaceNorth Dakota well index

Spacing unit · Dunn County

1,280-acre Bakken spacing unit

T144N R95W sections 1, 12

Spacing unit6 wells allowed · order 35805Murphy Creek-Bakken

Unit facts

Formation
Bakken
Acres
1,280
Type
Spacing unit
Land described
T144N R95W sections 1, 12
Pool
Murphy Creek-Bakken
Zone
Zone X
County
Dunn County
Surveyed wells inside
4
Most wells operated by
Burlington / Marathon
Unit id
dsu-a6c39e0c92eae1405aa1
Wells allowed by the latest linked order
6
Wells assigned to this unit
4
Pending permits inside
0
Balance under the allowance
+2
First linked order
Jul 25, 2008
Laterals that still fit (Nov 2026 method)
4 (3.8 two-mile equivalents)
Neighbourhood target density
7.13 two-mile laterals per 1,280 acres
Density drilled so far
3.72 per 1,280 acres

Room to drill: 4 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

BELLE 14-12HDARCY DIRKACH 44-12HDARCY DIRKACH 14-12HDARCY DIRKACH 34-12H1 mi

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

WellOperatorStatusLateral inside
BELLE 14-12HMARATHON OIL COMPANYAbandoned (AB)9,923 ft100%
DARCY DIRKACH 44-12HMARATHON OIL COMPANYActive (A)9,887 ft100%
DARCY DIRKACH 14-12HMARATHON OIL COMPANYActive (A)9,772 ft100%
DARCY DIRKACH 34-12HMARATHON OIL COMPANYActive (A)9,564 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 12018Case 10172Designated the spacing unitBURLINGTON RESOURCES OIL AND GAS CO. LP
  2. Order 13317Case 11233Designated the spacing unit
  3. Order 14422Case 12170Established the spacing unit, 3 wells allowedTRACKER RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT II, LLC
  4. Order 15133Case 12866Designated the spacing unit, 6 wells allowedENCORE OPERATING, L.P.
  5. Order 23446Case 21142Pooled all interests in the unitMARATHON OIL 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.