BBakken SubsurfaceNorth Dakota well index

Spacing unit · North Dakota

1,280-acre Bakken spacing unit

T162N R100W sections 17, 20

Spacing unit8 wells allowed · order 33458West Ambrose-Bakken

Unit facts

Formation
Bakken
Acres
1,280
Type
Spacing unit
Land described
T162N R100W sections 17, 20
Pool
West Ambrose-Bakken
Zone
Zone VI
Surveyed wells inside
0
Most wells operated by
Murex Petroleum
Unit id
dsu-affd89758875cf3b1743
Wells allowed by the latest linked order
8
Wells assigned to this unit
0
Pending permits inside
2
Balance under the allowance
+8
First linked order
Jul 8, 2011
Laterals that still fit (Nov 2026 method)
5 (4.77 two-mile equivalents)
Neighbourhood target density
5.19 two-mile laterals per 1,280 acres
Density drilled so far
0 per 1,280 acres

Room to drill: 5 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

1 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

No surveyed lateral has 660 ft or more inside this footprint.

Order history

  1. Order 16341Case 14066Established the spacing unit, 1 well allowedBAYTEX ENERGY USA LTD.
  2. Order 16341Case 14066Designated the spacing unitBAYTEX ENERGY USA LTD.
  3. Order 23741Case 21399Designated the spacing unitSM ENERGY CO.
  4. Order 25095Case 22760Pooled all interests in the unitMOUNTAIN DIVIDE, LLC
  5. Order 25010Case 22675Designated the spacing unit, 8 wells allowedMOUNTAIN DIVIDE, LLC
  6. Order 25081Case 22746Established the spacing unit, 8 wells allowedMOUNTAIN DIVIDE, LLC

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.