Spacing unit · Dunn County
1,280-acre Bakken spacing unit
T142N R97W sections 17, 20
Unit facts
- Formation
- Bakken
- Acres
- 1,280
- Type
- Spacing unit
- Land described
- T142N R97W sections 17, 20
- Pool
- Willmen-Bakken
- Zone
- Zone III
- County
- Dunn County
- Surveyed wells inside
- 1
- Most wells operated by
- Morningstar
- Unit id
dsu-b00635fbaf2a65f40f58- Wells allowed by the latest linked order
- 6
- Wells assigned to this unit
- 1
- Pending permits inside
- 0
- Balance under the allowance
- +5
- First linked order
- May 6, 2010
- Laterals that still fit (Nov 2026 method)
- 4 (3.81 two-mile equivalents)
- Neighbourhood target density
- 4.43 two-mile laterals per 1,280 acres
- Density drilled so far
- 0.98 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
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| COYOTE CREEK 1-20-17H-142-97 | MORNINGSTAR OPERATING LLC | Active (A) | 10,257 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 14425Case 12172Established the spacing unit, 1 well allowedANSCHUTZ EXPLORATION CORP.
- Order 14425Case 12172Designated the spacing unitANSCHUTZ EXPLORATION CORP.
- Order 15208Case 12941Designated the spacing unit, 6 wells allowedANSCHUTZ EXPLORATION CORP.
- Order 19265Case 16997Pooled all interests in the unitOXY USA 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.