Spacing unit · Stark County
1,280-acre Bakken spacing unit
T139N R97W sections 4, 9
Unit facts
- Formation
- Bakken
- Acres
- 1,280
- Type
- Spacing unit
- Land described
- T139N R97W sections 4, 9
- Pool
- Heart River-Bakken
- Zone
- Zone V
- County
- Stark County
- Surveyed wells inside
- 3
- Most wells operated by
- Petro-Hunt Dakota
- Unit id
dsu-caaeef2496b493333fae- Wells allowed by the latest linked order
- 6
- Wells assigned to this unit
- 3
- Pending permits inside
- 0
- Balance under the allowance
- +3
- First linked order
- Aug 26, 2011
- Laterals that still fit (Nov 2026 method)
- 3 (2.85 two-mile equivalents)
- Neighbourhood target density
- 5.57 two-mile laterals per 1,280 acres
- Density drilled so far
- 2.69 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. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| LLOYD CHRISTMAS 1-4-9H | PETRO-HUNT DAKOTA, LLC | Plugged and abandoned (PA) | 9,727 ft100% |
| LLOYD CHRISTMAS 2-4-9H | PETRO-HUNT DAKOTA, LLC | Active (A) | 9,496 ft100% |
| LLOYD CHRISTMAS 4-4-9H | PETRO-HUNT DAKOTA, LLC | Active (A) | 9,309 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 16336Case 14061Established the spacing unit, 2 wells allowed
- Order 22430Case 20124Designated the spacing unit, 6 wells allowedFIDELITY EXPLORATION & PRODUCTION CO.
- Order 23876Case 21534Established the spacing unit, 6 wells allowedEMERALD OIL, INC.
- Order 23866Case 21524Pooled all interests in the unitEMERALD OIL, 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.