Spacing unit · Stark County
1,280-acre Bakken spacing unit
T140N R96W sections 5, 8
Unit facts
- Formation
- Bakken
- Acres
- 1,280
- Type
- Spacing unit
- Land described
- T140N R96W sections 5, 8
- Pool
- Dickinson-Bakken
- Zone
- Zone III
- County
- Stark County
- Surveyed wells inside
- 1
- Most wells operated by
- Chord / Enerplus / Oasis / Whiting
- Unit id
dsu-e2c20ff801381e96d26a- Wells allowed by the latest linked order
- 5
- Wells assigned to this unit
- 1
- Pending permits inside
- 0
- Balance under the allowance
- +4
- First linked order
- May 18, 2012
- Laterals that still fit (Nov 2026 method)
- 5 (5.38 two-mile equivalents)
- Neighbourhood target density
- 5.57 two-mile laterals per 1,280 acres
- Density drilled so far
- 0.93 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. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| MISCHEL 34-8PH | WHITING OIL AND GAS CORPORATION | Active (A) | 10,963 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 18570Case 16305Designated the spacing unit, 6 wells allowedBURLINGTON RESOURCES OIL & GAS CO. LP
- Order 18894Case 16625Established the spacing unit, 6 wells allowedHESS CORP.
- Order 18956Case 16687Pooled all interests in the unitHESS CORP.
- Order 26257Case 23915Established the spacing unit, 5 wells allowed
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.