Spacing unit · McKenzie County
1,280-acre Bakken spacing unit
T146N R98W sections 26, 35
Unit facts
- Formation
- Bakken
- Acres
- 1,280
- Type
- Spacing unit
- Land described
- T146N R98W sections 26, 35
- Pool
- Ranch Coulee-Bakken
- Zone
- Zone IV
- County
- McKenzie County
- Surveyed wells inside
- 1
- Most wells operated by
- Chord / Enerplus / Oasis / Whiting
- Unit id
dsu-eb7a4e0412ffc4055234- Wells allowed by the latest linked order
- 8
- Wells assigned to this unit
- 1
- Pending permits inside
- 0
- Balance under the allowance
- +7
- First linked order
- Nov 22, 2006
- Laterals that still fit (Nov 2026 method)
- 7 (6.67 two-mile equivalents)
- Neighbourhood target density
- 7.46 two-mile laterals per 1,280 acres
- Density drilled so far
- 0.89 per 1,280 acres
Room to drill: 7 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| LK-STATE 146-98-3526H-1 | ENERPLUS RESOURCES USA CORPORATION | Active (A) | 9,357 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 10818Case 9131Established the spacing unitCONTINENTAL RESOURCES, INC.
- Order 12554Case 10129Designated the spacing unit
- Order 15462Case 12447Designated the spacing unit
- Order 17979Case 15724Pooled all interests in the unitHESS CORP.
- Order 17917Case 15662Established the spacing unit, 6 wells allowedHESS CORP.
- Order 23561Case 21257Established the spacing unit, 8 wells allowedHESS CORP.
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.