Friday, January 31, 2014

NDIC February, 2014, Hearing Dockets

Wednesday, February 26, 2014

21748, NDIC, Patent Gate-Bakken, amend stratigraphic limits, McKenzie County,
21285, cont'd
21645, cont'd
21749, Statoil, Williston-Bakken, proper spacing, Williams,
21351, cont'd
21750, CLR, Avoca-Bakken, redefine field limits, Williams,
21646, cont'd
21751, CLR, Battleview-Bakken, amend field rules, Williams,
21752, CLR, Ellisville-Bakken, alter definition of the stratigraphic limits, Williams,
21753, CLR, Lindahl-Bakken, alter definition of the stratigraphic limits, Williams,
21754, CLR, Tioga-Bakken, alter definition of the stratigraphic limits, Burke, Mntrl, Wms
21755, CLR, Leaf Mountain-Bakken, spacing for Vibe #1, #25799, Burke,
21756, CLR, Oakdale-Bakken, spacing for Whitman #3, #20212, Dunn,
21757, CLR, Charlson and/or Elm Tree-Bakken, establish an overlapping 2560-acre unit on a section line between an existing  640-acre unit and a 1280-acre unit, McKenzie
21758, CRL, Elm Treek, reducing the setback rules of multiple sections, McK, Mntrl
21650, cont'd
21651, cont'd
21476, cont'd
21478, cont'd
21474, cont'd
20926, cont'd
20927, cont'd
20928, cont'd
15225, cont'd
14935, cont'd
21629, cont'd
21630, cont'd
21631, cont'd
21759, Forestar Petroleum, Bailey, Moccasin, and/or Wolf Bay-Bakken, establish a 1280-acre unit, 1 well, Dunn,
21622, cont'd
21625, cont'd
21627, cont'd
21628, con'td
21287, cont'd
21760, WPX, McGregory Buttes-Bakken, establish a 640-acre unit, 4 wells; establish a 1280-acre unit, 7 wells, Dunn
21761, WPX, Van Hook-Bakken, establish a 2560-acre unit, 14 wells, 5/6/7/8-150-91, McLean;
21642, cont'd
21643, cont'd
21762, Sinclair, Cherry Creek, recomplete the Robert Peterson #11 into the Souris River Formation,  McKenzie
21763, Corinthian, North Souris-Spearfish, rework the Corinthian Skarphol #8, water injection, Bottineau
21765, Encore, Tree Top-Madison, recomplete the Anheluk 24; Billings
21796, Cedar Hills, Denbury, convert CHSU Clark #31 to SWD, Bowman,
20658, cont'd
21358, cont'd
21359, cont'd
21766, Samson Resources, commingling, Divide,
21767, Samson Resources, commingling, Divide,
21768, Samson Resources, commingling, Divide,
21769, CLR, pooling,
21770, CLR, pooling,
21771, CLR, Alkali Creek-Bakken, existing 1280-acre, 14 well, McK, Mntrl
21772, CLR, commingling, Dunn
21773, CLR, commingling, Mountrail,
20814, cont'd
20815, cont'd
21581, cont'd
21375, cont'd
20816, cont'd
21774, Emerald, Boxcar Butte-Bakken, two existing 1280-acre units; 7 wells each, McK
21775, Statoil, pooling,
21776, Statoil, pooling
21777, Corinthian, pooling,
21778, Corinthian, pooling,
21779, Corinthian, commingling, Bottineau,
21780, SHD, pooling,
21781, Newfield, risk penalty legalese, Bernice #2, McKenzie,
21782, Fidelity, risk penalty legalese, Shirley Anne #34-9H, Mountrail,
21783, Fidelity, Stanley-Bakken, flaring,
21784, Fidelity, commingling, Stark,
21785, Hunt, risk penalty legalese, Frazier #1, Divide,
21786, Hunt, risk penalty legalese, Hawkeye #1, Divide,
21787, WPX, Reunion Bay-Bakken, flaring, Mountrail,
21788, WPX, Reunion Bay-Bakken, flaring, Mountrail,
21789, WPX, Reunion Bay-Bakken, flaring, Mountrail,
21790, Legacy, SWD, Bottineau,
21791, Enduro, Newburg-Spearfish-Charles Unit J-706, water injection, Bottineau,
21792, Enduro, Newburg-Spearfish-Charles Unit J-708, water injection, Bottineau,
21793, Enduro, Newburg-Spearfish-Charles Unit K-707, water injection, Bottineau,
21794, Enduro, Newburg-Spearfish-Charles Unit L-708, water injection, Bottineau,
20975, cont'd,

Thursday, February 27, 2014 

21797, Zavanna, objection to Emerald Oil imposition of risk penalty proceeds, Pirate wells, McKenzie
21798, Spring Creek Exploration, objection to Emerald Oil imposition of risk penalty proceeds, Excaliber and Caper wells, McKenzie,
21799, WPX, revoke the Enerplus permits to drill several wells; Dunn
21800, WPX, Spotted Horn, amend, establish one new overlapping 1280-acre unit; 14 wells; 
21801, Apollo, waste processing plant, McKenzie,
21609, cont'd
21424, cont'd
21802, EOG, Lake Trenton-Bakken, spacing and field limits, Williams,
21803, Oasis, Foreman Butte-Bakken, flaring, McKenzie,
21804, CLR, Pleasant Valley-Bakken, spacing and field limits, Mntrl, Wms
21805, Hess, Ray-Bakken, establish an overlapping 2560-acre unit, 1+ wells, Mntrl
21807, Hess, Sandrocks-Bakken, establish an overlapping 2560-acre unit, 1+ wells, Mntrl
21619, cont'd,
21471, cont'd,
19399, cont'd
21808, Petro Harvester, Portal-Madison, establish two 320-acre units; 1 well each, Burke,
21809, Petro-Hunt, Charlson-Bakken, establish a 2560-acre unit, 3 wells, McK, Wms
21810, Petro-Hunt, Charlson-Bakken, establish a 2560-acre unit, 3 wells, McK, Wms
21811, Petro-hunt, Charlson-Bakken and Keene-Bakken/Three Forks, establish an overlapping 2560-acre unit, 2 wells, McKenzie,
21812, Petro-Hunt, Charlson-Bakken, 4 wells on an overlapping 3840-acre unit, McKenzie,
21813, Petro-Hunt, Charlson-Bakken, establish an overlapping 2560-acre unit, 2 wells, McK,
21814, Petro-Hunt, Charlson-Bakken, establish an overlapping 2560-acre unit, 2 wells, McK,
21815, Petro-Hunt, Charlson-Bakken, 6 wells on each of two existing 1280-acre units, McK
21816, Petro-Hunt, Charlson-Bakken, establish an overlapping 2560-acre unit; 2 wells; McK
21817, Petro-Hunt, Charlson and/or Elm Tree-Bakken, establish an overlapping 2560-acre unit, 2 wells, McKenzie
21818, HRC, Antelope-Sanish, establish an overlapping 2560-acre unit, 1+ wells, McK,
21819, QEP, Spotted Horn, the Clarks Creek, and/or the Blue Buttes-Bakken, establish an overlapping 2560-acre unit; 1+ wells, McKenzie,
21820, QEP, Spotted Horn and/or Blue Buttes-Bakken, establish an overlapping 2560-acre unit, 1+ wells, McKenzie,
21821, QEP, Blue Buttes-Bakken, establish an overlapping 2560-acre unit, 1+ wells, McKenzie,
21822, MRO, Murphy Creek-Bakken, establish seven overlapping 2560-acre units, 1+ wells each, Dunn,
21823, OXY, Cabernet-Bakken, flaring, Dunn,
21605, cont'd
21824, Whiting, Park-Bakken, establish six overlapping 2560-acre units; 1 well each, Bilings,
21825, Whiting, Park and/or Bell-Bakken, establish three overlapping 2560-acre units, 1 well each, Stark, Bilings
21826, Whiting, Bell-Bakken, establish nine overlapping 2560-acre units, 1 well each, Stark
21827, Whiting, Bell-Bakken and/or Zenith-Bakken, establish an overlapping 2560-acre unit, Stark
21828, Whiting, Zenith-Bakken, establish four overlapping 2560-acre units; 1 well each, Stark,
21829, Whiting, Fryburg-Bakken, establish an overlapping 2560-acre unit; 1 well, Billings,
21830, Whiting, Fryburg and/or Bell-Bakken, establish an overlapping 2560-acre unit, 1 well, Stark,
21611, cont'd
21831, North Plains, pooling, Divide,
21832, BR, Blue Buttes-Bakken, 14 wells on each 1280-acre unit within zones III, IV, V, VI, VII, Mckenzie,
21833, BR, Camel Butte-Bakken, 14 wells on each 1280-acre unit within Zone II, McKenzie
21834, BR, Dimmick Lake-Bakken, 14 wells on each 1280-acre unit within Zone I and II, McK,
21835, BR, North Fork-Bakken, 14 wells on each 1280-acre unit within Zone IX, McKenzie,
21836, BR, pooling, McKenzie,
21837, BR, pooling, McKenzie,
21838, BR, pooling, McKenzie,
21839, BR, pooling, McKenzie,
21840, BR, pooling, McKenzie,
21841, SM Energy, Bear Den-Bakken, 7 wells on a 640-acre unit, 25-149-96, McKenzie;
21842, SM Energy, pooling, McKenzie,
21843, SM Energy, pooling, McKenzie,
21844, SM Energy, pooling, McKenzie,
21845, SM Energy, pooling, McKenzie,
21846, SM Energy, commingling, Divide,
21847, KOG, pooling, Williams,
21848, KOG, pooling, Williams,
21849, Oasis, Sanish-Bakken, 21 horizontal wells on a 640-acre unit, 4-153-93, Mountrail,
21850, Oasis, Enget Lake-Bakken, 16 wells on some or all of the 1280-acre units, Mountrail,
21851, MRO, McGregory Buttes-Bakken, ten wells on a 2560-acre unit, Dunn,
21852, MRO, Chimney Butte-Bakken, 8 wells on a 1280-acre unit, Dunn
21853, MRO, pooling, Williams, 
21854, MRO, pooling, Dunn,
21855, Whiting, Bell-Bakken, 6 wells on each of 3 1280-acre units, Stark,
21856, Whiting, pooling, Golden Valley,
21857, Whiting, pooling, Stark,
21858, Hess, Tioga-Bakken, 5 wells on each of 2 1280-acre units; Williams,
21859, Hess, East Tioga-Bakken, 5 wells on a 1280-acre unit, Mountrail,
21860, Hess, Ross-Bakken, 4 wells on a 1280-acre unit; 5 wells on a 1280-acre unit; 6 wells on a 1280-acre unit, Mountrail,
21861, Hess, Capa-Bakken, 7 wells on each of 2 640-acre units; Williams,
21862, Hess, Alger-Bakken, 10 wells on a 1280-acre unit, Mountrail,
21863, Hess, Alkali Creek-Bakken, 4 wells on a 1280-acre unit, Mountrail,
21864, Hess, Robinson Lake-Bakken, 12 wells on a 1280-acre unit, 15/22-154-93, Mntrl,
21865, Hess, Robinson Lake-Bakken, 13 wells on a 1280-acre unit, 29/32-154-93, Mntrl,
21866, Hess, Truax-Bakken, 8 wells on a 1280-acre unit, McKenzie, Williams,
21867, Hess, Blue Buttes-Bakken, 10 wells on a 2560-acre unit, McKenzie,
21868, Hess, pooling, Williams,
21869, Hess, pooling, Williams,
21870, Hess, pooling, Williams,
21871, Hess, pooling, Williams,
21872, Hess, pooling, Williams,
21873, Hess, pooling, Williams,
21874, Hess, pooling, Williams,
21875, Hess, pooling, Williams,
21876, Hess, pooling, Mountrail,
21877, Hess, pooling, Mountrail,
21878, Hess, pooling, Mountrail,
21879, Hess, pooling, Mountrail,
21880, Hess, pooling, Mountrail,
21881, Hess, pooling, Mountrail,
21882, Hess, pooling, Williams,
21883, Hess, pooling, Williams,
21884, Hess, pooling, Mountrail,
21885, Hess, pooling, McKenzie,
21886, Hess, pooling, McKenzie,
21887, Hess, pooling, McKenzie,
21888, Hess, pooling, McKenzie,
21889, Hess, pooling, McKenzie,
21890, Hess, pooling, McKenzie,
21891, Hess, pooling, McKenzie,
21892, Hess, pooling, McKenzie,
21893, Hess, pooling, McKenzie,
21894, Hess, pooling, McKenzie,
21895, Hess, pooling, Dunn,
21896, Hess, pooling, Dunn,
21897, Hess, pooling, Dunn,
21898, Hess, pooling, Dunn,
21899, Hess, pooling, Dunn,
21900, Hess, pooling, Dunn,
21901, Hess, pooling, Dunn,
21902, Hess, pooling, Dunn,
21903, Hess, pooling, Dunn,
21904, Hess, pooling, Dunn,
21905, Hess, pooling, Dunn,
21906, Hess, pooling, Dunn,

7 comments:

  1. Just curious, Hess has a hearing establishing 4 wells on a 1280 in Alkali but they already had a hearing for 6 and then one for 10 in all of Alkali 1280 spacing units... could it be a typo and they meant 14 or do they have to do a hearing to decrease the number of wells in a spacing unit?

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    1. I'm pretty sure it's not a typo, but that's always possible, I suppose, but very unlikely. I would need to see the case numbers to comment.

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    2. The old cases are 16883 and 18621. There is currently 1 well on the 1280 spacing unit that is doing pretty good and then a well on a 640 spacing unit that is from the start of the boom that is doing poorly.

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    3. Yes, the older case was specific for certain 1280-acre units, about ten, I believe. The summary paragraph for case #18621 implied "all" 1280-acre units in that field. I doubt hearings are required for drilling less wells than originally planned; regardless, years from now there will be more wells than just 10 in most 1280-acre units in the Bakken.

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    4. Thanks Bruce. I agree, I'm sure there will be more wells than that.

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  2. Not to drag this out, but for clarity, in Case# 17395 in March/29/12 Hess got permission for 4 wells on a number of 1280 acre units in Ellsworth. In November, Case #21254 they got permission for 6 wells on the same number. Do they now have permission to drill 10 wells or did the request for 4 get replaced with the new request for 6?

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    1. I was confused by this at one time, but this is the way I see it: when an operator requests a specific unit to have four wells on it, the operator is asking for a total of four wells in that driling unit (and formation). So, if there are already two wells in a specific drilling unit in the Bakken, and an operator requests four wells for that same drilling unit in the Bakken, the operator now has authority (if granted) to drill two more Bakken wells in that section. It does not affect/concern wells targeting other formations such as the Madison or Red River.

      By the way, this discussion is part of the QEP "Helis Grail" unitization discussion.

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