The Bakken Is Not Going To Go Away; 32 Wells On A 1280-Acre Unit; 60 Wells On A 2560-Acre Unit In Spotted Horn-Bakken -- December 19, 2014

Updates

February 26, 2017: the 2560-acre drilling unit noted in case # 22344 below
 
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Case No. 22344 Order No. 24679

(1) Sections 30 and 31, Township 150 North, Range 94 West, McKenzie County, North Dakota, are hereby established as a standup 1280-acre spacing unit for the exclusive purpose of drilling up to thirty-one horizontal wells within said spacing unit within the Spotted Horn-Bakken Pool and Zone XIII is hereby redefined to include said spacing unit. Existing and future vertical and directional wells drilled within the spacing unit herein established shall not be subject to this order.

(2) Section 31, Township 150 North, Range 94 West, McKenzie County, North Dakota, is hereby established as a 640-acre spacing unit for the exclusive purpose of drilling one horizontal well within said spacing unit within the Spotted Horn-Bakken Pool and Zone II is hereby extended to include said spacing unit. Existing and future vertical and directional wells drilled within the spacing unit herein established shall not be subject to this order. 

(3) Sections 16 and 21, Township 150 North, Range 94 West, McKenzie County, North Dakota, are hereby established as a standup 1280-acre spacing unit for the exclusive purpose of drilling up to thirty-two horizontal wells within said spacing unit within the Spotted Horn-Bakken Pool and Zone XIV is hereby redefined to include said spacing unit. Existing and future vertical and directional wells drilled within the spacing unit herein established shall not be subject to this order. 

(4) Sections 8, 17, 19, and 20, Township 150 North, Range 94 West, McKenzie County, North Dakota, are hereby established as an L-shaped 2560-acre spacing unit for the exclusive purpose of drilling up to sixty horizontal wells within said spacing unit within the Spotted Horn-Bakken Pool and Zone XX is hereby created to include said spacing unit. Existing and future vertical and directional wells drilled within the spacing unit herein established shall not be subject to this order.

IT IS THEREFORE ORDERED

This order was signed on12-12-14. It will be interesting to see the Spotted Horn Field growth. Being on the east edge of the Nesson Anticline with the associated natural fractures shows this field to be an underdeveloped sweet spot.

The 2560-acre spacing unit as it looks today:

The four-well pad:

• 19170, 1,882, EOG, Bear Den 07-17H, Spotted Horn, 15 stages, 2 million lbs sand; 1 section; t1/11; cum 214K 10/14;
• 23064, 459, EOG, Bear Den 108-1708H, Spotted Horn, Three Forks, t6/13; 45 stages; 9 million lbs; 2 sections; cum 259K 10/14;
• 23065, 282, EOG, Bear Den 20-1708H, Spotted Horn, t6/13; 48 stages; 9.7 million lbs sand; 2 sections;  cum 294K 10/14;
• 23066, 261, EOG, Bear Den 102-1708H, Spotted Horn, Three Forks; 51 stages; 10.3 million lbs, 2 sections; t6/13; cum 253K 10/14;

The four-well pad:

• 19157, 1,476, EOG, Bear Den 04-20H, Spotted Horn, 1 section, t3/11; cum 232K 10/14;
• 23061, 1,206, EOG, Bear Den 23-2019H, Spotted Horn, 4 sections, t8/13; cum 232K 10/14;
• 23062, 455, EOG, Bear Den 101-2019H, Spotted Horn, 4 sections, t8/13; cum 219K 10/14;
• 23063, 1,418, EOG, Bear Den 100-2017H, Spotted Horn, 4 sections, t8/13; cum 296K 10/14;