Summary Of The September, 2016, NDIC Hearing Dockets

Summary of the September, 2016, NDIC Hearing Dockets

Note: done quickly; there will be typographical and factual errors; if this information is important to you, go to the source: Oil & Gas Hearing Docket Index

Highlighs at this post.  

Wednesday, September 28, 2016: eleven pages
25238, Statoil, Painted Woods-Bakken, establish an overlapping 2560-acre unit, 1 well; Williams
25239, CLR, Bear Creek-Bakken; two additional wells on an existing 1280-acre unit; Dunn County
25240, CLR, Oakdale-Bakken; establish an overlapping 2560-acre unit; 2 wells; Dunn County
25241, CLR, Elm Tree-Bakken, 5,120-acre unit; 6 wells; McKenzie County
25242, Liberty Resources, Beaver Lodge and/or Manitou-Bakken, overlapping 1280-acre unit; 12 wells; Williams County
25243, Enerplus, McGregory Buttes-Bakken, an overlapping 1280-acre unit; 11 wells, Dunn County
25244, Enerplus, Heart Butte-Bakken an overlapping 1280-acre unit; 9 wells, Dunn County
25245, EOG, Parshall-Bakken; establish a 1920-acre unit; multiple wells; establish two overlapping 3200-acre units; multioples well;s Mountrail County
25246, XTO, Corral Creek-Bakken, establish an overlapping 2560-acre unit; 1 well; Dunn County
25247, pooling,
25248, pooling,
25249, pooling,
25250, Liberty Resources, processing vessel vapors from a number of wells
25251, Liberty Resources, processing vessel vapors from a number of wells
25252, pooling,
25253, pooling,
25254, pooling,
25255, CLR, Oakdale-Bakken, on an existing 1280-acre unit; 14 wells, Dunn County
25256, XTO, Corral Creek-Bakken on an existing 1280-acre unit; 11 wells, Dunn County
25257, Enerplus, Antelope-Sanish, on an existing 640-acre unit, 11 wells, McKenzie
25258, Enerplus, Spotted Horn-Bakken, on an existing 640-acre unit; 7 wells; on an existing 1280-acre unit, 11 wells; 18 wells total, McKenzie
25259, EOG, Ross-Bakken; on three existing 1280-acre units; multiple wells on each; Mountrail County
25260, EOG, commingling
25261, EOG, commingling
25262, EOG, file #19210, SWD conversion
25263, EOG, file #31249, SWD conversion
25264, something I had not seen before: "on a motion of the Commission to consider rescinding Order No. XXXXX entered in Case No. XXXXX which was an application of _____________ pursuant to NDAC § 43-023-03-88.1 for an order authorizing the drilling of a saltwater disposal well to be located in ...." There are 22 such cases before the commission (different case numbers, different companies, different locations, case numbers, inclusive, from 25264 to 25285). It appears that the plan to drill 22 saltwater disposal wells is "now on hold."

Thursday, September 29, 2016: four pages
25286, NP Resources, Bicentennial-Bakken, establish four 1280-acre units; 4 wells on each; Golden Valley, McKenzie County
25287, NP Resources, Morgan Draw-Bakken, 4 wells on a 1280-acre unit; Billings County
25288, NP Resources, Elkhorn Ranch-Bakken, 4 wells on a new 1280-acre unit; Billings County
25289, Petro Harvester, Lakeside Field, extend the boundaries of said field; Lakeside-Midale/Nesson; establish two 640-acre units; 2 wells each; Burke County
25290, Petro Harvester, Carter-Midale/Nesson field; extend; establish foru 640-acre units; 2 wells on each, Burke
25291, Samson Oil And Gas, Foreman Butte-Madison; establish two 1920-acre units; 2 wells each, McKenzie County
25292, QEP, Grail-Bakken, amend field rules; reduce minimum setbacks; McKenzie
25293, Petro-Hunt, risk penalty legalese, McKenzie
25294, Hess, Beaver Lodge-Bakken, 7 wells on a 1280-acre unit, Williams County
25295, Hess, Robinson Lake-Bakken, 2 wells on an existing 2560-acre uit; Mountrail County
25296, Hess, pooling,
25297, Hess, pooling,
25298, Hess, pooling,
25299, BR, pooling,
25300, Luff Exploration, flaring waiver, Bowman County

Friday, September 30, 2016: three cases
25301, Ballantyne Oil, Glenburn Southeast-Madison Unit Area, requesting approval of a unitized plan for the field, Renville County
25302, Ballantyne Oil, Glenburn Southeast-Madison Unit Area, plan for case #25301 has been signed, sealed, and delivered by owners of interest, Renville County
25303, Ballantyne Oil, Glenburn Southeast-Madison Unit, granting an area permit for underground injection of fluids into the unitized formation, Renville County