See this post for the Grinnel Bakken Unitized field.
See Grand Forks Herald, September 28, 2018.
The North Dakota Industrial Commission has approved a drilling unit near Lake Sakakawea, but made some changes that regulators said would protect royalty owners.
The North Dakota Industrial Commission has approved a drilling unit near Lake Sakakawea, but made some changes that regulators said would protect royalty owners.
XTO Energy proposed to develop 26,000 acres in Williams and McKenzie counties as one large unit, a plan the company said would allow oil wells to be farther away from Lake Sakakawea.
The company said during a hearing in April that the proposal, known as the Hofflund-Bakken Unit, would allow more oil to be recovered but minimize the impact to sensitive terrain.
Petrogulf Corp., one of about 150 working interest owners within the proposed unit, objected to the plan. Petrogulf representatives said variability in geology within the unit would make developing the resource as one unit unfair.
Director of Mineral Resources Lynn Helms recommended the plan be approved, but divided into two units - the Hofflund and Grinnell units - because of significant differences in the geology.
No comments:
Post a Comment