Trends in ND Spacing

Trends in the current North Dakota oil boom.

Comparing some wells head-to-head:

The field: the Sanish
These four wells are all in adjoining sections; all within a few miles of each other (IPs in red):
4-152-91 -- #17072 -- 2,846 -- Whiting
5-152-91 -- #17072 -- 2,846 -- Whiting

6-152-91 -- #16902 -- 2,192 -- Whiting
1-152-92 -- #16902 -- 2,192 -- Whiting

8-152-91 -- #17579 -- 872 -- EOG
9-152-91 -- #16845 -- 1,418 -- EOG

Throughout the Bakken, permits for 640-acre spacing wells are being canceled.
The most recent dockets show a shift toward 1280-acre spacing.