Saturday, March 30, 2013

NDIC Hearing Dockets, April, 2013

Disclaimer: these are for my own use. There are likely to be typographical errors and mistakes in interpretation. If something does not appear to be correct, it probably isn't; go to original source for details.

Highlights of the April cases here
Wednesday, April 24, 2013

  • 20014, Hess, proper spacing, Larson-Bakken, Burke
  • 20015, Hess, et al, proper spacing, Manning-Bakken, Dunn
  • 19805, cont'd
  • 20016, Oasis, proper spacing, Missouir ridge-Bakken, Williams
  • 20017, Oasis, proper spacing, Bonetrail-Bakken, Williams
  • 18390, cont'd
  • 19904, cont'd
  • 19905, cont'd (very interesting case)
  • 20018, Petro Harvester, setback, Burke
  • 20019, Tracker, Catwalk-Bakken, establish a 1280-acre unit; 8 wells; Williams
  • 20020, Whiting, setback, Dollar Joe-Bakken, Williams
  • 20021, Whiting, setback, Mountrail
  • 20022, SM Energy, Baker-Bakken; 9 wells on each of 2 1280-acre units; establish an overlapping 2560-acre unit for one or more wells; McKenzie
  • 20023, SM Energy, Dimmick Lake-Bakken, extend stratigraphic limits, McKenzie
  • 20024, Petro-Hunt, a very, very, very long case: Charlson, Elm Tree, Phelps Bay-Bakken and/or Keene-Bakken/Three Forks; 1) authorize up to 10 wells on a 2560-acre unit; 2) establish 2 480-acre units, 1 hz well each; 3) establish 1 overlapping 640-acre unit, 2 hz wells; 4) establish 2 overlapping 1280-acre units, 3 hz wells each; 4) (sic) establish 2 1280-acre units, 7 hz wells on each; 5) establish 3 1920-acre units, 4 wells on each; 6) establish 15 overlapping 2560-acre unit, 2 hz wells on each; 7) establish 2 3840-acre units, 2 hz wells on each;
  • 20025, Petro-Hunt, amend Clear Creek, Union Center, Camel Butte, and/or Edge-Bakken; create 7 overalapping 2560-acre units; one or more wells; McKenzie
  • 20026, Petro-Hunt, amend Tioga and/or the Battleview-Bakken, create 13 overlapping 2560-acre units, one or more wells each; Burke, Divide, Williams
  • 19408, cont'd
  • 20027, BR, amend Westberg-Bakken and Keene-Bakken/Three Forks; establish 2 overlapping 1280-acre units; 1 or more wells; McKenzie
  • 20028, Marathon, amend Reunion Bay and/or the Big Bend-Bakken pools; establish 2 overlapping 2560-acre units; one or more wells; Mountrail
  • 20029, Luff Exploration, 1) extend State Line-Red River; 2) establish a 640-acre unit; 3) authorize a reserve pit for drilling, Bowman
  • 20020, Luff Exploration, 1) extend Corey Butte-Red River; 2) establish an overlapping 960-acre unit; 3) construct a reserve pit for drilling, Bowman,
  • 20031, G3 Operating, amend Antelope-Sanish, 12 hz wells on some or all 1280-acre units; McKenzie, Mountrail;
  • 20032, G3 Operating, amend Eagle Nest-Bakken, 12 hz wells on some or all of the 1280-acre units; Dunn, McKenzie
  • 20033, G3 Operating, Four Bears-Bakken, 12 hz wells on some or all of the 1280-acre units; McKenzie, Mountrail
  • 20034, G3 Operating, amend McGregory Buttes-Bakken, 12 hz wells on some or all of the 1280-acre units; Dunn
  • 20035, G3 Operating, amend Spotted Horn-Bakken, 12 hz wells on some or all of the 1280-acre units; McKenzie, Mountrail
  • 19794, cont'd
  • 19603, cont'd
  • 20036, CLR, revoke an Emerald Oil permit, McKenzie
  • 19906, cont'd
  • 20037, Terra-Safe, treating plant in Divide County
  • 20038, Murex, Temple-Bakken, 8 hz wells on a 1280-acre unit; Williams
  • 20039, Hess, Lone Tree Lake-Bakken, 6 hz wells on a 1280-acre unit; Williams
  • 20040, Hess, Ray-Bakken, 6 hz wells on a 1280-acre unit; Williams
  • 20041, Hess, Wheelock-Bakken, 6 hz wells on a 1280-acre unit; Williams
  • 20042 - 20043, Hess, pooling
  • 19822, cont'd
  • 19823, cont'd
  • 19824, cont'd
  • 20044 - 20046, Oasis, pooling
  • 20047 - 20048, SM Energy, pooling
  • 20049, Petro-Hunt, Rawson-Bakken, 8 hz wells on a 1280-acre unit; McKenize
  • 20050 - 20052, Petro-Hunt, pooling
  • 19873, cont'd
  • 20053 - 20055, KOG, pooling
  • 20056, Whiting, Bell-Bakken, 5 hz wells on some or all 1280-acre units; Stark
  • 20057, Whiting, Dickinson-Bakken, 5 hz wells on some or all of the 1280-acre units, Stark
  • 20058, Whiting, Dutch Henry Butte-Bakken, 5 hz wells on some or all of the 1280-acre units; Stark
  • 20059, Whiting, Fryburg-Bakken, 5 hz wells on some or all of the 1280-acre units; Stark
  • 20060, Whiting, Gaylord-Bakken, 5 hz wells on some or all of the 1280-acre units; Billings, Stark
  • 20061, Whiting, Green River-Bakken, 5 hz wells on some or all of the 1280-acre units; Stark
  • 20062, Whiting, New Hradec-Bakken, 5 hz wells on some or all of the 1280-acre units; Stark
  • 20063, Whiting, North Creek-Bakken, 5 hz wells on some or all of the 1280-acre units; Stark
  • 20064, Whiting, Park-Bakken, 5 hz wells on some or all of the 1280-acre units; Billings
  • 20065, Whiting, South Heart-Bakken, 5 hz wells on some or all of the 1280-acre units; Stark
  • 20066, Whiting, Zenith-Bakken, 5 hz wells on some or all of the 1280-acre units; Stark
  • 20067 - 20068, Whiting, pooling
  • 20069, BR, Westberg-Bakken 7 hz wells on a 1280-acre spacing unit, McKenzie
  • 20070, OXY USA, pooling
  • 20071, OXY USA, commingling
  • 20072, Marathon, amend Antelope-Sanish, 7 hz wells on some or all of the 1280-acre units, McKenzie, Mountrail
  • 20073, Marathon, amend Four Bears-Bakken, 7 hz wells on a 1600-acre unit; McKenzie
  • 20074, Marathon, amend McGregory Buttes-Bakken, 7 hz wells on some or all of the 1280-acre units; Dunn
  • 20075, Marathon, amend Moccasin Creek-Bakken, 7 hz wells on some or all of the 1280-acre units; Dunn
  • 20076, Marathon, amend Reunion Bay-Bakken, 7 hz wells on some or all of the 1600-acre units; Dunn, McKenzie
  • 20077, Marathon, pooling
  • 19879, cont'd
  • 20078, GADECO, pooling
Thursday, April 25, 2013
  • 20079, GMXR, Bennett Creek-Bakken, proper spacing, McKenzie
  • 19320, cont'd
  • 20080, GMX, Butte-Bakken, proper spacing, McKenzie
  • 20081, GMXR, West Butte-Bakken, proper spacing, McKenzie
  • 20082, BEXP, et al, Cow Creek-Bakken, proper spacing, Williams
  • 20083, Zenergy, Dore-Bakken, proper spacing, McKenzie
  • 20084, Zenergy, Nohly Lake-Bakken, proper spacing, McKenzie
  • 20085, Zenergy, amend Eightmile-Bakken, establish an overlapping 2560-acre unit; 16 wells the unit; McKenzie, Williams
  • 20086, CLR, Beaver Creek Bay-Bakken, proper spacing, Mercer,
  • 20087, CLR, Hanson-Bakken, proper spacing, Williams
  • 20088, CLR, amend Alkali Creek-Bakken, amend stratigraphic limits; Williams, Mountrail
  • 20089, CLR, Brooklyn-Bakken, amend, establish an overlapping 2560-acre unit; one hz well, Williams
  • 20090, CLR, amend White Earth-Bakken, create a 1280-acre unit; 1 hz well; Mountrail
  • 20091, CLR, amend Dollar Joe-Bakken, create an overlapping 2560-acre unit; a hz well; Williams
  • 20092, CLR, amend Upland-Bakken, create an overlapping 2560-acre unit, multiple hz wells; Divide
  • 20093, CLR, amend Sadler and/or Dolphin-Bakken, create an overlapping 2560-acre unit; multiple wells; Divide
  • 20094, CLR, amend Elm Tree-Bakken, create an overlapping 2560-acre unit; multiple wells; McKenzie, Mountrail
  • 20095, CLR, amend Big Gulch-Bakken, create an overlapping 2560-acre unit; multiple hz wells; Dunn
  • 20096, CLR, mend Squaw Gap-Bakken, create a 640-acre unit; one well; McKenzie
  • 20097, CLR, amend Antelope-Sanish, create an overlapping 2560-acre unit, multiple wells; McKenzie
  • 20098, CLR, amend Sanish and/or Elm Tree-Bakken, create an overlapping 2560-acre unit; multiple wells; Mountrail, McKenzie
  • 20099, CLR, Rattlesnake Point-Bakken, 14 wells on an existing overlapping 2560-acre unit; Dunn
  • 20100, CLR, Corral Creek-Bakken, 14 wells on an existing overlapping 2560-acre unit; Dunn
  • 2010, CLR, Chimney Butte-Bakken, 14 wells on an existing overlapping 2560-acre unit; Dunn
  • 20102, CLR, Cedar Coulee-Bakken, 14 wells on an existing overlapping 2560-acre unit; Dunn
  • 20103, CLR, Oakdale-Bakken, 14 wells on an existing overlapping 2560-acre unit; Dunn
  • 20104, CLR, Jim Creek-Bakken, 14 wells on an existing overlapping 2560-acre unit; Dunn
  • 20105, CLR, Murphy Creek-Bakken, 14 wells on an existing overlapping 2560-acre unit, Dunn;
  • 20106, EOG, Antelope-Sanish, 8 wells on an existing 1280-acre unit; 11 wells on an existing 1280-acre unit; McKenzie
  • 20107, EOG, Clarks Creek-Bakken, 11 wells on an existing 1920-acre unit; 11 wells on an existing 1280-acre unit; 22 wells on an existing 2560-acre unit; McKenzie; 44 wells total; the 2560-acre spacing unit -- sections 6, 7, 18, and 19 - 151-94; the following wells are already in this spacing unit: 20886, 20887, 20888; 20890, 20891, 20892; one mile to the west, still in Clarks Creek, and ICO spacing: 22962, 22963, 20330, 20331, 20329, 20332, 20333, 20334
  • 20108, Slawson, Squaw Gap-Bakken, create a 640-acre unit; 6 wells, McKenzie
  • 20109, Slawson, Big Bend-Bakken, multiople wells on each existing 640-acre unit; multiple wells on each existing 1280-acre unit; five units altogether, I believe, Mountrail
  • 20110: Slawson,  Elm Tree-Bakken, 12 wells on an existing 1280-acre unit; McKenzie
  • 20111: Slawson, a very, very long case -- multiple wells on 5 640-acre units; multiple wells on 12 1280-acre units; multiple wells on 2 existing 1600-acre units; and multiple wells on an existing 3200-acre unit; Van Hook-Bakken, Mountrail
  • 20112, Slawson, a very, very long case -- Four Bears, Sanish, Big Bend, and/or Van Hook-Bakken, create a 640-acre unit; create 2 960 acre units; create 16 1280-acre units; and 2 1600-acre units; for multiple wells; Mountrail
  • 20113, Slawson, such an incredibly long case, NDIC even refers one elsewhere; the synopsis to the best of my ability: Four Bears, Sanish, Big Bend, and/or Van Hook: 1) create 4 overlapping 1280-acre units for one well each; 2) create 3 1920-acre units for one well each; create 3 overlapping 2560-acre units for one well each; Mountrail
  • 20114, Emerald Oil, amend Foreman Butte and/or Boxcar Butte-Bakken, or Charbonneau Field, create 5 1280-acre units; 8 wells on each; 8 wells on an existing 1280-acre unit; McKenzie
  • 20115, Marathon, extend Moccasin Creek and/or Bailey-Bakken; create an overlapping 3840-acre unit; multiple wells; Dunn
  • 20116, XTO, amend Grinnell-Bakken, alter definition of stratigraphic limits, McKenzie, Williams
  • 20117, XTO, amend Hofflund-Bakken, alter definition of stratigraphic limits, McKenzie, Williams
  • 20118, XTO, ditto, Bear Den-Bakken, McKenzie
  • 20119, XTO, Bear Den-Bakken, 16 wells on 5 existing 1280-acre units, McKenzie
  • 20120, WPX, complete a well outside setback rules, Dunn
  • 18497, cont'd
  • 19682, cont'd
  • 19902, cont'd
  • 19999, cont'd
  • 19898, cont'd
  • 19900, cont'd
  • 19487, cont'd
  • 19488, cont'd
  • 19901, cont'd
  • 19342, cont'd
  • 19223, cont'd
  • 20121, EOG, Parshall-Bakken, 3 wells on an existing 1920-acre unit; 3 wells on an existing 2560-acre unit; and 3 wells on an existing 1280-acre unit; Mountrail
  • 20122, Fidelity, Zenith-Bakken, 4 wells on an existing 1280-acre unit; Stark
  • 20123, Fidelity, Dutch Henry Butte-Bakken, 2 wells on an existing 1280-acre unit; Stark
  • 20124, Fidelity, Heart River-Bakken, 2 wells on an existing 1280-acre unit; Stark
  • 20125 - 20127, Triangle, pooling
  • 20128, Triangle, risk penalty legalese
  • 20129, Triangle, Antelope Creek-Bakken, 8 wells on 4 existing 1280-acre units, McKenize
  • 20130 - 20151, CLR, pooling,
  • 20152, CLR, risk penalty legalese
  • 20153, CLR, risk penalty legalese
  • 20154, CLR, commingling a lot of wells;
  • 20155, CLR, commingling a lot of wells
  • 20156, Zenergy, pooling
  • 20157 - 20160, Zavanna, pooling
  • 20161 - 20165, G3 Operating, pooling
  • 20166 - 20167, GMXR, pooing
  • 20168, Corinthian, pooling
  • 20169 - 20206, Hunt, pooling
  • 20207, Emerald, Saxon-Bakken, 8 wells on an existing 1280-acre unit; Dunn
  • 20208, Sinclair, Lone Butte-Bakken, 4 wells on 2 existing 1280-acre units; Dunn
  • 19369, cont'd
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