September, 2014, NDIC Hearing Dockets

Dockets are tracked here.

Highlights for the September, 2014, dockets are noted here.

Note: these are done quickly; seldom double-checked; I assume there are typographical errors; source is the NDIC home page;

Wednesday, September 17, 2014

22953, Whiting, Beach-Red River, proper spacing, Golden Valley County
22954, Whiting et al, Bully-Bakken, redefine field limits; McKenzie
14953, cont'd
22955, Hess, Lodgepole formation, create a 1280-acre unit, hz, 1/12-158-95, Williams County
22956, Hess, Red River, create a 1280-acre unit, hz, 1/2-158-85, Williams County
22957, Hess, Beaver Lodge-Bakken, 8 wells on a 1280-acre unit; establish an overlapping 2560-acre unit; 1 wells; Williams
22958, Hess, Beaver Lodge and Capa fields, establish a 1280-acre unit; two hz wells in Red River formation; 18/19-155-95, Williams
22959, Hess, Big Butte-Bakken, setback relief, Mountrail
22960, Whiting, Elk and/or Indian Hill-Bakken, establish 2 overlapping 2560-acre units, 1 well each, McKenzie
22961, Whiting, Lonesome and/or Ragged Butte-Bakken, establish one overlapping 2560-acre unit, 1+ wells; McKenzie
22962, Whiting, Nameless-Bakken, establish 4 overlapping 2560-acre units; 1+ wells, McKenzie
22963, Whiting, Rawson and/or Pronghorn-Bakken, establish one overlapping 2560-acre unit, 1+ wells; McKenzie
22964, Whiting, Arnegard-Bakken, establish 2 overlapping 2560-acre units; 1+ wells on each; McKenzie
22965, Whiting, Timber Creek and/or South Tobacco Garden-Bakken; establish 2 overlapping 2560-acre units; 1+ wells on each, McKenzie
22966, Whiting, Ellsworth Bakken, establish 2 overlapping 2560-acre units; 1+ wells on each, McKenzie
22967, Whiting, Cherry Creek and/or Pleasant Hill-Bakken, establish 3 overlapping 2560-acre units; 1+ wells on each; McKenzie
22968, Whiting, Juniper-Bakken, establish one overlapping 2560-acre unit, 1+ wells, McKenzie
22969, Whiting, Bully-Bakkekn, establish 4 overlapping 2560-acre units; 1+ wells on each, McKenzie
22970, BR, Elidah and/or Dimmick Lake-Bakken, 7 wells on a 1280-acre unit; establish 3 overlapping 2560-acre units; 1+ wells on each; McKenzie
22971, BR, Union Center-Bakken, alter definition of stratigraphic limits, McKenzie
22791, cont'd
22972, KOG, East Fork-Bakken, create 2 overlapping 2560-acre units; 2 wells on each, Williams
22973, Luff, extend State Line-Red River to include another quarter section; establish a 960-acre unit, 1 well; Bowman
22974, Luff, extend Corey Butte-Red River to include another full section; 1 hz well; Bowman
22975, Petro-Hunt, Charlson-Bakken, terminate an overlapping 2560-acre unit; establish 2 overlapping 1280-acre units; 1+ wells; McKenzie
22976, MRO, Reunion Bay-Bakken, establish an overlapping 2560-acre units, 2 wells; create an overlapping 3200-acre unit for 4 wells, Mountrail
22977, Hess, commingling
22978, Hess, commingling
22979, Hess, commingling
22980, Hess, pooling
22981, Hess, pooling
22982, Hess, pooling
22983, Hess, pooling
22984, Hess, pooling
22985, Hess, pooling
22986, Hess, poooling
22987, Hess, pooling
22988, MRO, Reunion Bay-Bakken, a) 14 wells on a 1600-acre spacing unit; b) 16 wells on a 1280-acre spacing unit; d) 3 wells on a 1280-acre unit; Mountrail, McKenzie.
22989, QEP, Spotted Horn-Bakken, a) 24 wells on each of 2 1280-acre units; 48 wells on a 2560-acre unit; McKenzie
22990, QEP, Blue Buttes-Bakken, 3 wells on an overlapping 1280-acre unit; McKenzie
22991, QEP, Croff-Bakken, 3 wells on an overlapping 1280-acre unit; McKenzie
22992, QEP, Eagle Nest-Bakken, 3 wells on an overlapping 1280-acre unit; McKenize
22993, QEP, Grail-Bakken, 24 wells on all of the 640-acre, 1280-acre, and 2560-acre units within Zones I, II, III, V, VII, VIII, IX, X, and XIII; 7 wells on each 1280-acre unit within Zone VI; McKenzie
22994, Luff, pooling
22995, Oasis, SWD, Cottonwood Field, Mountrail

Thursday, September 18, 2014

21799, cont'd, WPX, notice to dismiss, revoke permit
21800, con't, WPX, notice to dismiss,
22996, Hess, Antelope-Bakken, proper spacing, McKenzie
22997, Murex et al, Rawson-Bakken, proper spacing, McKenzie
22998, CLR et al, Indian Hill-Bakken, proper spacing, McKenzie, Williams
22999, Hunt, Bear Butte-Bakken, proper spacing, McKenzie
23000, Emerald Oil et al, Boxcar Butte-Bakken, proper spacing, McKenzie
23001, Hunt et al, Buffalo Wallow-Bakken, proper spacing, McKenzie
23002, Hunt, Little Tank-Bakken, proper spacing, McKenzie
23003, Triangle, Spring Creek and/or Rawson-Bakken, create 3 overlapping 2560-acre units; multiple wells; McKenzie
22532, cont'd
23004, PetroShale, Antelope-Sanish, establish a 640-acre unit, 1 well, McKenzie
23005, SHD, Clarks Creek-Bakken, 18 wells on an existing 640-acre unit; McKenzie
23006, Statoil, Spring Creek-Bakken, create an overlapping 2560-acre unit; 1 well; McKenzie
23007, Statoil, Glass Bluff, Foreman Butte, and/or Nameless-Bakken, create 4 overlapping 2560-acre units; 1 well each, McKenzie
23008, Statoil, Sandrocks-Bakken, create 2 overlapping 2560-acre units; 1 well on each, McKenzie
23009, Statoil, Todd-Bakken, extend, establish a 1280-acre unit, 8 wells, 14/23-154-101; Williams
23010, Statoil, Elk, Camp, and/or Lonesome-Bakken, create 10 overlapping 2560-acre units, 1 well on each; McKenzie
23011, EOG, Parshall-Bakken, create 2 overlapping 1920-acre units (L-shaped); create 2 overlapping 3840-acre units; multiple wells on each, Mountrail
23012, Legacy, rework Legacy etal Bernstein (#21887), temporary injection of fluids, Red Rock-Spearfish, Bottineau
23013, Legacy,  rework Legacy etal Bernstein (#21887), as a water injection well to test feasibility of water flooding the reservoir, Red Rock-Spearfish, Bottineau
23014, WPX, Van Hook-Bakken, create 2 overlapping 2560-acre units; 1 well; Mountrail
23015, WPX, Eagle Nest-Bakken, create an overlapping 2560-acre unit; 1 well; McKenzie
23016, WPX, Spotted Horn-Bakken, create an overlapping 2560-acre unit; 1 well, McKenzie
23017, WPX, Mandaree-Bakken, create an overlapping 2560-acre unit, 1 well, Dunn
23018, WPX, Mandaree-Bakken setback rules, Dunn
23019, WPX, Squaw Creek-Bakken, setback rules, McKenzie
23020, Newfield, relief on a single well, McKenzie
22663, cont'd
22857, cont'd
22844, cont'd
20926, cont'd
20927, cont'd
20928, cont'd
20929, cont'd
21755, cont'd
23021, Enerplus, pooling,
23022, Enerplus, pooling,
23023, Enerplus, pooling,
23024, Enerplus, pooling,
23025, Enerplus, pooling,
23026, Enerplus, pooling,
23027, Enerplus, pooling,
23028, Enerplus, pooling,
23029, Enerplus, pooling,
23030, Enerplus, pooling,
23031, Enerplus, pooling,
23032, Enerplus, pooling,
23033, Enerplus, South Fork-Bakkn, 4 wells on each of 2 320-acre spacing units; 7 wells on each of 4 1280-acre units; Dunn
23034, Enerplus, Moccasin Creek-Bakken, 7 wells on each of 5 1280-acre units; Dunn
23035, Enerplus, McGregory Buttes-Bakken, 7 wells on each of 5 640-acre units; 7 wells on each of 4 1280-acre units; Dunn
23036, CLR, pooling,
23037, CLR, pooling,
23038, CLR, pooling,
23039, CLR, pooling,
21375, cont'd
23040, Statoil, pooling,
23041, Statoil, pooling,
23042, Statoil, pooling,
23043, Statoil, pooling,
23044, Statoil, pooling,
23045, Statoil, pooling,
23046, Statoil, pooling,
23047, Statoil, pooling,
23048, Statoil, pooling,
23049, Statoil, pooling,
23050, Statoil, pooling,
23051, Statoil, pooling,
23052, Statoil, pooling,
23053, Statoil, pooling,
23054, Statoil, pooling,
23055, Statoil, pooling,
23056, Statoil, pooling,
23057, Statoil, pooling,
23058, Statoil, pooling,
23059, Statoil, pooling,
23060, Statoil, pooling,
23061, Statoil, pooling,
23062, Statoil, pooling,
23063, Statoil, pooling,
23064, Hunt, pooling, 
23065, Hunt, pooling,
23066, Newfield, pooling, 
23067, Newfield, Sand Creek-Bakken, 8 wells on an existing 640-acre unit; 
22737, cont'd
23068, Triangle, pooling, 
23069, Triangle, Antelope Creek-Bakken, 12 wells on each of 4 1280-acre units; McKenzie23070, Triangle, Timber Creek-Bakken, 12 wells an existing 1280-acre unit; McKenzie
23071, Triangle, Rawson-Bakken, 12 wells on each of 5 1280-acre units; McKenzie
23072, Sinclair, 7 Bully-Bakken, 7 wells on an existing 1280-acre unit; McKenzie
23073, Legacy, commingling
23074, XTO, flaring, Sorkness-Bakken, Mountrail
23075, XTO, flaring, Sorkness-Bakken, Mountrail
23076, XTO, flaring, Haystack Butte-Bakken, McKenzie
23077, XTO, flaring, Haystack Butte-Bakken, McKenzie
23078, XTO, flaring, Tobacco Garden-Bakken, McKenzie
23079, XTO, flaring, Tobacco Garden-Bakken, McKenzie
23080, XTO, flaring, North Tobacco Garden-Bakken, McKenzie
23081, XTO, flaring, North Tobacco Garden-Bakken, McKenzie
22899, cont'd
22900, cont'd
23082, Denbury, SWD conversion of file #16423, Cedar Hills, Bowman
23083, Thunderbird (AKA GMXR), SWD conversion of file #24639, Whitetail field, Billings
22947, cont'd

Tuesday, September 23, 2014

Case No. 23084: In the matter of a hearing called on a motion of the Commission to consider amending the Bakken, Bakken/Three Forks, Three Forks, and/or Sanish Pool field rules to establish oil conditioning standards and/or impose such provisions as deemed appropriate to improve the transportation safety and marketability of crude oil.