Highlights Of The November, 2014, NDIC Hearing Dockets

Not much new happening.

CLR is starting to increase the number of very large drilling units:

• 23267, CLR, Hayland, Hamlet, and/or Stoneview-Bakken, establish 2 overlapping 5120-acre unts, 2 wells on each, Divide
• 23268, CLR, Stoneview-Bakken, establish 2 overlapping 5120-acre units; 2 wells on each; Divide, Williams
• 23269, CLR, Northwest McGregor, Stoneview, and/or Sauk-Bakken, establih an overlapping 5120-acre unit, 2 wells, Williams
• 23270, CLR, Sauk, Stoneview, and/or Lindahl-Bakken, establish an overlapping 5120-acre unit, 2 wells, Williams
• 23271, CLR, Sauk-Bakken, establish an overlapping 5120-acre unit, 2 wells, Williams

The better Bakken:

• at least 14 wells on 1280-acre units, e.g., #23272, CLR, Catwalk-Bakken, establish 2 1280-acre units; 14 wells on each unit; Williams
• 8 wells on 640-acre units, e.g., #23262, Newfield, Sand Creek-Bakken, establish 2 640-acre units; 8 wells on each unit; McKenzie;
• more mega-pads, e.g., #23250, MRO, Deep Water Creek Bay-Bakken, i) 4 wells on one 640-acre unit; ii) 9 wells on each of two 1280-acre units; iii) 10 wells on one 1280-acre unit; iv) 11 wells on 3 1280-acre units; McLean;

Flashback, September, 2014:

September, 17 - 18, 2014, dockets; highlights; 

• QEP, Grail-Bakken, 24 wells on all of the 640-acre, 1280-acre, and 2560-acre units in most of Grail. 

I don't know about you, but 24 wells on 640-acre units seems to suggest ... well, suggest something.