Highlights Of The Agenda For The NDIC's May, 2015, Hearing Dockets Has Been Posted

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May 3, 2015: a reader noted this --

Two more interesting cases. Ff you look closer. 23969, and 23970 are for BR for spacing in two fields in Stark county. The interesting thing: BR does not yet have any wells in either if these fields. So apparently they will be drilling in these fields.

I talked to a Denbury company hand last year who said Denbury was going to start drilling around Dickinson this year. I wonder if it will actually be a Denbury-BR partnership, possibly including Armstrong Operating, as Denbury and Armstrong do have wells in these two fields. It will be interesting to watch.

The reader is correct; there are not BR wells in either field. BR had a permit in Eland field some years ago but it was canceled. A longer time ago, Conoco (which bought BR) had a dry well in Eland. So, BR has no wells in Eland-Bakken. That field is pretty much a Denbury field with some Wesco wells and some Armstrong wells. Armstrong has two active oil wells in Versippi (old wells) and one SWD well in same field. Note: I took this information from the NDIC website. I often make mistakes; if this information is important to you, go to the source.

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Full summary here but these are the cases that caught me eye. In addition, there are some interesting set-back requests, requests for flaring waivers, etc. 

Wednesday, May 27, 2015
23958, Hess, Beaver Lodge-Bakken, establish two overlapping 2560-acre units; one well each; 11 wells on an existing 1280-acre unit, Williams County
23961, Hess, Robinson Lake-Bakken, establish an overlapping 2560-acre unit; 2 wells; 14 wells on an existing 1280-acre unit, Mountrail
23977, Oasis, Willow Creek and/or Camp-Bakken, establish a laydown 2560-acre unit; 28 wells on said unit; establish an overlapping 3840-acre unit; 3 wells; establish an overlapping 2560-acre unit; 3 wells; establish another overlapping 2560-acre unit; 1 well, Williams, McKenzie
23978, Oasis, North Tobacco Garden and/or Siverston-Bakken; establish six overlapping 2560-acre units; 3 wells on each, McKenzie
23983, Hess, Antelope-Bakken, 16 wells on an existing 1280-acre unit; McKenzie County
23900, Whiting, Banks-Bakken, 7 wells on an existing 2560-acre unit, McKenzie
23991, Whiting, Heart Butte and/or South Fork-Bakken, 4 wells on a 320-acre unit; 8 wells on each of two 1280-acre units; 10 wells on five 1280-acre units, Dunn

Thursday, May 28, 2015
24006, CLR, North Tobacco Garden-Bakken, 14 wells on an existing 1280-acre unit; McKenzie
24012, EOG, Parshall-Bakken, establish nine overlapping 1280-acre units; multiple wells; and establish four overlapping 1920-acre units; multiple wells, Mountrail
24019, Samson Resources, Ambrose-Bakken, establish an overlapping 160--acre unit; 9 wells, Divide
23020, Newfield, Haystack Butte-Bakken, establish an overlapping 1280-acre unit; 9 wells, Dunn
24053, Newfield, Bear Den-Bakken, ten wells on an existing 1280-acre unit; McKenzie
24054, Legacy, Red Rock Field, Souris Field, allowing the production of 39 wells to be  producedinto a central tank battery
24060, CLR, Rattlesnake Point-Bakken, ten wells on an existing 1280-acre unit; Dunn

Friday, May 29, 2015
All continued cases