Highlights Of The February, 2016, NDIC Hearing Dockets

I track the dockets here.

The NDIC index for the agendas for the hearing dockets is here. 

For newbies: during the boom, there were usually two to three days of hearing, and the agenda for each day was as many as 20 pages long. The February, 2016, hearings: two days; 7 pages of agenda for each day, and many of them are continued cases. It is very, very quiet with regard to the dockets right now. However, with the transfer of wells among existing and new operators is probably taking a lot of NDIC human resources to complete. 

I remain impressed with all parties involved with the oil and gas industry in the great state of North Dakota.

Highlights

Wednesday, February 24, 2016: seven pages

• 24826, Whiting, Twin Buttes-Bakken, to establish a 5120-acre spacing unit, one or more wells; Dunn County
• 24833, Hess, Elm Tree-Bakken; establish an overlapping 2560-acre unit, 1 well; authorize 12 wells on a 1280-acre unit; McKenzie
• 24837, MRO, McGregory Buttes-Bakken, 21 wells on a 2560-acre unit, 14/15/22/23-147-94; establish a 2560-acre unit, 15/16/21/22 and a bit more, 1 well; Dunn
• 24856, MRO, Reunion Bay-Bakken, 9 wells on a 1280-acre unit; McKenzie, Mountrail counties
• 24857, MRO, Lost Bridge-Bakken, 18 wells on a 2560-acre unit, 1/12/13/24-148-96; Dunn County
• 24862, Gadeco, LLC, Epping-Bakken, 12 wells on an existing 1280-acre unit, 25/36-155-99; Williams County

Thursday, February 25, 2016: seven pages

• 24865, CLR, Elm Tree-Bakken, i) establish an overlapping 3840-acre unit, 4/5/8/9/16/17-153-94; 2 wells; ii) establish two overlapping 5120-acre units, 3/4/9/10/15/16/21/22-153-94, 3 wells; and, iii) establish an overlapping 5120-acre unit, 13/14/23/24/25/26/35/36-153-94, 4 wells; McKenzie, Mountrail 
• 24866, CLR, Elm Tree-Bakken, field rules putting wells closer to spacing unit lines, McKenzie
• 24881, CLR, Elm Tree-Bakken, 22 wells on an existing overlapping 2560-acre unit, 14/23/26/35-153-94, McKenzie