The NDIC Hearing Dockets, April, 2019 Are Posted

Link here for Wednesday, April 24, 2019.

Link here for Thursday, April 25, 2019.

NDIC posts the hearing dockets here.

Dockets are tracked here.

The usual disclaimer applies. As usual this is done very quickly and using shorthand for my benefit. There will be factual and typographical errors on this page. Do not quote me on any of this. It's for my personal use to help me better understand the Bakken. Do not read it. If you do happen to read it, do not make any investment, financial, job, relationship, or travel plans based on anything you read here or think you may have read here. If this stuff is important to you, and I doubt that it is, but if it is, go to the source.

These are selected cases that caught my eye. A summary of the full agenda is posted below these selected cases.

Wednesday, April 24, 2019 -- Seven Pages

Selected Cases That Caught My Eye 

27455, Hess, Beaver Lodge-Bakken, 6 wells on a standup 1280-acre drilling unit, sections 25/36-156-96; Williams County
27456, Hess, Beaver Lodge-Bakken, 5 wells on a standup 1280-acre unit, sections, 17/20-156-95; Williams County
27457, Hess, Alkali Creek-Bakken, 12 wells on an overlapping 2560-acre unit; sections 5/6/7/8-154-94; Mountrail County
27467, MRO, Reunion Bay-Bakken, 8 wells on a 1280-acre unit, sections 4/9-151-93; Mountrail County
27468, MRO, Reunion Bay-Bakken, 10 wells on a 1280-acre unit, sections 16/21-151-93; Mountrail
27470, MRO, Reunion Bay-Bakken, 9 wells on a 1280-acre unit, sections 30/31-151-93, Mountrail
27471, MRO, Bailey-Bakken, 9 wells on a 1280-acre unit, sections 28/44-146-94;
27472, MRO, Killdeer-Bakken, 9 wells on each of two 1280-acre unit, sections 3/10, and sections 4/9-145-94; Dunn County
27476, Whiting, Sanish-Bakken, 6 wells on a laydown 640-acre unit, portions of sections 11/12-152-93; Mountrail, McKenzie

Thursday, April 25, 2019. -- Twelve Pages 

Selected Cases That Caught My Eye 

A lot of continued cases. In fact, not much here except continued cases, commingling, pooling, and recovery of risk penalties.

27485, Slawson, Big Bend-Bakken, I'll come back to this one later; to add six wells on a new 2240-acre unit; to decrease required number of wells on an existing 1920-acre unit from nine to three wells, Mountrail County
27506, Slawson, Big Bend-Bakken 4 wells on an existing 640-acre unit; section 16-152-91, Mountrail County

Summary of Full Agenda
Wednesday, April 24, 2019 -- Seven Pages

27440, Petro Harvester, Northeast Foothills-Bakken, establish four 1280-acre units, one well each, Burke County
27441, Petro Harvester, Little Butte-Bakken, establish a 1280-acre unit; one well; Burke County
27442, Whiting, Foreman Butte-Bakken, establish an overlapping 2560-acre unit; one well; McKenzie
27443, Lime Rock Resources, Little Knife-Bakken, establish a standup 1280-acre unit, six wells, Dunn County
27444, Hess, Tioga-Bakken, establish an overlapping 2560-acre unit, one well; Mountrail County
27445, Hess, Tioga-Bakken, establish an overlapping 2560-acre unit; one well, Mountrail County
27446, Hess, Beaver Lodge and/or Tioga-Bakken; establish an overlapping 2560-acre unit; one well, Williams County
27447, Hess, Beaver Lodge-Bakken, establish an overlapping 3840-acre unit, one well; Williams County
27448, MRO, Reunion Bay- Bakken, setback rules, Mountrail County
27449, MRO, Killdeer-Bakken, establish an overlapping 2560-acre unit; one well; Dunn County
27450, Blue Appaloosa, Inc., treating plant, Dunn County
27451, Hess, pooling,
27452, Hess, pooling,
27453, Hess, pooling,
27454, Hess, pooling,
27455, Hess, Beaver Lodge-Bakken, 6 wells on a standup 1280-acre drilling unit, sections 25/36-156-96; Williams County
27456, Hess, Beaver Lodge-Bakken, 5 wells on a standup 1280-acre unit, sections, 17/20-156-95; Williams County
27457, Hess, Alkali Creek-Bakken, 12 wells on an overlapping 2560-acre unit; sections 5/6/7/8-154-94; Mountrail County
27458, Kraken Operating, commingling,
27459, Kraken Operating, SWD
27460, Bruin E&P, commingling,
27461, Bruin E&P, pooling,
27462, Bruin E&P, pooling,
27463: MISSING
27464, Oasis, Sand Creek-Bakken, two wells on a 2560-acre unit; McKenzie County
27465, Oasis, pooling,
27466, Oasis, SWD 
27467, MRO, Reunion Bay-Bakken, 8 wells on a 1280-acre unit, sections 4/9-151-93; Mountrail County
27468, MRO, Reunion Bay-Bakken, 10 wells on a 1280-acre unit, sections 16/21-151-93; Mountrail
27469, MRO, Reunion Bay-Bakken, two wells on a 2560-acre unit; Mountrail County
27470, MRO, Reunion Bay-Bakkne, 9 wells on a 1280-acre unit, sections 30/31-151-93, Mountrail
27471, MRO, Bailey-Bakken, 9 wells on a 1280-acre unit, sections 28/44-146-94;
27472, MRO, Killdeer-Bakken, 9 wells on each of two 1280-acre unit, sections 3/10, and sections 4/9-145-94; Dunn County
27473, Whiting, commingling,
27474, Whiting, commingling,
27475, Whiting, commingling,
27476, Whiting, Sanish-Bakken, 6 wells on a laydown 640-acre unit, portions of sections 11/12-152-93; Mountrail, McKenzie
27477, Whiting, Pronghorn-Bakken, four wells on each of two 1280-acre unit units; McKenzie
27478, Whiting, SWD
27479, BR, pooling,
27480, BR, pooling,
27481, Lime Rock, SWD
27482, Ledger Energy, SWD

Note: last case is Case #27482.

Thursday, April 25, 2019. -- Twelve Pages 

Note: first case is Case #27516, but it appears to be simply out of order.
 
A lot of continued cases. In fact, not much here except continued cases, commingling, pooling, and recovery of risk penalties.

27515, Behm Energy, temporary spacing for Nygaard well, #35395, McKenzie County
27483, Denbury Onshore, temporary spacing for Little Beaver East welll, #not provided; Bowman County, and Fallon County, Montana
27484, Enerplus, Heart Butte-Bakken, establish an overlapping 1280-acre unit; one well, Dunn County
27485, Slawson, Big Bend-Bakken, I'll come back to this one later; to add six wells on a new 2240-acre unit; to decrease required number of wells on an existing 1920-acre unit from nine to three wells, Mountrail County
27486, Equinor, Alger-Bakken, establish an overlapping 2560-acre unit; one well; Mountrail
27487, Kraken, Sanish-Bakken, establish an overlapping 1280-acre unit; two wells; create two overlapping 1280-acre units, two wells; Mountrail
27488, Ballantyne, Red Rock-Spearfish pool; to rework and use the Legacy Etal Bernstein well (#21887) as a water injection well; Bottineau County
27489, RimRock, Twin Buttes-Bakken, establish an overlapping 2560-acre unit; two wells, Dunn County
27490, XTO, North Fork-Bakken; rule change for the Maddy Federal 24X-34B well (#32065), McKenzie
27491, CLR, Elidah-Bakken, revoke an XTO permit, Johnson Trust Federal well (#35047), McKenzie County
27492, PetroShale, Eagle Nest-Bakken, siting rules, Dunn County
27493, Equinor, commingling,
27494, Equinor, commingling,
27495, Equinor, commingling,
27496, CLR, pooling,
27497, CLR, pooling,
27498, CLR, pooling,
27499, CLR, Jim Creek-Bakken, 18 wells on an existing 2560-acre unit, Dunn County: sections 6/7/18/19-146-95;
27500, CLR, commingling,
27501, CLR, commingling,
27502, CLR, SWD
27503, Newfield, pooling,
27504, Hunt, pooling,
27505, EOG, pooling
27506, Slawson, Big Bend-Bakken, 4 wells on an existing 640-acre unit, Mountrail County;
27507, Slawson, pooling,
27508, Slawson, risk penalty legalese
27509, Slawson, risk penalty legalese
27510, Slawson, risk penalty legalese
27511, Zavanna, pooling
27512, Zavanna, pooling,
27513, RimRock, Twin Buttes-Bakken, 3 wells on an existing 1280-acre unit, Dunn County
27514, Henry Hill Oil Services, SWD
27515, Cobra Oil & Gas, SWD