NDIC Hearing Dockets For November, 2019, Have Been Posted

The NDIC hearing dockets are tracked here.

Link here.

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November 6, 2019: a single case

27124, Mach Energy, LLC, and M3 Resources, LLC, to rescind their election to participate in drilling STR1 22-15 163-90 B (#33148); require Petro Harvester Operating Co to issue a new invitation to participate in drilling that well;

Wednesday, November 20, 2019

Quick summary:

• nine pages
• cases 28076 - 28119 
• no flaring cases
• one legalese case
• mostly pooling cases
• an incredible BR case, #28117

Cases, list is complete:

• 28076, Euinor, Cow Creek-Bakken; legalese, revoke a Zavanna permit, Leoopard 2018 4TFH, #37036; Williams County
• 28077, Hess, Alkali Creek-Bakken; one well in a new 2560-acre unit; Mountrail County
• 28078, Hess, Beaver Lodge-Bakken; three wells in a new 1280-acre unit, sections 18/19-156-95; Williams County
• 28079, Hess, setback rules
• 28080, Petrogulf Corp, Antelope-Sanish; amend order # 26411; very complicated amendment but bottom line, but company wants to authority "for up to fourteen wells effective as of the first day of operations..."; McKenize, Mountrail
• 28081, MRO, Jim Creek and/or Murphy Creek-Bakken; one well in a new overlapping 3840-acre unit; Dunn County;
• 28082, Bruin, pooling;
• 28083, Bruin, pooling
• 28084, Bruin, pooling
• 28085, Bruin, Ellisville-Bakken; two wells on a 2560-acre unit, Williams County
• 28086, Kraken, pooling 
• 28087, Kraken, pooling
• 28088, Kraken, pooling
• 28089, Whiting, pooling
• 28090, Whiting, pooling 
• 28091, Whiting, pooling 
• 28092, Whiting, pooling 
• 28093, Whiting, pooling 
• 28094, Whiting, pooling 
• 28095, Whiting, pooling 
• 28096, Whiting, pooling 
• 28097, Whiting, pooling 
• 28098, Whiting, pooling 
• 28099, Whiting, pooling 
• 28100, Whiting, pooling 
• 28101, Whiting, pooling 
• 28102, Hess, pooling 
• 28103, Hess, pooling 
• 28104, Hess, pooling 
• 28105, Hess, commingling 
• 28106, Hess, commingling 
• 28107, Hess, commingling 
• 28108, Hess, commingling 
• 28109, Hess, commingling 
• 28110, MRO, pooling 
• 28111, MRO, pooling 
• 28112, MRO, pooling 
• 28113, MRO, pooling 
• 28114, MRO, pooling 
• 28115, MRO, Murphy Creek-Bakken, seven wells on a 1280-acre unit, sections 21/22-145-96; Dunn County
• 28116, BR, Pershing-Bakken, 20 wells on a 2560-acre unit; sections 16/21/28/33-150-96; McKenzie; see wells and graphics at this post;
• 28117, BR, Johnson Corner and/or Pershing-Bakken, twenty (20) wells on a 2560-acre unit, section 15/22/27/34 - 15-96; McKenzie County; see wells and graphic at this post;
• 28118, BR, commingling
• 28119, Hydra, SWD

Thursday, November 21, 2019

Quick summary:

• nine pages
• cases 28120 - 28144
• no flaring cases
• no legalese cases

Cases, list is complete:

• 28120, New Horizon Resources, new field, Harold Haugen well, #6900, section 25-161-103; temporary spacing, Divide COunty
• 28121, Lincoln Energy Partners, Noonan-Bakken, i) two 1920-acre units; 8 wells on each; ii) an overlapping 3840-acre unit; one well; Divide County
• 28122, Liberty Resources Management, East Tioga-Bakken, setback rules, Mountrail County
• 28123, Liberty Resources Management, Northwest McGregor-Bakken, setback rules, Williams
• 28124, Liberty Resources Management, Temple-Bakken, setback rules, Williams County
• 28125, Liberty Resources Management, Temple-Bakken, 6 wells on an existing 2560-acre unit; Williams County
• 28126, WPX, Squaw Creek-Bakken, terminate an existing 640-acre unit to proceed with drilling a section line well on an existing overlapping 3840-acre unit; McKenzie County
• 28127, WPX, Mandaree-Bakken, three wells on an existing 1280-acre unit; McKenzie County
• 28128, CLR, Indian Hill-Bakken; one well on an overlapping 2560-acre unit; McKenzieCounty
• 28129, CLR, Alkali Creek-Bakken, two wells on a new 2560-acre unit; Mountrail, McKenzie
• 28130, RimRock, Heart Butte-Bakken i) two wells on a new overlapping 1280-acre unit; ii) from two wells to one well on an existing 2560-acre unit; Dunn County
• 28131, XTO, Cedar Coulee-Bakken, to use wells located in section 33-148-96 and section 4-147-96  as injection wells for an enhanced oil recovery pilot operation; Dunn County
• 28132, XTO, Bear Creek-Bakken; to use wells located in sections 27/34-148-96 as injection wells for an enhanced oil recovery pilot operation;
• 28133, XTO, pooling,
• 28134, XTO pooling,
• 28135, CLR, pooling,
• 28136, Nine Point Energy, pooling,
• 28137, Ballantyne, commingling,
• 28138, Ballantyne, commingling,
• 28139, Ballantyne, commingling,
• 28140, Equinor, commingling,
• 28141, Equinor, commingling,
• 28142, Slawson, commingling,
• 28143, Slawson, commingling,
• 28144, Newfield, Siverston-Bakken; two wells on an existing overlapping 2560-acre unit; McKenzie County