Update On Spacing In The Bakken -- March 13, 2023

Loosely speaking, in general, the "standard" drilling unit in the Bakken is now two sections / 1280-acre. 

I don't check the spacing units on all new permits / wells, so I may not catch permits / wells with spacing other than 1280-acre / two sections.

If this is a multi-well pad, most of those wells these days will be 1280-acre spacing. Section line wells are generally double the drilling spacing of the other wells on that pad. 

For example:

• if the majority of wells on a pad are 1280-acre spacing, the a section line well from that pad will generally be a 2560-acre spacing well.
• if the majority of wells on a pad are three sections / 1920-acres, a section line well from that pad will generally be a 3840-acre spacing well. 

Again, in general, but there will be exceptions, and I will often miss them.

One can generally identify a section line well by the legal name of the well. 

Not yet the norm, but more and more Bakken wells are going to be extended long laterals, "three-mile" laterals; three-section spacing / 1920-acre spacing.