Wednesday, July 1, 2026

NDIC Hearing Dockets -- July, 2026 -- Posted Jul 1, 2026

Locator: 51088DOCKETS.

Hearing dockets are found here at the NDIC.

Note: typographical and content errors are still present. Proceed at hour own risk.

July, 2026, hearing dockets.  

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 Do not quote me on any of this.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 cases to be considered by the NDIC, not permits. If approved by the NDIC, then operators can go ahead and submit permits to drill wells within the parameters of the cases that were passed.  

Wednesday, July 29, 2026
Link here.
17 pages.

The cases, again, these are cases, not permits: 

  • 32987, NDIC, Murphy Creek-Bakken, reviewing the status of a BR lease, Dunn County;
  • 32988, NDIC, Yellowstone-Bakken, redefine the field limits, McKenzie County;
  • 32989, NDIC, Bull Butte and Strandahl-Bakken, administrative, Neptune, Oasis, and Phoenix, Williams County. 
  • 32990, Cornerstone Natural Resources LLC, Northeast Foothills, Little Butte and/or Clayton-Bakken, establish two overlapping standup 1920-acre units; four wells; establish an overlapping standup 2560-acre unit, four wells; Burke County;
  • 32991, Cornerstone Natural Resources LLC,Northeast Foothills, Coteau, South Coteau and/or Lostwood-Bakken, establish four overlapping standup 2560-acre units, four wells; Burke County
  • 32992, Whiting, Dore, Nohly Lake and/or Harding-Bakken, establish two overlapping standup 2560-acre units; four wells; establish an overlapping laydown 1600-acre unit; four wells; McKenzie County,
  • 32993, Whiting, West Bank and Ray-Bakken, establish two overlapping laydown 1920-acre units, four well; Williams County,
  • 32994, Oasis, Lucy and/or Cottonwood-Bakken, establish an overlapping standup 2560-acre unit; four wells; Burke County,
  • 32995, Oasis, Deep Water Creek Bay-Bakken, establish an overlapping laydown 1280-acre unit; one well; Dunn, McLean counties;
  • 32996, Oasis, Jim Creek and/or Murphy Creek-Bakken, establish an overlapping 2560-acre unit; one well; establish two overlapping standup 3840-acre unit, one well; establish an overlapping standup 5120-acre, one well; Dunn County;
  • 32997, Oasis, Murphy Creek-Bakken, establish an overlapping laydown 3840-acre unit; one well; Dunn County;
  • 32998, Oasis, Painted Woods and/or Ft Buford-Bakken, establish an overlapping 1920-acre unit; two wells; Williams County;
  • 32999, Oasis, Painted Woods and/or Ft Buford-Bakken, establish an overlapping 2400-acre u nit; one well;  Williams County;
  • 33000, Oasis, Painted Woods and/or Ft Buford-Bakken, establish an overlapping 4800-acfre unit; one well; Williams County;
  • 33001, Enerplus, Little Muddy and/or Good Luck-Bakken,  establish two overlapping standup 2560-acre unit; three wells; Williams County;
  • 33002, Enerplus, Otter-Bakken; establish an overlapping standup 1920-acre unit, three wells; establish an oveerlaping standup 1920-acre. unit, one well; Williams County;
  • 33003, Enerplus, Climax and/or Strandahl-Bakken; establish five overlapping standup 2560-acre units, three wells on each; Williams County;
  • 33004, Enerplus, South Fork-Bakken, establish an overlapping laydown 2560-acre unit, two wells; Dunn County;
  • 33005, Springline Operating, website, HQ Stamford, CT?; Eightmile-Madison andor Indian Hill, McKenzie, establish a 2560-acre unit; one well; Williams, 
  • 33006, Moonracer Resources LLC; focused on ND oil; HQ Dallas?, Dry Creek-Madison, establish a 480-acre unit; two horizontal wells; Renville County; 
  • 33007, Foundation Energy, establish a 160-acre unit; a vertical well to produce from the Tyler pool, McKenzie County.
  • 33008, BR, Bowline and/or Bull Moose-Bakken, establish an overlapping standup 1920-acre unit, four wells; McKenzie County.
  • 33009, Marlo Operating, website; HQ Ft Worth; operates in TX, OK, ND, MT, and SD (Bakken), Bowman County, create a 160-acre unit, one well, Bowman County; 
  • 33010, Marlo Operating, Bowman County; create a 160-acre unit, one wells; Bowman County;
  • 33011, Ferrata Energy, website; Denver-based; founded in 2023, focused on the Bakken, order to revoke a Devon Energy permit, Williams County.
  • 33012, Devon, Siverston and/or North Tobacco Garden-Bakken, establish an overlapping standup 2560-acre unit one well; establish an overlapping standup 5120-acre unit, one well; McKenzie County;
  • 33013, Kraken, Sheep Butte-Bakken, establish two overlapping standup 2560-acre units; four wells each; McKenzie County;
  • 33014, Kraken, Winter Butte-Bakken, establish two overlapping laydown 2560-acre units; four wells each; McKenzie County;
  • 33015, Phoenix Operating, Winter Butte-Bakken, establish a laydown 2560-acre unit; four wells; McKenzie County;
  • 33016, Phoenix Operating, Winter Butte-Bakken establish a laydown 2560-acre. unit, four wells; McKenzie County;
  • 33017, Phoenix Operating, Winter Butte-Bakken; establish a laydown 2560-acre unit four wells; McKenzie County;
  • 33018, Phoenix Operating, Winter Butte-Bakken, establish a laydown 1920-acre unit; four wells; McKenzie County;
  • 33019, Phoenix Operating, Winter Butte-Bakken, establish a laydown 1920-acre unit; four wells; McKenzie County;
  • 33020, Phoenix Operating, Winter Butte/Mondak-Bakken, establish a standup 2560-acre unit; four wells; McKenzie County;
  • 33021, Phoenix Operating, Winter Butte/Mondak-Bakken establish a standup 2560-acre unit; four wells; McKenzie County;
  • 33022, Phoenix Operating, Winter Buttte/Mondak-Bakken; establish a standup 3200-acre unit; four wells; McKenzie County;
  • 33023, BR,  -- mostly administrative (pooling/administrative for the rest of the cases) -- pooling; 
  • 33024, BR, pooling;
  • 33025, Hess, Antelope-Sanish, 1280-acre unit , sections 2/11-152-95, thirteen wells on a 1280-acre unit; McKenzie County; see this post;
  • 33026, Enerplus, commingling;
  • 33027, Zavanna (acquired by Kraken?), commingling;
  • 33028, Devon, commingling;
  • 33029, Devon, SWD.

Thursday, July 30, 2026
Link here.
24 pages.

The cases, again, these are cases, not permits: 

  • 33030, NDIC, Writing Rock-Bakken, appropriate spacing, Divide County.
  • 33031, NDIC, Juno or Upland-Bakken, spacing, Divide County.
  • 33032, Slawson, Trailside-Bakken, establish an overlapping 1920-acre unit, four wells, McKenzie County;
  • 33033 -- seven wells; see this post for more; Slawson, Kittleson Slough-Bakken, establish an overlapping 2560-acre unit; seven wells; establish an overlapping 2560-acre unit; two wells; Mountrail County;
  • 33034, XTO, Haystack Butte-Bakken and/or Lost Bridge-Bakken, establish two overlapping 3840-acre units; horizontal wells along section lines; Dunn County;
  • 33035, EOG, Parshall-Bakken, establish one overlapping 2560-acre unit; one well; establish two overlapping 2560-acre unit, one well; Mountrail County;
  • 33036, PetroShale US, Croff-Baken and/or Bear Den-Bakken; establish one overlapping 2560-acre unit; one well; McKenzie County;
  • 33037, PetroShale US, Eagle Nest-Bakken, establish an overlapping 640-acre unit; one well; u-turn well, Dunn County;
  • 33038, SOGC, Sanish-Bakken and/or Alger-Bakken; establish an overlapping 3840-acre unit; one well; Mountrail County;
  • 33039, Phoenix Operating, Grenora/Climax-Bakken; establish a standup 2560-acre unit; four wells; Williams County;
  • 33040, Phoenix Operating, commingling; mostly administrative from here to the end (pooling, commingling)
  • 33041, Phoenix Operating, Bar Butte / Climax-Bakken; establish a standup 2560-acre uit; four wells; Williams County;
  • 33042, Phoenix Operating, Hanks/Climax-Bakken, establish a standup 1920-acre unit; four wells; Williams County;
  • 33043, Phoenix Operating, Climax-Bakken, establish a standup 1920-acre unit; fourwells; Williams County;
  • 33044, Phoenix Operating, establish a stanup 2560-acre unit; four wells; Williams County;
  • 33045, Phoenix Operating, Butte and/or West Butte-Bakken, establish a standup 1920-acre unit; four wells; McKenzie County
  • 33046, Phoenix Operating, Butte and/or West Butte-Bakken, establish a standup 1920-acre unit, four wells; McKenzie County;
  • 33047, Phoenix Operating, Wildrose / Corinth-Bakken, establish an overlapping 5120-acre unit; one well; Divide, Williams counties;
  • 33048, Phoenix Operating, Lone Butte/Ranch Coulee-Bakken; establish a standup 2560-acre unit; four wells; 
  • 33049, Phoenix Operating,Lone Butte/Ranch Creek-Bakken, establish a standup 3200-acre unit; four wells; McKenzie County;
  • 33050, Phoenix Operating, Mary / Ranch Coulee-Bakken, establish a standup 2560-acre unit; four wells; McKenzie County;
  • 33051, Phoenix Operating, suspend and revoke permit #42953, Divide County;
  • 33052, Phoenix Operating, suspend and revoke permits #42955; Divide County;
  • 33053, Slawson, pooling;
  • 33054, Slawson, pooling;
  • 33055, Slawson, Tyrone-Bakken; five wells on an existing 1280-acre unit; Williams County.
  • 33056, Slawson, Charbonneau-Bakken, five wells on an exsting 1280-acre unit; McKenzie County;
  • 33057, Formentera, commingling;
  • 33058, XTO, commingling;
  • 33059, XTO, commingling;
  • 33060, XTO, commingling;
  • 33061, XTO, commingling;
  • 33062, Phoenix Operating, pooling;
  • 33063, Phoenix Operating,  pooling;
  • 33064, Phoenix Operating, pooling;
  • 33065, Phoenix Operating, pooling;
  • 33066, Phoenix Operating, pooling;
  • 33067, Phoenix Operating, pooling;
  • 33068, Phoenix Operating, pooling;
  • 33069, Phoenix Operating, pooling;
  • 33070, Phoenix Operating, pooling;
  • 33071, Phoenix Operating, pooling;
  • 33072, Phoenix Operating, pooling;
  • 33073, Formentera Operations, SWD; Divide County;
  • 33074, Formentera Operations, SWD; Divide County;
  • 33075, Formentera Operations, SWD; Divide County;
  • 33076, Formentera Operations, SWD; Burke County;
  • 33077, Formentera Operations, SWD; Divide County;
  • 33078, Henry Hill Operations, SWD, Dunn County,
  • 33079, KODA Resources, SWD, Divide County;
  • 33080, Phoenix Operating, SWD; Divide County; McKenzie County;
  • 33081, Phoenix Operating, SWD; Divide County; McKenzie County;