Noticed a filing for pooling 142W 99 Section 8. Any insight as to what this means or what’s happening?
Can you share a document or reference?
Here’s the link: https://www.dmr.nd.gov/oilgas/dockets/2022/docket062322.pdf
Case No. 29370: (Continued) Application of Continental Resources, Inc. for an order amending the field rules for the St. Demetrius and/or Bullsnake-Bakken Pool, Billings County, ND, so as to create and establish the following: (i) an overlapping 1920-acre spacing unit comprised of Section 32, Township 142N, Range 99W and Sections 5 and 8, Township 141N, Range 99W, authorizing the drilling of a total not to exceed four wells on said proposed overlapping 1920-acre spacing unit; and (ii) four overlapping 3840-acre spacing units comprised of Sections 33 and 34, Township 142N, Range 99W and Sections 3, 4, 9 and 10, Township 141N, Range 99W; Sections 34 and 35, Township 142N, Range 99W and Sections 2, 3, 10 and 11, Township 141N, Range 99W; Sections 35 and 36, Township 142N, Range 99W and Sections 1, 2, 11 and 12, Township 141N, Range 99W; and, Section 31, Township 142N, Range 98W, Section 36, Township 142N, Range 99W, Sections 1 and 12, Township 141N, Range 99W and Sections 6 and 7, Township 141N, Range 98W, authorizing the drilling of a horizontal well on or near the section line between existing spacing units on each proposed overlapping 3840-acre spacing unit, and/or such further relief.
I guess I’m wondering what this means. As a mineral owner in this area, I’m wondering what this means.
Looks like they want to increase the pooling from 2 sections to 6 sections?
I’m new to all of this. Could you explain this to me? Do you think I’ll be getting royalties?
If you own minerals in Township 142, Range 99, Section 8, your minerals are probably currently pooled with Township 142, Range 99, Section 5 (the section directly north). A well anywhere on Sections 5 or 8 goes into a pool for both owners in both sections.
However, this looks like they are asking for amendments to the south between Township 142, Range 99 and Township 141, Range 99, so your section is not involved.
What I don’t understand is how overlapping spacing units work. If you study the map OGD_DSUnits_June22.pdf (nd.gov) all of the units in the above amendment request already have wells in them.
If I have the mineral rights to 142-99-8, should I be getting royalties or something? I just leased them and got the lease payment at the end of June.
You got a signing bonus. No more payments until they poke a hole and get some oil/gas out of it. Time to wait and watch. Good Luck. 
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Any idea where I see what’s going on in that area besides the ND DMR site?
ND state auction every 3 months.
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