# Well closing in ND
**URL:** https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/well-closing-in-nd/81889
**Category:** Ownership and Title
**Created:** [June 10, 2025, 10:13pm UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/well-closing-in-nd/81889 "2025-06-10T22:13:19Z")
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### Author:  [@Willy\_2020](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/Willy_2020)
#### Post date: [June 10, 2025, 10:13pm UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/well-closing-in-nd/81889/1 "2025-06-10T22:13:19Z")
Devon now bought out Greyson Mills. I’ve got two wells in the Bakken ex EOG. Devon had shut those wells in since October of 2024. Is that legal? Can oil companies shut in wells without notice? Devon won’t even state why. I’d assume mineral owners deserve an answer?
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### Author:  [@M\_Barnes](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/M_Barnes)
#### Post date: [June 11, 2025, 1:56am UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/well-closing-in-nd/81889/2 "2025-06-11T01:56:49Z")
Yes, the operator can shut in wells if they are uneconomic or have mechanical trouble or if fracking is going on nearby or any other reason.
No, they do not owe the mineral owner any answers but sometimes they will tell them.
If you post the well names, we can tell you if they were at the end of their lifespan or if something else might be going on.
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### Author:  [@Willy\_2020](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/Willy_2020)
#### Post date: [June 12, 2025, 1:56am UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/well-closing-in-nd/81889/3 "2025-06-12T01:56:20Z")
Hardscrabble 10 and 13 Williams County. Going on 9 months shut in immediately after Devon bought out Greyson while a bbl price was still high? Never shut in before except for occasional maintenance. No drilling or fracking going on unless from south out of sight.
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### Author:  [@M\_Barnes](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/M_Barnes)
#### Post date: [June 13, 2025, 7:35pm UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/well-closing-in-nd/81889/4 "2025-06-13T19:35:28Z")
Devon spud the Falcon horizontal wells in late 2024 and just finished the frac jobs in March. They cross your acreage, so you might get some new info in a few months. They may turn on the original wells, or get new royalties from the new wells.
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### Author:  [@system](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [September 8, 2025, 10:13pm UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/well-closing-in-nd/81889/5 "2025-09-08T22:13:54Z")
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