Continental Resources Helen 4-5H, NW NW 17-154N-96W Williams County North Dakota Lot 3, 05-154-96W, API 33-105-06337 Spacing Unit: Sections 5,8, 17 and 20
These four sections are all stacked vehicle. Does that mean the well will be drilled for about 4 miles through these 4 sections? Thanks for any information
That’s a good question, and would make some sense as a way to do things. But…I doubt it. I’d guess the Helen’s are just going to be 5 and 8 like the parent well. They also permitted wells in Sec 17 (i.e. in the middle of the 4 sections) also which are probably 2 mile wells.
Why do it this way? Idk for sure, but a lot of times its just so you can get away with pad locations that would otherwise be off the unit (i.e. this way you can drill 5/8 from a pad in 17 for example without getting held hostage by surface owner as it is now “on unit”).
As far as I can tell there is only one four mile well in ND, by Hess. And even that I’m not really sure of. Around the lake seems like a good place for it though.
I could be wrong. Here was the West Capa order which implies its really two 1280s.
