I transcribe the scheduled hearings only for my benefit, to give me a "feel" for the direction the industry is headed in North Dakota. For those interested in specific cases, this is not helpful. For that you need to go to the NDIC web site. According to a reader, regarding the NDIC website:
The premium service allows you to view the cases and subsequent orders issued for specific cases. Be aware that the day of the hearing means little as the cases are heard. If there are no objection the cases with any support evidence is accepted by the commission. It may be one, two, three months or longer before an order is issued. To watch for a particular case write the number down and veiw the most recent orders/cases list or you can view field summary. With basic services all you can see is the docket summary. With the premium service you can also see updates to pending cases.The NDIC's December 17, 2009, docket got me very interested in looking at dockets very, very closely.
Quick look at the trends in the dockets.
NEWS
Note: over time, the dates posted have referred to either the date posted, or the date of the docket. More recent postings reflect the date of the docket.
May 29 - 30, 2013, dockets;
April 24 - 25, 2013 dockets; highlights;
March 27 - 28, 2013 dockets;
February 27 - 28, 2013 dockets; highlights;
January 16 - 17, 2013 dockets; highlights;
December 19 -20, 2012, dockets; both OXY USA and Newfield were absent, though OXY did have a few cases but not new permits; XTO with XOM's deep pockets moving to 8 wells on 1280-acre units; Liberty Resources also moving to 8 wells on 1280-acre units; a couple of cases of multiple wells on 320-acre and 640-acre units; more than usual (?) number of requests to maximize production for a month or so (I assume to give them time to put the natural gas pipelines in); for as many cases as there were, not so many pooling cases, interestingly;
November 28 - 29, 2012, dockets; OXY USA and Newfield were noticeably absent;
October 24 - 25, 2012, dockets, highlights;
September 26 - September 27, 2012, dockets;
August 22 - August 23, 2012, dockets;
July 25 - 26, 2012, dockets.
June 27 - 28, 2012, summary; comments.
May 30 - 31, 2012, dockets.
April 25-26, 2012, dockets, and highlights
March 28 - 29, 2012, dockets, and highlights.
February 28 - 29, 2012, dockets; and highlights of the February dockets here.
July 25 - 26, 2012, dockets.
June 27 - 28, 2012, summary; comments.
May 30 - 31, 2012, dockets.
April 25-26, 2012, dockets, and highlights
March 28 - 29, 2012, dockets, and highlights.
February 28 - 29, 2012, dockets; and highlights of the February dockets here.
November16 - 17, 2011, dockets; highlights here.
October 26 - 27, 2011, dockets: the Bakken is clearly moving into the manufacturing phase, and the center of activity is moving to McKenzie County
September 28 - 29, 2011, dockets, with significant news here.
August 30 - 31, 2011, dockets, with significant news here, here, and here
August, 2011, dockets (cases to be heard on August 4, 2011, have to do with unitization)
July, 2011, dockets; and, Highlights of the July, 2011, dockets (note: two different links)
June, 2011, dockets
May, 2011, dockets
April, 2011, dockets and what the dockets mean this time around
March, 2011, dockets and what the dockets mean this time around
February, 2011, dockets
January, 2011, dockets
December dockets: NDIC dockets for December, 2010.
November dockets: NDIC dockets for November, 2010.
October dockets: NDIC dockets for October, 2010.
September docket: NDIC dockets for September, 2010.
August docket: NDIC dockets for August, 2010.
July docket: NDIC dockets for July, 2010.
June docket: NDIC dockets for June, 2010.
May docket: NDIC dockets for May, 2010.
April docket: NDIC dockets for April, 2010.
March 15, 2010: Activity Moving Back into the Montana Bakken.
March 14, 2010: Water from the Missouri for Fracking.
March 14, 2010: Rig Zone's review and profile of the ND Rig Fleet.
February 21, 2010: Very nice op-ed piece in the Grand Forks Herald.
February 19, 2010, March docket: NDIC dockets for March, 2010.
February 2, 2010: North Dakota oil and gas lease sale brings in $47 million. 40,187 acres; average, $1,176/acre. Compare that to the record set in November, 2009.
February 2, 2010, February docket: NDIC docket for February 24 - 25 - 26, 2010.
January 25, 2010: 400,000 bopd for 10 - 15 years, Bloomberg.
January 24, 2010: Why I am irrationally exuberant. Bakken is sustainable.
January 15, 2010: More track being laid, Ross loading facilty.
January 15, 2010, January docket: NDIC docket for January 13 - 14, 2010
January 9, 2010: Halliburton bringing in 150 workers for Dickinson. City can handle 4 families/month.
January 4, 2010: EOG starts sending oil to Oklahoma by rail; ahead of schedule.
December 24, 2009: North Dakota production hits record: 80 million barrels in 2009; beats record of 60 million barrels in 2008. In 2006, ND was #9 in the US for oil production; in 2009, it jumped to #4.
December 18, 2009: North Dakota state budget surplus is growing much faster than predicted. The most recent budget was drawn up with expectation of 200,000 bopd at $40 - $50 / bbl. The current budget has $600 million in surplus. In October, 2009, state production was 240,000 bopd at a price of around $67. At 240,000 bopd and $67/bbl, that equals more than $16 million worth of oil being produced EACH DAY. I don't know what the state's take of that is but $16 million/day sounds like a lot of money.
December 10, 2009: Water could be an issue.
December 10, 2009: Williston with highest ND wages.
November 27, 2009, December docket: my summary of the NDIC's December 17, 2009, docket. If I count correctly, there are requests from EOG for more than 570 wells as well as requests for more than 240 wells from other producers, including Zenergy (78), Encore (48), CLR (30), and Slawson (27). Remember, Encore has been bought by Denbury.
November 23, 2009: The rich get richer. Washington sends the most solvent state in the nation another $500K to study whether North Dakota refineries could be profitable. December 24, 2009: North Dakota production hits record: 80 million barrels in 2009; beats record of 60 million barrels in 2008. In 2006, ND was #9 in the US for oil production; in 2009, it jumped to #4.
December 18, 2009: North Dakota state budget surplus is growing much faster than predicted. The most recent budget was drawn up with expectation of 200,000 bopd at $40 - $50 / bbl. The current budget has $600 million in surplus. In October, 2009, state production was 240,000 bopd at a price of around $67. At 240,000 bopd and $67/bbl, that equals more than $16 million worth of oil being produced EACH DAY. I don't know what the state's take of that is but $16 million/day sounds like a lot of money.
December 10, 2009: Water could be an issue.
December 10, 2009: Williston with highest ND wages.
November 27, 2009, December docket: my summary of the NDIC's December 17, 2009, docket. If I count correctly, there are requests from EOG for more than 570 wells as well as requests for more than 240 wells from other producers, including Zenergy (78), Encore (48), CLR (30), and Slawson (27). Remember, Encore has been bought by Denbury.
November 13, 2009: More on the recent record North Dakota land lease auction. Some acres in Mountrail County were leased for $8,000/acre. Land exploration companies / producers aren't paying $8,000/acre to watch the barley grow. 2010 is going to be an outstanding year.
November 5, 2009: North Dakota state land oil lease auction brings in record amount, $72 million. Previous record: $30 million in 1980; adjusted for inflation: $80 million. 59,000 acres; average, $1,214/acre.
