I guess I'm not sure exactly what paperwork you are expecting. The division order is really all you should be expecting. Things are backed up in a lot of offices right now. Things are busy. If you submitted changes in ownership in your minerals only a month or so ago, it will take additional time before a division order can be issued before all the ownership is verified. Is it alright that Hess hasn't returned your calls? No. But keep in mind how many of these calls these folks are getting with perhaps a 100 owners in one spacing unit, times probably dozens of units.
As to paperwork regarding hearings, that is given out at the hearings and you have to be there or be represented there as the record is closed when the hearing ends. There is no "paperwork" given to individual owners through the mail. Some companies will send notice of the hearing to owners beforehand, but notice in the county paper is sufficient. Sections 19 and 20 are in E. Tioga Field, along with sections in the township to the west. Case 10545 is a hearing to determine whether the 1280 temporary spacing for Bakken wells in that field should be made final or "proper." The first stage for wells in a wildcat area is temporary spacing and after a period of time when more data from the well is known, proper or permanent spacing is established. The field boundaries may or may not change between temporary and permanent spacing. If the field is expanded, the same field rules will apply to any new areas, i.e., one well per 1280 acres. Spacing is not an easy subject. There are a number of things involved in establishing spacing or ways that land can be spaced, but I'm not sure any of them are pertinent to you right now. Your concern about your interests in sec. 18, I don't quite understand. Section 17 and 18 will probably be made into a 1280 in the future. There are field rules regarding what distance a well must be from a neighboring unit boundary. You can't stop a well from being drilled on neighboring property if it is placed a legal distance away from your property. You should reference a previous discussion on here about drainage. The primary purpose of spacing rules is to provide for the orderly development of a pool, and not to prevent possible drainage between neighboring properties. --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Bakken Shale Discussion" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/bakken-shale-discussion?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
