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access road
Not required on every well. Depending on location, an access road is built to allow vehicles and equipment onto the wellsite. Generally, they are placed to provide the shortest, most direct and safest [..]
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Acreage needed for drilling
Sufficient for safe operation of the drill rig, completion equipment and other development activities. A site for a typical Bakken single horizontal well is between 4 to 6 acres; multiple-well pad is [..]
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Acreage needed for production
Less than for development, it is sufficient for safe operation of routine production and follows the interim reclamation of well site; typically, it is about 25 percent less acreage than for drilling [..]
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completion
After drilling, the well bore is lined and sealed to prevent contact with its surroundings. Equipment is set up to pump fluids into the formation under enough pressure to fracture the rock and allow o [..]
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correlative rights
For mineral owners, it is the right to their share of the field’s mineral resources and to be protected from wasteful practices by others in the field.
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dominant estate
Underground minerals are considered dominant over the surface estate since the minerals cannot be produced without reasonable access to the surface.
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Fair compensation for surface damages
In the past, common law did not require mineral owners to compensate the surface owner for access, however now, many areas in the US and elsewhere require some form of payment for damages to the surfa [..]
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Horizontal well
Most Bakken wells are drilled vertically for several thousand feet. The drill bit is then diverted until it is moving horizontally within the upper and lower boundaries of the Bakken formation and con [..]
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Land value estimates
Valuation data can be obtained through two generally available statewide reports (see: ND Farm Business Management Report, and USDA ND Annual Report) and through local real estate brokers and appraise [..]
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Notice of drilling operations
The company must provide the surface owner with a notice of drilling at least 20 days prior to commencement of operations. The notice of drilling describes the company’s plan of work and operations in [..]
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