Little Knife Oil Field -- Section 3-145-97 -- February 23, 2026

Four wells on a 2560-acre unit.

This is a case, not permits. It will be quite some time for this to start reporting production.  

Based on information from a reader some time ago, it appears the reader may be interested in the following.

From the March, 2026, NDIC hearing dockets, section 3 - 145-97:

A deed held by the reader: section 3-145-97.

Tax Year 2025: 1099's For Oasis, Whiting, And Enerplus -- February 14, 2026

Chord Energy: Oasis and Whiting merged to form Chord Energy and in turn Chord Energy bought Enerplus. 

Readers are telling me they have not necessarily received 1099s from each of these three companies.

AI prompt: Subject: 2026 IRS 1099. Enerplus, Oasis, and Whiting are now part of Chord Energy. Will Chord Energy send out a single 1099 for those three companies or will three separate 1099s be sent out?

Reply:  

A Reader Asked Why She Received A Division Order For A Well For Which She Was Already Receiving Royalties -- February 9, 2026

Done quickly: there may be typographical and content errors. 

ON THAT PAD, there are two sister wells with identical names except for one number (they have identical production histories; I assume they have identical drilling date histories); the reader should be getting royalties for both wells, and may, in fact, receive division orders for only one of the wells:

• 40567, BR, Burned Edge 1A-ULW
• 40566, BR, Burned Edge 2A-ULW

Note: the file number for the "2A" well was issued before the "1A" well. 

 The well:

The reader said the diivision order was dated 1-6-26.

Pertinent dates for this well:

• March 6, 2024: application for the well
• shortly thereafter requested 90-day delay in drilling
• spud: August 30, 2024
• TD reached (well reached total depth): September 2, 2024
• completed (fracked): April 23, 2025

I don't see anything that would explain the delay in receiving the division. I think this happens frequently; it is simply the paperwork catching up with the work going on in the field.

Burlington Resources typically waits a long time between drilling a well to depth and then completing (fracking) the well and maybe that's part of the reason. 

I don't see any change in ownership of the site between the time of the application and the date the well started producing and paying royalties. 

My advice: I would simply sign the division order and return it to BR with a cover letter noting the dates.

Reader Received An Offer For Purchase -- Dakota Energy -- Late 2025 -- Posted February 3, 2026

A reader asked me about an offer from Dakota Energy.

This appears to be a new offer for the reader from Dakota Energy.

It is an offer to PURCHASE the minerals.

The reader generally doesn't respond to requests to purchase.

The offer:

• the offer was based on November 17, 2025, data, the offer was received on February 3, 2026;
• two sections, would amount to a standard Bakken 1280-acre stand-up drilling unit:
• sections 26 / 27 - 157 - 103;
• Strandahl oil field;
• well of interest is the Kay Arnson well one section to the south
• well of interest is the Grimstvedt well, also one section to the south
• there was an old Madison well in this area; dry
• offer: $1,200 per mineral acre
• total offer: $2,000

I don't see any new permits in this area and certainly no new drilling. However, it has been my experience that when an offer is made, the landman is aware of something may be happening soon. 

Maps and wells of interest: 

Kay Arnson:

Grimstvedt: 

The local map:

The regional map: the offer is for minerals about 23 miles northwest of Williston: