Continental Resources, Inc. — Coordinated Multi-County Push With 87% Win Rate and 30 Pending Cases

Docket & Locations

Continental's active docket spans Divide, McKenzie, and Williams counties — the three counties named in its current momentum profile. All eight hearings on the June 25, 2026 docket are rated high-relevance. In Divide County, case 32957 targets the Juno-Bakken Pool at T.162N., R.96W. (Sections 3, 10, 15, 22) with a 100% progression probability; case 32895 covers adjacent sections 8, 17, and 20 of the same township, also at 100%. In McKenzie County, the Charlie Bob-Bakken Pool is the focus: spacing unit case 32776 seeks a 1,920-acre unit authorizing 4 wells across six sections of T.145N., R.98W. (prob: 99.9%), flanked by companion pooling cases 32805 and 32806 covering the same township at 99.9% each. In Williams County, the East Fork-Bakken Pool draws three pooling cases (32969, 32971, 32972) and the Hanson-Bakken Pool draws one (32955), all at 94.3%; a South Meadow-Bakken pooling case (32956) also sits at 94.3%. Case 32806 is the only greenfield location in the current batch.

Portfolio

Continental's North Dakota well inventory totals 3,610 wells. Of those, 2,544 are active and 2,509 are currently producing — a tight spread that indicates very little active-but-idle inventory. The plugged count stands at 187. Work types on record span the full development cycle: drilling rigs, frac crews, frac sand, new-pad dirt and construction, and water logistics and trucking — confirming Continental operates across all major service categories rather than relying on a narrow contractor base.

Recent Orders & Cases

Six orders were signed in a tight window around June 10–15, 2026. On June 15, Continental received a Commingling Authorization for a Central Production Facility in the Brooklyn-Bakken Pool, Williams County (Order 35911) — a sign of maturing infrastructure in that area. On June 12, two Forced Pooling Orders were signed in Divide County covering the Upland-Bakken Pool (Order 34519) and the Frazier-Bakken/Upland-Bakken Pool (Order 34520), alongside a Spacing Unit Amendment creating overlapping 3,840-acre units in the Frazier- and Upland-Bakken pools (Order 34498). Also on June 12, two field-rules applications were dismissed — one for the Upland-Bakken Pool (Order 35092, dismissed without prejudice) and one for the Frazier-Bakken Pool (Order 34806, dismissed) — and a spacing unit application for the Juno-Bakken Pool was dismissed (Order 35090). The Juno-Bakken dismissal is notable context: a new Juno-Bakken pooling case (32957) is now on the June 25 docket at 100% probability, suggesting Continental refiled or restructured its approach rather than abandoning the play. On June 10, a Forced Pooling Order was signed in Billings County for the St. Demetrius-Bakken Pool (Order 34585). The pending case list adds further Divide County pooling cases (32958, 32960, 32961, 32965, 32968) and a spacing unit case (32170) to the June 25 docket.

Momentum & Convergence

Continental's momentum metrics are uniformly strong: 30 pending cases, 13 high-probability, 24 wells authorized, an 87% win rate, and an average case probability of 82.1% — all converging on a June 25 hearing date. The ramp score of 49.7 is the sharpest single indicator: it captures not just volume but velocity of progression through the regulatory pipeline. The dismissed Juno-Bakken spacing application (Order 35090, June 12) followed immediately by a new Juno-Bakken pooling case at 100% probability on June 25 illustrates how Continental recalibrates quickly when a filing path closes. Across the three active counties, the pattern is consistent: spacing and pooling cases filed in coordinated clusters, high prior-well counts in most locations (7 prior wells in East Fork case 32970; 25 in East Fork case 32972; 3 in Juno case 32895), and a single true greenfield (case 32806, McKenzie) embedded within an otherwise brownfield expansion program.

Hearing locations