as of 2026-10-08

EOG Resources, Inc. — Mountrail-heavy Bakken operator with 10 pending cases, 17 requested wells, and a single-day docket on 2026-10-22

645

Producing now

1,314

Total wells

Pending cases

Wells requested

79%

Win rate

2026-10-22

Next hearing

Producing now645 / 1,314

Active (status A/AC)629 / 1,314

Plugged / abandoned127 / 1,314

EOG Resources, Inc. is a large, active Bakken operator in North Dakota with 1,314 total wells, 629 active, and 645 producing as of 2026-10-08. Its regulatory pipeline is concentrated almost entirely in Mountrail County, with one McKenzie case in the mix. All 10 pending cases are set for the 2026-10-22 hearing, requesting 17 wells across spacing-unit and well-authorization dockets spanning the Parshall-Bakken, Kittleson Slough-Bakken, Ross-Bakken, and Clarks Creek-Bakken pools. Four Clear Water-Bakken pooling orders were signed on 2026-09-29, closing out the most recent wave of regulatory work. The operator carries a 79% historical win rate and an average case probability of 75.8%, with 6 of its 10 pending cases scoring above 90% probability of progression.

What stands out

EOG just closed a four-order Clear Water-Bakken pooling sweep in a single day (2026-09-29), signaling a deliberate block-assembly strategy in T.157N., R.90W./R.91W. — and zero wells have been spudded or permitted against any of those four cases yet, meaning the drill queue behind those orders is entirely open.
The 2026-10-22 docket is unusually concentrated: all 10 pending cases land on one hearing date, meaning a single session could either clear or stall the entire near-term well-authorization pipeline of 17 requested wells — with no scheduling buffer if cases are continued.
The two Parshall-Bakken spacing cases (33189 and 33191) are already on their second hearing after being continued from 2026-09-24 — they carry 98.8% and 96.0% progression probabilities respectively, but the prior continuance is a reminder that even high-confidence cases can slip again.
The Kittleson Slough-Bakken case (33265) is EOG's single highest-stakes item on the docket — 4 requested wells across 2,240 acres, a 100% progression probability, and 50 prior wells in the area — yet it is a brand-new application with no continuance history, making it the cleanest near-term opportunity on the sheet.

Docket & Locations

EOG's active regulatory footprint sits in two counties: Mountrail (9 of 10 pending cases) and McKenzie (1 pending case). The next — and only — scheduled hearing date is 2026-10-22. Cases span four Bakken pools: Parshall-Bakken, Kittleson Slough-Bakken, Ross-Bakken (all Mountrail), and Clarks Creek-Bakken (McKenzie). The momentum ramp score is 22.9, reflecting the concentration of activity heading into that single hearing date. Work types active in EOG's orbit include drilling rigs, frac crews, frac sand, new-pad dirt & construction, rentals & workforce, and water logistics & trucking.

sources: mom-pending, mom-next_hearing, mom-counties, mom-ramp, hr-33265, hr-33263, hr-33189, hr-33191, hr-33262, hr-33261, hr-33264, hr-33274, case-33264

Portfolio

EOG holds 1,314 total wells in North Dakota, of which 629 are active and 645 are producing now. 127 wells have been plugged. The producing count slightly exceeding the active count is consistent with a mature, high-density Bakken position where production accounting and operational status classifications can diverge.

sources: port-total, port-active, port-plugged, port-producing_now

Recent Orders, Cases & Names

Five orders have been signed recently. Four pooling orders (Nos. 36141–36144) covering the Clear Water-Bakken Pool in Mountrail County were all signed on 2026-09-29, corresponding to EOG's four pooling applications (cases 33131–33134) heard on 2026-08-27. A fifth order (No. 35903), a pooling order for the Clarks Creek-Bakken Pool in McKenzie County, was signed on 2026-08-17. None of the four Clear Water cases have recorded spuds or permits yet. On the pending side, 8 cases appear in the docket for 2026-10-22. Two spacing-unit cases in the Parshall-Bakken (33189, 33191) were continued from a 2026-09-24 first hearing; both are EOG applications. New first-hearing cases include spacing units in the Kittleson Slough-Bakken (33265, 4 requested wells, 2,240 acres, 100% progression probability) and Ross-Bakken (33263, 2 requested wells, 1,280 acres, 99.3% probability), plus well-authorization cases in the Ross-Bakken (33261, 33262, each 1 requested well, ~89–90% probability) and Parshall-Bakken (33274, 2 requested wells, 48.1% probability). The McKenzie spacing case (33264, Clarks Creek-Bakken, 1 requested well, 1,280 acres) carries a 79.8% probability. The operator's historical win rate is 79% and average case probability across the pending docket is 75.8%.

sources: ord-36141, ord-36142, ord-36143, ord-36144, ord-35903, case-33131, case-33132, case-33133, case-33134, hr-33265, hr-33263, hr-33189, hr-33191, hr-33262, hr-33261, hr-33264, hr-33274, mom-win_rate, mom-avg_prob, mom-high_prob, mom-wells_auth

Hearing locations

Case	County	Pool	Precision	Map
33265	Mountrail	Kittleson Slough-Bakken Pool	legal	📍 map
33263	Mountrail	Ross-Bakken Pool	legal	📍 map
33189	Mountrail	Parshall-Bakken	legal	📍 map
33191	Mountrail	Parshall-Bakken	legal	📍 map
33262	Mountrail	Ross-Bakken Pool	legal	📍 map
33261	Mountrail	Ross-Bakken Pool	legal	📍 map
33264	McKenzie	Clarks Creek-Bakken Pool	legal	📍 map
33274	Mountrail	Parshall-Bakken Pool	legal	📍 map
33260	Mountrail	Parshall-Bakken Pool	legal	📍 map
33259	Mountrail	Parshall-Bakken Pool	legal	📍 map