Hess Bakken Investments II, LLC is one of the Bakken's larger operating entities, carrying a portfolio of 3,738 total wells — 1,769 active and 1,827 currently producing — spread across Williams, Mountrail, and McKenzie counties as of October 2026. The operator has been consistently active at the NDIC docket: three pooling orders and a spacing order were signed in September 2026 alone (Ross-Bakken in Mountrail; Rainbow-Bakken in Williams), following two Glass Bluff-Bakken pooling orders in McKenzie in July. On the pending side, Hess has four open cases — paired spacing-unit and pooling applications for the Dollar Joe-Bakken pool in Williams County (continued, hearing date 2026-08-26) and for the Wheelock-Bakken pool in Williams County (new, hearing date 2026-09-23) — plus a spacing-unit application for the Ross-Bakken pool in Mountrail County (new, hearing date 2026-08-26). No wells have been spudded or permitted under any of these pending cases yet. The operator's historical win rate sits at 0.83, and the momentum metrics show zero wells currently requested through the docket pipeline.
Hess Bakken Investments II, LLC currently has five open docket cases, all in Williams and Mountrail counties, across three Bakken pools. **Dollar Joe-Bakken, Williams County (Cases 32919 & 32933):** A paired spacing-unit and pooling application covering Sections 30, 31, T.156N., R.97W. and Sections 6, 7, T.155N., R.97W. Both cases were first heard 2026-06-24, have been continued twice, and are scheduled for 2026-08-26. The spacing-unit case requests 2,560 acres and 2 wells, with a progression probability of 96.2%. The companion pooling case carries a materially lower progression probability of 62.8%. There are 38 prior wells in this area; no wells have been spudded or permitted under these cases. The operator is the applicant on both. **Wheelock-Bakken, Williams County (Cases 33161 & 33176):** A paired spacing-unit and pooling application covering Sections 2, 11, 14, and 23, T.156N., R.98W. Both are new applications, first heard 2026-09-23, with no prior continuances. The spacing-unit case requests 2,560 acres and 2 wells. Both cases carry a progression probability of 100%. There are 9 prior wells in this area; no wells have been spudded or permitted. **Ross-Bakken, Mountrail County (Case 33090):** A spacing-unit application covering Sections 8, 9, 10, W/2 of Section 11 and Sections 8–12, T.156N., R.91W. New application, hearing date 2026-08-26. Requests 2,240 acres and 5 wells, with a progression probability of 98.7%. There are 33 prior wells in this area; no wells have been spudded or permitted. The operator is the applicant.
As of 2026-10-01, Hess Bakken Investments II, LLC holds a total of 3,738 wells in its ND portfolio. Of these, 1,769 are classified as active and 1,177 as plugged. Currently producing wells number 1,827. The scale of the plugged inventory relative to the active count reflects the operator's long tenure in the basin — this is not a startup position.
The operator has received eight signed orders since July 2026, spanning three counties and three pools. **Ross-Bakken, Mountrail County:** Three pooling orders (36112, 36113, 36114) were signed on 2026-09-29 — a cluster that signals active regulatory processing in this pool even as the companion spacing-unit case (33090) remains pending. **Rainbow-Bakken, Williams County:** Two pooling orders (35531, 35530) and one spacing order (35503) were signed on 2026-09-17, completing a full spacing-and-pooling cycle for this pool. **Glass Bluff-Bakken, McKenzie County:** Two pooling orders (35681, 35682) were signed on 2026-07-17, covering the Glass Bluff-Bakken pool and the Glass Bluff and/or Elk-Bakken pools.
Hess Bakken Investments II, LLC carries a historical win rate of 0.83 across its NDIC docket cases. The model's progression probabilities for its current pending cases range from 62.8% (Dollar Joe-Bakken pooling) to 100% (both Wheelock-Bakken cases), with the Ross-Bakken spacing unit at 98.7% and the Dollar Joe-Bakken spacing unit at 96.2%. The Dollar Joe pooling case is the only open case sitting meaningfully below the operator's historical rate.