As of 2026-10-08, Marathon Oil Co. is a large-scale Bakken operator with 1,327 total wells, 1,041 active, and 1,051 producing now — all in North Dakota. Its current regulatory activity is concentrated entirely in Dunn County, where it has 1 pending case scheduled for a hearing on 2026-10-21 (Case 32210, a spacing unit in the Wolf Bay, Werner-Bakken pool requesting 6 wells across 2,560 acres). That case has been continued 12 times since its first hearing on 2025-10-22 and carries a progression probability of 100%. Separately, a cluster of 7 additional cases filed under the Marathon Oil Company LLC entity — covering the Bailey-Bakken and Bailey, Lake Ilo-Bakken pools in T.145N., R.93W. — were heard or pending as of 2026-09-23, all rated high relevance. Work-type exposure spans drilling rigs, frac crews, frac sand, new-pad dirt and construction, and water logistics and trucking.
Marathon's sole upcoming hearing is Case 32210 on 2026-10-21 in Dunn County — a spacing unit application for the Wolf Bay, Werner-Bakken pool covering Sections 5, 8, 17, and 20 of T.146N., R.92W. The case requests 6 wells across 2,560 acres and is listed as 'continued pending,' having first appeared on the docket on 2025-10-22 and accumulated 12 continuances. Its progression probability is 100% and its momentum ramp score is 7.0. No signed order appears in recent_orders for this case. Seven additional cases — all in Dunn County, all filed by Marathon Oil Company LLC — were scheduled for 2026-09-23 hearings. These span three pools: Bailey-Bakken (Cases 33168 spacing, 33171 pooling) and Bailey, Lake Ilo-Bakken (Cases 33169, 33170 spacing; 33172, 33173 pooling), plus Moccasin Creek-Bakken (Case 32211 spacing). All are 'new pending' or 'continued pending' with no spudded or permitted wells recorded. Progression probabilities across these cases range from 99.5% to 100%. None have a signed order in the bundle.
Marathon carries 1,327 total wells in North Dakota, of which 1,041 are active and 1,051 are producing now. Only 89 wells are plugged. Work-type exposure covers the full development cycle: drilling rigs, frac crews, frac sand, new-pad dirt and construction, and water logistics and trucking — consistent with an operator running simultaneous pad construction and completion operations.
The bundle surfaces two distinct legal-entity names filing in Dunn County concurrently: 'Marathon Oil Co.' (Cases 32210, 32211) and 'Marathon Oil Company LLC' (Cases 33168–33173). Both entities list themselves as both operator and applicant on their respective cases. The historical win rate cited for the LLC entity is 85%; the momentum win rate for the Co. entity's active pipeline is 100%. No named individuals appear in the bundle.
Marathon's near-term momentum is concentrated in a single pending case (Case 32210) requesting 6 wells, with a momentum average probability of 100% and a ramp score of 7.0. All activity is in Dunn County. The next hearing date is 2026-10-21. Because Case 32210 has already been continued 12 times, it can be continued again; a hearing date does not guarantee resolution.
| Case | County | Pool | Precision | Map |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 32210 | Dunn | Wolf Bay, Werner-Bakken | legal | 📍 map |