Prima Exploration, Inc. is a modest North Dakota Bakken operator carrying a portfolio of 45 total wells, 24 active and 22 currently producing, with no pending docket activity as of June 2026. The company recently cleared two regulatory milestones — a field-extension spacing order in McKenzie County (Beicegel Creek-Bakken) and a forced pooling order in Divide County (Smoky Butte-Bakken, signed 28 May 2026) — both progressed to order status but neither yet backed by a permit or a spud. The pipeline is thin and deliberate: spacing is approved, the clock is ticking on permits, and the next move is entirely Prima's.
Prima has two active development locations, both at stage-rank 0 ('Spacing approved — no permit yet'). Case 32613 is a field extension in McKenzie County, T.145N., R.99W., Sections 2, 11, 14, and 23, targeting the Beicegel Creek-Bakken pool on a 2,560-acre spacing unit; it first appeared at hearing on 26 February 2026 and progressed to order by 28 May 2026, with 4 wells authorized. Case 32863 is a pooling application in Divide County, T.160N., R.100W., Sections 22, 27, and 34, targeting the Smoky Butte-Bakken pool; it was heard and progressed to order on 27 May 2026. Neither location has a permit or a spud date. There are no pending cases and no upcoming hearings on the docket.
Prima's total well count stands at 45, of which 24 are active and 22 are producing now. Only 2 wells are plugged. The producing base is concentrated — nearly all active wells are on production — suggesting a mature, low-churn inventory with limited near-term organic decline from plugging activity.
The sole recent order on record is Order 35789, a Forced Pooling Order signed 28 May 2026, covering Divide County's Smoky Butte-Bakken Pool. Forced pooling in North Dakota is a standard regulatory mechanism used when an operator cannot reach voluntary agreement with all mineral-interest owners; its issuance here confirms that at least some interests in the Smoky Butte unit were non-consenting at the time of the hearing.
The Beicegel Creek-McKenzie cell (Case 32613) had 2 prior wells before the new spacing order; the Smoky Butte-Divide cell (Case 32863) had 9. Both are therefore established, non-greenfield positions. The contrast in prior-well density between the two locations is notable: McKenzie is an early-stage expansion while Divide is a denser, more mature unit where Prima is now locking in remaining interests.