Silver Hill Energy Operating, LLC is a producing Bakken operator with a portfolio of 238 total wells, 151 active and 161 producing as of mid-2026. The company carries no pending docket cases at this moment, but a burst of five orders signed in April–May 2026 tells a more dynamic story: Silver Hill has been simultaneously establishing new spacing units, amending field rules, and dismissing superseded applications across the Stoneview-Bakken and North Tioga-Bakken pools in Divide, Burke, and Williams counties. The net picture is an operator that is actively rationalizing its regulatory footprint in northwest ND rather than sitting still — consolidating unit structures even while its near-term drilling queue shows no authorized wells pending.
Silver Hill's active regulatory geography centers on the Stoneview-Bakken and North Tioga-Bakken pools, with recent orders touching Divide, Burke, and Williams counties. Case 32788 — the most recent development location on record — covers Sections 24, 25, and 36 of T.160N., R.95W. in Divide County, requesting a 1,920-acre spacing unit authorizing up to 4 wells. The hearing was held April 23, 2026. The ML progression probability stood at 97.5% with a historical win rate of 1.0. The case area is not greenfield: 22 prior wells already exist within the footprint. There are currently no pending cases in the docket.
The total well count stands at 238, with 151 classified active and 4 plugged. Notably, 161 wells are producing — a figure that exceeds the active count, indicating that some wells outside the 'active' classification are nonetheless on production. The momentum indicators show zero pending cases, zero high-probability cases, and zero wells authorized, reflecting a quiet near-term drilling queue as of the as-of date.
Five orders were signed between April 6 and May 12, 2026. On April 6, Order 33932 dismissed a Gros Ventre Field matter in Burke County. On May 5, Order 34573 amended the North Tioga-Bakken spacing unit and modified field rules in Burke County, while Order 35008 granted a motion to dismiss a field rules amendment application covering the Stoneview-Bakken and North Tioga-Bakken pools in Divide County. On May 12, Order 34623 dismissed without prejudice the spacing unit application for the Stoneview-Bakken/North Tioga-Bakken pools in Divide County — the same day Order 35714 established a new, broader spacing unit and amended field rules across Divide, Burke, and Williams counties for those same two pools. The simultaneous dismissal and establishment on May 12 is the clearest signal of a deliberate unit consolidation.