as of 2026-08-27

SOGC, LLC — McKenzie-focused Bakken operator in active regulatory push, 18 wells authorized pending, 85% win rate

Producing now

139

Total wells

Pending cases

Wells authorized

85%

Win rate

2026-08-27

Next hearing

Producing now92 / 139

Active (status A/AC)89 / 139

Plugged / abandoned9 / 139

SOGC, LLC is a North Dakota Bakken operator with 139 total wells (89 active, 92 producing) concentrated in McKenzie and Mountrail counties. The company is in the middle of a dense regulatory sprint: 6 pending cases, all rated high-relevance, with 18 wells authorized across pending spacing applications and a momentum ramp score of 24.0. Every active case sits in the Lone Butte-Bakken Pool (McKenzie) or the Sanish/Alger-Bakken pools (Mountrail). Four orders were signed on a single day in August 2026 covering Mountrail spacing and pooling, confirming the commission is actively processing SOGC's docket. The next hearing is August 27, 2026.

What stands out

Near-certain regulatory confidence: the three August 27 cases all carry 100% progression probability, and the September 24 spacing case sits at 99.5% — well above SOGC's already-strong 85% historical win rate. The gap between the operator's track record and the model's case-level confidence signals unusually clean applications with no procedural friction.
SOGC is running a paired spacing-plus-pooling strategy in lockstep: each spacing unit application (cases 33114 and 33197) is bracketed by two companion pooling cases covering the exact same PLSS sections on the same hearing date. This is a deliberate sequencing to lock up both the unit geometry and the working-interest consolidation in a single commission cycle — minimizing the window for third-party interference.
The September 24 spacing case (33197) seeks authorization for 10 wells across 2,240 acres — larger in well count than the August 27 spacing case (8 wells, 1,920 acres) — suggesting SOGC is stepping up density as it moves southward through T.147N., R.98W. The footprint is expanding, not just replicating.
Four orders were signed on a single date (August 21, 2026) covering Mountrail spacing and pooling, while a McKenzie dismissal (order 35087) was issued July 27 in the Beicegel Creek/Ranch Creek pools — indicating SOGC is simultaneously closing out one McKenzie play and accelerating a new one (Lone Butte-Bakken) rather than spreading effort evenly.

Docket & Locations

All 6 pending cases are filed in McKenzie County and target the Lone Butte-Bakken Pool, anchored in T.147N., R.98W. The August 27 cluster covers Sections 9, 10, 11, 12, 16, and 21; the September 24 cluster extends the same township southward to include the N/2 of Section 28. Mountrail County activity (Sanish-Bakken and Alger-Bakken pools, T.154–155N., R.92W.) recently converted from pending to signed orders, with 4 orders executed on August 21, 2026. A dismissal in the Beicegel Creek-Bakken/Ranch Creek-Bakken pools (McKenzie) was issued July 27, 2026, closing that line of work.

sources: mom-counties, hr-33114, hr-33121, hr-33122, hr-33197, hr-33213, hr-33214, ord-35988, ord-35866, ord-35883, ord-35882, ord-35087

Portfolio

SOGC carries 139 total wells: 89 active, 92 currently producing, and 9 plugged. The producing count exceeding the active count is a data point worth confirming with the operator, but as reported it suggests a broad base of wells contributing to production. Work types on record span the full development cycle: drilling rigs, frac crews, frac sand, new-pad dirt and construction, and water logistics and trucking — consistent with a self-sufficient pad-development operator rather than a pure working-interest holder.

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

Recent Orders & Cases

The most recent signed orders (35988, 35866, 35883, 35882 — all August 21, 2026) cover field rules amendments, a spacing order, and two pooling orders in Mountrail County's Sanish-Bakken and Alger-Bakken pools. These close out the Mountrail regulatory cycle that began with case 32954 (first heard June 25, 2026) and case 33038 (heard July 30, 2026). On the pending side, 6 cases are queued across two hearing dates (August 27 and September 24, 2026), all in McKenzie County. The 3 August 27 cases carry 100% progression probability; the 2 September 24 pooling cases (33213, 33214) carry 99.9% probability; the September 24 spacing case (33197) carries 99.5%. SOGC's historical win rate across all cases is 85%.

sources: ord-35988, ord-35866, ord-35883, ord-35882, ord-35087, hr-33121, hr-33122, hr-33114, hr-33213, hr-33214, hr-33197, mom-win_rate, mom-pending

Momentum & Pipeline

SOGC's momentum ramp is 24.0 with 6 pending cases and 18 wells authorized across active spacing applications. The average progression probability across pending cases is 99.9%. The next hearing date is August 27, 2026. Of the 6 pending cases, all 6 are rated high-relevance and all are classified as new pending — none have been continued, which is consistent with clean, uncontested filings. Two of the 7 dev locations are flagged greenfield (cases 33121 and 33213, covering Sections 10–12, T.147N., R.98W.), while the remainder build on areas with prior well history ranging from 3 to 56 prior wells.

sources: mom-ramp, mom-pending, mom-wells_auth, mom-avg_prob, mom-next_hearing, mom-high_prob, hr-33121, hr-33213, hr-33114, hr-33122, hr-33197, hr-33214

Hearing locations

Case	County	Pool	Precision	Map
33121	McKenzie	Lone Butte-Bakken	legal	📍 map
33122	McKenzie	Lone Butte-Bakken	legal	📍 map
33114	McKenzie	Lone Butte-Bakken	legal	📍 map
33214	McKenzie County	Lone Butte-Bakken Pool	legal	📍 map
33213	McKenzie County	Lone Butte-Bakken Pool	legal	📍 map
33197	McKenzie County	Lone Butte-Bakken Pool	legal	📍 map