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NORTH BAKKEN EXPANSION PROJECT Resource Report 6 Revised Appendices • Appendix 6A, Summary of Oil and Gas Wells within 0.25 Mile of the Proposed Project • Appendix 6B, Paleontological Assessment for the North Bakken Expansion Project, North Dakota NORTH BAKKEN EXPANSION PROJECT Resource Report 6 APPENDIX 6A Summary of Oil and Gas Wells within 0.25 Mile of the Proposed Project North Bakken Expansion Project Resource Report 6 – Appendix 6A APPENDIX 6A North Bakken Expansion Project Summary of Oil and Gas Wells Within 0.25 Mile of the Proposed Project Distance From Nearest Project Workspace Well Operator/ Facility/Milepost Workspace (feet) Well Name Owner Well Status Tioga-Elkhorn Creek 0.6 Tioga-Elkhorn Creek 853 TI-Larson-157-95 2536h-1 Hess Bakken Investments II, LLC Active 0.9 Tioga-Elkhorn Creek 874 Tioga-Madison Unit I-111 Amerada Hess Corporation Plugged and Abandoned 1.1 Tioga-Elkhorn Creek 496 Tioga-Madison Unit H-110 Amerada Hess Corporation Plugged and Abandoned 1.5 Tioga-Elkhorn Creek 862 Tioga-Madison Unit H-108 Hess Bakken Investments II, LLC Plugged and Abandoned 2.2 Tioga-Elkhorn Creek 591 Leroy Nelson Tract 3 2 Amerada Hess Corporation DRY 5.2 Tioga-Elkhorn Creek 1196 Michael Douglas 8-5h Murex Petroleum Corporation Location 5.2 Tioga-Elkhorn Creek 2708 Eskeland Herfindahl 7-6h Murex Petroleum Corporation Active 5.3 Tioga-Elkhorn Creek 732 Jacquie Lisset 5-8h Murex Petroleum Corporation Active 5.3 Tioga-Elkhorn Creek 1011 Beaver Lodge-Madison Unit O-29 Amerada Hess Corporation Plugged and Abandoned 5.5 Tioga-Elkhorn Creek 471 Beaver Lodge-Madison Unit P- Amerada Hess Corporation Plugged and Abandoned 28 a 5.7 Tioga-Elkhorn Creek 789 Beaver Lodge-Madison Unit O-27 Amerada Hess Corporation Plugged and Abandoned 5.8 Tioga-Elkhorn Creek 571 BLMU P-27h Hess Bakken Investments II, LLC Plugged and Abandoned 5.8 Tioga-Elkhorn Creek 324 BLMU P-27ah Hess Bakken Investments II, LLC Inactive (Shut-In >= 3 months and <= 12 Months) 5.9 Tioga-Elkhorn Creek 879 Beaver Lodge-Madison Unit P-26 Amerada Hess Corporation Plugged and Abandoned 6.0 Tioga-Elkhorn Creek 948 Beaver Lodge-Devonian Unit I- Hess Bakken Investments II, LLC Abandoned (Shut-In > 12 315 months) 6.2 Tioga-Elkhorn Creek 939 BLMU O-25 Bh Hess Bakken Investments II, LLC Inactive (Shut-In >= 3 months and <= 12 Months) 6.2 Tioga-Elkhorn Creek 1155 Beaver Lodge-Madison Unit O- Amerada Hess Corporation Plugged and Abandoned 25a 6.3 Tioga-Elkhorn Creek 572 Beaver Lodge-Madison Unit N-26 Amerada Hess Corporation Plugged and Abandoned 6.6 Tioga-Elkhorn Creek 733 Beaver Lodge-Madison Unit M-25 Amerada Hess Corporation Plugged and Abandoned 6.6 Tioga-Elkhorn Creek 1218 BLDU H-315 Hess Bakken Investments II, LLC Plugged and Abandoned 6.8 Tioga-Elkhorn Creek 199 Beaver Lodge-Devonian Unit G- Hess Bakken Investments II, LLC Plugged and Abandoned 315 6.8 Tioga-Elkhorn Creek 631 Beaver Lodge-Madison Unit L-26 Hess Corporation Plugged and Abandoned Final 6A-1 September 2020 North Bakken Expansion Project Resource Report 6 – Appendix 6A APPENDIX 6A (cont’d) North Bakken Expansion Project Summary of Oil and Gas Wells Within 0.25 Mile of the Proposed Project Distance From Nearest Project Workspace Well Operator/ Facility/Milepost Workspace (feet) Well Name Owner Well Status 6.9 Tioga-Elkhorn Creek 611 Beaver Lodge-Ordovician Unit 7 Hess Bakken Investments II, LLC Plugged and Abandoned 7.1 Tioga-Elkhorn Creek 722 Beaver Lodge-Madison Unit K-25 Hess Bakken Investments II, LLC Plugged and Abandoned 7.2 Tioga-Elkhorn Creek 870 Nels Anderson 1 Amerada Hess Corporation DRY 7.7 Tioga-Elkhorn Creek 307 Knutson-Walla Unit 1 Hunt Oil Company Permit Now Cancelled 7.8 Tioga-Elkhorn Creek 1199 Josie Knutson 1 Hunt Oil Company DRY 12.3 Tioga-Elkhorn Creek 1901 Bl-Kerbaugh-156-96-3427h-1 Hess Bakken Investments II, LLC Active 12.4 Tioga-Elkhorn Creek 349 BL-Olson-Lw-155-96-0310h-1 Hess Bakken Investments II, LLC Location 12.4 Tioga-Elkhorn Creek 382 BL-Olson-155-96-0310h-5 Hess Bakken Investments II, LLC Location 12.4 Tioga-Elkhorn Creek 415 BL-Olson-155-96-0310h-4 Hess Bakken Investments II, LLC Location 12.4 Tioga-Elkhorn Creek 448 BL-Olson-155-96-0310h-3 Hess Bakken Investments II, LLC Location 12.4 Tioga-Elkhorn Creek 481 BL-Olson-155-96-0310h-2 Hess Bakken Investments II, LLC Location 12.5 Tioga-Elkhorn Creek 1832 Beaver Lodge-Devonian Unit B- Hess Bakken Investments II, LLC Abandoned (Shut-In > 12 months) 308I 13.1 Tioga-Elkhorn Creek 1827 Beaver Lodge-Devonian Unit B- Hess Bakken Investments II, LLC Plugged and Abandoned 307 13.1 Tioga-Elkhorn Creek 4467 Beaver Lodge-Madison Unit C-9 Amerada Hess Corporation Plugged and Abandoned 13.1 Tioga-Elkhorn Creek 498 Halvor Davidson 1 C.W. Williams & O.D. Clark DRY 13.3 Tioga-Elkhorn Creek 3209 Beaver Lodge-Madison Unit B-8 Amerada Hess Corporation Plugged and Abandoned 14.0 Tioga-Elkhorn Creek 190 Beaver Lodge-Devonian Unit A- Hess Bakken Investments II, LLC Abandoned (Shut-In > 12 months) 305 14.1 Tioga-Elkhorn Creek 594 Oford Boe 1 Amerada Hess Corporation DRY 14.2 Tioga-Elkhorn Creek 1356 BL-Olson-155-96-1003h-1 Hess Bakken Investments II, LLC Active 14.3 Tioga-Elkhorn Creek 990 BL-Olson-Lw-155-96-1003h-1 Hess Bakken Investments II, LLC Permit Now Cancelled 14.3 Tioga-Elkhorn Creek 958 BL-Olson-155-96-1003H-2PNC Hess Bakken Investments II, LLC Permit Now Cancelled 14.3 Tioga-Elkhorn Creek 925 BL-Olson-155-96-1003H-3PNC Hess Bakken Investments II, LLC Permit Now Cancelled 14.3 Tioga-Elkhorn Creek 892 BL-Olson-155-96-1003H-4PNC Hess Bakken Investments II, LLC Permit Now Cancelled Final 6A-2 September 2020 North Bakken Expansion Project Resource Report 6 – Appendix 6A APPENDIX 6A (cont’d) North Bakken Expansion Project Summary of Oil and Gas Wells Within 0.25 Mile of the Proposed Project Distance From Nearest Project Workspace Well Operator/ Facility/Milepost Workspace (feet) Well Name Owner Well Status 14.3 Tioga-Elkhorn Creek 859 BL-Olson-155-96-1003H-5PNC Hess Bakken Investments II, LLC Permit Now Cancelled 14.3 Tioga-Elkhorn Creek 826 BL-Olson-155-96-1003H-6PNC Hess Bakken Investments II, LLC Permit Now Cancelled 16.6 Tioga-Elkhorn Creek 748 Hanson 27-22 Amerada Hess Corporation DRY 17.1 Tioga-Elkhorn Creek 219 Boe 27-24 Amerada Hess Corporation Permit Now Cancelled 17.5 Tioga-Elkhorn Creek 403 Brownell 34-11 Amerada Hess Corporation DRY 18.0 Tioga-Elkhorn Creek 1917 Mortenson 33-44 Murex Petroleum Corporation Plugged and Abandoned 19.2 Tioga-Elkhorn Creek 545 Woodrow 34x-32 XTO Energy Inc Active 19.7 Tioga-Elkhorn Creek 707 Helen 11x-5 XTO Energy Inc Active 19.8 Tioga-Elkhorn Creek 696 Woodrow N. Sveen Et Ux 1 Home-Stake Production Co. DRY 21.9 Tioga-Elkhorn Creek 557 Kenneth 11x-17f XTO Energy Inc Confidential 21.9 Tioga-Elkhorn Creek 528 Kenneth 11x-17b XTO Energy Inc Confidential 21.9 Tioga-Elkhorn Creek 498 Kenneth 11x-17e XTO Energy Inc Confidential 21.9 Tioga-Elkhorn Creek 469 Kenneth 11x-17a XTO Energy Inc Confidential 22.4 Tioga-Elkhorn Creek 1526 Arley 21x-18b XTO Energy Inc Active 22.4 Tioga-Elkhorn Creek 1595 Arley 21x-18e XTO Energy Inc Active 22.4 Tioga-Elkhorn Creek 1572 Arley 21x-18a XTO Energy Inc Active 22.4 Tioga-Elkhorn Creek 1549 Arley 21x-18f XTO Energy Inc Active 26.2 Tioga-Elkhorn Creek 860 Lundstrom 44-36h Encore Operating, L.P. Permit Now Cancelled 26.2 Tioga-Elkhorn Creek 758 Ruby State Federal 34x-36d XTO Energy Inc Confidential 26.2 Tioga-Elkhorn Creek 774 Ruby State Federal 34x-36c XTO Energy Inc Confidential 26.2 Tioga-Elkhorn Creek 1174 Ruby State Federal 34x-36f XTO Energy Inc Active 26.2 Tioga-Elkhorn Creek 1176 Ruby State Federal 34x-36b XTO Energy Inc Active 26.2 Tioga-Elkhorn Creek 1184 Ruby State Federal 34x-36a XTO Energy Inc Active 26.2 Tioga-Elkhorn Creek 1189 Ruby State Federal 34x-36e XTO Energy Inc Active 26.2 Tioga-Elkhorn Creek 1180 Ruby State 34x-36g XTO Energy Inc Active Final 6A-3 September 2020 North Bakken Expansion Project Resource Report 6 – Appendix 6A APPENDIX 6A (cont’d) North Bakken Expansion Project Summary of Oil and Gas Wells Within 0.25 Mile of the Proposed Project Distance From Nearest Project Workspace Well Operator/ Facility/Milepost Workspace (feet) Well Name Owner Well Status 26.2 Tioga-Elkhorn Creek 765 Ruby State Federal 34x-36gxh XTO Energy Inc Confidential 26.2 Tioga-Elkhorn Creek 751 Ruby State Federal 34x-36h XTO Energy Inc Confidential 26.4 Tioga-Elkhorn Creek 507 Gunslinger Federal 16-1-12tf2h Slawson Exploration Company, Inc. Permit Now Cancelled 26.4 Tioga-Elkhorn Creek 468 Gunslinger Federal 5-1-12h Slawson Exploration Company, Inc. Not Completed (Drilled to TD, Awaiting Completion) 26.4 Tioga-Elkhorn Creek 429 Gunslinger Federal 7-1-12tfh Slawson Exploration Company, Inc. Not Completed (Drilled to TD, Awaiting Completion) 26.4 Tioga-Elkhorn Creek 507 Gunslinger Federal 6-1-12tfh Slawson Exploration Company, Inc. Not Completed (Drilled to TD, Awaiting Completion) 26.4 Tioga-Elkhorn Creek 390 Gunslinger Federal 4-1-12h Slawson Exploration Company, Inc. Inactive (Shut-In >= 3 months and <= 12 Months) 26.4 Tioga-Elkhorn Creek 351 Gunslinger Federal 15-1-12tf2h Slawson Exploration Company, Inc. Confidential 26.7 Tioga-Elkhorn Creek 802 Wold Federal 42-1-1h Whiting Oil And Gas Corporation Active 26.7 Tioga-Elkhorn Creek 795 Wold Federal 42-1-1tfh Whiting Oil And Gas Corporation Active 26.7 Tioga-Elkhorn Creek 791 Wold Federal 42-1-2h Whiting Oil And Gas Corporation Active 26.7 Tioga-Elkhorn Creek 789 Wold Federal 42-1-2tfh Whiting Oil And Gas Corporation Active 26.7 Tioga-Elkhorn Creek 790 Wold Federal 42-1-3h Whiting Oil And Gas Corporation
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