🛢️ Jefferson Federal 5003 42-14 5B

Whiting Petroleum & Gas · McKenzie County, ND · File #41435 · Generated 2026-02-05 16:16

📊 Signals (4)

Tier	Signal	Date	Service Impact
Tier 2	Wet shoe configuration used for toe initiation, allowing wireline perforating without tubing 📄 Details of Standard Wet Shoe Enables cost-effective completion by avoiding more expensive perforating methods	Unknown	Completions / Frac
Tier 3	Wellbore traverses adjacent spacing unit, requiring notification to offset operator⏰ TIME-SENSITIVE 📄 Letter to NDIC re: Jefferson Federal 5003 42-14 2B, 3B, 4B, 5B, 10BX Indicates complex pad layout with inter-unit drilling, not typical for isolated wells	2025-10-23	General Oilfield Services
Tier 3	Waiver requested for open hole logs, citing sufficient offset well logs within 1 mile 📄 WELL SUNDRY FORM for Open Hole Log Waiver Reduces logging costs by leveraging nearby well data, uncommon in standard operations	2025-05-20	Regulatory / Permitting
Tier 3	Anticollision analysis shows minimum separation factors as low as 2.027 with adjacent wells on pad 📄 Anticollision Report Tight spacing on five-well pad requires precise directional control, beyond standard single-well planning	2023-10-11	Directional Drilling

Optimize Middle Bakken exposure through precise landing adjustments and software-assisted steering

Multiple target adjustments from 10,774' to 10,776' TVD, use of Starsteer software, 100% exposure achieved
Minimize completion costs via wet shoe configuration for efficient perforating

Intentional over-displacement of cement to create uncemented annulus for wireline access
Ensure regulatory compliance in multi-spacing unit and federal mineral context

Waiver requests, notifications to adjacent operators, and BLM involvement

Completion services (perforating, fracturing)

Well reached TD on October 3, 2025, and is awaiting completion; wet shoe design facilitates immediate wireline operations

Directional drilling and MWD services

Tight anticollision margins on pad suggest ongoing need for precise directional control in future wells