EN-Will Trust A- 157-94-2734H-5 - Intelligence Brief

📊 Signals (3)

Tier	Signal	Date	Service Impact
Tier 3	Suspension of drilling for up to 90 days approved, planning to set surface casing with smaller freshwater-based rig, then mobilize larger rig within 90 days; approximate start date 9/29/2025.⏰ TIME-SENSITIVE 📄 Sundry Form for Well File No.: 41769, Suspension of Drilling Non-standard phased drilling approach to avoid casing wear in vertical/curve sections, prioritizing cost and time savings over continuous operations.	2025-09-29	Drilling Rigs
Tier 3	Waiver of open hole logs requested, citing sufficient logs from offsetting well EN-Will Trust 14-23 (NDIC# 5831), with GR-CBL to be run from TD to ground level. 📄 Sundry Form for Well File No.: 41769, Request for Consideration/Waiver, Type of Work: Open Hole Log Waiver Deviation from standard NDIC Rule 43-02-03-31 requiring open hole logs, indicating cost-saving intent by leveraging existing offset data.	2025-04-04	Regulatory / Permitting
Tier 3	Waiver requested for adjacent unit notification under Order No. 31848 and 31973, as operator owns the adjacent units. 📄 Letter from Derek Abrahamsen dated March 18, 2025 Self-waiver due to intra-company operations, reducing regulatory overhead for multi-unit development.	2025-03-18	Regulatory / Permitting

Tier

Signal

Date

Service Impact

Tier 3

Suspension of drilling for up to 90 days approved, planning to set surface casing with smaller freshwater-based rig, then mobilize larger rig within 90 days; approximate start date 9/29/2025.⏰ TIME-SENSITIVE
📄 Sundry Form for Well File No.: 41769, Suspension of Drilling
Non-standard phased drilling approach to avoid casing wear in vertical/curve sections, prioritizing cost and time savings over continuous operations.

2025-09-29

Drilling Rigs

Tier 3

Waiver of open hole logs requested, citing sufficient logs from offsetting well EN-Will Trust 14-23 (NDIC# 5831), with GR-CBL to be run from TD to ground level.
📄 Sundry Form for Well File No.: 41769, Request for Consideration/Waiver, Type of Work: Open Hole Log Waiver
Deviation from standard NDIC Rule 43-02-03-31 requiring open hole logs, indicating cost-saving intent by leveraging existing offset data.

2025-04-04

Regulatory / Permitting

Tier 3

Waiver requested for adjacent unit notification under Order No. 31848 and 31973, as operator owns the adjacent units.
📄 Letter from Derek Abrahamsen dated March 18, 2025
Self-waiver due to intra-company operations, reducing regulatory overhead for multi-unit development.

2025-03-18

Regulatory / Permitting

💡 Operator Intent

Optimize drilling costs by using a smaller rig for surface casing before mobilizing a larger rig, while ensuring compliance with casing wear regulations.

Description in Suspension of Drilling sundry: 'Hess intends to drill the surface hole with freshwater based drilling mud and set surface casing with a small drilling rig... The casing will be set at a depth pre-approved by the NDIC... Due to the possibility of severe casing wear during the drilling of the vertical and curve portions of the wells surface holes are not to be deviated.'

Minimize logging expenses by waiving open hole logs where offset data is sufficient, focusing on GR-CBL for correlation.

Request for Consideration/Waiver: 'Operator is requesting to waive the requirement for open hole logs... The offsetting well; WILL 14-23 (NDIC# 5831) is within a mile... There will be a GR-CBL ran from TD to ground level.'

🔧 Service Operator Relevance

Drilling Rigs (Smaller Scale)

Phased drilling starts with smaller rig around 9/29/2025 for surface casing, creating immediate opportunity for cost-effective rig services before larger rig mobilization.

Logging Services (GR-CBL)

Waiver of full open hole logs shifts focus to GR-CBL, potentially increasing demand for cased hole logging tools post-TD in late 2025.

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📊 Signals (3)

💡 Operator Intent

🔧 Service Operator Relevance