OAKLAND 154-89-7-6H-3 - Intelligence Brief

HUNT OIL COMPANY · Mountrail County, ND · File #41965 · Generated 2026-08-22 00:24

📊 Signals (5)

Tier	Signal	Date	Service Impact
Tier 2	Operator requested and received waiver to run tubing and packer, planning to flow well up 7'' casing after frac completion 📄 WELL SUNDRY FORM - Request for Consideration/Waiver Deviates from standard completion design; indicates intent to flow back up casing rather than tubing, which requires regulatory approval and specific safety monitoring commitments	2026-07-20	Completions / Frac
Tier 3	Curve section short-landed at 9,584' MD due to lost circulation, casing set near top of Middle Bakken rather than deeper in target 📄 GEOLOGIC SUMMARY Operational problem forced compromise on casing point; may affect lateral placement and completion effectiveness	2025-11-16	General Oilfield Services
Tier 3	Operator requested and approved Suspension of Drilling (SOD) for up to 90 days after spudding with small rig, planning to move larger rig on location later⏰ TIME-SENSITIVE 📄 WELL SUNDRY FORM - Suspension of Drilling Unusual two-rig strategy: spud with T&S Drilling Rig #2, then bring Nabors B21 later. Indicates pad optimization or rig availability constraints	2025-08-01	Drilling Rigs
Tier 3	Operator certified they will not use diesel fuel in hydraulic fracture stimulation operations 📄 Statement Regarding Hydraulic Fracture Stimulation using Diesel Fuel Formal regulatory commitment affecting frac fluid design; indicates environmental compliance focus	2025-04-01	Completions / Frac
Tier 3	Lateral section drilled with produced water as drilling fluid instead of oil-based mud 📄 GEOLOGIC SUMMARY Non-standard fluid program: vertical/curve used BaraXcel (oil-based), lateral used produced water. Indicates cost-saving or environmental strategy	Relative	Mud / Fluids

Tier

Signal

Date

Service Impact

Tier 2

Operator requested and received waiver to run tubing and packer, planning to flow well up 7'' casing after frac completion
📄 WELL SUNDRY FORM - Request for Consideration/Waiver
Deviates from standard completion design; indicates intent to flow back up casing rather than tubing, which requires regulatory approval and specific safety monitoring commitments

2026-07-20

Completions / Frac

Tier 3

Curve section short-landed at 9,584' MD due to lost circulation, casing set near top of Middle Bakken rather than deeper in target
📄 GEOLOGIC SUMMARY
Operational problem forced compromise on casing point; may affect lateral placement and completion effectiveness

2025-11-16

General Oilfield Services

Tier 3

Operator requested and approved Suspension of Drilling (SOD) for up to 90 days after spudding with small rig, planning to move larger rig on location later⏰ TIME-SENSITIVE
📄 WELL SUNDRY FORM - Suspension of Drilling
Unusual two-rig strategy: spud with T&S Drilling Rig #2, then bring Nabors B21 later. Indicates pad optimization or rig availability constraints

2025-08-01

Drilling Rigs

Tier 3

Operator certified they will not use diesel fuel in hydraulic fracture stimulation operations
📄 Statement Regarding Hydraulic Fracture Stimulation using Diesel Fuel
Formal regulatory commitment affecting frac fluid design; indicates environmental compliance focus

2025-04-01

Completions / Frac

Tier 3

Lateral section drilled with produced water as drilling fluid instead of oil-based mud
📄 GEOLOGIC SUMMARY
Non-standard fluid program: vertical/curve used BaraXcel (oil-based), lateral used produced water. Indicates cost-saving or environmental strategy

Relative

Mud / Fluids

💡 Operator Intent

Optimize pad drilling efficiency through staged rig approach

SOD request shows plan to spud with small rig (T&S #2) for surface hole only, then bring larger rig (Nabors B21) later. This suggests pad sequencing strategy to maximize rig utilization.

Minimize completion costs by eliminating tubing and packer

Tubing/Packer waiver request explicitly states intent to flow well up casing after frac, reducing tubular costs and completion time.

Control geological risk through extensive offset well analysis

Open hole log waiver cites offset well Lee 5-5H 1 within a mile as sufficient for correlation, showing reliance on existing data rather than new logs.

🔧 Service Operator Relevance

Flowback and Production Testing

Waiver to flow up casing requires specialized flowback equipment and personnel on location during operations; pressure monitoring on surface casing is explicitly required

Cementing and Lost Circulation Remediation

Lost circulation during curve section indicates potential need for specialized cementing or lost circulation materials on future wells in area

Produced Water Handling

Lateral drilled with produced water as drilling fluid creates immediate need for water sourcing, treatment, and disposal services

Directional Drilling and Geosteering

Complex anti-collision planning with multiple nearby wells (shown in report) requires sophisticated navigation services; limestone shoals in lateral complicate geosteering

🛢️ OAKLAND 154-89-7-6H-3

📊 Signals (5)

💡 Operator Intent

🔧 Service Operator Relevance