🛢️ OAKLAND 154-89-17-19H-1

HUNT OIL COMPANY · Mountrail County, ND · File #41967 · Generated 2026-08-22 00:25

API: 33 061 05533 00
Target Formation: Middle Bakken
Confidence: High

📊 Signals (5)

Tier	Signal	Date	Service Impact
Tier 2	Suspension of Drilling (SOD) request for up to 90 days after spudding with a small rig to set surface casing, with a larger rig (NABORS B21) planned to return within 90 days to drill to TD.⏰ TIME-SENSITIVE 📄 Sundry Form - Suspension of Drilling Reveals a staged, cost-optimized drilling strategy using two different rigs. Creates a defined 90-day window for the major drilling contractor (Nabors) to mobilize. Indicates planning for rig efficiency and pad sequencing.	2025-07-31	Directional Drilling
Tier 3	Waiver request to run tubing and packer, allowing well to flow up 7'' casing post-frac. Operator plans to rely on casing burst rating and safety margins, with pressure monitoring during flowback. 📄 Sundry Form - Request for Consideration/Waiver (Tubing/Packer Waiver) Deviates from standard completion design by eliminating tubing and packer, indicating a cost-saving or operational simplification intent. Relies on casing integrity and real-time pressure monitoring, which is a non-routine operational risk management approach.	2026-07-16	Completions / Frac
Tier 3	Open hole log waiver granted, relying on offset well (Lee 8-5H-1) logs. Only a GR-CBL will be run from TD to surface. 📄 Sundry Form - Open Hole Log Waiver Eliminates standard open hole logging suite (e.g., resistivity, porosity), reducing costs and time but increasing reliance on offset data and LWD/MWD. Indicates high confidence in the area's geology.	2025-06-10	Regulatory / Permitting
Tier 3	Permit stipulation requires a fully cemented production liner shoe with 'no ability to frac out the shoe', influencing south boundary setback. 📄 Permit Conditions (Page 2) A non-standard, restrictive cementing requirement for the liner shoe, mandated by the NDIC. This limits completion options and may affect fracture initiation.	2025-05-29	Completions / Frac
Tier 3	Geologic report indicates lost circulation in the curve section forced short landing of the intermediate casing near the top of the Middle Bakken, and notes apparent reservoir depletion (decreased gas shows) compared to older offsets. 📄 Geologic Summary and Daily Log Lost circulation event directly impacted well placement (casing set high). Depletion signal suggests parent-child interference or field maturity, which will impact completion design and production expectations.	Relative	Completions / Frac

💡 Operator Intent

Optimize capital efficiency through staged drilling, service waivers, and simplified completion design.

SOD request to use a small rig for surface hole then a large rig for TD; waiver for open hole logs; waiver request to eliminate tubing/packer.
Mitigate operational risks associated with casing flowback and known drilling hazards.

Detailed engineering justification for tubing/packer waiver includes casing burst ratings, safety factors, and plans for pressure monitoring. Geologic report explicitly discusses lost circulation event and its impact on casing point.
Execute a pad development strategy with careful anti-collision planning.

Well is part of a multi-well pad (Oakland 154-89-17 Pad). Anticollision report in file shows detailed analysis relative to adjacent wells (e.g., Oakland 154-89-17-20H-1, Oakland 154-89-8-6H-1).

🔧 Service Operator Relevance

Drilling & Rig Services

Nabors Rig B21 has a defined window to return and drill to TD after the 90-day SOD period (anticipated ~Nov 2025). This is a time-sensitive mobilization opportunity.

Completion Design & Pressure Monitoring

The approved tubing/packer waiver creates an immediate need for specialized flowback services with rigorous pressure monitoring on the casing. Frac design must account for the cemented liner shoe restriction and depletion signals.

Cementing & Lost Circulation Materials

The permit-mandated fully cemented liner shoe requires precise execution. The documented lost circulation event indicates ongoing need for LCM products and services during future drilling in the area.

Directional Drilling & Geosteering

Complex well path with a long lateral (~10,386 ft) in a geologically variable target (limestone shoals, thickness changes) requires high-performance directional and precise geosteering services throughout the drilling operation.