🛢️ PAULSON FEDERAL 5104 44-13 5B

Whiting Oil & Gas Corporation · McKenzie County, ND · File #42228 · Generated 2026-08-22 00:46

API: 3305310679
Target Formation: Middle Bakken
Confidence: High

📊 Signals (5)

Tier	Signal	Date	Service Impact
Tier 2	Permit includes explicit condition for a 'wet shoe with ability to frac out the shoe' on the production liner, enabling closer west boundary setback (150 ft). 📄 Permit Stipulations - Conditions of Approval Non-standard cementing/completion design to maximize lateral length within spacing unit. The wet shoe is a specific engineering solution to meet regulatory setback requirements.	2025-08-18	Completions / Frac
Tier 3	State Geologist mandated specific sample collection protocol starting at 'Base of the Last Charles Salt' with strict intervals (30' vertical/curve, 200' lateral) and 30-day submission deadline post-drilling. 📄 Letter from Ross Edison, State Geologist Regulatory-driven, non-discretionary sampling requirement with a tight deadline. Creates a fixed post-drilling service obligation.	2025-08-25	General Oilfield Services
Tier 3	Open hole log waiver approved based on offset well data within a mile, requiring only GR-CBL from TD to surface. 📄 Sundry Form - Request for Consideration/Waiver Reduces logging costs and time; indicates operator confidence in existing subsurface data and reliance on offset well (PAULSON 13-14H, NDIC# 21594) for formation tops.	2025-08-19	Regulatory / Permitting
Tier 3	Permit stipulates 'Closed mud system with no cuttings pit' and specific rat/mouse hole construction and plugging requirements. 📄 Permit Stipulations - Conditions of Approval Exceeds basic environmental compliance; indicates a zero-discharge drilling waste management plan. Specific requirements for temporary hole construction increase site preparation and restoration scope.	2025-08-18	Mud / Fluids
Tier 3	Drill-back notifications sent to adjacent operators (Zavanna LLC, Murex Petroleum) in early August 2025, with wellbore diagrams and planned spud timing.⏰ TIME-SENSITIVE 📄 Affidavits Affirming Drill-Back Notification Proactive regulatory compliance and inter-operator coordination for wells traversing adjacent spacing units. Reveals planned pad development timing and specific adjacent operators engaged.	2025-08-04	General Oilfield Services

💡 Operator Intent

Maximize lateral length and reservoir contact within a large 1920-acre spacing unit while navigating complex boundary setbacks.

Well path designed to 26,460' MD; permit condition for 'wet shoe' to allow 150' west setback; anti-collision analysis shows careful planning among many existing and planned wellbores on the pad and offset.
Execute a multi-well pad development with coordinated timing and regulatory strategy.

Drill-back notifications sent for multiple wells (2B, 3B, 4B, 5B, 6BX) simultaneously; permit references pad construction; anti-collision report includes multiple planned wellbores from the same pad.
Prioritize operational efficiency and cost reduction by waiving redundant data acquisition.

Successful waiver of open hole logs based on offset well data, reducing rig time and logging costs.

🔧 Service Operator Relevance

Cementing & Completions

Specific 'wet shoe' design requirement for the production liner to facilitate fracking and meet setback rules. This is a time-sensitive need post-drilling and prior to completion.

Drilling Waste Management

Mandated 'closed mud system with no cuttings pit' requires specialized equipment and hauling to licensed disposal facilities (list provided in document). Immediate need for spud and throughout drilling.

Regulatory Sampling & Submittal

State-mandated cuttings sampling with a 30-day deadline after drilling completion. Creates a fixed, short-turnaround service window in Dec 2025/Jan 2026.

Anti-Collision & Surveying

Complex pad with many existing wells (e.g., CAYKO 22-27H, PAULSON FEDERAL 13-14H) requires continuous survey monitoring and anti-collision management during drilling, especially in the curve and lateral.