🛢️ PILSNER 2514-3BH

KODA RESOURCES OPERATING, LLC · Divide County, ND · File #42954 · Generated 2026-08-22 02:00

API: 3302301804
Target Formation: Middle Bakken
Confidence: High

📊 Signals (7)

Tier	Signal	Date	Service Impact
Tier 2	Lateral will be fully cemented using a wet shoe with ability to frac out the toe. 📄 Completion Program section Specific cementing technique (wet shoe) chosen to enable toe fracturing, indicating planned stimulation design that includes the shoe track.	Unknown	Completions / Frac
Tier 3	Wellbore enters Bakken outside target spacing unit, requiring waiver from Order 31973 notification to adjacent operator (which is KODA itself). 📄 Letter to Todd Holweger dated March 26, 2026 Reveals complex unit boundary crossing and reliance on internal waiver rather than external operator coordination, simplifying regulatory process.	2026-03-26	Regulatory / Permitting
Tier 3	Surface Use Agreement was pending (verbal permission only) at permit submission, with executed agreement dated later.⏰ TIME-SENSITIVE 📄 Affidavit of Pending Surface Use Agreement (March 26, 2026) and Affidavit of Surface Use Agreement (April 23, 2026) Operator submitted permit with only verbal surface owner agreement, indicating urgency or aggressive timeline. Executed agreement came nearly a month later.	2026-03-26	General Oilfield Services
Tier 3	Existing Nelson 'B' 1 dry hole and potential reserve pit on proposed pad location requiring excavation and hauling. 📄 Stipulations section Adds non-routine pre-construction earthwork and waste disposal scope. Encountering old reserve pit is unpredictable and requires specialized handling.	Unknown	General Oilfield Services
Tier 3	Requirement to contact NDIC Field Inspector Marc Binns (701-220-5989) PRIOR to location construction.⏰ TIME-SENSITIVE 📄 Construction Commencement Notification Specific inspector named with direct contact requirement adds a regulatory gate before any dirt work.	Relative	General Oilfield Services
Tier 3	Mandatory closed mud system with cuttings hauled to offsite facility (13 Mile Landfill, Williston, ND), no cuttings pit allowed. 📄 Stipulations and Proposed Work sections Eliminates traditional pit disposal, mandating containerized cuttings and specific offsite disposal location.	Unknown	Mud / Fluids
Tier 3	Frac string will not be used; stimulation will be pumped via 7" intermediate casing. 📄 Completion Program section Operator opting for casing fracs instead of running dedicated frac string, reducing tubular costs but increasing casing risk.	Unknown	Completions / Frac

💡 Operator Intent

Aggressive multi-well pad development with accelerated permitting timeline.

Submitted permit with only verbal surface agreement (pending affidavit) and secured executed agreement later. Also drilling across spacing unit boundaries requiring internal waivers.
Minimize completion costs by eliminating frac string and using casing fracs.

Explicit statement that 'A frac string will not be used' and stimulation will be pumped via 7" intermediate casing.
Maximize lateral length within regulatory constraints.

20,796 ft lateral length with wellbore exiting target spacing unit, requiring waiver from Order 31973. Shows intent to drill extended reach lateral from optimal surface location.

🔧 Service Operator Relevance

Earthwork & Environmental Site Prep

Immediate need to excavate potential old reserve pit from Nelson 'B' 1 well before pad construction. Specific requirement to haul to approved facility.

Drilling Waste Hauling & Disposal

Closed mud system mandated with cuttings to 13 Mile Landfill. Continuous hauling required throughout drilling. No pit option creates steady containerized waste stream.

Casing Inspection & Pressure Testing

Casing frac design (no frac string) increases reliance on 7" intermediate casing integrity. Pre-frac casing evaluation and pressure testing services become critical path items.

Pad Construction & Access Road Building

Detailed pad layout with 5,729' proposed access road and specific construction requirements (perimeter berm, impermeable dikes). Construction cannot start until inspector contact made.