🛢️ HA-State- 152-95-1621H-11U

HESS BAKKEN INVESTMENTS II, LLC · McKenzie County, ND · File #43022 · Generated 2026-08-22 02:22

API: 3305310829
Target Formation: Bakken
Confidence: High

📊 Signals (7)

Tier	Signal	Date	Service Impact
Tier 2	Production liner to be cemented with a 'wet shoe' and ability to 'frac out the shoe', intentionally over-displacing cement by 2 bbls. 📄 Drilling Prognosis section, Completion Equipment details Specifies a precise, non-standard cementing procedure for the liner shoe to facilitate direct fracture initiation from the shoe, indicating a tailored completion design for the tight boundary setback.	Unknown	Completions / Frac
Tier 3	U-turn horizontal well design with lateral closer than 500 feet to spacing unit boundary, requiring pre-approval of fracture stimulation procedures and as-built survey submission. 📄 Page 2 of 11, Conditions of Approval Indicates a complex wellbore trajectory (U-turn) navigating tight spacing unit boundaries, triggering heightened regulatory scrutiny and requiring specialized completion engineering approval before operations.	2026-06-11	Directional Drilling
Tier 3	Anti-collision plan reveals planned wellbore passes with separation factors as low as 1.6-1.8 against existing wells on the same pad (AN-MELBY-152-95-1030H-1, HA-STATE-152-95-1621H-10). 📄 Anticollision Report, Summary table Demonstrates extremely tight wellbore spacing and active anti-collision management on a multi-well pad, requiring real-time monitoring and precise geosteering.	2026-05-15	Directional Drilling
Tier 3	Affidavit confirms Surface Use Agreement obtained for 'off lease' drilling into specified adjacent sections, effective July 1, 2025. 📄 AFFIDAVIT by Jennings White Reveals pre-meditated, long-lead land work to secure surface access for extended-reach drilling into non-surface-owned units, de-risking the pad development.	2025-07-01	General Oilfield Services
Tier 3	Permit includes explicit requirement for a closed mud system with no cuttings pit. 📄 Page 1 of 11, Stipulations Non-standard waste management mandate that eliminates a conventional disposal option, requiring alternative cuttings handling and hauling plans.	Unknown	Mud / Fluids
Tier 3	Waiver requested for standard open hole logs (Acoustic/Sonic, Density/Porosity, etc.), relying on cased hole evaluation. 📄 Page 4 of 11, PROPOSED LOGS Deviates from routine data acquisition program, indicating operator confidence in offset data or a cost-saving design choice that reduces open-hole logging services.	Unknown	Regulatory / Permitting
Tier 3	Operator must contact specific NDIC Field Inspector (Tayden Jacobson) prior to location construction.⏰ TIME-SENSITIVE 📄 Page 1 of 11, Stipulations Identifies a named regulatory point-of-contact and a mandatory pre-construction checkpoint, indicating potential site-specific sensitivities or inspector oversight.	Relative	General Oilfield Services

💡 Operator Intent

Execute a dense, multi-well pad development with precise wellbore placement to maximize resource recovery within tight spacing units and around existing wells.

Anti-collision report shows close proximity to existing wells on pad; U-turn design and boundary setbacks indicate navigating complex legal limits; four-well pad design with shared facilities.
Streamline operations and reduce costs through standardized procedures and pre-approved vendor relationships.

Log waiver requests, pre-selected vendors (Halliburton, Scientific Drilling), standardized cementing and drilling procedures outlined in prognosis, and closed mud system mandate.
Proactively manage regulatory and surface owner relations to enable extended-reach drilling.

Surface Use Agreement secured in July 2025 for off-lease drilling; affidavit of notice provided to adjacent unit operator (Burlington Resources); explicit regulatory stipulations addressed in permit.

🔧 Service Operator Relevance

Directional Drilling / MWD / Geosteering

Critical for executing U-turn well path with tight anti-collision tolerances (separation factors ~1.6-1.8). Real-time survey and geosteering required per plan.

Cementing (Specialized)

Specific wet shoe procedure required for production liner to enable 'frac out the shoe'. Centralizer placement program is detailed and non-routine.

Cuttings Handling / Waste Management

Closed mud system with no cuttings pit mandated, creating immediate need for hauling to approved facility and closed-loop system services.

Civil Construction & Pad Building

Engineered pad design by KLJ requires construction per specific plans (berms, ditches, surfacing). Must be coordinated with NDIC inspector pre-construction.

Regulatory & Permitting Support

U-turn well requires pre-approval of fracture procedures and as-built survey submission. Ongoing interface with named NDIC inspector (Tayden Jacobson).