🛢️ SUN 5899 11-28 2BHP

Enerplus Resources USA Corporation · Williams County, ND · File #43028 · Generated 2026-08-22 02:24

API: 3310506838
Target Formation: Middle Bakken
Confidence: High

📊 Signals (7)

Tier	Signal	Date	Service Impact
Tier 2	Wet shoe configuration specified for production liner to enable wireline toe initiation, avoiding more expensive tubing/tractor methods 📄 Section 1.11 Wet Shoe, Fig. 1.1 Non-standard cementing/completion technique reveals operator's cost-saving intent and specific completion sequence.	Unknown	Completions / Frac
Tier 3	Closed mud system with no cuttings pit required 📄 Page 3 of 11, Stipulations Mandates specific waste handling infrastructure, eliminating open pit option.	2026-06-12	Mud / Fluids
Tier 3	U-turn horizontal well requiring prior approval of fracture stimulation procedures due to wellbore closer than 500 feet to parallel spacing unit boundary 📄 Page 2 of 11, Stipulations section Indicates complex well path design with regulatory hurdles; requires specific frac design approval before completion, creating a gating item for completion services.	2026-06-12	Completions / Frac
Tier 3	Anticipated drilling commencement date of June 7, 2025, but permit documents dated 2026⏰ TIME-SENSITIVE 📄 Section 1.8 Anticipated Starting Dates Date discrepancy suggests permit renewal or re-filing; well likely delayed from original plan, indicating persistent intent.	2025-06-07	Drilling Rigs
Tier 3	Waiver requested for open hole logs; only Cement Bond Log planned in cased hole 📄 Section 1.7 Evaluation Program Operator opting out of standard open hole logging reduces evaluation scope, relying on cased hole evaluation only.	Unknown	Regulatory / Permitting
Tier 3	Specific anti-collision procedures include using gamma ray signatures to identify existing wellbores in target zone 📄 Anti-Collision Statement Reveals advanced real-time geosteering and collision avoidance tactics in dense well environment.	Unknown	Directional Drilling
Tier 3	Operator must contact NDIC Field Inspector Marc Binns prior to location construction⏰ TIME-SENSITIVE 📄 Page 3 of 11, Construction Commencement Notification Specific inspector named creates a direct regulatory touchpoint; non-compliance could delay pad construction.	Relative	General Oilfield Services

💡 Operator Intent

Optimize completion cost by implementing wet shoe design for cheaper toe initiation

Document states wet shoe 'allows the operator to pump-down the first stage perforating guns on wireline, avoiding the more expensive option of perforating on tubing or with a tractor.'
Minimize evaluation costs by waiving open hole logs

Evaluation Program states 'Request logging Waiver' and 'No Open Hole Logs are planned at this point.'
Drill from pad outside spacing unit (off-lease) to access target reservoir

Affidavit confirms Surface Use Agreement for drilling 'off-lease' units from location in W1/2NW1/4 of Section 28.
Aggressively manage anti-collision risks in densely drilled area

Anti-collision statement details multiple precautions: AC guidance reporting, real-time corrected surveys, 1.2 safety factor, gamma ray signatures, and increased survey frequency near crossings.

🔧 Service Operator Relevance

Directional Drilling / MWD/LWD

Complex U-turn well with tight anti-collision requirements; real-time survey and geosteering critical for navigating dense existing wellbores.

Cementing Services

Wet shoe configuration requires precise cement over-displacement; liner cementing must achieve specific uncemented annulus length for toe initiation.

Wireline Perforating

Wet shoe design enables wireline toe initiation; first stage perforating will be via wireline rather than tubing-conveyed or tractor.

Drilling Waste Management

Closed mud system mandated; cuttings must be hauled to licensed disposal facilities from pre-approved list.

Fracture Stimulation Design

U-turn well requires prior NDIC approval of frac procedures; design must account for nearby boundary and fracture initiation points.