🛢️ SUN 5899 11-28 3BHP

ENERPLUS RESOURCES USA CORPORATION · Williams County, ND · File #43044 · Generated 2026-08-22 02:26

API: 3310506840
Target Formation: Middle Bakken
Confidence: High

📊 Signals (6)

Tier	Signal	Date	Service Impact
Tier 2	Wet shoe configuration on production liner (400' uncemented annulus at toe) for toe initiation via wireline pump-down, avoiding tubing/tractor. 📄 Section 1.11 Wet Shoe, Fig. 1.1 Non-standard cementing/completion design to enable cost-effective toe initiation. Reveals operator's intent to optimize completion efficiency.	Unknown	Completions / Frac
Tier 3	U-turn horizontal well with lateral closer than 500 feet to spacing unit boundary, requiring pre-approval of fracture stimulation procedures and as-built survey. 📄 Page 2 of 11, Stipulations section Indicates a complex well path design (U-turn) with regulatory hurdles; requires specialized completion planning and regulatory coordination before stimulation.	2026-06-17	Directional Drilling
Tier 3	Affidavit affirming Surface Use Agreement for off-lease drilling from this pad location. 📄 AFFIDAVIT AFFIRMING SURFACE USE AGREEMENT Well is drilled from a surface location outside the spacing unit (off-lease), requiring a formal surface use agreement. Indicates pad optimization across units.	2026-06-01	General Oilfield Services
Tier 3	Anticipated commencement date is June 7, 2025, but permit approval date is June 17, 2026.⏰ TIME-SENSITIVE 📄 Page 6 of 11, 1.8 Anticipated Starting Dates; Page 11 of 11, Approved Date Permit approved over a year after anticipated start date. Suggests significant planning lead time, potential delays, or strategic pad timing.	2025-06-07	General Oilfield Services
Tier 3	Waiver requested for open hole logs (Acoustic/Sonic, Density/Porosity, Resistivity); only Cement Bond Log planned. 📄 Page 4-5 of 11, PROPOSED LOGS; Page 6 of 11, 1.7 Evaluation Program Operator is reducing evaluation program, relying on other data or offset wells. Deviates from routine logging suite.	Unknown	Regulatory / Permitting
Tier 3	Operator must contact NDIC Field Inspector Marc Binns prior to location construction. 📄 Page 1 of 11, Stipulations Specific inspector named, indicating heightened regulatory oversight for this location/pad. Construction cannot start without direct contact.	Relative	General Oilfield Services

💡 Operator Intent

Optimize completion cost and efficiency by using a wet shoe configuration to enable wireline toe initiation instead of more expensive tubing/tractor methods.

Wet shoe description states it 'allows the operator to pump-down the first stage perforating guns on wireline, avoiding the more expensive option...'
Develop a multi-well pad (SUN-HELSTAD pad) with off-lease drilling to maximize resource recovery from multiple spacing units from a single surface location.

Affidavit mentions SUN 5899 11-28 2BHP and 3BHP wells drilled from same pad into 'off-lease' units; pad layout sheets show multiple wellheads.
Reduce evaluation costs by waiving standard open hole logs, relying on offset data or other subsurface characterization methods.

Log waiver requested for multiple logs; evaluation program states only Cement Bond Log planned and 'No Open Hole Logs are planned at this point.'

🔧 Service Operator Relevance

Directional Drilling & Surveying

U-turn well design with tight boundary setbacks and anti-collision concerns (multiple nearby wells) requires precise planning and execution. TAKTIKAL DIRECTIONAL is already engaged.

Cementing Services

Wet shoe configuration requires specific over-displacement cementing design for the production liner. Non-routine cement job design needed.

Pad Construction & Earthwork

New pad construction with detailed design by NESET. Construction must be coordinated with NDIC Field Inspector Marc Binns prior to start. Anticipated start was 2025, but permit just approved in 2026, suggesting imminent mobilization.

Fracture Stimulation Design & Regulatory Coordination

U-turn well requires pre-approval of fracture stimulation procedures due to proximity to boundaries. Stimulation design must account for nearby fracture initiation points and regulatory submission.

Drill Cuttings Disposal

Operator listed multiple licensed disposal facilities; cuttings will be hauled to 'closest available facility.' Hauling and disposal services needed soon after drilling starts.