🛢️ TWO PENCE FEDERAL 5102 43-32 2B

WHITING OIL AND GAS CORPORATION · McKenzie County, ND · File #43057 · Generated 2026-08-22 02:32

API: 3305310832
Target Formation: Bakken
Confidence: High

📊 Signals (5)

Tier	Signal	Date	Service Impact
Tier 2	Use of 'wet shoe' completion design for the 4-1/2" production liner, with intentional 400' uncemented annulus at toe to facilitate wireline stage 1 perforating. 📄 Section 1.11 Wet Shoe, Wellbore Schematics Specific engineered completion technique to avoid more expensive tubing-conveyed or tractor perforating. Not a standard cement job.	Unknown	Completions / Frac
Tier 3	NDIC flagged permit for potential Federal (BLM) involvement due to spacing unit composition, requiring operator contact with BLM Dickinson.⏰ TIME-SENSITIVE 📄 Email from Doug Jackson (NDIC) dated 12/3/2025 Regulatory hurdle identified post-permit submission. Indicates mixed mineral ownership (federal) within the 2560-acre unit, adding a layer of approval.	2025-12-03	General Oilfield Services
Tier 3	Well is drilled from surface location outside target spacing unit (off-lease), requiring Surface Use Agreement and drill-back notification to adjacent operator (Devon Energy). 📄 Affidavit Affirming Surface Use Agreement, Affidavit Affirming Drill-Back Notification Indicates complex surface rights and inter-operator coordination, not standard for all wells. Reveals pad is used to access multiple 'off-lease' units.	2025-11-20	Drilling Rigs
Tier 3	Anticipated commencement date is July 15, 2025, but permit was approved June 22, 2026, and includes a SUA affidavit dated June 2026.⏰ TIME-SENSITIVE 📄 Section 1.8 Anticipated Starting Dates, Approved Date, Affidavit Original planned start (July 2025) preceded permit approval (June 2026) by nearly a year, indicating significant project delay or re-planning.	2025-07-15	Drilling Rigs
Tier 3	Permit approval conditional on drilling in conjunction with another well that meets a 1220' setback from east/west spacing unit boundaries. 📄 Page 3 of 10, Conditions of Approval This well's permit is tied to the drilling of another, unspecified well. This is a non-routine regulatory condition that locks in sequential or simultaneous operations.	Relative	General Oilfield Services

💡 Operator Intent

To develop multiple 'off-lease' units from a single pad to maximize surface efficiency and access reserves.

Affidavit states pad will be used for four wells (2B, 3B, 4B, 5BX) drilled into 'off-lease' units. Surface Use Agreement executed with landowner for this purpose.
To optimize completion costs by employing a 'wet shoe' liner design to enable cheaper wireline perforating for the first stage.

Explicit description of wet shoe design to 'avoid the more expensive option of perforating on tubing or with a tractor.'
To proceed with drilling despite a significant delay, as evidenced by the nearly one-year gap between original anticipated start date and permit approval.

Anticipated start was July 15, 2025; permit approved June 22, 2026. Recent SUA affidavit (June 2026) shows renewed activity.

🔧 Service Operator Relevance

Surveying & Pad Construction

Pad construction is imminent post-permit approval (June 2026). Operator must contact NDIC Field Inspector Will Ryan prior to location construction, indicating immediate pre-spud activity.

Drilling & Completions

Project is revived after delay. Anticipated start was past, but recent permit approval and SUA execution signal urgency to commence. Conditional permit (requires another well) means drilling services are part of a multi-well campaign.

Regulatory & Land Services

BLM flag on permit (Dec 2025) requires immediate operator action. Federal mineral involvement adds complexity. Surface Use Agreement already executed, but federal coordination is pending.

Waste Hauling & Disposal

Operator has pre-selected 8 disposal facilities. Hauling contracts will be awarded to the 'closest available facility' at time of drilling, which is imminent.