🛢️ BW-Chad Allen-149-100-2826H-4

Hess Bakken Investments II, LLC · McKenzie County, ND · File #43069 · Generated 2026-08-22 02:39

API: 3305310837
Target Formation: Middle Bakken
Confidence: High

📊 Signals (8)

Tier	Signal	Date	Service Impact
Tier 2	Approval condition based on a production liner cemented in the lateral with a wet shoe and ability to frac out the shoe to satisfy a 150' east setback. 📄 Permit Stipulations - Conditions of Approval The permit's approval is explicitly conditioned on a specific, advanced completion design (cemented liner with wet shoe). This is a non-routine regulatory tie between permitting and detailed completion engineering.	Unknown	Completions / Frac
Tier 3	Waiver request to NDIC (June 9, 2026) for adjacent unit notice requirements because Hess is also the operator of the adjacent spacing unit (BW-HELGA STENSETH).⏰ TIME-SENSITIVE 📄 Letter to Todd Holweger, NDIC Exploits regulatory efficiency by self-waiving inter-operator notice requirements, streamlining the permit process for a multi-well pad targeting units where Hess controls adjacent acreage.	2026-06-09	Regulatory / Permitting
Tier 3	Detailed, engineered well pad design by KLJ Engineering LLC includes specific compaction controls, material specs (e.g., clay berms), stormwater release structures, and interim/final reclamation plans. Dated drawings from Jan/Feb 2026.⏰ TIME-SENSITIVE 📄 Engineered Well Pad Design Plans (multiple sheets) Extensive, vendor-specific civil engineering package is integrated into the permit file. Shows advanced, prescriptive planning for pad construction and environmental management.	2026-01-26	General Oilfield Services
Tier 3	Surface Use Agreement affidavit (effective Dec 1, 2025) and 1320' notice letter to adjacent landowners (Pedersen) dated June 16, 2026, show recent land access secured.⏰ TIME-SENSITIVE 📄 Affidavit of Well Pad Location and Surface Use Agreement; Landowner Notice Letter Demonstrates recent and successful surface access negotiations, clearing a critical path for imminent construction. The notice letter is dated just before permit submission.	2025-12-01	General Oilfield Services
Tier 3	Affidavit from Hess Senior Manager (April 21, 2022) states Halliburton Energy Services, their stimulation supplier, does not use specified diesel fuels in HF activities, covering all wells for Hess Bakken Investments II, LLC. 📄 Hydraulic Fracturing Stimulation Affidavit A dated, company-wide affidavit pre-selects Halliburton as the stimulation supplier and locks in compliance with a specific regulatory memo (Feb 2014). This is a long-term vendor relationship signal.	2022-04-21	Completions / Frac
Tier 3	Hess provides a detailed anti-collision protocol including AC guidance from certified well planners, real-time corrected surveys, a 1.5 minimum separation factor, and active geo-steering with Gamma ray when cross-cutting laterals. 📄 Proposed Work / Anti-collision Goes beyond standard anti-collision statements. Outlines a formal, multi-layered engineering management process, indicating a high-density drilling environment with significant collision risk.	Unknown	Directional Drilling
Tier 3	Operator must contact NDIC Field Inspector Will Ryan (701-770-6684) prior to location construction, indicating heightened regulatory oversight or specific site concerns. 📄 Permit Stipulations Direct, named inspector contact requirement is non-routine and suggests potential environmental, landowner, or operational sensitivities requiring pre-construction coordination.	Unknown	General Oilfield Services
Tier 3	Operator asserts 'No' to well and production facility being on same pad, indicating separate facility location. 📄 Operator Assertions Diverges from common co-location practice. Requires separate construction, flowlines, and infrastructure planning, increasing scope and complexity.	Unknown	General Oilfield Services

💡 Operator Intent

To develop a multi-well pad (H-2, H-3, H-4, H-5, LN-H1) with high-density, precision drilling in a mature area with significant anti-collision risks.

Detailed anti-collision protocol, Scientific Drilling plan showing close proximity to many existing wells, and the engineered pad design for multiple wellheads.
To maintain strict control over environmental and construction quality through prescriptive engineering and direct regulatory liaison.

Mandatory pre-construction call to NDIC inspector, integrated KLJ engineering plans with strict material/compaction specs, and explicit permit conditions tied to completion design.
To leverage consolidated acreage control for regulatory and operational efficiency.

Waiver request for adjacent unit notice because Hess operates the adjacent unit, indicating a large, contiguous operated position.

🔧 Service Operator Relevance

Civil Construction & Earthwork

KLJ's engineered pad design is complete and approved (Jan 2026). Land access is secured (Dec 2025 agreement). The mandatory pre-construction meeting with NDIC Inspector Will Ryan is the immediate next step before mobilization. Bidding and construction are imminent.

Directional Drilling / MWD / Geo-steering

The anti-collision plan mandates specific technologies (certified well planners, real-time surveys, gamma for geo-steering). Drilling will require high-precision execution to navigate the dense wellbore environment shown in the anti-collision report.

Completion Services (Liner, Cementing, Stimulation)

The permit is conditionally approved on using a cemented production liner with a wet shoe design. Halliburton is pre-selected for stimulation, but liner running, cementing, and wet shoe installation are specific, required services for this well.

Environmental & Waste Management

Permit requires closed mud system, no cuttings pit, leak-proof filter sock container on site from spud through flowback, and hauling cuttings to approved facility. These are ongoing requirements throughout the drilling and completion phases.