Little Bit 161-91 18-7-6 4H-TF - Intelligence Brief

Heberdev Operating, LLC · Burke County, ND · File #43075 · Generated 2026-08-22 02:42

📊 Signals (5)

Tier	Signal	Date	Service Impact
Tier 3	Drillback notification waiver filed for 7 wells on pad due to adjacent spacing unit ownership 📄 DRILLBACK NOTIFICATION WAIVER section Operator preemptively waived 21-31 day neighbor notification requirements for frac operations	2026-06-29	Completions / Frac
Tier 3	Surface Use Agreement specifically allows for drilling of off-unit wells and includes saltwater disposal well 📄 AFFIDAVIT AFFIRMING SURFACE USE AGREEMENT section Agreement scope exceeds typical drilling rights to include SWD and off-unit drilling	2026-06-06	Drilling Rigs
Tier 3	North setback based on production liner cemented in lateral with wet shoe and ability to frac out the shoe 📄 Stipulations section, page 1 Non-standard completion design (wet shoe) influences regulatory setbacks	Unknown	Completions / Frac
Tier 3	Operator must contact NDIC Field Inspector Jason Hicks prior to location construction 📄 Stipulations section, page 1 Pre-construction regulatory checkpoint creates a gate before any site work can begin	Unknown	General Oilfield Services
Tier 3	Operator aware of existing Duperow wellbores in spacing unit and will use all means available to eliminate interference 📄 PROPOSED WORK section, page 7 Explicit acknowledgment of legacy wellbore collision risks requiring mitigation	Unknown	Directional Drilling

Tier

Signal

Date

Service Impact

Tier 3

Drillback notification waiver filed for 7 wells on pad due to adjacent spacing unit ownership
📄 DRILLBACK NOTIFICATION WAIVER section
Operator preemptively waived 21-31 day neighbor notification requirements for frac operations

2026-06-29

Completions / Frac

Tier 3

Surface Use Agreement specifically allows for drilling of off-unit wells and includes saltwater disposal well
📄 AFFIDAVIT AFFIRMING SURFACE USE AGREEMENT section
Agreement scope exceeds typical drilling rights to include SWD and off-unit drilling

2026-06-06

Drilling Rigs

Tier 3

North setback based on production liner cemented in lateral with wet shoe and ability to frac out the shoe
📄 Stipulations section, page 1
Non-standard completion design (wet shoe) influences regulatory setbacks

Unknown

Completions / Frac

Tier 3

Operator must contact NDIC Field Inspector Jason Hicks prior to location construction
📄 Stipulations section, page 1
Pre-construction regulatory checkpoint creates a gate before any site work can begin

Unknown

General Oilfield Services

Tier 3

Operator aware of existing Duperow wellbores in spacing unit and will use all means available to eliminate interference
📄 PROPOSED WORK section, page 7
Explicit acknowledgment of legacy wellbore collision risks requiring mitigation

Unknown

Directional Drilling

💡 Operator Intent

Develop multi-well pad with integrated saltwater disposal capability

Surface Use Agreement explicitly covers 'saltwater disposal well at this location' and pad layout shows 7 wells with SWD planning

Execute aggressive drilling schedule with minimized regulatory delays

Drillback notification waiver filed for all 7 pad wells and pre-construction inspector contact requirement addressed

Utilize advanced completion techniques with wet shoe design

Regulatory setback based on 'production liner cemented in lateral with wet shoe and ability to frac out the shoe'

🔧 Service Operator Relevance

Directional Drilling & Surveying

Taktikal Directional already engaged but anti-collision concerns with Duperow wellbores may require specialized services

Waste Management & Disposal

Smoky Butte Environmental locked in for cuttings; filter sock container requirement creates ongoing waste handling needs

Pad Construction & Earthwork

13,760 cubic yards of excess material to be managed; pre-construction inspector contact required before any work begins

Cementing & Completion Services

Wet shoe completion design requires specialized cementing and frac-out capability

🛢️ Little Bit 161-91 18-7-6 4H-TF

📊 Signals (5)

💡 Operator Intent

🔧 Service Operator Relevance