BUCKSKIN 1 SWD - Intelligence Brief

Phoenix Operating LLC · Divide County, ND · File #43120 · Generated 2026-08-22 03:00

📊 Signals (5)

Tier	Signal	Date	Service Impact
Tier 3	Permit expiration deadline: well must be completed as SWD by July 14, 2027, or permit expires.⏰ TIME-SENSITIVE 📄 Page 3 of 10, Date: 7/14/2026 Creates a hard deadline for completion, driving urgency in construction and commissioning activities.	2027-07-14	General Oilfield Services
Tier 3	Approach permit approved by township chairman via email on May 26, 2026, with specific contractor (Martin Construction) named. 📄 Appendix F Road construction contractor pre-selected and approval documented informally via email, indicating advanced planning and potential locked-in vendor.	2026-05-26	General Oilfield Services
Tier 3	Operator must notify NDIC Field Inspector Gunther Harms (701-770-2564) prior to location construction. 📄 Page 3 of 10, Date: 7/14/2026 Specific inspector named and contact provided, indicating a personalized regulatory oversight and required pre-construction notification.	Relative	General Oilfield Services
Tier 3	SPCC Plan must be implemented within six months of commissioning.⏰ TIME-SENSITIVE 📄 UIC Plan, Section 8 Post-commissioning regulatory requirement with a strict 6-month deadline, indicating need for environmental planning services.	Relative	General Oilfield Services
Tier 3	Tank diking variance approved contingent on submission of as-built schematic after construction. 📄 Page 3 of 10, Date: 7/14/2026 Regulatory flexibility granted but with a post-construction compliance requirement, indicating a specific follow-up action needed.	Relative	General Oilfield Services

Tier

Signal

Date

Service Impact

Tier 3

Permit expiration deadline: well must be completed as SWD by July 14, 2027, or permit expires.⏰ TIME-SENSITIVE
📄 Page 3 of 10, Date: 7/14/2026
Creates a hard deadline for completion, driving urgency in construction and commissioning activities.

2027-07-14

General Oilfield Services

Tier 3

Approach permit approved by township chairman via email on May 26, 2026, with specific contractor (Martin Construction) named.
📄 Appendix F
Road construction contractor pre-selected and approval documented informally via email, indicating advanced planning and potential locked-in vendor.

2026-05-26

General Oilfield Services

Tier 3

Operator must notify NDIC Field Inspector Gunther Harms (701-770-2564) prior to location construction.
📄 Page 3 of 10, Date: 7/14/2026
Specific inspector named and contact provided, indicating a personalized regulatory oversight and required pre-construction notification.

Relative

General Oilfield Services

Tier 3

SPCC Plan must be implemented within six months of commissioning.⏰ TIME-SENSITIVE
📄 UIC Plan, Section 8
Post-commissioning regulatory requirement with a strict 6-month deadline, indicating need for environmental planning services.

Relative

General Oilfield Services

Tier 3

Tank diking variance approved contingent on submission of as-built schematic after construction.
📄 Page 3 of 10, Date: 7/14/2026
Regulatory flexibility granted but with a post-construction compliance requirement, indicating a specific follow-up action needed.

Relative

General Oilfield Services

💡 Operator Intent

Develop integrated pad infrastructure with co-located SWD and production facilities to handle produced water from pad wells.

UIC Plan states: 'The proposed well is located on site with planned oil wells. The SWD facilities and the oil facilities are co-located within the same berms.' and 'The Operator plans to only inject water from on pad wells.'

Utilize advanced monitoring and control systems to minimize environmental risk and regulatory exposure.

UIC Plan Section 8 details 24-hour SCADA remote monitoring with alarms for tanks, separators, pressure, vibration, and flow, indicating investment in automation and preemptive incident response.

Secure long-term disposal capacity for a multi-well pad development, avoiding third-party disposal dependence initially.

Document states: 'The well has no plans to take third party volumes at this time. The proposed well is to be utilized by wells drilled from the same well pad.'

🔧 Service Operator Relevance

Drilling & Completion Services

Permit issued with spud notification requirement and a completion deadline of July 14, 2027. Detailed drilling and completion program specified, indicating imminent operations.

Facility Construction & Tank Installation

Tank diking variance approved but requires as-built submission. Facility construction must commence to meet permit deadline, with specific requirements for liners, berms, and containment.

Pipeline Pressure Testing & Inspection

Regulatory stipulation requires a 100 psi over-pressure test on the injection pipeline prior to injection, with results reported on a Sundry Form. This is a mandatory pre-injection step.

Environmental & SPCC Planning

SPCC Plan must be developed and implemented within six months of commissioning, creating a near-term need for environmental consultants post-construction.

Surveying & As-built Documentation

Requirement to submit as-built site schematic within 30 days of construction completion for the tank diking variance and facility approval.

🛢️ BUCKSKIN 1 SWD

📊 Signals (5)

💡 Operator Intent

🔧 Service Operator Relevance