Wagner 1-3H - Intelligence Brief

Murfin Drilling Company, Inc. · Stark County, ND · File #43173 · Generated 2026-08-22 03:18

📊 Signals (5)

Tier	Signal	Date	Service Impact
Tier 2	Production liner cemented in lateral with wet shoe and no ability to frac out the shoe 📄 Bakken Setback Summary Statement, Wellbore Schematic note Non-standard completion design limits stimulation options and indicates specific engineering constraints	Unknown	Completions / Frac
Tier 3	Federal minerals notification required - BLM involvement triggered 📄 Email from Doug Jackson to Tracey Fallang Adds federal regulatory layer beyond state oversight, requiring BLM documentation	2026-07-29	Drilling Rigs
Tier 3	Drilling must wait 3rd business day after permit publication unless Director waiver obtained⏰ TIME-SENSITIVE 📄 Conditions of Approval Creates mandatory waiting period that can be bypassed only with Director approval	Relative	Regulatory / Permitting
Tier 3	Wellbore enters Bakken Petroleum System outside target spacing unit, requiring waiver from NDIC Order 31848 📄 Waiver letter to Drillback Order 31848 Indicates complex multi-unit drilling strategy and regulatory exception needed for cross-boundary lateral	Unknown	Regulatory / Permitting
Tier 3	60-stage cemented lateral with 160 mbw and 6 MM lbs sand planned 📄 Wellbore Schematic note High-intensity completion design with specific fluid and proppant volumes pre-defined	Unknown	Completions / Frac

Tier

Signal

Date

Service Impact

Tier 2

Production liner cemented in lateral with wet shoe and no ability to frac out the shoe
📄 Bakken Setback Summary Statement, Wellbore Schematic note
Non-standard completion design limits stimulation options and indicates specific engineering constraints

Unknown

Completions / Frac

Tier 3

Federal minerals notification required - BLM involvement triggered
📄 Email from Doug Jackson to Tracey Fallang
Adds federal regulatory layer beyond state oversight, requiring BLM documentation

2026-07-29

Drilling Rigs

Tier 3

Drilling must wait 3rd business day after permit publication unless Director waiver obtained⏰ TIME-SENSITIVE
📄 Conditions of Approval
Creates mandatory waiting period that can be bypassed only with Director approval

Relative

Regulatory / Permitting

Tier 3

Wellbore enters Bakken Petroleum System outside target spacing unit, requiring waiver from NDIC Order 31848
📄 Waiver letter to Drillback Order 31848
Indicates complex multi-unit drilling strategy and regulatory exception needed for cross-boundary lateral

Unknown

Regulatory / Permitting

Tier 3

60-stage cemented lateral with 160 mbw and 6 MM lbs sand planned
📄 Wellbore Schematic note
High-intensity completion design with specific fluid and proppant volumes pre-defined

Unknown

Completions / Frac

💡 Operator Intent

Develop multi-well pad with future SWD well as part of integrated infrastructure

Proposed work states 'Drill and complete 3 Bakken pool horizontal wells and one future SWD well on this pad'

Aggressively develop across spacing unit boundaries

Waiver request for NDIC Order 31848 shows wellbore enters Bakken system outside target unit

Implement high-intensity completion with cemented lateral design

60-stage cemented lateral with specific fluid/proppant volumes planned despite wet shoe constraints

🔧 Service Operator Relevance

Civil Construction & Pad Building

Detailed construction drawings with specific cut/fill volumes (37,273 CY cut, 31,100 CY fill) and timeline from May 2026 staking dates

Directional Drilling & Surveying

Complex trajectory with nudge section, specific anti-collision requirements, and detailed survey submission requirements to certsurvey@nd.gov

Cementing Services

Non-standard cementing design with wet shoe in lateral, specific slurry formulations and volumes detailed in prognosis

Waste Management & Filter Disposal

Explicit requirement for leak-proof filter sock container on-site from spud through flowback, with specific regulatory reference

🛢️ Wagner 1-3H

📊 Signals (5)

💡 Operator Intent

🔧 Service Operator Relevance