Shell 57-3305H - Intelligence Brief

EOG RESOURCES, INC. · Mountrail County, ND · File #43304 · Generated 2026-09-21 04:02

📊 Signals (4)

Tier	Signal	Date	Service Impact
Tier 2	Approval condition includes a 500' setback from the south boundary at the 7" casing point based on a production liner cemented in the lateral with a wet shoe and 'the ability to frac out the shoe.' 📄 STIPULATIONS section, Permit Review Policy The permit's approval is explicitly conditioned on a specific completion technique (frac-ing out a wet shoe), which is a non-routine design constraint.	Unknown	Completions / Frac
Tier 3	Operator requested waiver from NDIC Orders 31848 and 31973 for providing drilling plans to adjacent unit operators, citing EOG is the operator of all adjacent units.⏰ TIME-SENSITIVE 📄 Waiver request letter dated August 27, 2026 Reveals a regulatory compliance step being bypassed due to consolidated operator control, reducing pre-drilling administrative burden and potential delays.	2026-08-27	Regulatory / Permitting
Tier 3	Proposed work states Shell 59-3305H & Shell 60-3334H on the same pad are waiting on a hearing for exception location and increase density respectively in October 2026, with permits to be submitted later. EOG wants an approved permit for this well to build prior to winter, with all four wells drilled at the same time.⏰ TIME-SENSITIVE 📄 PROPOSED WORK section Discloses a pending regulatory hearing and a coordinated, time-sensitive pad development plan contingent on winter timing.	Relative	General Oilfield Services
Tier 3	Drilling plan includes a note: 'EOG Resources, Inc. respectfully requests permission to frac out the toe.' 📄 4 1/2" Production Liner & Cementing section, Toe Assembly notes Shows operator's specific intent to use a toe-initiation fracturing technique, which is a deliberate completion design choice.	Unknown	Completions / Frac

Tier

Signal

Date

Service Impact

Tier 2

Approval condition includes a 500' setback from the south boundary at the 7" casing point based on a production liner cemented in the lateral with a wet shoe and 'the ability to frac out the shoe.'
📄 STIPULATIONS section, Permit Review Policy
The permit's approval is explicitly conditioned on a specific completion technique (frac-ing out a wet shoe), which is a non-routine design constraint.

Unknown

Completions / Frac

Tier 3

Operator requested waiver from NDIC Orders 31848 and 31973 for providing drilling plans to adjacent unit operators, citing EOG is the operator of all adjacent units.⏰ TIME-SENSITIVE
📄 Waiver request letter dated August 27, 2026
Reveals a regulatory compliance step being bypassed due to consolidated operator control, reducing pre-drilling administrative burden and potential delays.

2026-08-27

Regulatory / Permitting

Tier 3

Proposed work states Shell 59-3305H & Shell 60-3334H on the same pad are waiting on a hearing for exception location and increase density respectively in October 2026, with permits to be submitted later. EOG wants an approved permit for this well to build prior to winter, with all four wells drilled at the same time.⏰ TIME-SENSITIVE
📄 PROPOSED WORK section
Discloses a pending regulatory hearing and a coordinated, time-sensitive pad development plan contingent on winter timing.

Relative

General Oilfield Services

Tier 3

Drilling plan includes a note: 'EOG Resources, Inc. respectfully requests permission to frac out the toe.'
📄 4 1/2" Production Liner & Cementing section, Toe Assembly notes
Shows operator's specific intent to use a toe-initiation fracturing technique, which is a deliberate completion design choice.

Unknown

Completions / Frac

💡 Operator Intent

To drill and complete a four-well pad in a single, synchronized campaign before winter.

PROPOSED WORK states: 'All four wells will be drilled at the same time.' and 'EOG would like an approved permit from this well pad to build prior to winter.'

To utilize a cemented production liner with a wet shoe and frac out the shoe/toe as a key completion technique.

Permit stipulation cites 'production liner cemented in the lateral with a wet shoe and the ability to frac out the shoe.' and the drilling plan note states: 'EOG Resources, Inc. respectfully requests permission to frac out the toe.'

🔧 Service Operator Relevance

Drilling & Rig Services

A four-well, simultaneous drilling campaign is planned to start after permit approval, with an implied start around winter 2026/2027, indicating imminent need for a drilling contractor and full ancillary services.

Completion & Stimulation Services

The permit is conditioned on the ability to 'frac out the shoe,' and the operator has explicitly requested permission to 'frac out the toe,' locking in a specific stimulation design that will be required soon after drilling.

Pad Construction & Civil Engineering

Detailed pad construction plans with cut/fill volumes and timelines ('build prior to winter') are provided, and a specific engineering firm (KLJ) is already engaged, indicating ground work is a immediate precursor activity.

🛢️ Shell 57-3305H

📊 Signals (4)

💡 Operator Intent

🔧 Service Operator Relevance