ALE 2436-6BH - Intelligence Brief

KODA RESOURCES OPERATING, LLC · Divide County, ND · File #43323 · Generated 2026-09-28 03:16

📊 Signals (4)

Tier	Signal	Date	Service Impact
Tier 3	Mandatory pre-construction contact with NDIC Field Inspector Marc Binns due to aquifer location.⏰ TIME-SENSITIVE 📄 Page 2 of 10 This is a non-routine, site-specific regulatory condition beyond standard permit approval, requiring direct operator-inspector coordination before any dirt work.	2026-09-21	General Oilfield Services
Tier 3	Operator acknowledges requirement for a leak-proof, covered, placarded container for filter socks on-site from spud through clean-out, completion, and flow-back. 📄 Page 9 of 10 This is a specific, ongoing waste management obligation attached to the well's entire completion phase, not a one-time event.	2026-09-21	General Oilfield Services
Tier 3	KLX Directional is pre-designated as the MWD Contractor. 📄 Drilling Plan - Estimated Formation Tops The vendor is explicitly named in the operator's drilling plan, indicating a contracted or intended service relationship.	2026-07-29	Directional Drilling
Tier 3	Operator plans to submit a sundry to waive open hole logs, relying on MWD and cased-hole evaluation. 📄 Drilling Plan - Evaluation Program Waiving open-hole logs is a non-routine operational decision that alters the standard data acquisition profile.	Unknown	General Oilfield Services

Tier

Signal

Date

Service Impact

Tier 3

Mandatory pre-construction contact with NDIC Field Inspector Marc Binns due to aquifer location.⏰ TIME-SENSITIVE
📄 Page 2 of 10
This is a non-routine, site-specific regulatory condition beyond standard permit approval, requiring direct operator-inspector coordination before any dirt work.

2026-09-21

General Oilfield Services

Tier 3

Operator acknowledges requirement for a leak-proof, covered, placarded container for filter socks on-site from spud through clean-out, completion, and flow-back.
📄 Page 9 of 10
This is a specific, ongoing waste management obligation attached to the well's entire completion phase, not a one-time event.

2026-09-21

General Oilfield Services

Tier 3

KLX Directional is pre-designated as the MWD Contractor.
📄 Drilling Plan - Estimated Formation Tops
The vendor is explicitly named in the operator's drilling plan, indicating a contracted or intended service relationship.

2026-07-29

Directional Drilling

Tier 3

Operator plans to submit a sundry to waive open hole logs, relying on MWD and cased-hole evaluation.
📄 Drilling Plan - Evaluation Program
Waiving open-hole logs is a non-routine operational decision that alters the standard data acquisition profile.

Unknown

General Oilfield Services

💡 Operator Intent

To drill a long lateral well targeting the Middle Bakken with a specific geosteered trajectory.

The drilling plan details a 15,479 ft lateral length and includes MWD for geosteering, with survey intervals subject to reduction for 'geosteering needs'.

To manage regulatory and environmental risks associated with an aquifer location.

The permit includes a 'SPECIAL ATTENTION' stipulation for an onsite inspection and closed mud system with no drilling pit due to the well pad being located on an aquifer.

To utilize a pad development strategy with future well slots.

The as-built pad layout shows 'FUTURE SOUTH WELL' slots 1-4, and the affidavit references multiple wells (Ale 2436-2BHN, 3BHN, 5BH, 6BH) from the same 'Ale 24 Pad'.

🔧 Service Operator Relevance

Environmental & Waste Management

The aquifer location triggers strict containment rules (closed mud system, impermeable liner) and the filter-sock container rule is in effect from spud through flowback, requiring specialized equipment and hauling to facilities like the named '13 Mile Landfill'.

Directional Drilling / MWD

KLX Directional is explicitly named as the MWD contractor in the drilling plan dated July 29, 2026, indicating an imminent service engagement for the planned ~15,500 ft lateral.

Cementing & Wellbore Isolation

The permit condition requires cementing a production liner in the lateral with a 'wet shoe' to facilitate fracturing out the toe, indicating a specific cementing design need for the completion.

Surveying & Pad Design

Uintah Engineering and Land Surveying prepared the as-built pad layout and containment calculations following a March 2026 drone survey, showing recent and likely ongoing involvement in pad development.

🛢️ ALE 2436-6BH

📊 Signals (4)

💡 Operator Intent

🔧 Service Operator Relevance