MAVERICK 31-6-7-18 1H - Intelligence Brief

Phoenix Operating LLC · Divide County, ND · File #43325 · Generated 2026-09-24 04:56

📊 Signals (4)

Tier	Signal	Date	Service Impact
Tier 2	Completion design specifies a 'wet shoe with ability to frac out the toe' and includes a backup 'Hyd Toe Sleeve'. 📄 Proposed Drilling Plan, Schematic Notes The explicit design for a frac-able wet shoe and backup sleeve is a specific engineering choice impacting completion tool and cementing services.	2026-09-08	Completions / Frac
Tier 3	Mandatory pre-construction contact with a specific NDIC Field Inspector (Marc Binns) is required.⏰ TIME-SENSITIVE 📄 Permit Stipulations, Page 1 A stipulation requiring direct contact with a named inspector before location construction is a specific, non-routine regulatory hurdle with timing implications.	2026-09-22	General Oilfield Services
Tier 3	Operator has pre-selected and named a specific licensed disposal facility for drill cuttings: Smoky Butte Environmental LLC.⏰ TIME-SENSITIVE 📄 Proposed Drilling Plan, Section 4 Naming a specific disposal vendor in the permit is non-routine and indicates a locked-in service contract for waste hauling and disposal ahead of spud.	2026-09-08	General Oilfield Services
Tier 3	Permit includes detailed pad layout for 9 wells (4 MAVERICK, 4 TOP GUN, 1 SWD) with ~22 acres of disturbance and ~98,550 cu yds of earthwork. 📄 Pad Layout and Engineering Drawings The scale of earthwork and multi-well pad construction is a significant, non-routine capital project requiring specialized civil and site prep contractors.	2026-08-27	General Oilfield Services

Tier

Signal

Date

Service Impact

Tier 2

Completion design specifies a 'wet shoe with ability to frac out the toe' and includes a backup 'Hyd Toe Sleeve'.
📄 Proposed Drilling Plan, Schematic Notes
The explicit design for a frac-able wet shoe and backup sleeve is a specific engineering choice impacting completion tool and cementing services.

2026-09-08

Completions / Frac

Tier 3

Mandatory pre-construction contact with a specific NDIC Field Inspector (Marc Binns) is required.⏰ TIME-SENSITIVE
📄 Permit Stipulations, Page 1
A stipulation requiring direct contact with a named inspector before location construction is a specific, non-routine regulatory hurdle with timing implications.

2026-09-22

General Oilfield Services

Tier 3

Operator has pre-selected and named a specific licensed disposal facility for drill cuttings: Smoky Butte Environmental LLC.⏰ TIME-SENSITIVE
📄 Proposed Drilling Plan, Section 4
Naming a specific disposal vendor in the permit is non-routine and indicates a locked-in service contract for waste hauling and disposal ahead of spud.

2026-09-08

General Oilfield Services

Tier 3

Permit includes detailed pad layout for 9 wells (4 MAVERICK, 4 TOP GUN, 1 SWD) with ~22 acres of disturbance and ~98,550 cu yds of earthwork.
📄 Pad Layout and Engineering Drawings
The scale of earthwork and multi-well pad construction is a significant, non-routine capital project requiring specialized civil and site prep contractors.

2026-08-27

General Oilfield Services

💡 Operator Intent

To develop a multi-well pad with complex well trajectories that require a regulatory waiver for entering the target zone from outside the spacing unit.

Letter from Phoenix requests a 'Backbuild Order Waiver' for multiple wells proposed to 'enter the Bakken Petroleum System outside the target spacing unit.'

To utilize a specific completion technique involving a wet shoe designed to be fractured out.

Stipulation states 'The south setback is based on a production liner cemented in the lateral with a wet shoe and the ability to frac out the shoe.'

🔧 Service Operator Relevance

Waste Hauling & Disposal

Permit explicitly names Smoky Butte Environmental LLC as the disposal facility, indicating a contracted service opportunity commencing with drilling.

Earthwork & Pad Construction

Large-scale pad construction with detailed cut/fill quantities (~98,550 cu yds) and road building is required before drilling can begin, as shown on the 08-27-2026 revised plat.

Directional Drilling & MWD Services

Complex well paths requiring a regulatory waiver for 'backbuild' trajectories into the spacing unit indicate precise drilling and survey needs for the upcoming multi-well program.

Completion Tools & Cementing

The specified 'wet shoe' and 'Hyd Toe Sleeve' completion design creates a specific need for specialized liner hanger, cementing, and stimulation tool services.

🛢️ MAVERICK 31-6-7-18 1H

📊 Signals (4)

💡 Operator Intent

🔧 Service Operator Relevance