🛢️ MAVERICK 31-6-7-18 2H

Phoenix Operating LLC · Divide County, ND · File #43326 · Generated 2026-09-24 21:32

API: 3302301884
Target Formation: Middle Bakken
Confidence: High

📊 Signals (4)

Tier	Signal	Date	Service Impact
Tier 2	Approval conditional on a 150' setback from north & south boundaries and a 1220' setback from east & west boundaries within the 2560-acre spacing unit, with the south setback based on a production liner cemented in the lateral with a wet shoe and the ability to frac out the shoe. 📄 Permit Information / STIPULATIONS The permit approval is explicitly tied to a specific wellbore construction (wet shoe) and completion technique (ability to frac out the shoe) to satisfy boundary setbacks, indicating a non-standard regulatory condition that dictates completion design.	Unknown	Completions / Frac
Tier 3	Operator asserts they are the majority WI owner (65.41% and 63.83%) in the adjacent sections the wellbore traverses, waiving the requirement to notify another operator per NDIC Order 31848. 📄 Letter from Phoenix Energy dated September 9th, 2026 The operator uses its own majority working interest ownership to formally waive a regulatory notification requirement for drilling outside the target unit, demonstrating integrated control over the drilling path.	2026-09-09	General Oilfield Services
Tier 3	Operator must contact NDIC Field Inspector Marc Binns prior to location construction.⏰ TIME-SENSITIVE 📄 Permit Information / Conditions of Approval A pre-construction contact with a specific named inspector is a condition of approval, adding a regulatory step and potential timing gate before dirt work can begin.	Relative	General Oilfield Services
Tier 3	Drill cuttings disposal contract explicitly awarded to Smoky Butte Environmental LLC. 📄 PROPOSED DRILLING PLAN / 4. DISPOSAL OF DRILL CUTTINGS The document pre-selects a specific waste disposal vendor and provides its address, indicating a locked-in service contract for this well.	Unknown	General Oilfield Services

💡 Operator Intent

To drill a multi-well pad (Maverick and Top Gun wells) with trajectories entering the Bakken from outside the target spacing unit, leveraging its own majority mineral ownership to streamline regulatory approval.

Letter states 'Phoenix Energy is the majority WI Owner of the adjacent Sections... therefore, no additional notification is necessary' for wells proposed to enter the Bakken outside the target unit.
To utilize a specific wellbore design (production liner with a wet shoe) to meet regulatory setback conditions and enable the planned completion.

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

Directional Drilling / MWD Services

The approved directional plan has precise legal coordinate limits and a long lateral (~20,550 ft from wellhead at TD). The plan specifies survey tool (MWD+IFR1+MS) and frequency requirements, indicating imminent need for precise directional control.

Cementing & Completion Services

The permit is conditional on installing and cementing a production liner with a wet shoe and having the 'ability to frac out the shoe.' This mandates specific cementing and completion techniques for the lateral.

Location Construction & Earthwork

Approval requires contact with a specific NDIC inspector prior to construction. The attached plat shows extensive earthwork quantities and a multi-well pad layout, indicating imminent site construction activity.

Waste Hauling & Disposal

A vendor (Smoky Butte Environmental LLC) is explicitly named for cuttings disposal, indicating this service is contracted and will be required upon spud.