MAVERICK 31-6-7-18 3H - Intelligence Brief

Phoenix Operating LLC · Divide County, ND · File #43327 · Generated 2026-09-24 04:57

📊 Signals (4)

Tier	Signal	Date	Service Impact
Tier 3	Operator is coordinating a multi-well pad (Maverick and Top Gun wells) and has filed for a waiver to the 'backbuild order' notification requirements.⏰ TIME-SENSITIVE 📄 Letter from Meaghan Coughlan dated September 9th, 2026 The letter demonstrates proactive regulatory engagement for a multi-well development plan, indicating advanced stage planning and imminent activity.	2026-09-09	Regulatory / Permitting
Tier 3	Completion design specifies use of a 'wet shoe with ability to frac out the toe'. 📄 Permit Stipulations / Conditions of Approval and Proposed Work / Stimulation section This is a specific completion technique choice detailed in the permit, differing from a standard plug-and-perf design.	Unknown	Completions / Frac
Tier 3	NDIC Field Inspector Marc Binns must be contacted prior to location construction. 📄 Permit Stipulations / Conditions of Approval The condition names a specific inspector and creates a mandatory pre-construction checkpoint not required for all permits.	Unknown	General Oilfield Services
Tier 3	Operator has pre-selected Smoky Butte Environmental LLC for drill cuttings disposal. 📄 Proposed Work / Disposal of Drill Cuttings section Vendor is explicitly named in the permit's proposed work plan, indicating a locked-in service contract rather than an open bid.	Unknown	General Oilfield Services

Tier

Signal

Date

Service Impact

Tier 3

Operator is coordinating a multi-well pad (Maverick and Top Gun wells) and has filed for a waiver to the 'backbuild order' notification requirements.⏰ TIME-SENSITIVE
📄 Letter from Meaghan Coughlan dated September 9th, 2026
The letter demonstrates proactive regulatory engagement for a multi-well development plan, indicating advanced stage planning and imminent activity.

2026-09-09

Regulatory / Permitting

Tier 3

Completion design specifies use of a 'wet shoe with ability to frac out the toe'.
📄 Permit Stipulations / Conditions of Approval and Proposed Work / Stimulation section
This is a specific completion technique choice detailed in the permit, differing from a standard plug-and-perf design.

Unknown

Completions / Frac

Tier 3

NDIC Field Inspector Marc Binns must be contacted prior to location construction.
📄 Permit Stipulations / Conditions of Approval
The condition names a specific inspector and creates a mandatory pre-construction checkpoint not required for all permits.

Unknown

General Oilfield Services

Tier 3

Operator has pre-selected Smoky Butte Environmental LLC for drill cuttings disposal.
📄 Proposed Work / Disposal of Drill Cuttings section
Vendor is explicitly named in the permit's proposed work plan, indicating a locked-in service contract rather than an open bid.

Unknown

General Oilfield Services

💡 Operator Intent

To drill a multi-well pad with complex lateral trajectories requiring precise directional control and anti-collision management.

Plan includes detailed directional survey program, anti-collision review acknowledgment, and proximity to other planned wells on the same pad.

To utilize a wet shoe completion technique to enable fracturing out of the toe of the lateral.

Permit condition 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.'

To manage drilling waste via a closed-loop system and a specific, pre-selected disposal facility.

Disposal plan states 'All drill cuttings shall be temporarily collected... and hauled to a licensed disposal facility, Smoky Butte Environmental LLC...'

🔧 Service Operator Relevance

Drilling Waste Management / Hauling

Permit locks in Smoky Butte Environmental LLC for cuttings disposal, eliminating near-term opportunity for competitors unless a change is filed.

Directional Drilling / Surveying

Complex multi-well pad with precise anti-collision requirements and a mandated survey program indicates need for advanced directional services.

Completion Services (Stimulation)

The specified wet shoe completion technique creates a need for specialized frac initiation services at the toe of the lateral.

Civil Construction / Earthwork

Detailed pad layout with ~98,550 cu yds of earthwork and specific compaction standards indicates a major site construction project is planned.

🛢️ MAVERICK 31-6-7-18 3H

📊 Signals (4)

💡 Operator Intent

🔧 Service Operator Relevance