MAVERICK 31-6-7-18 4H - Intelligence Brief

Phoenix Operating LLC · Divide County, ND · File #43328 · Generated 2026-09-24 21:33

📊 Signals (3)

Tier	Signal	Date	Service Impact
Tier 3	Operator must contact NDIC Field Inspector Marc Binns prior to location construction, creating a mandatory pre-construction regulatory touchpoint.⏰ TIME-SENSITIVE 📄 Page 1, after 'Construction Commencement Notification' This is a named, individual inspector contact requirement, not just a generic office notification, adding a personal approval step.	2026-09-22	General Oilfield Services
Tier 3	Drill cuttings are designated to be hauled to 'Smoky Butte Environmental LLC' at a specific Fortuna, ND address. 📄 Page within '4. DISPOSAL OF DRILL CUTTINGS' The disposal facility is explicitly named and located, indicating a contracted vendor for waste hauling, not just a generic plan.	2026-09-22	General Oilfield Services
Tier 3	Operator submitted a detailed letter to NDIC requesting a waiver from backbuild order notification requirements, citing majority WI ownership (65.41%, 63.83%) in adjacent sections. 📄 Letter dated September 9th, 2026 Demonstrates strategic regulatory planning and use of ownership data to avoid notification delays for a multi-well pad.	2026-09-09	Regulatory / Permitting

Tier

Signal

Date

Service Impact

Tier 3

Operator must contact NDIC Field Inspector Marc Binns prior to location construction, creating a mandatory pre-construction regulatory touchpoint.⏰ TIME-SENSITIVE
📄 Page 1, after 'Construction Commencement Notification'
This is a named, individual inspector contact requirement, not just a generic office notification, adding a personal approval step.

2026-09-22

General Oilfield Services

Tier 3

Drill cuttings are designated to be hauled to 'Smoky Butte Environmental LLC' at a specific Fortuna, ND address.
📄 Page within '4. DISPOSAL OF DRILL CUTTINGS'
The disposal facility is explicitly named and located, indicating a contracted vendor for waste hauling, not just a generic plan.

2026-09-22

General Oilfield Services

Tier 3

Operator submitted a detailed letter to NDIC requesting a waiver from backbuild order notification requirements, citing majority WI ownership (65.41%, 63.83%) in adjacent sections.
📄 Letter dated September 9th, 2026
Demonstrates strategic regulatory planning and use of ownership data to avoid notification delays for a multi-well pad.

2026-09-09

Regulatory / Permitting

💡 Operator Intent

To drill a multi-well pad with complex spacing justifications and specific engineering for lateral placement.

The permit includes a detailed pad layout with multiple wells, a letter justifying a backbuild order waiver due to majority WI ownership in adjacent sections, and a specific condition to 'justify the spacing unit' by drilling in conjunction with another well meeting a 1220' setback.

To utilize a wet shoe completion design to enable fracturing at the toe of the lateral.

The 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,' and the schematic notes 'The Operator will utilize a wet shoe with ability to frac out the toe.'

🔧 Service Operator Relevance

Drilling Waste Hauling & Disposal

The permit explicitly names Smoky Butte Environmental LLC as the disposal facility, indicating a contracted service for cuttings hauling that will be required upon spud.

Land Surveying & Civil Pad Design

The extensive pad layout, earthwork quantities, and traffic flow diagrams were prepared by Uintah Engineering & Land Surveying (UELS, LLC), indicating a vendor deeply involved in pre-construction planning.

Regulatory & Permitting Consulting

The detailed backbuild waiver letter from a Denver-based regulatory specialist indicates specialized regulatory support is being used for this multi-well pad development.

🛢️ MAVERICK 31-6-7-18 4H

📊 Signals (3)

💡 Operator Intent

🔧 Service Operator Relevance