HOBBIT 29-32 4H - Intelligence Brief

Phoenix Operating LLC · Divide County, ND · File #43353 · Generated 2026-10-02 04:40

📊 Signals (4)

Tier	Signal	Date	Service Impact
Tier 2	Approval condition based on ability to frac out a wet shoe for south setback 📄 NDIC Field Order Info Regulatory approval is explicitly tied to a specific completion technique (wet shoe with frac-out capability), pre-selecting a technical design.	Unknown	Completions / Frac
Tier 3	Operator must notify adjacent unit operator (Continental) with detailed plans per Order 31848 📄 Affidavit of Notification Demonstrates active regulatory compliance and inter-operator coordination for a wellbore entering an adjacent spacing unit.	2026-06-16	General Oilfield Services
Tier 3	Pre-selected cuttings disposal vendor: Smoky Butte Environmental LLC 📄 Proposed Drilling Plan - Disposal of Drill Cuttings The waste disposal contractor is explicitly named in the approved drilling plan, indicating a pre-awarded contract.	Unknown	General Oilfield Services
Tier 3	Stipulation requiring a well be drilled in a 1280-acre unit before any well in a 2560-acre unit 📄 Permit Information / Stipulations Imposes a specific drilling sequence, creating a dependency and potential timing constraint for future wells on the larger unit.	Unknown	General Oilfield Services

Tier

Signal

Date

Service Impact

Tier 2

Approval condition based on ability to frac out a wet shoe for south setback
📄 NDIC Field Order Info
Regulatory approval is explicitly tied to a specific completion technique (wet shoe with frac-out capability), pre-selecting a technical design.

Unknown

Completions / Frac

Tier 3

Operator must notify adjacent unit operator (Continental) with detailed plans per Order 31848
📄 Affidavit of Notification
Demonstrates active regulatory compliance and inter-operator coordination for a wellbore entering an adjacent spacing unit.

2026-06-16

General Oilfield Services

Tier 3

Pre-selected cuttings disposal vendor: Smoky Butte Environmental LLC
📄 Proposed Drilling Plan - Disposal of Drill Cuttings
The waste disposal contractor is explicitly named in the approved drilling plan, indicating a pre-awarded contract.

Unknown

General Oilfield Services

Tier 3

Stipulation requiring a well be drilled in a 1280-acre unit before any well in a 2560-acre unit
📄 Permit Information / Stipulations
Imposes a specific drilling sequence, creating a dependency and potential timing constraint for future wells on the larger unit.

Unknown

General Oilfield Services

💡 Operator Intent

To drill a development well targeting the Middle Bakken within a specific, large spacing unit under a defined regulatory sequence.

The permit is for a horizontal oil & gas well with a completion interval in the Bakken pool, and stipulations define a drilling sequence for units.

To utilize a specific completion design involving a wet shoe that can be fractured out.

The south setback condition is based on a production liner cemented with a wet shoe and the ability to frac out the shoe.

🔧 Service Operator Relevance

Directional Drilling / MWD Services

The approved directional plan with specific survey requirements and a complex trajectory entering an adjacent unit indicates imminent need for precise drilling services.

Completion Services & Equipment

The regulatory approval is conditional on using a wet shoe with frac-out capability, creating a definite, near-term requirement for specific completion tools and pumping services.

Environmental/Waste Hauling

A vendor is pre-selected for cuttings disposal, but the requirement for a leak-proof filter sock container on-site from spud through flowback indicates ongoing waste management needs.

🛢️ HOBBIT 29-32 4H

📊 Signals (4)

💡 Operator Intent

🔧 Service Operator Relevance