West Clark 135-2513H - Intelligence Brief

EOG RESOURCES, INC. · McKenzie County, ND · File #43394 · Generated 2026-10-12 07:07

📊 Signals (4)

Tier	Signal	Date	Service Impact
Tier 3	NDIC flagged permit for BLM review due to federal minerals in the spacing unit. 📄 Email from Doug Jackson Adds a layer of federal oversight and potential timing uncertainty for the permit's validity.	2026-08-24	General Oilfield Services
Tier 3	Tribal Business Council approved a 20-year right-of-way for pad, roads, and pipeline on 7/8/2026. 📄 Tribal Resolution 26-173-FWF Finalized surface agreement reduces land-related risk and defines the project footprint for all service planning.	2026-07-08	Drilling Rigs
Tier 3	Mandatory pre-construction notification to NDIC Field Inspector Austin Karsky.⏰ TIME-SENSITIVE 📄 Permit Stipulations Creates a defined touchpoint for field inspection services before any dirt work begins.	Relative	General Oilfield Services
Tier 3	Approval conditioned on ability to 'frac out the shoe' of the cemented production liner. 📄 Permit Stipulations Diverges from standard plug-and-perf, implying a specific toe-initiation or annular fracturing operation.	Unknown	Completions / Frac

Tier

Signal

Date

Service Impact

Tier 3

NDIC flagged permit for BLM review due to federal minerals in the spacing unit.
📄 Email from Doug Jackson
Adds a layer of federal oversight and potential timing uncertainty for the permit's validity.

2026-08-24

General Oilfield Services

Tier 3

Tribal Business Council approved a 20-year right-of-way for pad, roads, and pipeline on 7/8/2026.
📄 Tribal Resolution 26-173-FWF
Finalized surface agreement reduces land-related risk and defines the project footprint for all service planning.

2026-07-08

Drilling Rigs

Tier 3

Mandatory pre-construction notification to NDIC Field Inspector Austin Karsky.⏰ TIME-SENSITIVE
📄 Permit Stipulations
Creates a defined touchpoint for field inspection services before any dirt work begins.

Relative

General Oilfield Services

Tier 3

Approval conditioned on ability to 'frac out the shoe' of the cemented production liner.
📄 Permit Stipulations
Diverges from standard plug-and-perf, implying a specific toe-initiation or annular fracturing operation.

Unknown

Completions / Frac

💡 Operator Intent

Develop a multi-well pad on tribal lands with pre-negotiated surface access and pipeline corridor.

Resolution No. 26-173-FWF approves a right-of-way for a well pad with three wellbores, two access roads, and a produced water pipeline on T1092A-B.

Drill a long lateral targeting the Bakken/Three Forks system with a cemented production liner and a 'frac out' completion design.

Permit shows lateral from 11241' to 25128' MD in the BAKKEN pool, with condition: 'north setback is based on a production liner cemented in the lateral with a wet shoe and the ability to frac out the shoe.'

Coordinate closely with BLM due to federal mineral interest within the spacing unit.

Email from NDIC engineer on 8/24/2026 instructs operator to contact BLM because 'permit applications are within a spacing unit that may be subject to a Federal permit.'

🔧 Service Operator Relevance

Surveying & Surface Planning

Detailed pad, road, and pipeline surveys by Uintah Engineering are complete and approved, enabling immediate earthwork bidding.

Cementing Services

Detailed cementing plans for surface, intermediate, and production liners specify Halliburton products, indicating potential vendor preference for upcoming operations.

Directional Drilling / MWD

Detailed directional plan with specific survey tool (Superior MWD+IFR1+SAG+F) specified for the lateral, indicating need for directional services upon spud.

Location Construction & Earthwork

Approved surface plan with exact cut/fill quantities (71,100 cu yds) and requirement to notify inspector before construction creates a near-term opportunity.

🛢️ West Clark 135-2513H

📊 Signals (4)

💡 Operator Intent

🔧 Service Operator Relevance