🛢️ RAVIN 26-35-2H

LIME ROCK RESOURCES V-A, LP (current); ABRAXAS PETROLEUM CORPORATION (prior) · McKenzie County, ND · File #21994 · Generated 2026-02-13 12:33

API: 3305303896
Target Formation: Middle Bakken
Permit Explained: Yes

📋 Permit Cycle Assessment

The tank cleaning verbal approval issued 10-07-2025 is directly explained by the well's temporary abandonment status (TA'd 02-26-2024) and the regulatory requirement to manage and dispose of fluid inventories prior to final plugging. The tank cleaning approval is contingent on: (1) identified disposal contractor (Jokers Wild Trucking; hydrovac from TTK Enterprises); (2) measured tank fluid volumes (T1: 25 bbls; T2: 10 bbls; T3: 5 bbls; T4: 5 bbls); and (3) prior approval of the amended P&A procedure (09-10-2024). Inspector witnessed and approved the tank servicing work on same day, confirming state oversight of fluid handling on an abandoned well subject to an approved abandonment plan.

🔍 Permit Cycle Signals (4)

Verbal Approval for Tank Cleaning issued 10-07-2025 with same-day inspection and approval

Direct

📄 Verbal Approval Tank Cleaning form header; Inspector Comments section
📅 2025-10-07 (Exact confidence)

New permit approval date (2025-10-07) anchors this analysis. Approval was granted same day as inspection, indicating rapid regulatory approval for tank servicing of temporarily abandoned well.

Well status = Temporarily Abandoned (TA'd February 2024); inspection addresses four tanks (T1-T4) with stated disposal plan

Direct

📄 Verbal Approval form: Status field and Inspector Comments; References to tank fluid volumes and disposal contractor (Jokers Wild Trucking, TTK Enterprises hydrovac)
📅 2025-10-07 (Exact confidence)

Tank cleaning approval is contingent on well's TA status and specified disposal pathway. Inspector documented fluid volumes and identified licensed disposal contractor, satisfying state requirement for authorized fluid handling on abandoned wells.

Prior TA approval (10-06-2023, Form 141894) granted 1-year evaluation window for Madison completion; deadline 09-26-2024 was not met, triggering plug-and-abandon sequence

Supporting

📄 Well Sundry Form 141894 (Intent to TA Well); Reviewer Comments dated 10-06-2023
📅 2023-10-06 (Exact confidence)

TA approval expired without Madison completion decision. Operator then filed P&A request (Form 205814, approved 09-10-2024). Tank cleaning (10-07-2025) occurs after approved P&A procedure but before final plugging execution, consistent with well abandonment workflow.

Amended P&A procedure approved 09-10-2024 specifies cement plug depths and isolation sequence; tank cleaning logically precedes rig operations

Supporting

📄 Well Sundry Form 205814; Reviewer Comments section with David Tabor signature
📅 2024-09-10 (Exact confidence)

Approved P&A procedure establishes regulatory pathway for final well disposition. Tank cleaning approval (10-07-2025) occurs within execution window of approved abandonment plan, supporting operational sequencing.

📖 Historical Context (4)

Original Intent to TA (09-26-2023) cited 'compromised Bakken zone and uneconomic production' as basis for seeking 1-year evaluation window for potential Madison completion rather than immediate plugging
📄 Well Sundry Form 141894, Description (Operator) section · 📅 2023-09-26
Operator's documented rationale for TA (deferred abandonment pending Madison upside) was not realized; this unsatisfied contingency triggered transition to P&A workflow. Historical record establishes that the well was not salvageable, justifying ultimate abandonment decision.

Prior regulatory order (03-09-2023, Field Supervisor David Tabor) placed well in 'abandoned-well status' under NDCC 38-08-04(1)(a)(I2) due to non-production for >1 year; six-month deadline (09-09-2023) for TA/plug decision
📄 Regulatory letter dated 03-09-2023 from David Tabor, Field Supervisor · 📅 2023-03-09
Regulatory order established binding compliance timeline. Operator secured TA approval on 10-06-2023 (4 days after 09-09-2023 deadline, but request was filed 09-26-2023). This regulatory pressure and non-compliance history constrains future operations: well remains subject to bonding and reclamation obligations under 43-02-03-34.1 through final plugging completion.

Cement Bond Log (CBL) review (10-09-2012, Richard Suggs, NDIC Geologist) revealed cement behind 7-inch casing terminated at 6,275 feet, 1,155 feet above required isolation point (Cretaceous-Newcastle Formation top at 5,120 feet)
📄 October 9, 2012 letter from Richard A. Suggs, Geologist; referenced in Sundry Form (Request Cmt Sqz Waiver, 10-18-2012) · 📅 2012-10-09
Historical cement isolation deficiency persists in well architecture. P&A procedure (Form 205814, approved 09-10-2024) includes explicit plug placement at 5,048 feet (below Dakota Group) to address this historical gap. Integrity concern remains operative constraint on well closure execution.

Permit stipulation (12-01-2011, Engineering Technician David Tabor) conditioned drilling approval on precautions to avoid collision with offset well RAVIN 26-35-1H (File #19054), located within 100 feet TVD of proposed wellbore
📄 Drilling Permit Approval letter, 12-01-2011; Permit Stipulations section · 📅 2011-12-01
Offset well proximity (100 feet TVD) was a drilling constraint that no longer affects current TA/P&A operations but establishes historical context for well pad configuration and spacing unit geometry. Offset well interference risk is now irrelevant given TA status, but records document tight well spacing that characterized this development project.

🔧 Operator Pattern

Operator change from ABRAXAS PETROLEUM CORPORATION (2011–2022) to LIME ROCK RESOURCES V-A, LP (2022–present); transition coincided with period of sustained non-productivity and regulatory pressure leading to abandonment decision.
Abraxas operated well from permit approval (12-01-2011) through operator transfer (08-22-2022, Form 15, Transfer Notice). Well transitioned to TA status (02-26-2024) under Lime Rock management, approximately 18 months post-transfer. Lime Rock submitted TA request (09-26-2023) within Abraxas-era compliance deadline; executed P&A approval (09-10-2024) and is currently executing abandonment plan. No operational production recorded post-2013; well remained non-productive through Lime Rock tenure.

Confidence: High
Tank cleaning verbal approval is directly supported by explicit well status (TA, dated 02-26-2024), approved P&A procedure (09-10-2024), identified disposal contractors, and measured tank inventories documented in same-day inspection (10-07-2025). Permit date is exact and approval rationale is non-ambiguous. Historical context is supported by dated regulatory correspondence, sundry forms with reviewer signatures, and transfer documentation. No material date inversions or conflicts detected. OCR quality is adequate for all critical dates and operator names.