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🛢️ BARRETT LEIGH 32-29H
MUREX PETROLEUM CORPORATION · Williams County, ND · File #24797 · Generated 2026-02-13 12:33
- API
- 3310502977
- Target Formation
- BAKKEN
- Permit Explained
- Yes
📋 Permit Cycle Assessment
The 01/30/2025 permit renewal is justified by continuous one-year extension renewals documented in the file from 2013 through 2024. The original permit (01/18/2013) approved the Zachary Drake Oneal 32-29H (later renamed Barrett Leigh 32-29H) as a horizontal well targeting the Bakken formation in the Midway Field. Permit renewals reflect routine administrative compliance with North Dakota's one-year drill permit validity requirement. The 2025 renewal carries forward the anticollision constraint requiring precautions regarding the proximate Nelson 43-29 well, and affirms ongoing gas sales arrangements with Nesson Gathering System. No evidence of non-routine geological, engineering, or operational concerns affecting the 2025 approval is present in the file.
🔍 Permit Cycle Signals (4)
📄 Sundry Form, File Number 24797, Form ID 225891
📅 2025-01-30 (Exact confidence)
This is the anchor permit approval. The renewal extends drilling authorization for one year from the prior expiration date.
📄 Permit Approval Letter dated 01/18/2013; Anticollision Risk Reports dated 01/15/2013 and 01/17/2013
📅 2013-01-18 (Exact confidence)
Offset well proximity constraint is a direct condition of permit approval. Casing design and frac job requirements are tied to this geometric constraint and persist through all permit renewals. The 2013 permit explicitly states: 'PRECAUTIONS MUST BE TAKEN WHILE DESIGNING THE FRAC JOB...AS TO NOT ADVERSELY AFFECT THE NELSON 43-29.'
📄 Affidavits of Information (2014, 2015, 2017, 2018); Gas Capture Plan worksheets dated 2015-2018
📅 2018-01-11 (Inferred confidence)
Gas sales infrastructure and production commitments are integral to permit justification in North Dakota. Operator repeatedly certified gas delivery terms in sworn affidavits accompanying extension requests, signaling operational readiness and regulatory compliance with gas handling requirements.
📄 Sundry Form (Request for Name Change), dated October 30, 2014
📅 2014-10-30 (Exact confidence)
Name change indicates well is active in permitting system and subject to ongoing regulatory oversight. Subsequent permits issued under new name validate continuation of drilling authorization.
📖 Historical Context (4)
Anticollision constraint: Nelson 43-29 (File #5648) wellbore within 103 feet at closest approach (~16,493.57 MD); casing design and frac isolation requirements mandated
📄 Original Permit Letter 01/18/2013; Anticollision Risk Reports (01/15/2013, 01/17/2013); Drilling Program (dated 01/17/2013) · 📅 2013-01-18
This geometric constraint is structural to the well design and persists indefinitely. The drilling program specifies hydraulic packers 250 feet either side of Nelson well to isolate frac design. Any future completion or workover activity must reference this offset well proximity and maintain frac isolation protocols.
Diesel fuel restriction: Operator affidavit prohibits use of diesel-based compounds (CAS numbers 68334-30-5, 68476-34-6, 68476-30-2, 68476-31-3, 8008-20-6) in hydraulic fracture stimulation fluids
📄 Murex Petroleum letter dated November 10, 2014, with subject line 'Hydraulic Fracture Stimulation using Diesel Fuels' · 📅 2014-11-10
This is an operator-initiated commitment restricting hydraulic fluid chemistry. It constrains completion design choices and must be honored in any future frac operations. It represents a forward-binding operational commitment tied to the well file.
Gas capture and sales obligation: Operator sworn affidavit (2014-2018) certifies Nesson Gathering System tie-in; anticipated 300 Mcf/d production rate; completion timing tied to gathering system readiness
📄 Affidavits of Information (2014, 2015, 2017, 2018) signed by company officers (Reagan Smith, Robert Foss) · 📅 2018-01-11
Gas sales contracts and gathering infrastructure create forward obligations on production timing and sales delivery. These create practical operational constraints on completion timing and production rate that persist beyond the drill permit term.
Log waiver approved for open hole section; operator permitted to use offset well (Tania Gail 30-31H, File #17207) logs instead of running full open hole suite on Zachary Drake Oneal 32-29H
📄 Sundry Form (Request Waiver to Open Hole logs), approved 01/18/2013 · 📅 2013-01-18
Log waiver documents reduced technical scope and creates reliance on offset well data. If future formation issues arise, this waiver limits baseline subsurface characterization. It also establishes precedent for accepting non-standard completeness in well file technical documentation.
🔧 Operator Pattern
Consistent permit extension pattern (2013-2025) with no drilling; operator maintains acreage through systematic annual renewals while managing offset well coordination and gas sales infrastructure
Extension requests contain consistent language: 'requesting approval for a one year extension to drill.' Operator notes in 2014 form cite 'Delay in drilling this well was due to holding acreage in Divide county. This well will be drilled in 2015.' Subsequent affidavits (2015-2018) repeatedly certify planned completion and production dates that shift yearly, indicating phased drilling strategy tied to gathering system capacity and market conditions rather than technical readiness.
Confidence: High
File contains complete sequence of permit renewals from original approval (01/18/2013) through current renewal (01/30/2025), with supporting technical documents (anticollision reports, drilling program, gas capture plans) and sworn operator statements. No temporal gaps in extension documentation. Regulatory approval dates and effective dates are explicit. The 2025 renewal is a routine administrative action justified by continuous prior extensions under the same operator.