🛢️ MHA 1-28-29H-148-92

Oasis Petroleum North America LLC / QEP Energy Company / Chord Energy · Dunn County, ND · File #26353 · Generated 2026-02-13 12:33

API: Unknown
Target Formation: Bakken
Permit Explained: Partially

📋 Permit Cycle Assessment

The file contains a permit cancellation effective 01/09/2026 submitted at regulator request. No contemporaneous documentation explains why the regulator requested cancellation. The file shows continuous permit renewals from 2013 through 2025, all approved without incident or stated violations. The cancellation sundry does not cite regulatory violations, environmental concerns, operator non-compliance, or production deficiency. The operator changed from QEP Energy Company to Chord Energy between 2024-2025 without documented operational justification. Absent a regulator letter, field inspection report, or citation, the permit cancellation reason remains unexplained in the file.

🔍 Permit Cycle Signals (3)

Permit cancellation requested by regulator at 01/09/2026

Direct

📄 Sundry Form 292004, dated 01/09/2026
📅 2026-01-09 (Exact confidence)

Anchoring event: regulator-initiated cancellation supersedes all prior renewal activity. Operator submitted cancellation at regulator's explicit request, not operator discretion.

Permit renewal approved 10/27/2025, expiring 09/03/2025 (contradictory dates indicate administrative error or expiration mismatch)

Supporting

📄 Sundry Form 275597, received 10/13/2025, approved 10/27/2025
📅 2025-10-27 (Exact confidence)

Renewal approval appears temporally inverted relative to stated expiration (09/03/2025). All stipulations and conditions from original permit and modifications apply, but does not explain the subsequent 01/09/2026 cancellation.

Permit renewal approved 09/26/2024 for permit expiring 09/03/2024

Supporting

📄 Sundry Form 208164, received 09/20/2024, approved 09/26/2024, submitted by Chord Energy
📅 2024-09-26 (Exact confidence)

Operator name changed from QEP Energy Company to Chord Energy between 2024 renewal and 2025 renewal. No operational reason cited for ownership/operator change.

📖 Historical Context (6)

Permitting conditioned on back-to-back drilling requirement (MHA 7-28-29H-148-92 must be drilled immediately after MHA 1-28-29H-148-92 to justify spacing unit)
📄 Permit approval letter dated 09/03/2013, from David Burns, Engineering Technician III · 📅 2013-09-03
Spacing unit justification depends on sequenced drilling of pad wells. If MHA 1 well is now cancelled, the viability of the 1280-acre spacing unit (Sections 28 & 29 T148N R92W) and subsequent well authorizations in that unit become questionable.

Dike requirement due to Lake Sakakawea proximity; location construction contingent on NDIC field inspector approval (Allen Christensen, 701-989-9183)
📄 Permit approval letter dated 09/03/2013, from David Burns · 📅 2013-09-03
Environmental/geotechnical constraint persists for any resumed operations at this location. Dike maintenance and inspection remain operational obligations if well is re-permitted.

Diesel-based hydraulic fracture stimulation compounds prohibited (NDAC 43-02-03-31 compliance stipulation repeated in all permit renewal submissions 2014-2015)
📄 Permit renewals, Form 4 entries dated 09/03/2014, 09/03/2015 · 📅 2014-09-03
Recurring regulatory constraint indicates state-level environmental/water protection mandate. Applicable if well is resumed or if sibling wells on pad (MHA 3, 5, 7) continue operations under same unit.

Filter sock disposal requirement (covered, leak-proof container with placard) effective 06/01/2014, applied to this well via permit stipulation letter dated 04/16/2014
📄 Permit stipulation letter from Todd L. Holweger, dated 04/16/2014; NDAC 43-02-03-19.2 compliance · 📅 2014-04-16
Applies to any future drilling, completion, or flow-back operations. Mandatory waste management infrastructure requirement for well site operations.

Confidential status granted for six months from spud date; thereafter production data becomes non-confidential. Director and representatives retain unrestricted access to all well records.
📄 Permit approval letter dated 09/03/2013, Confidential Status section · 📅 2013-09-03
Defines regulatory transparency obligations. Any production data post-confidential period is subject to regulator disclosure and public access (via NDIC portal or FOIA).

Gas capture plan requirement with flaring minimization benchmarks: statewide 8.7% flaring threshold (July 2018), Heart Butte field 20.2% threshold. QEP identified gas-powered generators and curtailment as flaring alternatives.
📄 Gas Capture Plan (Pad 1-28G - 4 wells) submitted 2018 and 2014; Affidavits from Michael Legler (2018) and Michael Fuller (2014) · 📅 2014-08-21
If well is returned to production, flaring compliance and gas capture infrastructure dependencies persist. Arrow Pipeline LLC was contracted gatherer; Garden Creek Plant (ONEOK) expansion status as of 2014 affects availability of midstream capacity.

🔧 Operator Pattern

Consistent permit renewal compliance with incremental operator transitions (QEP Energy → Chord Energy → Oasis Petroleum) and active engagement in regulatory stipulation submission (gas capture plans, waiver requests for open-hole logs, diesel-fuel prohibition acknowledgments, filter sock container compliance).
Well permitted 09/03/2013 by QEP Energy Company; renewed annually 2014, 2015, 2018, 2023, 2024, 2025 without documented violations or compliance deficiencies. Operator changed to Chord Energy by 09/2024 renewal. Oasis Petroleum North America LLC became operator by 01/2026 cancellation submission. No field inspection reports, spill reports, or enforcement actions appear in file. Multiple proactive waiver requests (open-hole log waiver 09/2013) and gas capture affidavits indicate active technical engagement. File contains no default notices, permit suspensions, or regulatory warnings prior to cancellation.

Confidence: Medium
File is comprehensive on permitting history (2013–2026) and technical specifications. However, the critical contemporaneous explanation for the 01/09/2026 cancellation is absent: no regulator letter detailing reason, no field inspection report, no citation or violation notice. The phrase 'Cancelling permit at regulator's request' in the sundry form is conclusory and non-explanatory. Without a regulator justification document or denial letter, the permit-cycle signal cannot be elevated to 'High' confidence. Historical context is robust and directly sourced. Operator profile is constructive but limited by absence of production records and operational milestones (spud date, completion reports).