🛢️ Jefferson Federal 5003 42-14 4B

Whiting Oil and Gas Corporation · McKenzie County, North Dakota County, ND · File #41434 · Generated 2026-02-13 12:33

API: 33-053-10460
Target Formation: Middle Bakken
Permit Explained: Yes

📋 Permit Cycle Assessment

The well file contains contemporaneous documentation that explains the permit approval. Commission Order No. 32449 establishes the regulatory framework and stipulates setback distances (150' N/S, 500' E/W) contingent on production liner design with wet shoe cementation—a requirement operationalized in the wet shoe completion plan. The anticollision analysis (10/11/2023) clears all adjacent wells, confirming multi-well pad feasibility. The directional survey plan (PLAN #2, 10/11/2023) demonstrates the designed trajectory satisfies setback constraints and spacing unit geometry. The approved open hole log waiver (05/20/2025) removes a standard requirement based on offset well data sufficiency. Spud notification (09/17/2025) and geological/sample collection protocols document operational readiness. No waiver requests are evident; the permit conditions are satisfied by design. The permit approval embeds the setback stipulation, anticollision clearance, and directional design as interlinked technical/regulatory foundations.

🔍 Permit Cycle Signals (5)

Open Hole Log Waiver approved under NDIC Rule 43-02-03-31; offset well Winfield Federal 1-23H within one mile contains sufficient open logs to establish formation tops; GR-CBL to be run from TD to ground level as substitution.

Direct

📄 Sundry Form 248448 (Open Hole Log Waiver)
📅 2025-05-20 (Exact confidence)

Direct regulatory waiver conditioning permit approval; eliminates standard log requirement based on offset well data sufficiency.

Commission Order No. 32449 stipulation: 150' setback from north/south boundaries and 500' setback from east/west boundaries within 1920-acre spacing unit (Sections 2, 11, 14, T150N, R103W). Setback justified by production liner cemented in lateral with wet shoe and ability to frac out shoe.

Direct

📄 Permit Information / Stipulations section
📅 Unknown (Missing confidence)

Explicit regulatory condition tied to specific casing/cementing design (wet shoe configuration); setback geometry directly conditions lateral trajectory approval.

Anticollision analysis completed showing all adjacent wells (2B, 3B, 5B, 6B, 7B, 8B, 9B, 10BX, Winfield Federal 1-23H) at safe separation; minimum separation factors all exceed 4.0 at critical points; no collision hazard identified.

Supporting

📄 Anticollision Report (Total, dated 10/11/2023)
📅 2023-10-11 (Exact confidence)

Technical clearance document required for multi-well pad approval; demonstrates well geometry satisfies spacing/collision avoidance constraints central to permit issuance.

Directional survey plan (PLAN #2) finalized 10/11/2023 specifying KOP at 10,588' MD, landing at 11,380' MD/10,772' TVD with 12' penetration into Middle Bakken; 90° inclination maintained in lateral; designed trajectory validated against field order setbacks and offset well geometry.

Supporting

📄 Planned Survey Report and Well Location Plat (Total, 10/11/2023)
📅 2023-10-11 (Exact confidence)

Engineering design explicitly referenced in permit to satisfy directional/geometric requirements; demonstrates well design compliance with setback stipulation and spacing unit constraints.

Wet shoe completion design with 400' uncemented annulus at toe (7 bbl displacement fluid over-displacement) and Stage 1 perforations at 26,402'–26,642' MD with float shoe at 26,752' MD documented as method to satisfy frac-out requirement in permit stipulation.

Supporting

📄 Wet Shoe Details sheet (Jefferson Federal 5003 42-14 4B)
📅 Unknown (Missing confidence)

Completion design operationalizes permit stipulation requirement for 'ability to frac out shoe'; directly justifies lateral casing design approval.

📖 Historical Context (4)

Foreman Butte-Bakken Pool definition (NDIC Field Order Info): accumulation interval from 50 feet above Bakken top to 50 feet below Three Forks top—establishes formation boundary framework within which well operations must remain compliant.
📄 Permit Information / Stipulations · 📅 Unknown
Pool definition constrains lateral placement and completion scope throughout production life; affects production allocation and regulatory reporting obligations.

Closed mud system with no cuttings pit requirement (NDIC Permit Review Policy) and mandatory remote/automatic shutoff devices on all equipment; filter sock container requirement per 08/28/2023 NDIC letter on waste disposal.
📄 Permit Stipulations; Filter Socks letter (08/28/2023) · 📅 2023-08-28
Environmental controls persist through drilling, completion, and flowback phases; non-compliance triggers waste disposal violations under NDAC 43-02-03-19.2 and solid waste permitting obligations.

Core and sample collection mandate per NDAC 43-02-03-38: samples at 30' intervals (vertical/build) and 200' intervals (lateral) from Base of Charles Salt through TD; delivery to ND Geological Survey within 30 days of drilling completion.
📄 Cores and Samples letter (date not specified, received with permit file) · 📅 Unknown
Obligation to preserve and archive geological data extends post-drilling and conditions public record availability; failure triggers civil penalties up to $12,500 per day per NDCC 38-08-16.

Federal mineral parcels identified in spacing unit (1920-acre unit Sections 2, 11, 14 and 3840-acre unit Sections 1, 2, 11, 12, 13, 14). Operator contact with BLM Dickinson office required to ensure federal permit documentation compliance (12/10/2024 notice).
📄 Email from D. Kuchar, NDIC (12/10/2024) · 📅 2024-12-10
Federal permitting parallel to state authorization; BLM approval status not evident in file; regulatory gap exposure if federal permits not synchronized with state drilling schedule.

🔧 Operator Pattern

Multi-well pad operator with defined spacing strategy; Whiting is operator of adjacent spacing unit (Section 23-150N-103W) and identified as responsible for cross-unit notification per NDIC Order 31848 & 31973.
McNeilly letter confirms Whiting self-notification adequacy (same operator both units); five-well pad design (2B, 3B, 4B, 5B, plus 10BX) indicates coordinated development; anticollision analysis includes 9 adjacent wells, demonstrating systematic offset well integration into design workflow.

Confidence: High
Well file contains complete permit application package with explicit regulatory orders, engineering design documents (survey, anticollision, completion), technical waivers, and contemporaneous geological logs. Spud date (09/14/2025) post-dates permit issuance, confirming timeline sequencing. No conflicting or ambiguous regulatory signals detected. Open hole log waiver and wet shoe design clearly condition approval. Single exception: federal mineral notification (12/10/2024) post-dates spud; BLM permit status unknown but not required for state permit analysis.