🛢️ MHA SPLIT 4992 43-20 3BHP

Enerplus Resources USA Corporation · Dunn County, ND · File #41508 · Generated 2026-07-15 06:25

API: 3302505035
Target Formation: Bakken
Permit Explained: Yes

📋 Permit Cycle Assessment

The permit modification is directly justified by Commission Order 35290, a south setback waiver for wet shoe configuration, and U-turn well geometry requirements.

🔍 Permit Cycle Signals (3)

Approval conditioned on Commission Order No. 35290, with specific setback requirements (500' west, north, east; 150' south) within 1280-acre spacing unit.

Direct

📄 Permit Stipulations
📅 2026-05-04 (Exact confidence)

Direct regulatory condition tied to permit approval.

South setback waiver based on production liner cemented in lateral with wet shoe and ability to frac out the shoe.

Direct

📄 Conditions of Approval
📅 2026-05-04 (Exact confidence)

Non-standard geometry requiring explicit regulatory approval.

Requirement to submit as-built directional survey and fracture stimulation procedures for U-turn well geometry prior to completion.

Direct

📄 Conditions of Approval
📅 2026-05-04 (Exact confidence)

Specific to U-turn well design with proximity to spacing unit boundary.

📖 Historical Context (2)

Fort Berthold Indian Reservation location requires ongoing BLM coordination per 5/1/2026 email from NDIC.
📄 BLM Notification Email · 📅 2026-05-01
Federal permitting obligations persist beyond this permit.

1280-acre spacing unit (Sections 17, 20) established under Order 32424 with 150'/500' setbacks.
📄 Original Permit (1/13/2025) · 📅 2025-01-13
Spacing unit configuration affects future drilling and completions.

Confidence: High
Direct regulatory references and dated correspondence provide unambiguous permit-cycle signals.