🛢️ MHA TROPHY 4992 43-20 5BX

ENERPLUS RESOURCES USA CORPORATION · Dunn County, ND · File #41510 · Generated 2026-07-15 06:25

API: 3302505037
Target Formation: BAKKEN
Permit Explained: Yes

📋 Permit Cycle Assessment

Permit modification justified by adjusted well geometry, completion design changes, and federal regulatory coordination.

🔍 Permit Cycle Signals (3)

Approval conditioned on wellbore alignment within north-south axis (500' drilling corridor) and 150' setback from north and south boundaries within 2560-acre spacing unit (Sections 16, 17, 20, 21-T149N-R92W).

Direct

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

Directly modifies well geometry constraints from original permit.

North setback adjustment due to production liner cemented in lateral with wet shoe (ability to frac out shoe).

Direct

📄 Bakken Setback Summary Statement
📅 2026-05-04 (Exact confidence)

Justifies non-standard setback based on completion design change.

BLM coordination required for federal spacing unit compliance (Sections 17, 20-T149N-R92W).

Direct

📄 Email from Doug Jackson (NDIC) dated 2026-05-01
📅 2026-05-01 (Exact confidence)

Regulatory coordination precondition for permit approval.

📖 Historical Context (2)

2560-acre spacing unit definition (Sections 16, 17, 20, 21-T149N-R92W) via Order 32424.
📄 Original Permit (2025-01-13) · 📅 2025-01-13
Permanently defines unit boundaries for future development.

Heart Butte-Bakken Pool definition (50' above Bakken to top of Birdbear Formation).
📄 Permit Stipulations · 📅 2025-01-13
Regulatory pool definition affects future completion designs.

Confidence: High
All signals are sourced from regulator-issued documents or explicit technical justifications tied to the permit approval.