GO-Haug-156-98-1918H-3

HESS BAKKEN INVESTMENTS II, LLC · Williams County, ND · File #41540 · Generated 2026-10-14 06:31

API: 3310506416
Target Formation: Middle Bakken
Permit Explained: Yes

Permit Cycle Assessment

The permit renewal is explicitly conditioned on previously approved stipulations, waivers, and operational suspensions. Contemporaneous documentation includes direct regulatory approvals for a drilling suspension, a log waiver, and specific spacing/geometric conditions.

Permit Cycle Signals (5)

Permit renewal request stating all stipulations and conditions of approval from the original permit and permit modifications apply.

Direct

Sundry Form, Form ID 296124, Request to Perform Work - Permit Renewal
2026-02-02 (Exact confidence)

Directly references the renewal action and specifies that approval is conditioned on existing stipulations.

Approval of suspension of drilling operations for up to 90 days under NDAC 43-02-03-55, allowing surface hole drilling with a small rig.

Direct

Sundry Form, Form ID 228084, Request for Consideration/Waiver - Suspension of Drilling
2025-03-03 (Exact confidence)

Regulator-approved suspension modifies the standard drilling timeline and conditions execution, directly relevant to permit validity.

Approved waiver of open hole logs requirement, justified by offset well data within a mile.

Direct

Sundry Form, Form ID 228087, Open Hole Log Waiver
2025-01-23 (Exact confidence)

Regulator-approved waiver modifies standard APD requirements and is a permanent condition of the permit.

Stipulation for 150' north/south and 500' east/west setbacks within the 2560-acre spacing unit (Order No. 33259), with north setback condition based on cemented liner with wet shoe.

Direct

Permit Stipulations, Page 2
2025-01-22 (Exact confidence)

Non-routine geometric constraint tied to specific completion design (wet shoe), conditioning permit approval.

Condition requiring equal number of horizontal wells in each '1280' within the 2560-acre spacing unit within a twelve-month period.

Direct

Permit Stipulations, Page as referenced in Permit Stipulations
2025-01-22 (Exact confidence)

Specific, non-routine regulatory condition attaching a time-bound obligation to the permit approval.

Historical Context (3)

Core and sample collection requirements from the Base of the Last Charles Salt onward, with specific intervals and submission deadlines to the state library.
Letter from ND Geological Survey re: Cores and Samples · 2025-01-27
Imposes a persistent sampling and reporting obligation that must be fulfilled during and after drilling operations.

Requirement for closed mud system with no cuttings pit.
Permit Stipulations, Page 2 · 2025-01-22
Standard permit condition that dictates waste handling methodology throughout drilling.

Requirement for a covered leak-proof container for filter sock disposal on-site from spud through flow-back.
Permit Stipulations, Page 3 and Letter re: Filter Socks · 2025-01-22
Ongoing waste management obligation during completion and flowback phases.

Confidence: High
Key permit-cycle signals are sourced from dated, regulator-approved sundry notices and the permit stipulations themselves, providing a clear, direct chain of conditions. Historical signals are from regulatory letters and standard permit conditions.