🛢️ Stout 1301-1BH

Koda Resources Operating, LLC · Divide County, North Dakota County, ND · File #41750 · Generated 2026-02-13 12:33

API: 33-023-01602
Target Formation: Middle Bakken
Permit Explained: Partially

📋 Permit Cycle Assessment

The well file contains limited contemporaneous documentation explaining the specific permit approval anchored to the inspection date (08-12-2025). The file demonstrates standard permit-cycle materials (APD approval 03-01-2025 with stipulations; waiver approvals 04-11-2025; anti-collision report 01-09-2025). However, the mechanical failure event (liner parting on 08-12-2025) and authorization for cased hole sidetrack with whipstock is documented only in the inspection report and a subsequent Notification of Work Performed form. No explicit permit amendment, waiver request, or conditional approval letter dated after 08-12-2025 appears in this file explaining how the sidetrack operation was authorized or what modifications to the original APD were imposed. The two survey certification reports (Wellbore #1 dated 09-16-2025, Sidetrack #1 dated 09-10-2025) confirm sidetrack execution but do not explain the permit-cycle approval process. If a formal amendment or post-incident approval exists, it is not present in this extract.

🔍 Permit Cycle Signals (5)

Mechanical failure during casing operations (4.5" liner parted while pumping cement) triggering authorization for cased hole sidetrack with whipstock

Direct

📄 NDIC Inspection Report, 08-12-2025; WELL SUNDRY FORM FILE 41750 (Notification of Work Performed)
📅 08-12-2025 (Exact confidence)

Inspection dated 08-12-2025 explicitly documents cement parting failure and inspector approval for corrective sidetrack operations. This is the direct operational trigger requiring permit modification.

Commission Order No. 33923 setback stipulation requiring 150' lateral isolation minimum from north/south boundaries and 500' from east/west boundaries within 1920-acre spacing unit

Direct

📄 APD Permit (File 41750), STIPULATIONS section; Drilling Plan, Section 3 (Casing Program)
📅 03-01-2025 (Inferred confidence)

This setback is the foundational geometric constraint conditioning well design and lateral placement. Directly referenced in permit approval language.

Closed mud system with no cuttings pit requirement and remote/automatic shutoff devices on all equipment

Direct

📄 APD Permit (File 41750), STIPULATIONS section (Permit Review Policy)
📅 03-01-2025 (Inferred confidence)

Non-routine operational stipulation tied to permit approval conditions. Applies to all drilling phases.

Open hole log waiver approved under NDIC Rule 43-02-03-31 with reliance on offset well (Stout 1301-4BH, File 41753) for formation tops confirmation

Direct

📄 WELL SUNDRY FORM FILE 41750, FORM ID 241817 (Request for Consideration/Waiver - Logs & Testing); Approved 04-11-2025; Also Form ID 240719 approving alternative offset well (Stout 1435-6BH, File 40351)
📅 04-11-2025 (Exact confidence)

Regulatory waiver conditioned on specific offset well data substitution. Eliminates baseline open hole logging requirement but mandates GR-CBL from TD to ground level.

Anti-collision analysis completed and clearance confirmed against all known offset wells within vicinity; minimum separation factors and centre-to-centre distances documented

Supporting

📄 KLX Anticollision Report, dated 09 January 2025 (pages 2–42); Summary table shows all offset wells with warning levels and separation factors (minimum 1.533 at Level 3 for Stout 1336-5BH)
📅 01-09-2025 (Exact confidence)

Technical submission justifying lateral geometry and trajectory. Demonstrates compliance with collision avoidance design and spacing unit boundaries.

📖 Historical Context (5)

Fertile Valley-Bakken Pool definition: 50 feet above top of Bakken Formation to above top of Birdbear Formation (per Commission Order No. 33923)
📄 APD Permit (File 41750), STIPULATIONS section · 📅 Unknown
Pool definition is structural and applies to all future well operations, production reporting, and spacing compliance. Persists for life of well.

Production liner design: 4.5" P-110 GBCD (modified buttress thread) from 8,740' MD to TD 25,110' MD, cemented with wet shoe and ability to frac out toe; slurry composition includes Class G/Poz blends with silica flour and bonding agents
📄 Drilling Plan, Section 3 (Casing & Cement Programs), pages showing casing schedule and cement designs; confirmed in actual survey data at sidetrack TD 24,984' MD · 📅 Unknown
Liner design and cement system set operational boundaries for completion (frac stimulation) and production phases. Wet shoe design enables post-cementation toe cleanup required for multistage fracturing.

Lateral KOP (kick-off point) at 8,790' MD / 8,522.9' TVD in Lodgepole formation with build rate 12°/100' to ~90° inclination by 9,572.5' MD; production section extends horizontally in Middle Bakken at ~90° inclination to TD ~25,110' MD
📄 Drilling Plan, Section 1 (Estimated Formation Tops); Well Planning Report (Design #1), dated 09 January 2025; Actual Survey reports confirm trajectory execution · 📅 Unknown
Well geometry fixes lateral length (~15,538'), TVD depth (~8,848'), and lateral azimuth (0.07° True North / 350.07° magnetic). These constrain future drilling adjustments, sidetrack design, and reservoir exposure. Critical for well life production forecasting.

Seven-inch (7") intermediate casing set at 9,573' MD / 9,008' TVD cemented with 80/20 and 50/50 Class G/Poz blends; production liner tied back inside 7" casing
📄 Drilling Plan, Section 3 (Casing Program and Cementing Program) · 📅 Unknown
Casing seat depth and tie-back design define isolation points and pressure boundaries for the well system. Cement failure at liner shoe (parting event in permit cycle) may have compromised primary barriers in this section; affects future remedial cementing or plugging decisions.

Cores and samples requirement: operator must collect sample cuttings no lower than Base of Last Charles Salt (7,859.9' MD / 7,631.0' TVD) at 30° max intervals through vertical/build, 200' max through horizontal; submit to ND Geological Survey Core Library within 30 days of drilling completion
📄 Letter from ND Mineral Resources dated 3/31/2025; NDAC Section 43-02-03-38.1 requirement · 📅 Unknown
Mandatory state compliance obligation. Non-compliance carries civil penalty up to $12,500 per day violation (ND Century Code § 38-08-16). Persists until completion and submission deadline satisfied.

🔧 Operator Pattern

Koda Resources Operating, LLC operates multi-well pad developments with coordinated permitting and high working interests (91.56% in Sections 1, 12, 13 DSU; 71.30% in Sections 24, 25, 36 DSU). Engages professional directional drilling contractors (KLX Directional Drilling) and land surveyors (UELS, LLC). Submits comprehensive drilling plans including casing design, cementing strategy, and anti-collision analysis pre-spud. Proactively requests regulatory waivers (open hole log waiver under NDAC 43-02-03-31; three-day waiting period waiver; Order 31848 waiver for cross-spacing unit wellbore).
APD permit dated 03-01-2025; drilling plan submitted with eight-well pad layout (Stout 13 Pad); waiver requests submitted 04-07 and 04-11-2025; affidavit of working interest dated 01-08-2025; surface use agreement with landowner Timothy L. Kingstad dated 07-12-2024; directional well planning report and anti-collision report both dated 01-09-2025.

Confidence: Medium
File contains robust technical documentation (surveys, drilling plans, anti-collision analysis, well design calcs) and clear regulatory approvals (APD, waivers, inspection). However, critical gap exists: the mechanical failure event (08-12-2025 liner parting) and subsequent sidetrack authorization lack a dated permit amendment or formal approval letter. The file shows inspection approval for the corrective sidetrack but does not explicitly document how the original APD was modified or what permit conditions (if any) were imposed on sidetrack execution. Survey reports confirm sidetrack was executed, but the permit-cycle approval pathway for the deviation from original plan is incomplete. This prevents definitive assessment of whether the permit-cycle documentation fully explains the sidetrack approval. Historical context and operator profile are well-supported.