🛢️ STOUT 1336-8BH

KODA RESOURCES OPERATING, LLC · Divide County, ND · File #41758 · Generated 2026-02-13 12:33

API: 3302301610
Target Formation: Middle Bakken
Permit Explained: Yes

📋 Permit Cycle Assessment

The permit approval dated 03/01/2025 for Stout 1336-8BH is explained by: (1) Commission Order No. 33923, which establishes setback requirements and conditions approval on compliance with spacing unit boundaries; (2) the Fertile Valley-Bakken Pool definition, which defines the producing interval; (3) approved waiver of open hole logging under NDAC 43-02-03-31, granted 04/11/2025 due to offset well correlation strategy; and (4) core and sample submission requirements prescribed by the State Geologist on 04/07/2025. The permit authorizes drilling contingent on these stipulations and regulatory conditions. The drilling plan (casing design, well geometry, completion program) is designed to satisfy these constraints. Spud occurred 07/30/2025 following the three-day post-approval window.

🔍 Permit Cycle Signals (5)

Commission Order No. 33923 setback stipulation: approval conditioned on all wellbore sections not isolated by cement being no closer than 150' setback from north/south boundaries and 500' setback from east/west boundaries within the 1920-acre spacing unit (Sections 24, 25, 36, T160N, R102W). South setback based on production liner with wet shoe and ability to frac out.

Direct

📄 APD Permit Information – Stipulations section, page 1 of 10
📅 03/01/2025 (Exact confidence)

Regulator-issued order conditioning approval. Directly constrains wellbore geometry and casing design; ties lateral trajectory to specific spacing unit boundaries.

Fertile Valley-Bakken Pool definition: accumulation from 50 feet above top of Bakken Formation to above top of Birdbear Formation. Operator must comply with this interval definition.

Direct

📄 APD Permit Information – Stipulations section, page 1 of 10
📅 03/01/2025 (Exact confidence)

Regulator-defined pool and formation interval; establishes production casing point, sampling obligations, and logging requirements. Controls vertical extent of target reservoir.

Open Hole Log Waiver (Form ID 240727) approved 04/11/2025 under NDIC Rule 43-02-03-31. Waiver granted because offset well Stout 1301-4BH (File #41753) within one mile will have open logs sufficient to establish formation tops. GR-CBL log to run from TD to ground level on subject well.

Supporting

📄 Sundry Form 240727, pages 1–2; Geologist letter (Ross Edison) dated 4/7/2025
📅 04/11/2025 (Exact confidence)

Regulator-approved waiver modifying standard logging requirement. Reflects deliberate offset well correlation strategy and reduces on-site logging scope.

Core and Sample Submission Requirements (Geologist letter, Ross Edison, dated 4/7/2025). Samples to begin at Base of Last Charles Salt; collected at 30' max intervals (vertical/build) and 200' max intervals (horizontal). Samples to state core/sample library within 30 days; cores within 180 days of drilling completion.

Direct

📄 NDIC Geologist letter – Cores and Samples section
📅 04/07/2025 (Exact confidence)

Regulator-mandated evaluation program with specific depth triggers, collection intervals, and submission timelines. Condition of approval under NDAC 43-02-03-38.1 and NDCC 38-08-04.

Three-Day Waiting Period Waiver (Affidavit dated 01/14/2025). KODA requests waiver of three-day waiting period prior to construction/operations following APD approval. KODA holds 91.56% working interest in DSU (Sections 1, 12 & 13, T160N, R102W) for Stout 1301 wells and 71.30% in DSU (Sections 24, 25 & 36, T160N, R102W) for Stout 1336 wells.

Supporting

📄 Affidavit – Request for Waiver to Three-Day Waiting Period, dated 01/14/2025
📅 01/14/2025 (Exact confidence)

Operator affidavit of working interest and request for accelerated construction timing. Demonstrates majority control in both spacing units; status of waiver approval not indicated in file.

📖 Historical Context (4)

NDIC Filter Socks and Filter Media Requirement (Letter dated 08/28/2023). Leakproof container required on-site beginning when well is spud and must remain during clean-out, completion, and flow-back. Container must be covered and placarded.
📄 NDIC letter – Filter Socks and Other Filter Media, dated 08/28/2023 · 📅 Unknown
Waste disposal obligation persists throughout drilling and completion phases. Violation of NDAC 43-02-03-19.2 subjects operator to civil penalties up to $12,500 per offense, with each day a separate violation.

Surface Use Agreement in effect between KODA and surface owner Timothy L. Kingstad, dated effective 07/12/2024. Agreement covers injuries and damages to surface owner and property from drilling, completing, and producing operations.
📄 Affidavit of Surface Use Agreement, dated 01/08/2025 · 📅 Unknown
Ongoing contractual obligation during entire well lifecycle (drilling through production). Establishes liability framework and indemnity for surface impacts.

Order 31848 Cross-Spacing Unit Notification Waiver (Letter dated 01/08/2025). KODA requests waiver because Stout 1336 wells (surface in Section 13) will penetrate adjacent spacing unit (Sections 1, 12 & 13, T160N, R102W) in lateral section. KODA is operator of both adjacent units, so information-sharing requirement is self-satisfied.
📄 Letter to NDIC dated 01/08/2025 – Order 31848 Waiver Request · 📅 Unknown
Establishes that lateral trajectory crosses spacing unit boundary. If operator status changes or well performance requires intervention, adjacent spacing unit operator coordination may be required.

Anticollision modeling completed (KLX Directional Drilling Report, dated 01/09/2025). Analysis confirms no collision risk with offset wells (Stout 1301-1BH, 1301-2BH, 1301-3BH, 1301-4BH, 1336-5BH, 1336-6BH, 1336-7BH, Stout 13-1 SWD). All separation factors exceed 2.0 sigma at closest approach.
📄 KLX Anticollision Report, dated 01/09/2025, pages 39–40 (ladder plot and separation factor plot) · 📅 Unknown
Validates well trajectory design against known offset inventory. If new offset wells are drilled or survey data is updated, re-analysis may be required before drilling beyond current design depth (24,859 MD).

🔧 Operator Pattern

KODA Resources Operating, LLC maintains concentrated acreage position in Fertile Valley Field (Divide County), holding 91.56% working interest in one DSU and 71.30% in an adjacent DSU. Multi-well pad development strategy (8 wells planned across two spacing units) suggests coordinated reservoir development with significant leasehold control.
Affidavit of Working Interest (01/08/2025) shows KODA holds majority position in both Stout 1301 wells (Sections 1, 12 & 13) and Stout 1336 wells (Sections 24, 25 & 36). Waiver of Order 31848 notification requirement is self-executed because KODA operates both adjacent spacing units. Surface Use Agreement with single surface owner (Timothy L. Kingstad) supports consolidated operational control.

Confidence: High
Well file contains complete APD packet with permit approval (03/01/2025), stipulations tied to Commission Order 33923, regulator-issued letters (geologist, assistant director), approved waivers with specific dates (open hole logging 04/11/2025), directional plans with anticollision analysis, casing and cementing programs, drilling plan, surface location survey, and operator affidavits of working interest and surface use. Spud date (07/30/2025) post-dated permit approval, consistent with three-day waiting period policy. No material gaps in permit-cycle documentation. Historical context documents (filter sock requirement, surface agreement, Order 31848 waiver) are clearly dated and preserved.