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HESS BAKKEN INVESTMENTS II, LLC · Mountrail County, ND · File #41993 · Generated 2026-10-14 06:31

API: 3306105537
Target Formation: Middle Bakken
Permit Explained: Yes

Permit Cycle Assessment

The permit is justified by contemporaneous regulatory filings including a drilling suspension request, log waiver, and spacing unit-specific setback stipulations.

Permit Cycle Signals (3)

Request for suspension of drilling operations for up to 90 days under NDAC 43-02-03-55

Direct

WELL SUNDRY FORM
2025-06-12 (Exact confidence)

Directly conditions the permit approval by allowing a phased drilling approach

Waiver of open hole logs requirement under NDIC Rule 43-02-03-31

Direct

WELL SUNDRY FORM
2025-06-12 (Exact confidence)

Modifies standard logging requirements based on offset well data

Stipulation of 150' north/south and 500' east/west setbacks within the 1280-acre spacing unit per Commission Order No. 34114

Direct

PERMIT INFORMATION
2025-06-11 (Exact confidence)

Non-standard setback requirements tied to specific unit geometry

Historical Context (2)

Core and sample preservation requirements under NDCC 38-08-04
CORES AND SAMPLES LETTER · 2025-06-16
Mandates ongoing sample collection and submission obligations through completion of drilling

Adjacent unit drilling coordination waiver under Order No. 31848
AFFIDAVIT LETTER · 2025-03-18
Establishes precedent for future pad development across multiple spacing units

Operator Pattern

Systematic use of phased drilling with smaller rigs for surface holes
Recurring suspension requests citing NDAC 43-02-03-55 across multiple permits

Confidence: High
All key permit conditions are documented in regulatory filings with exact dates and citation to applicable rules