🛢️ PAULSON FEDERAL 5104 44-13 6BX

Whiting Oil & Gas Corporation · McKenzie County, ND · File #42229 · Generated 2026-07-15 06:25

API: 3305310680
Target Formation: Middle Bakken
Permit Explained: Yes

📋 Permit Cycle Assessment

Permit approval is directly conditioned on stipulated setbacks, a logging waiver, and anti-collision measures, all documented in the file.

🔍 Permit Cycle Signals (3)

Approval of drilling permit with stipulated conditions under Commission Order No. 34230

Direct

📄 Permit Information Section under Stipulations
📅 2025-08-18 (Exact confidence)

Conditions include specific drilling corridor constraints and setback provisions.

Approved waiver for open hole logs based on offset well data

Direct

📄 Well Sundry Form (Form ID: 264635)
📅 2025-08-19 (Exact confidence)

Waiver justified by proximity to offset well (PAULSON 13-14H) with existing logs.

Anti-collision statement filed with pre-drill planning documentation

Supporting

📄 Anti-Collision Statement in Proposed Work Comments
📅 2025-06-26 (Exact confidence)

Outlines measures to avoid wellbore interference, including real-time survey monitoring.

📖 Historical Context (2)

BLM federal mineral review required due to spacing unit overlap
📄 Email from NDIC Permitting (08/15/2025) · 📅 2025-08-15
Imposes additional regulatory coordination for future permits in the unit.

Drill-back notification to adjacent operators (Zavanna LLC, Murex Petroleum)
📄 Affidavits (08/04/2025, 08/05/2025) · 📅 2025-08-04
Establishes precedent for inter-operator coordination in shared reservoirs.

🔧 Operator Pattern

Consistent use of centralized facilities with setback exemptions
Facility layout notes indirect heater placement under NDIC Case No. 28949.

Confidence: High
All permit-conditioning documents are dated, regulator-approved, and explicitly reference the anchored permit.