KOLSCH 3119-2BH

KODA RESOURCES OPERATING, LLC · Divide County, ND · File #42339 · Generated 2026-10-14 06:31

API: 3302301682
Target Formation: Middle Bakken
Permit Explained: Yes

Permit Cycle Assessment

The permit modification is directly explained by the operator's request to add a second intermediate casing string and significantly shift the well path eastward. The permit's approval is conditioned on a new Commission Order (35379) with updated setbacks, a granted waiting period waiver, and is supported by an anti-collision review for the new trajectory.

Permit Cycle Signals (5)

Permit modification request to add a second intermediate casing string and shift well path geometry.

Direct

Permit Information section, PROPOSED WORK.
2026-07-06 (Exact confidence)

Direct modification request explaining the purpose of the new permit: change to well design (additional intermediate string) and significant eastward shift of the lateral path.

Permit approval conditioned on Commission Order No. 35379 with non-standard setbacks (150' N/S, 1220' E/W).

Direct

STIPULATIONS, NDIC Field Order Info.
2026-09-01 (Exact confidence)

Direct condition of approval. References a specific Commission Order and stipulates unique setbacks compared to previous permit (Order 34407 with 500' E/W setback), tied to the new well geometry.

Waiver granted for three-day waiting period based on supplied affidavit.

Direct

Page 2, Stipulations.
2026-09-01 (Exact confidence)

Direct regulatory waiver referenced on the permit, conditioning the start of operations. The affidavit (dated 2025-09-11) is the supporting document.

Anti-collision review confirmed with specific reference to addressed wells.

Supporting

OPERATOR ASSERTIONS, Page 8.
2026-07-21 (Exact confidence)

Operator assertion in the permit application affirms review of nearby wells, supporting the permit's approval for the modified well path. The detailed anticollision report (dated 2026-08-17) is the supporting technical submission.

Wellbore geometry shift quantified: KOP moved 721' east, casing point/lateral/BHL moved ~860' east.

Direct

OPERATOR ASSERTIONS, Page 8.
2026-07-21 (Exact confidence)

Specific explanation for the permit modification, providing the technical justification for the new path and its regulatory implications (e.g., new setback calculations).

Historical Context (3)

Cores and samples must be collected and submitted per State Geologist request dated 2025-09-29.
Letter from Ross Edison, Geologist. · 2025-09-29
Imposes ongoing sample collection and submission obligations that persist through drilling and completion, regardless of permit modifications.

Surface Use Agreement executed with landowner (Julie and Lavern Johnson Living Trust) effective July 14, 2025.
Affidavit of Surface Use Agreement. · 2025-09-04
Creates a binding legal agreement governing surface operations and damages for the pad, affecting all wells on the Kolsch 31 pad beyond this specific permit.

Requirement for a covered leak-proof filter sock container on-site during drilling, completion, and flow-back.
Filter Socks memo reference in permit and 2014 memo. · 2014-06-01
A persistent operational requirement for all wells, mandated by a 2014 NDIC policy, that affects site planning and waste management.

Operator Pattern

Operator utilizes multi-well pads and seeks waivers for adjacent unit notification when they are the operator of both units.
Affidavit from 2025-09-11 requests waiver from Order 31973 notification requirements because KODA is the operator of the adjacent spacing unit.

Confidence: High
The permit document contains explicit contemporaneous statements justifying the modification (PROPOSED WORK, geometry shift). Direct regulatory conditions (Order 35379, waiver) are listed on the permit. Supporting technical documents (anti-collision report) are referenced. Dates are clearly provided in the permit and supporting submissions.