AMBER 2203-3BH

KODA RESOURCES OPERATING, LLC · Divide County, ND · File #42352 · Generated 2026-10-14 06:31

API: 3302301687
Target Formation: Middle Bakken
Permit Explained: Yes

Permit Cycle Assessment

The permit modification is directly explained by a change in surface hole location. Approval is conditioned on a new Commission Order (35707) with specific setback justifications, an updated anticollision report, a changed field inspector contact, and a recently granted log waiver.

Permit Cycle Signals (5)

Permit modification to move Surface Hole Location from 600' FNL 2518' FWL to 400' FNL 2503' FWL in Section 22.

Direct

Permit Information and PROPOSED WORK section
2026-07-13 (Exact confidence)

The permit is explicitly for a location modification; this is the primary change driving the permit action.

Regulatory approval conditioned on setbacks per Commission Order No. 35707 (150' N/S, 500' E/W within 1920-acre unit) with specific north setback justification based on production liner cementing and ability to frac out shoe.

Direct

STIPULATIONS / Conditions of Approval
2026-07-13 (Inferred confidence)

Direct regulatory condition tied to the new permit approval, with a non-standard engineering justification for the north setback.

Updated anticollision report (KLX Well Planning Report dated 04 May, 2026) submitted for the modified well path.

Supporting

Drilling Plan and attached KLX Well Planning Report
2026-05-04 (Exact confidence)

Supports the permit modification by demonstrating collision avoidance for the new wellbore geometry; a pre-approval technical submission.

Field inspector contact requirement changed from Gunther Harms (previous permit) to Marc Binns, indicating updated oversight for the modified location.

Direct

Permit Review Policy stipulation
2026-07-13 (Inferred confidence)

Direct regulatory stipulation conditioning permit approval on pre-construction contact with a specific, updated field inspector.

Waiver granted for open hole logs based on supplied affidavit, referencing offset well AMBER 2234-7BH.

Direct

Stipulations and Well Sundry Form (Form ID 319107)
2026-06-09 (Exact confidence)

A granted waiver, approved just prior to the permit modification, is a direct condition relieving the operator of a standard logging requirement.

Historical Context (3)

Federal minerals notification requirement for spacing unit (Sections 3, 10, 15, T160N, R103W). BLM must be contacted.
Email from Nathaniel Erbele (NDIC) dated 2025-09-26 · 2025-09-26
Creates a persistent obligation for operator coordination with federal agencies for any permitting or operations within this unit.

Surface Use Agreement with SJJ AG Holdings, LLLP, executed September 2025, covering damages from drilling operations.
Memorandum of Surface Use Agreement and Affidavit · 2025-09-24
A binding surface owner agreement that governs site use, liability, and compensation, affecting all current and future pad operations.

Sample collection requirement from Base of Last Charles Salt upwards, with specific interval mandates (30' vertical, 200' lateral).
Letter from State Geologist Ross Edison dated 2025-09-29 · 2025-09-29
A persistent regulatory obligation for geologic data collection that must be fulfilled during drilling operations, regardless of permit modifications.

Operator Pattern

Multi-well pad development with coordinated permitting and shared surface agreements.
References to adjacent wells (Amber 2203-1BH, 2BH, 4BH, etc.) on the same pad, shared anticollision reports, a single Surface Use Agreement covering multiple wells, and a waiver request citing data from an offset well on the pad.

Confidence: High
The permit document explicitly states the location change as the modification purpose. Contemporaneous regulatory stipulations, waivers, and technical reports are dated close to the approval and are directly referenced in the permit. Clear separation exists between the 2026 permit-cycle documents and earlier 2025 historical materials.