AMBER 2203-4BH

KODA RESOURCES OPERATING, LLC · Divide County, ND · File #42353 · Generated 2026-10-14 06:31

API: 3302301688
Target Formation: Bakken
Permit Explained: Yes

Permit Cycle Assessment

The permit modification is directly explained by Commission Order 35707, specific technical justifications for setbacks, a granted waiver, and a condition requiring concurrent drilling of another well.

Permit Cycle Signals (4)

Approval is based on Commission Order No. 35707, which conditions approval on a 150' setback from north/south boundaries and a 500' setback from east/west boundaries within the 1920-acre spacing unit.

Direct

Page 1 of 10, PERMIT INFORMATION
Unknown (Missing confidence)

The permit action is explicitly granted pursuant to a specific Commission Order, which sets the legal framework for spacing and setbacks.

North setback condition is specifically justified by a production liner cemented in the lateral with a wet shoe and the ability to frac out the shoe.

Direct

Page 1 of 10, STIPULATIONS - Conditions of Approval
2026-07-13 (Inferred confidence)

This is a non-routine technical justification for a modified setback requirement, directly tied to the well's completion design.

Waiver granted for notification waiting period based on supplied affidavit.

Direct

Page 2 of 10
2026-07-13 (Inferred confidence)

A routine waiting period rule is waived, indicating a specific operator request and regulatory allowance that conditioned the permit's timing.

The well must be drilled in conjunction with a well meeting a 1220' setback from east and west spacing unit boundaries to justify the spacing unit.

Direct

Page 2 of 10
2026-07-13 (Inferred confidence)

This is a direct, non-routine condition for permit approval, linking this well's approval to the drilling of another specific well.

Historical Context (3)

Persistent requirement to contact NDIC Field Inspector prior to location construction.
Page 1 of 10, STIPULATIONS - Permit Review Policy · 2026-07-13
This is a pre-spud operational condition that must be satisfied before work begins, independent of permit approval.

Operator's ongoing obligation to provide spud notification and file a Sundry Notice within 3 business days.
Page 2 of 10 · 2026-07-13
This is a mandatory post-approval, pre-completion reporting requirement that persists past permit issuance.

Operator must run porosity and resistivity logs unless otherwise approved by the Director (NDIC 43-02-03-31).
Page 10 of 10 · 2026-07-13
This is a standard but persistent regulatory requirement for well evaluation that applies during drilling/completion.

Operator Pattern

Operator utilizes coordinated pad development with multiple wells (Amber 22 Pad), requiring anti-collision planning and surface use agreements.
Multiple wellbores planned from same pad (e.g., Amber 2203-1BH, 2BH, 3BH, 4BH, SWD), anticollision reports submitted, and a single Surface Use Agreement covering all pad wells.

Confidence: High
The permit document contains explicit, contemporaneous regulatory orders, conditions, and waivers that directly justify the approval. Dates are consistently inferred from the permit approval date (2026-07-13) where applicable. Historical elements are clearly separable as ongoing obligations.