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MUREX PETROLEUM CORPORATION · Williams County, ND · File #42454 · Generated 2026-10-14 06:31

API: 3310506737
Target Formation: Middle Bakken
Permit Explained: Yes

Permit Cycle Assessment

The permit approval is directly explained by the regulator's stipulation letter. Approval is conditioned on non-standard setbacks justified by a unique wet-shoe liner completion design, jurisdictional requirements triggering a field inspection, specific CBL mandates, and accommodates the operator's requested design changes to casing sizes and an added Dakota string.

Permit Cycle Signals (4)

Permit approval conditioned on specific, non-standard setbacks due to cemented liner/wet shoe design (500' N/S, 150' W, 100' E). The east setback is explicitly justified by a production liner cemented with a wet shoe, preventing fracturing out the shoe.

Direct

Permit Stipulation Letter, Page 2
2025-06-17 (Exact confidence)

Directly modifies standard setbacks based on unique wellbore completion design (wet shoe), conditioning permit approval.

Regulatory requirement for pre-construction contact with NDIC Field Inspector Robert Stafford due to location within Tioga's Extra-Territorial Jurisdiction, mandating an onsite inspection.

Direct

Permit Stipulation Letter, Page 2
2025-06-17 (Exact confidence)

Imposes a jurisdictional-specific pre-condition for permit activation (location construction) not universally applied.

Cement Bond Log (CBL) requirement on both 9-5/8" intermediate (Dakota) string and 7" casing, stated as a condition of approval.

Direct

Permit Stipulation Letter, Page 3
2025-06-17 (Exact confidence)

Specific, non-standard logging requirement imposed on multiple casing strings as a permit condition.

Operator's request to modify well design: changing surface hole to 17.5", surface casing to 13.375", and adding a Dakota string.

Supporting

Proposed Work section, Page 7
Relative (to 2025-06-17 permit) (Inferred confidence)

Justifies the 'Permit Modification' type of work; a design change requiring regulatory review and approval.

Historical Context (3)

Waiver submitted for drillback notification requirements per NDIC Order 31973, as Murex is the operator of the adjacent spacing unit.
Drillback Waiver letter · 2025-10-23
Eliminates a recurring administrative obligation for this multi-well pad, simplifying future operations and interactions with offset operators.

Surface Use Agreement executed with landowner Berniece B. Olson for off-spacing operations, dated effective August 1, 2025.
Affidavit of Surface Use Agreement · 2025-08-01
Provides the legal surface access foundation for the pad location and all wells, a persistent requirement for the life of the operations.

Anticollision analysis shows proximity to existing wells (e.g., 'Lana Kristy #29-32H') requiring 'Collision Avoidance' and 'No-Go Zone' protocols.
Anticollision Report Summary · 2025-10-20
Imposes continuous operational constraints during drilling execution. Drilling must adhere to strict separation factors and planned trajectories to avoid collisions with existing wellbores.

Operator Pattern

Proactive engagement with pre-drill regulatory and surface requirements; employs complex well designs (wet shoe, added Dakota string).
Submitted drillback waiver, secured surface agreement, filed detailed anticollision report, requested casing design modifications, and communicated with BLM on federal spacing.

Confidence: High
The permit stipulation letter dated 2025-06-17 provides a direct, contemporaneous explanation for the permit approval, clearly linking conditions to the well's specific design and location. Historical documents are clearly dated and distinct.