Liberty 81-2431H

EOG RESOURCES, INC. · Mountrail County, ND · File #42469 · Generated 2026-10-14 06:31

API: 3306105606
Target Formation: Three Forks First Bench (B1)
Permit Explained: Yes

Permit Cycle Assessment

The permit approval on 11/10/2025 is directly conditioned by Commission Order 34615 and includes specific setback requirements. The permit and associated filings contain contemporaneous waivers (open hole logs) and regulatory directives (cores/samples) that justify and condition the approved well plan.

Permit Cycle Signals (4)

Approval conditioned on a 500' setback from west boundary at heel, 500' from south boundary, and 150' from east boundary at toe within a 3200-acre spacing unit per Commission Order No. 34615.

Direct

Permit document, STIPULATIONS section, 'NDIC Field Order Info'
2025-11-10 (Exact confidence)

Non-routine geometry constraints and explicit tie to regulatory order.

The east setback is based on a production liner cemented in the lateral with a wet shoe and the ability to frac out the shoe.

Direct

Permit document, STIPULATIONS section, 'Bakken Setback Summary Statement'
2025-11-10 (Exact confidence)

Technical justification for a specific, reduced east boundary setback (150'), differing from standard.

Open hole log waiver approved based on offsetting well Liberty 9-23 (File #18971) within a mile having sufficient open logs to establish formation tops; a GR-CBL will be run from TD to ground level.

Supporting

Sundry Form, Type: 'Request for Consideration/Waiver - Open Hole Log Waiver', DESCRIPTION
2025-11-19 (Exact confidence)

Regulator-approved waiver of standard logging requirement, justified by existing offset data.

Regulator-issued letter detailing specific core and sample collection requirements for the well (e.g., start depth, intervals, shipping instructions).

Direct

Letter from Ross Edison, Geologist, 'RE: CORES AND SAMPLES'
2025-11-17 (Exact confidence)

Geologist-issued directive imposing specific operational requirements for the well.

Historical Context (2)

Notice to Three Affiliated Tribes regarding permit issuance on Fort Berthold Reservation.
Letter from Todd L. Holweger to Mark N. Fox, Chairman, Three Affiliated Tribes · 2025-11-10
Establishes tribal notification and engagement as a persistent obligation for operations on the reservation.

Requirement to contact NDIC Field Inspector Calob Were prior to location construction.
Permit document, STIPULATIONS section, 'Construction Commencement Notification' · 2025-11-10
Mandatory pre-construction contact is a site-specific condition affecting the start of operations.

Operator Pattern

Operator utilizes waiver requests (open hole logs) and provides technical justifications (setback based on cemented liner) to modify standard permit conditions.
Open hole log waiver approved 11/19/2025; permit includes specific technical justification for reduced east setback.

Confidence: High
Key documents (permit, waiver approval, geologist letter) are dated proximate to the permit approval date (11/10/2025) and contain explicit, non-boilerplate conditions and justifications.