🛢️ HAZY 3309-1BHN

KODA Resources Operating, LLC · Divide County County, ND · File #42642 · Generated 2026-02-13 12:33

API: 3302301743
Target Formation: Middle Bakken (Bakken-Three Forks Pool)
Permit Explained: Yes

📋 Permit Cycle Assessment

Permit approval is justified by contemporaneous regulatory and technical documentation. Commission Order No. 34630 setback stipulation is conditioned on specific well geometry (production liner, wet shoe, frac-out design) documented in the drilling plan. Anti-collision analysis (KLX report, 24 Nov 2025) demonstrates spacing and trajectory compliance with offset wells. Order 31973 waiver (requested 5–15 Dec 2025) addresses crossunit wellbore entry. Bakken-Three Forks pool definition and closed-mud-system requirements are standard stipulations binding execution. No gap exists between permit issuance and justifying evidence in the file.

🔍 Permit Cycle Signals (5)

Commission Order No. 34630 approval conditional on setback compliance: 150' from north/south boundaries and 1220' from east/west boundaries within 2560-acre spacing unit (Sections 9, 16, 21, 28, T162N, R102W)

Direct

📄 Permit Information / NDIC Field Order Info stipulation
📅 2026-09-01 (Exact confidence)

Setback stipulation is non-routine because it conditions approval on production liner cemented in lateral with wet shoe and frac-out capability—specific well design tied to regulatory spacing constraint

Bakken-Three Forks pool definition per NDIC order: interval 50 feet above Bakken top to 50 feet below Three Forks top

Direct

📄 Permit Information / Alkabo-Bakken Pool definition
📅 Unknown (Missing confidence)

Pool definition is regulatory constraint tied to drilling plan formation targets and casing design; directly conditions lateral placement and completion strategy

Closed mud system requirement with no cuttings pit; all drill cuttings routed to 13 Mile Landfill, Williston, ND

Supporting

📄 Permit Information / Permit Review Policy stipulation; Drilling Plan Section 4
📅 Unknown (Missing confidence)

Standard environmental stipulation with specific disposal facility named; operationally binding but non-differentiating from routine horizontal approvals

Anti-collision avoidance modeling submitted and clearance confirmed for all offset wells (Hazy 33-1 SWD, Hazy 3310-2BHN, Hazy 3315-4BH, Hazy 3316-3BH) within vicinity; separation factors ranging 1.554 to 17.948

Supporting

📄 Drilling Plan Section 5 (Evaluation Program); KLX Anticollision Report (24 November 2025)
📅 2025-11-24 (Exact confidence)

Pre-permit directional and anti-collision analysis justifies approval of 20,759 ft lateral in Middle Bakken; identifies Level 3 warning threshold approached with Hazy 3316-3BH (SF 1.554–1.581) but within acceptable margins

Order 31973 waiver request granted (implicitly): KODA is operator of adjacent spacing unit (Sections 4, 9, 16 T161N, R102W; Section 33 T162N, R102W); no third-party notification required

Direct

📄 Letter to Todd Holweger, NDIC, dated 5 December 2025; Affidavit requesting waiver dated 15 December 2025
📅 2025-12-05 (Exact confidence)

Wellbore trajectory crosses into adjacent spacing unit; waiver eliminates 3-day waiting period notification because KODA holds majority working interest in both units. Condition to permit approval implicit in waiver grant

📖 Historical Context (4)

Surface Use Agreement executed 26 November 2025 with Mae Ludwig Life Estate (surface owner, Section 33); covers drilling, completing, and producing operations and all damages
📄 Affidavit of Pending Surface Use Agreement (first version, dated 26 Nov 2025; superseded by executed agreement affidavit dated 12 Jan 2026) · 📅 2025-11-26
Surface use agreement is binding throughout well life and must remain in force for all operations (drilling, completion, flowback, production). Specifies liability framework and access rights.

Working interest composition: KODA holds 56.41% (Hazy 3309-1BHN DSU Sections 9, 16, 21, 28 T162N, R102W); minority interest holders remain obligated under spacing unit and operational agreements
📄 Affidavit of Working Interest, signed 17 November 2025 by Aly Schuster, Landman; working interest breakdown table · 📅 2025-11-17
KODA's 56.41% operator status and majority interest requires ongoing compliance with minority interest consent or operational procedures; affects future development and payout calculations.

Multi-well pad development: Hazy 33 Pad will develop four DSUs (Hazy 3309-1BHN, Hazy 3310-2BHN, Hazy 3316-3BH, Hazy 3315-4BH) from single surface location with integrated infrastructure (containment, flare, access, utilities)
📄 Pad layout and cross-sections; interim reclamation plan; typical rig layout; surface disturbance areas (12.647 acres pad, 14.533 acres total use including access) · 📅 2025-10-16
Integrated pad design creates operational interdependencies and reclamation obligations spanning all four wells. Containment volume (5,172 bbls within berm, adequate for largest tank failure) must be maintained. Disturbance footprint and reclamation commitment bind all future plugging and site restoration.

Closed-loop system commitment and specific waste disposal: All drill cuttings to 13 Mile Landfill, Williston, ND; filter media managed per NDIC requirement (May 30, 2025 letter on leak-proof container and disposal)
📄 Drilling Plan Section 4 (note on closed loop system); NDIC letter dated 30 May 2025 (Filter Socks and Other Filter Media) · 📅 2025-05-30
Disposal facility selection is binding; operator must maintain contract with 13 Mile Landfill for rig mobilization and operational phases. Filter container requirement applies from spud through completion and flowback.

🔧 Operator Pattern

KODA Resources demonstrates multi-well pad development model with centralized infrastructure and majority operator control across geographically clustered DSUs
Hazy 33 Pad design shows four wells (3309-1BHN, 3310-2BHN, 3316-3BH, 3315-4BH) sharing single surface location, common utilities, and reclamation plan. KODA holds 56–96% working interest across all DSUs. Surface use agreement negotiated with single surface owner (Mae Ludwig Life Estate) for consolidated access and liability. No pattern of historical operational violations or regulatory sanctions appears in file.

Confidence: High
Permit file is complete with regulatory orders, technical plans, directional analysis, anti-collision clearance, surface use documentation, and working interest affidavits. Permit approval date (09/01/2026, inferred from dirt work date on APD form) is contemporaneous with submission and supporting documents (November–December 2025). No internal contradictions. OCR quality is acceptable for key regulatory and engineering sections. Setback stipulation and Order 31973 waiver are clearly justified by plan geometry and spacing analysis. Historical constraints (surface agreement, pad infrastructure, waste disposal) are documented and forward-looking.