🛢️ AMBER 3624-1BH

KODA Resources Operating, LLC · Divide County County, ND · File #42657 · Generated 2026-02-13 12:33

API: 3302301747
Target Formation: Middle Bakken Dolomite / Bakken Petroleum System
Permit Explained: Yes

📋 Permit Cycle Assessment

The permit approval is explained by three conditional orders and supporting technical submissions. Commission Order No. 34633 conditions approval on specified setbacks (150' north/south, 1220' east/west) within the defined 2560-acre spacing unit, tied to cement design (production liner with wet shoe frac-out capability). The Grenora-Bakken Pool definition sets the target interval. Anti-collision modeling dated August 21, 2025 demonstrates safe separation from three offset wells with separation factors of 2.47 or greater. KODA's status as operator of both the subject DSU and the adjacent DSU (T160N, R102W) justifies the August 22, 2025 waiver from NDIC Order No. 31973 notification requirement. A surface use agreement executed September 22, 2025 with the surface owner satisfies the APD pre-approval requirement. These contemporaneous documents directly condition and justify the permit issuance.

🔍 Permit Cycle Signals (5)

Commission Order No. 34633 stipulation conditioning approval on 150' north/south and 1220' east/west setbacks within 2560-acre spacing unit (Sections 1, 12, 13, 24, T159N, R103W)

Direct

📄 Application for Permit for New Well - Horizontal Oil & Gas, Stipulations section
📅 Unknown (Missing confidence)

Direct regulatory condition tied to wellbore geometry and lateral isolation via production liner with wet shoe cemented in lateral

Grenora-Bakken Pool definition (50 feet above top of Bakken to 50 feet below top of Three Forks Formation) established per NDIC Field Order

Direct

📄 Application for Permit for New Well - Horizontal Oil & Gas, Stipulations section
📅 Unknown (Missing confidence)

Pool definition directly conditions target zone and completion design parameters for this well

Anti-collision avoidance modeling submitted documenting safe separation from known offset wells (A.L. and C.L. Fischer 1, Amber 36-1 SWD, Amber 3619-2BH) with minimum separation factors exceeding 2.47

Supporting

📄 KLX Anticollision Report, dated 21 August 2025; Summary table and Ladder Plot
📅 2025-08-21 (Exact confidence)

Technical submission justifying wellbore trajectory approval and demonstrating compliance with directional drilling safety and spacing geometry

Waiver request submitted to NDIC Order No. 31973 requiring operator notification for wells with wellbore entering adjacent spacing unit; waiver granted because KODA is operator of adjacent DSU (Sections 24, 25, 36: ALL, T160N, R102W)

Supporting

📄 Letter dated August 22, 2025 to Todd Holweger, NDIC Permit Manager, requesting waiver from Order 31973
📅 2025-08-22 (Exact confidence)

Removes notification obligation for cross-unit wellbore entry because single operator controls both units; clarifies regulatory pathway

Surface Use Agreement executed with Karen McDaniel Living Trust dated effective September 22, 2025, covering injury/damage to surface as result of drilling, completing, and producing operations

Supporting

📄 Affidavit of Surface Use Agreement, signed January 14, 2026
📅 2025-09-22 (Exact confidence)

Satisfies APD requirement for surface use authorization prior to permit approval

📖 Historical Context (3)

NDIC field order establishing Grenora-Bakken Pool definition (50 feet above top of Bakken Formation to 50 feet below top of Three Forks Formation) persists as binding pool definition for all future wells in the pool
📄 Application for Permit for New Well - Horizontal Oil & Gas, Stipulations section · 📅 Unknown
Pool definition constrains future drilling permits, completion designs, and any subsequent unitization or field order amendments affecting this pool

Offset well data (A.L. and C.L. Fischer 1 at 8,110 ft TVD; Amber 36-1 SWD at ~2,790 ft MD; Amber 3619-2BH as sibling well on same pad) establishes baseline for future anti-collision modeling and directional constraints
📄 KLX Anticollision Report, Summary table and survey data · 📅 Unknown
These offsets define the pressure envelope and lateral constraints for any future wells on the Amber 36 pad or in the surrounding DSU; closure geometry affects future spacing calculations

KODA Resources holds 72.38% working interest in DSU (Sections 6, 7, 18, 19, T159N, R102W) and 64.53% working interest in DSU (Sections 1, 12, 13, 24, T159N, R103W); operator status extends beyond this single well
📄 Affidavit of Working Interest, dated August 22, 2025 · 📅 Unknown
Majority operator position with >50% WI in both units creates ongoing obligations for well operations, production accounting, and future drilling rights; affects future DSU development schedule

🔧 Operator Pattern

KODA Resources demonstrates proactive regulatory engagement, requesting expedited order processing (August 25, 2025 letter requesting waiver for three-day waiting period) and coordinating multi-well pad development (Amber 36 pad with Amber 3619-2BH and Amber 36-1 SWD). Operator has secured surface agreements and completed directional planning with KLX contractor support. Operator requested field order amendments for Grenora-Bakken Pool in Case No. 31891 (hearing July 24, 2025) to establish four 2560-acre DSUs and one 3800-acre DSU, indicating larger area development strategy.
Letter from Fredrikson & Byron P.A. (August 25, 2025) requesting expedited order for Case No. 31891; Affidavit of Pending Surface Use Agreement (August 22, 2025) indicating negotiations with surface owner; multiple surface use agreements and landman affidavits (Aly Schuster) dated August-January 2025-2026; communication with City of Grenora Public Works (January 13, 2026) regarding pad location and road access

Confidence: High
File contains explicit permit approval dated September 20, 2025 (Dirt Work Date) from NDIC with clear stipulation references to Commission Order No. 34633. Anti-collision report is dated and signed (August 21, 2025). Surface use agreement and working interest affidavits are notarized and dated. Directional well planning document (KLX report, August 21, 2025) is comprehensive and recent. No contradictions or missing critical dates for permit-cycle analysis. Historical context documents (pool definition, working interest percentages, offset well locations) are unambiguous. File demonstrates standard APD workflow with completed technical submissions, waivers, and surface agreements.