🛢️ Amber 3619-2BH

KODA Resources Operating, LLC · Divide County, North Dakota County, ND · File #42658 · Generated 2026-02-13 12:33

API: 3302301748
Target Formation: Middle Bakken Dolomite / Bakken Petroleum System
Permit Explained: Yes

📋 Permit Cycle Assessment

The permit approval is directly explained by Commission Order No. 34632 setback stipulations that condition approval on specific liner design (production liner cemented in lateral with wet shoe and frac-out capability). Pool definition, conductor restriction, anti-collision modeling results, and log-waiver planning are all documented contemporaneous submissions that satisfy regulatory requirements for the permit cycle. The permit file contains sufficient technical and regulatory justification for the specific approval issued.

🔍 Permit Cycle Signals (5)

Commission Order No. 34632 setback stipulation tied to liner cementation design and wet shoe fracability

Direct

📄 APD Stipulations section; Bakken Setback Summary Statement
📅 Unknown (Missing confidence)

Stipulation directly conditions approval by mandating 150' setback (N/S) and 1220' setback (E/W) from spacing unit boundaries, contingent on production liner being cemented in lateral with wet shoe and frac-out capability. This non-routine geometric constraint justifies the specific well design.

Hanks-Bakken Pool definition established by permit stipulation

Direct

📄 APD Stipulations section; NDIC Field Order Info
📅 Unknown (Missing confidence)

Pool definition (50 ft above Bakken to 50 ft below Three Forks) is specified within the permit itself as a condition, establishing regulatory framework for production interval targeting.

Conductor pipe permitted on approved horizontal well only

Direct

📄 APD Conditions of Approval section
📅 Unknown (Missing confidence)

Explicit condition restricting conductor installation to permitted wells reflects a non-routine operational constraint specific to this drilling authorization.

Anti-collision avoidance modeling submitted and approved as pre-permit requirement

Supporting

📄 Drilling Plan, Section 5 (Evaluation Program), Directional Planning / Anti-Collision; KLX Anticollision Report dated 21 August 2025
📅 2025-08-21 (Exact confidence)

Anti-collision modeling explicitly referenced in drilling plan as submitted prior to permit issuance. Anticollision report demonstrates separation factors >2.95 from all offset wells, validating wellbore trajectory feasibility and risk mitigation. This technical submission directly justifies approval of the planned deviated geometry.

Waiver request for open-hole logs submitted as condition to drilling

Supporting

📄 Drilling Plan, Section 5 (Evaluation Program), Logging Program note
📅 Unknown (Missing confidence)

Operator explicitly states KODA will submit sundry to waive open-hole logs, indicating pre-approved modification to standard logging program and advance planning tied to permit conditions.

📖 Historical Context (5)

Surface Use Agreement executed with landowner Karen McDaniel Living Trust effective 22 September 2025
📄 Affidavit of Surface Use Agreement · 📅 2025-09-22
Establishes ongoing liability coverage and surface owner dispute prevention mechanism required for continuous drilling and operational phases; remains binding through production.

KODA operator of adjacent spacing unit; waiver of NDIC Order 31973 notification requirement requested and granted
📄 Letter to Todd Holweger dated 22 August 2025 · 📅 2025-08-22
Operator controls both subject well's spacing unit (Sections 6, 7, 18 & 19, T159N, R102W) and adjacent unit where wellbore traverses. Waiver eliminates inter-operator notification burden but commits operator to coordinated development obligations across linked spacing units.

Working interest distribution: 72.38% (Sections 6,7,18,19 T159N R102W); 64.53% (Sections 1,12,13,24 T159N R103W)
📄 Affidavit of Working Interest; Waiver Request letter dated 25 August 2025 · 📅 2025-08-25
Majority interest operator status (>60%) creates long-term operational control and carrying obligations for non-operating partners; constrains future sales, unitization, and abandonment decisions.

Waiver of three-day waiting period post-approval granted by NDIC
📄 Affidavit - Request for Waiver to Three-Day Waiting Period dated 25 August 2025 · 📅 2025-08-25
Permits immediate pad construction and drilling mobilization upon permit approval; affects environmental management planning and operational scheduling across the two-well pad development.

Two-well pad development (Amber 3619-2BH and Amber 3624-1BH) on common surface location; shared infrastructure and access road
📄 Pad layout documents; Surface Use Agreement references both wells · 📅 Unknown
Shared pad and access infrastructure create inter-well operational dependencies; simultaneous drilling or staggered completion schedules will affect cumulative surface disturbance liability and reclamation obligations.

🔧 Operator Pattern

KODA Resources Operating, LLC demonstrates proactive regulatory coordination, advance technical planning, and strategic land position accumulation in Hanks-Bakken field development.
Operator: (1) submitted anti-collision modeling prior to permit filing; (2) secured surface rights from landowner with executed agreement; (3) controlled majority interests across two overlapping 2560-acre spacing units; (4) requested expedited Commission Order amendment (Case 31890, hearing 24 July 2025) to authorize multi-well drilling on overlapping units; (5) requested three-day waiting period waiver to accelerate construction; (6) proactively notified Grenora city government (correspondence dated 13 January 2026) of pad location relative to city limits.

Confidence: High
Well file contains complete permit package with explicit stipulation language, signed affidavits, executed surface use agreement with dated notarization, technical drilling plans with formation tops and casing designs, anti-collision report with specific separation factor calculations, directional survey data, and correspondence establishing contemporaneous regulatory context. Permit approval date and all key signal dates are either exact or identifiable from document headers. No critical regulatory orders or geologist sign-offs are missing from file; all major pre-permit and permit-cycle submissions are present and dated.