🛢️ Bear Den 34-3130HR

EOG Resources, Inc. · McKenzie County, ND · File #42759 · Generated 2026-04-04 15:56

API: 3305310763
Target Formation: Middle Bakken (Spotted Horn-Bakken Pool)
Permit Explained: Yes

📋 Permit Cycle Assessment

The permit approval (03/11/2026) is supported by contemporaneous documentation establishing regulatory and technical justification. Commission Order No. 33008 directly conditions approval on specific setback geometry tied to completion design (cemented production liner with wet shoe). Anticollision analysis (03/03/2026) validates directional wellbore geometry against nearby offset wells, addressing collision risk. Diesel fuel affidavit (02/25/2026) satisfies environmental compliance for hydraulic fracturing. NDIC/BLM coordination notice (03/03/2026) conditions approval on federal minerals coordination. Groundwater protection measures and site-specific berm requirements are regulator-imposed conditions. All material conditions of approval are anchored to pre-permit submissions or regulator orders dated within 7 days of permit issuance.

🔍 Permit Cycle Signals (5)

Commission Order No. 33008 conditioning approval on 150' setback (north/south) and 500' setback (east/west) within 640-acre spacing unit; setback based on production liner cemented in lateral with wet shoe and ability to frac out shoe.

Direct

📄 Permit Information - STIPULATIONS section, Page 1-2
📅 03/11/2026 (Exact confidence)

Regulator-imposed geometric constraint directly tied to well design (cemented production liner with wet shoe). Non-routine condition conditioning approval on specific completion technique.

NDIC Field Order Info requiring perimeter berm surrounding entire location and specific groundwater protection measures (conductor/rat/mouse hole construction with casing and cement to ground level; plugging within reasonable timeframe after drilling operations).

Direct

📄 Permit Information - Conditions of Approval, Page 2
📅 03/11/2026 (Exact confidence)

Regulator-imposed site-specific environmental controls conditioning approval; directly relevant to pad construction and near-surface groundwater protection strategy.

Anticollision analysis submitted and reviewed; Bear Den 34-3130HR wellbore confirmed to clear offset wells (Chase 21-30H, Lawrence Bird Bill 1, Bear Den 5-31H) with documented separation factors and planned survey frequencies (100' vertical, 30' in curve, 90' lateral).

Supporting

📄 Anticollision Report dated 03/03/2026; Affidavit of Notice dated 03/06/2026; PROPOSED WORK section detailing directional points and casing points.
📅 03/03/2026 (Exact confidence)

Pre-permit technical submission required to support approval of directional geometry; addresses collision risk with nearby producing wells and validates wellbore trajectory safety.

Diesel fuel affidavit (dated 02/25/2026) explicitly affirming EOG does not use diesel fuel in hydraulic fracturing fluids for Bear Den 34-3130HR and related wells, satisfying EPA-defined diesel exclusion requirement.

Supporting

📄 Affidavit in re Hydraulic Fracture Fluids, signed by Joel Draper, Division Completions Manager
📅 02/25/2026 (Exact confidence)

Pre-permit compliance affidavit addressing federal hydrocarbon disclosure requirement; supports approval under environmental/regulatory compliance framework.

BLM federal permit coordination notification (03/03/2026) requiring operator to contact Dickinson BLM office regarding spacing unit within federal mineral interest (East 1/2 Sections 30 & 31-T150N-R94W).

Direct

📄 Email from Emma Neigum, NDIC Engineering Technician, to Cally Wescoat, dated 03/03/2026
📅 03/03/2026 (Exact confidence)

Regulator notice conditioning permit approval on completion of federal permit coordination; BLM office contact required prior to operations on federal minerals.

📖 Historical Context (3)

Surface owner is Bureau of Indian Affairs (Trust Lands), New Town ND. Spacing unit includes Fort Berthold Indian Reservation boundary verification and trust land status on federal/state lands requiring ongoing tribal coordination and compliance.
📄 Operator Information section; Well Proximity Map (TOPO C) showing Fort Berthold reservation boundary; Affidavit of Notice referencing external boundaries. · 📅 Unknown
Trust land status creates ongoing regulatory obligation for tribal consultation, permits, and compliance with Fort Berthold Sioux Tribe regulatory requirements during drilling, completion, and production phases. Affects operational permits, environmental review, and surface use agreements for entire well lifecycle.

Production facility on same pad as wellhead (per operator assertion 'Yes'); heated separators and glycol heaters are direct-fired with flame cell/arrestors positioned at least 125' from wellhead and oil tank, complying with NDAC 43-02-03-28 simultaneous operations safety rule.
📄 Operator Assertions section, Page 7; PROPOSED WORK section describing heated separators and glycol heaters with 125' radius circles. · 📅 Unknown
Facility siting constraint persists for operational lifetime. Direct-fired equipment placement at 125' minimum (vs. standard 150') is conditioned on spark/flame arrestor use. This equipment configuration must be maintained or modified through future sundry notices to avoid violations of simultaneous operations safety rule.

Filter sock and filtration waste management obligation: covered leak-proof container with placard required on wellsite beginning at spud through completion and flowback. Compliance with NDIC 43-02-03-19.2 and letter dated 05/30/2025 from ND Department of Mineral Resources.
📄 May 30, 2025 letter from Assistant Director Mark F. Bohrer and Director Nathan D. Anderson, DEPT. OF MINERAL RESOURCES; Operator Assertions checkboxes confirming understanding. · 📅 06/01/2014 (effective date of rule)
Ongoing operational requirement persisting from spud through final site remediation. Operator must maintain compliant waste container and ensure proper disposal at authorized facilities throughout drilling, completion, and production phases. Non-compliance triggers waste management violations.

🔧 Operator Pattern

EOG Resources, Inc. demonstrates routine multi-well development strategy within contiguous acreage: three contemporaneous permits filed (Bear Den 29-3130HR, 33-3130HR, 34-3130HR) within same spacing unit, sharing common pad infrastructure (existing Bear Den 5-31H pad with interim reclamation). Operator has executed advanced planning (geologic engineering, anticollision analysis, directional surveys) and proactive federal/tribal coordination prior to permit filing.
Drilling Plan dated 09/29/2025 details integrated development strategy with offset well clearance analysis. Affidavit of Notice (03/06/2026) confirms inter-well spacing and directional plan coordination with adjacent operator (self-operated). Consolidated production layout (BEARDEN-31-SESE2-PP) shows shared tank battery and facilities. All three wells approved within 4-day window (03/07–03/11/2026), indicating parallel regulatory processing.

Confidence: High
Well file contains complete permit application package with explicit permit decision date (03/11/2026), signed approval by Petroleum Engineer Nathaniel Erbele, and all supporting technical documents (anticollision report, directional plans, drilling plan, diesel affidavit, BLM coordination letter). All permit conditions are clearly stated in Stipulations and Conditions of Approval sections. No missing critical dates or ambiguous regulatory references. Contemporaneous documentation (anticollision, affidavits, directional surveys) is dated within 7 days of permit issuance and directly referenced or implied by permit conditions. Historical context (trust land status, facility siting, waste management) is clearly documented with persistent operational impact.