🛢️ ROOSEVELT FEDERAL 5003

WHITING OIL AND GAS CORPORATION · McKenzie County, ND · File #42886 · Generated 2026-05-26 02:39

API: 3305310798
Target Formation: Bakken
Permit Explained: Yes

📋 Permit Cycle Assessment

The permit approval is explained by Commission Order No. 35417, with specific stipulations regarding wellbore location, setbacks, and communication with the NDIC field inspector. The wet shoe completion design supports the southern setback rationale. Azimuth-specific legal coordinates define the well path.

🔍 Permit Cycle Signals (5)

Pursuant to Commission Order No. 35417, approval to drill the well is hereby given.

Direct

📄 Permit Information
📅 Unknown (Missing confidence)

Explicitly references the order that grants drilling approval.

The approval is granted on the condition that all portions of the well bore not isolated by cement shall be located approximately down the north-south axis (within the Commission's 500' drilling corridor) and be no closer than the 150' setback from the north & south boundaries within the 3840-acre spacing unit consisting of Sections 23, 24, 25, 26, 35, and 36, Township 150 North, Range 103 West.

Direct

📄 Stipulations
📅 Unknown (Missing confidence)

Imposes specific drilling corridor and setback restrictions tied to the well's location and spacing unit.

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

Supporting

📄 Stipulations
📅 Unknown (Missing confidence)

Justifies the southern setback based on the wet shoe configuration and frac-out potential.

Based on the azimuth of the proposed lateral, the legal coordinates from the well head at 7" casing point are: maximum 328' north, minimum 3436' west. Also, based on the azimuth of the proposed lateral the legal coordinates from the well head at Total Depth are: minimum 3436' west, maximum 15200' south and 3936' west.

Direct

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📅 2026-04-30 (Exact confidence)

Specifies the legal coordinates at the casing point and total depth based on the proposed lateral azimuth.

Whiting must contact NDIC Field Inspector Will Ryan at 701-770-6684 prior to location construction.

Direct

📄 Stipulations
📅 Unknown (Missing confidence)

Requires contact with the NDIC field inspector before starting location construction.

📖 Historical Context (4)

Remote or automatic shutoff devices are required on all equipment
📄 Stipulations · 📅 Unknown
This is a standing requirement for equipment on location.

A CBL must be run on the 9-5/8" Dakota string prior to running 7" casing.
📄 Stipulations · 📅 Unknown
This is a specific cementing verification requirement during drilling.

Operators shall not commence operations on a drill site until the 3rd business day following publication of the approved drilling permit on the NDIC - OGD Daily Activity Report. If circumstances require operations to commence before the 3rd business day following publication on the Daily Activity Report, the waiting period may be waived by the Director.
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Establishes a waiting period before commencing drilling, unless waived by the Director.

Effective June 1, 2014, a covered leak-proof container (with placard) for filter sock disposal must be maintained on the well site beginning when the well is spud and must remain on-site during clean-out, completion, and flow-back whenever filtration operations are conducted?
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Filter sock disposal requirements persist during operations.

Confidence: High
The permit explicitly references the order granting approval. Specific stipulations and conditions are clearly stated.