Annie 7-6-31 1HR

ROCKPORT ENERGY SOLUTIONS LLC · McKenzie County, ND · File #43267 · Generated 2026-10-14 06:31

API: 3305310884
Target Formation: Middle Bakken
Permit Explained: Partially

Permit Cycle Assessment

The permit includes specific stipulations regarding setbacks tied to liner cementing and completion, along with required inspector notification. A log waiver request supports the approval, but no explicit contemporaneous explanation for the permit action beyond standard conditions is present.

Permit Cycle Signals (3)

Approval conditioned on 150' setback from north/south boundaries and 500' from east/west boundaries within the 1920-acre spacing unit, with north setback based on production liner cemented in lateral with wet shoe and ability to frac out shoe.

Direct

Stipulations/Conditions of Approval, Permit Information page
2026-08-28 (Exact confidence)

Specific setback geometry tied to wellbore construction (liner cementing) and completion method, differentiating from routine horizontal setbacks.

Construction commencement notification required - must contact NDIC Field Inspector Doug Dolyniuk prior to commencing operations.

Direct

Stipulations/Conditions of Approval, Permit Information page
2026-08-28 (Exact confidence)

Specific inspector named for pre-spud notification, indicating potential oversight requirements.

Waiver requested for acoustic/sonic, cased hole, casing evaluation, cement evaluation, density/porosity, drilling/mud, engineered/advanced, gamma ray, geologic interpretation, and other logs.

Supporting

Proposed Logs section, Page 4
2026-08-28 (Exact confidence)

Multiple log waivers requested, indicating potential reliance on standard logging suite or prior data.

Historical Context (2)

Affidavit affirming surface use agreement for off-unit location dated July 30, 2025, covering this well and three others on the pad, plus access road easement.
Affidavit Affirming Surface Use Agreement · 2025-07-30
Surface access rights and agreements for off-spacing operations persist and are required for pad development and future well operations.

Drilling prognosis identifies well as a 'proposed redrill well on the existing pad'.
Proposed Work section, Page 6 · Relative
Indicates pre-existing pad infrastructure and potential legacy wellbores or conditions affecting current and future drilling operations.

Operator Pattern

Multi-well pad development with off-spacing units requiring surface agreements.
Affidavit covers four wells on same pad (Annie 7-6-31-1H, 2H, Merritt 18-19-30-1H, 2H) with off-unit location and access road easement.

Confidence: Medium
Document provides clear permit stipulations and some supporting waiver requests, but lacks explicit narrative explanation for the permit approval beyond standard conditions. Historical affidavit is clear, but some dates in technical sections are less certain.