AMBER 1704-7BH

KODA RESOURCES OPERATING, LLC · Divide County, ND · File #43310 · Generated 2026-10-14 06:31

API: 3302301877
Target Formation: Middle Bakken
Permit Explained: Yes

Permit Cycle Assessment

The permit approval is directly explained by contemporaneous regulatory orders (34569, aquifer stipulation), technical justifications for setbacks, and supporting waiver requests and anti-collision reports.

Permit Cycle Signals (5)

Permit approval is conditioned on compliance with Order No. 34569, specifically a 150' north/south and 500' east/west setback from unit boundaries within the 1920-acre spacing unit.

Direct

Page 1, 'NDIC Field Order Info'
Unknown (Missing confidence)

Direct regulatory order that modifies standard setback distances, tying the permit approval to a specific spacing unit geometry.

The north setback is explicitly justified by a production liner cemented in the lateral with a wet shoe and the ability to frac out the shoe.

Direct

Page 1, 'INDIC Field Order Info'
Unknown (Missing confidence)

Provides a technical justification for a specific, non-standard setback condition mentioned in the permit approval.

Onsite inspection and site-specific stipulations (closed mud system, impermeable liner) are required due to well location on an aquifer.

Direct

Page 1, 'SPECIAL ATTENTION' stipulation
Unknown (Missing confidence)

Direct stipulation conditioning approval on a field inspection and specific, non-routine environmental controls due to aquifer location.

Operator request for waiver from Order 31973 (notification to adjacent unit operator) because KODA is the operator of the adjacent unit.

Supporting

Letter dated August 18, 2026, from Aly Schuster to Todd Holweger
2026-08-18 (Exact confidence)

Supporting document that addresses a regulatory requirement (Order 31973) and justifies a waiver, which is a precondition for permit approval.

Submitted anticollision report shows close approaches (e.g., 3.688 ft center-to-center with Amber 1705-6BH) justifying the permit's approval contingent on careful wellbore placement.

Supporting

KLX Anticollision Report, Summary and Separation Factor Plot
2026-08-14 (Exact confidence)

Supporting technical submission that addresses anti-collision concerns raised in the permit's operator assertions, directly relevant to the permit's geometry approval.

Historical Context (3)

Surface Use Agreement executed November 7, 2025, covering damages from drilling the Amber 17 SE Pad wells.
Affidavit of Fully Executed Surface Use Agreement · 2025-11-07
Creates a persistent legal and financial obligation governing surface damage and relations for all pad operations, affecting future execution and liability.

Order No. 31973 requires providing directional plan and notice to operators of adjacent spacing units when wellbore enters outside target unit.
Letter dated August 18, 2026, referencing Order No. 31973 · Unknown
Establishes a persistent regulatory constraint for any future wells from this pad that cross unit boundaries, requiring notifications or waivers.

Multi-well pad layout includes future well locations (FUTURE WELL #1, FUTURE SWD WELL) and an interim reclamation plan.
Pad Layout sheet, Multi-Well Plan sheet · 2026-07-14
Defines a fixed surface plan and future development obligation for the pad, constraining placement and sequencing of subsequent wells.

Operator Pattern

Multi-well pad development with integrated planning (pad layout, access roads, anticollision modeling) and proactive regulatory engagement (waiver requests, affidavits).
Drilling plan references multiple wells on pad; anticollision report models offsets; affidavits submitted for surface use and working interest; pad layout shows future well locations.

Confidence: High
Permit document contains explicit, contemporaneous regulatory orders and technical justifications. Supporting documents (waiver request, anticollision report) are dated close to permit submission and directly address conditions of approval. Text extraction is clear for key signals.