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HESS BAKKEN INVESTMENTS II, LLC · Williams County, ND · File #43348 · Generated 2026-10-14 06:31

API: 3310506898
Target Formation: Bakken
Permit Explained: Yes

Permit Cycle Assessment

The permit approval is directly conditioned on Commission Order 35503 and specific geometry-based setbacks. Contemporaneous affidavits justify key permit conditions: a surface use agreement for off-spacing operations and notification to the adjacent unit operator.

Permit Cycle Signals (4)

Permit approval is granted pursuant to Commission Order No. 35503, conditioned on a 150' setback from north & south boundaries and 500' setback from east & west boundaries within the 2560-acre spacing unit.

Direct

Permit Information / Stipulations section
Unknown (Missing confidence)

The permit approval is explicitly tied to a specific Commission Order (35503) and includes non-standard setback conditions tied to the well's geometry within a multi-section spacing unit.

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

Direct

Permit Information / Stipulations section (Condition of Approval)
Unknown (Missing confidence)

This is a specific technical justification for a modified setback requirement, differentiating it from standard horizontal well approvals.

Affidavit (Levi S. Greenly) stating that directional and completion plans were provided to Kraken Operating, LLC, the operator of the adjacent spacing unit the wellbore enters.

Supporting

Drilling Permit Affidavit (State of Texas)
2026-07-08 (Exact confidence)

This is a direct supporting action required for approval of a well drilled 'off-spacing' into an adjacent unit, as acknowledged in the operator assertions.

Surface Use Agreement affidavit (Jennings White) confirming an executed agreement with the surface owner for operations, including drilling into 'off lease' (off spacing) units.

Supporting

Affidavit (State of North Dakota, County of Williams)
2026-06-17 (Exact confidence)

Directly supports the 'off-spacing' condition acknowledged in the permit application, a prerequisite for approval.

Historical Context (2)

The Rainbow-Bakken Pool is defined from 50 feet above the top of the Bakken Formation to above the top of the Birdbear Formation.
Permit Information / Stipulations section · Unknown
This is a structural, field-wide pool definition that governs regulatory compliance for all wells in the field, including completion intervals and potential commingling requests.

Affidavit from Tom Richardson (April 21, 2022) stating Halliburton does not use specified diesel fuels in hydraulic fracturing for Hess Bakken wells.
Hydraulic Fracturing Stimulation using Diesel Fuels affidavit · 2022-04-21
This is a standing, project-wide operational commitment that conditions all future completion activities for Hess in the Bakken Project, as referenced in the permit's operator assertions.

Operator Pattern

Systematic pre-permit coordination for off-spacing wells and pad development.
Affidavits demonstrate established processes: securing surface use agreements for multi-well pads and notifying adjacent operators prior to permit submission. The well is part of a planned 6-well pad with integrated facility design.

Confidence: High
Key permit conditions are explicitly stated and directly supported by contemporaneous, dated affidavits found within the file. The separation between permit-cycle and historical signals is clear based on document dates and content relevance to the 2026 permit.