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HESS BAKKEN INVESTMENTS II, LLC · Williams County, ND · File #43350 · Generated 2026-10-14 06:31

API: 3310506900
Target Formation: Middle Bakken
Permit Explained: Yes

Permit Cycle Assessment

The permit is directly justified by Commission Order 35503 and a non-routine setback condition tied to cemented liner completion design. Pre-permit affidavits confirm required off-spacing notifications to offset operator and executed surface use agreement.

Permit Cycle Signals (4)

Commission Order No. 35503 authorizes well approval, conditioning that uncemented portions of the wellbore maintain 150' setback from N/S boundaries and 500' from E/W boundaries within the 2560-acre spacing unit.

Direct

Stipulations section, page 1 of permit
Unknown (Missing confidence)

The permit's approval is explicitly granted pursuant to this order, establishing the primary legal authority and boundary setback conditions.

North setback allowance (150') is based on a production liner cemented in the lateral with a wet shoe and the ability to frac out the shoe.

Direct

Stipulations section, page 1 of permit
2026-09-28 (Inferred confidence)

This is a non-routine technical justification for a reduced north setback, directly tied to the approved well geometry and completion design (cemented liner with wet shoe).

Operator affidavit confirms notice of off-spacing drilling plan and provision of directional/completion details to operator of adjacent spacing unit (Kraken Operating, LLC) as required by NDAC 43-02-03-48.1.

Supporting

Drilling Permit Affidavit (Levi S. Greenly)
2026-07-13 (Exact confidence)

This is a mandatory pre-permit submission proving regulatory compliance for a well entering the Bakken outside its target spacing unit, a key condition for approval.

Surface Use Agreement affidavit confirms executed agreement with surface owner Norman & Lisa Hanson for off-spacing operations, effective March 1, 2026.

Supporting

Affidavit (Jennings White)
2026-06-17 (Exact confidence)

Provides the legal surface access prerequisite for permit approval, specifically for off-spacing wells.

Historical Context (2)

Operator assertion: 'Is the well located off-spacing? If so, the operator must supply an affidavit that an executed surface use agreement is in place.' Answer: 'Yes'.
Operator Assertions, page 7-8 · 2026-09-28
Acknowledges the well's off-spacing status, creating a persistent obligation to maintain the surface use agreement and possibly notify future offset operators for subsequent operations.

Affidavit from Tom Richardson (April 21, 2022) affirms Hess's hydraulic fracturing supplier (Halliburton) does not use specified diesel fuels in HF activities in North Dakota.
Affidavit following completion section · 2022-04-21
Establishes a company-wide compliance condition for all future completions by Hess in the Bakken Project, binding for this well's stimulation.

Operator Pattern

Proactive management of anti-collision and off-spacing notifications. Utilizes detailed anti-collision standards (1.5 separation factor) and provides required plans to adjacent operators prior to permit application.
Anti-collision precautions described in Proposed Work (page 7); Off-spacing notification affidavit sent to Kraken Operating LLC on July 13, 2026.

Confidence: High
Key contemporaneous documents (Commission Order reference, affidavits for off-spacing notification and surface use) are directly tied to the permit stipulations. The wet shoe/frac-out justification for the north setback is explicitly stated in the permit.