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HESS BAKKEN INVESTMENTS II, LLC · Williams County, ND · File #43351 · Generated 2026-10-14 06:31

API: 3310506901
Target Formation: Bakken
Permit Explained: Yes

Permit Cycle Assessment

The permit approval is directly conditioned on Order 35503 setback requirements and pre-construction inspector contact. Contemporaneous documentation includes a landowner affidavit resolving off-spacing obligations and a waiver request for adjacent unit notification requirements.

Permit Cycle Signals (4)

Permit approval is conditioned on compliance with Commission Order No. 35503, specifying setbacks: 150' from north & south boundaries, 500' from east & west boundaries within the 2560-acre spacing unit.

Direct

PERMIT INFORMATION, STIPULATIONS section
Unknown (Missing confidence)

Direct regulatory order conditioning approval with specific geometry constraints (north setback based on cemented liner with wet shoe).

Operator must contact NDIC Field Inspector Robert Stafford prior to location construction.

Direct

PERMIT INFORMATION, Conditions of Approval
Relative (Exact confidence)

Direct pre-construction condition requiring inspector notification, tying approval to field oversight.

Operator submitted affidavit (June 17, 2026) confirming executed Surface Use Agreement with landowner Norman and Lisa Hanson for off-spacing operations.

Direct

AFFIDAVIT by Jennings White
2026-06-17 (Exact confidence)

Directly addresses and satisfies off-spacing affidavit requirement, a precondition for permit approval.

Hess requested waiver from Order No. 31973 requirements for providing drilling plans to adjacent unit operator, as Hess is the operator of the adjacent unit.

Supporting

Letter from Levi S. Greenly to Todd L. Holweger
2026-07-08 (Exact confidence)

Direct waiver request addressing a specific regulatory condition (Order 31973) for wells entering the Bakken Petroleum System from outside the target spacing unit.

Historical Context (3)

Commission Order No. 35503 establishes persistent setback rules (150'/500') for the 2560-acre spacing unit.
PERMIT INFORMATION, STIPULATIONS · Unknown
Defines the legal geometry framework for all wellbores within the unit; ongoing compliance required during drilling and completion.

Filter sock container requirement (leakproof, covered, placarded) must be maintained on-site from spud through flow-back.
Operator Assertions section; July 29, 2026 letter from Mark F. Bohrer · 2026-07-29
Imposes a specific waste handling obligation that persists throughout drilling, completion, and flowback operations.

Halliburton Energy Services affidavit (April 21, 2022) states no diesel fuels are used in Hess hydraulic fracturing in North Dakota.
Letter from Tom Richardson to Rachelle Williamson · 2022-04-21
Establishes a binding operational constraint for all future completion operations on Hess wells in the Bakken Project.

Operator Pattern

Hess utilizes standardized anti-collision protocols, centralized facility planning, and pre-emptive regulatory waivers.
Anti-collision standards described in Proposed Work; multi-well pad and central facility design in civil layouts; waiver request for Order 31973 based on being the adjacent unit operator.

Confidence: High
Key permit conditions (Order 35503, inspector contact) are explicitly stated in the permit. Contemporaneous affidavits and waiver requests directly address pre-approval requirements. Text extraction is clear for critical regulatory and operator submissions.