HOBBIT 29-32 4H

Phoenix Operating LLC · Divide County, ND · File #43353 · Generated 2026-10-14 06:31

API: 3302301894
Target Formation: Middle Bakken
Permit Explained: Yes

Permit Cycle Assessment

The permit approval is directly conditioned by specific stipulations referencing Commission Order 35806. These stipulations impose a well sequencing requirement and a defined drilling corridor with setbacks justified by a specific completion design (wet shoe). An adjacent unit notification affidavit fulfills a pre-approval requirement.

Permit Cycle Signals (4)

Approval conditioned on drilling one horizontal well in a standup 1280-acre spacing unit before completing any well in the larger 2560-acre unit.

Direct

Permit Information - STIPULATIONS - SPECIAL ATTENTION
2026-09-29 (Exact confidence)

This stipulation creates a specific sequencing requirement tied to spacing unit phasing, which is non-routine and directly conditions permit validity.

Permit approval granted pursuant to Commission Order No. 35806, with condition that wellbore be located down north-south axis within 500' corridor and no closer than 150' setback from north & south boundaries of the 2560-acre spacing unit.

Direct

Permit Information - STIPULATIONS - NDIC Field Order Info
2026-09-29 (Exact confidence)

Directly ties permit approval to a specific Commission Order and imposes a non-standard, geometry-specific drilling corridor and setback condition.

Justification provided that south setback condition is 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 - NDIC Field Order Info
2026-09-29 (Exact confidence)

Provides a specific technical justification (wet shoe/frac-out capability) for a permit condition, moving beyond generic setback rules.

Affidavit from operator notifying adjacent unit operator of drilling plan as required by NDIC Order No. 31848, specifically for HOBBIT 29-32 4H and related wells.

Supporting

Affidavit of Notification (State of Colorado)
2026-06-16 (Exact confidence)

Demonstrates fulfillment of a pre-permit regulatory requirement (adjacent unit notification) tied to Commission Order 31848, which is likely a prerequisite for permit approval.

Historical Context (2)

Adjacent spacing unit notification requirement established by NDIC Order No. 31848 for wells entering the Bakken Petroleum System outside the target spacing unit.
Affidavit of Notification (State of Colorado) · Unknown
Order 31848 establishes a persistent regulatory obligation for the operator regarding future wells that drill into adjacent units, requiring plan sharing and notification.

Anti-collision review requirement for wells within 500' of proposed wellbore.
Permit Page 7 - Operator Assertions · 2026-09-29
This is a standing operational safety requirement that will apply to all future drilling activities on this pad and in proximity to existing wellbores.

Confidence: High
Permit document contains explicit, non-routine stipulations and conditions directly tied to the approval. Supporting affidavit is contemporaneous and clearly linked to a regulatory requirement. Text extraction is clear for key sections.