BR-CJ HANA 36-24H MB

MUREX PETROLEUM CORPORATION · Divide County, ND · File #43377 · Generated 2026-10-14 06:31

API: 3302301905
Target Formation: Middle Bakken
Permit Explained: Yes

Permit Cycle Assessment

The permit approval is directly conditioned on a non-routine back-to-back drilling stipulation and a specific wellbore design that informs its setback conditions. Pre-approval waivers and surface agreements support these conditions.

Permit Cycle Signals (4)

Must be drilled back-to-back with the BR-Dani Autumn 36-24H MB well to justify the spacing unit.

Direct

Permit Information, STIPULATIONS, NDIC Field Order Info
Unknown (Missing confidence)

Condition approval on a specific drilling sequence, not a routine requirement.

North setback is based on a production liner cemented in the lateral with a wet shoe and no ability to frac out the shoe.

Direct

Permit Information, CONDITIONS OF APPROVAL
Unknown (Missing confidence)

Defines a specific wellbore design constraint (wet shoe) that conditions the setback requirement, differentiating it from a standard setback.

Affidavit dated 2026-09-29 confirms a Surface Use Agreement amendment effective 2026-07-01 authorizing operations for at least four wells, including off-spacing operations.

Supporting

Affidavit of Surface Use Agreement
2026-09-29 (Exact confidence)

Pre-approval material required to satisfy the operator's 'off-spacing' assertion on the permit application.

Drillback Waiver request dated 2026-09-28, citing operator self-waiver as Murex is the operator of the adjacent spacing unit.

Supporting

Drillback Waiver
2026-09-28 (Exact confidence)

Pre-approval submission to waive a specific regulatory requirement (NDIC Order 31973 affidavit) due to operator identity, linked to multi-well pad development.

Historical Context (2)

Wellbore design includes a 'wet shoe' configuration for the cemented production liner, with displacement fluid creating an uncemented annulus at the toe and a specific plugging procedure outlined to prevent frac treatment escape.
WET SHOE SCHEMATIC and accompanying discussion · Unknown
This specific wellbore and completion design imposes execution constraints and risks for Stage 1 operations (wireline entry, plug setting). It is a persistent operational design factor, not just a permit condition.

October 2026 BLM notification indicates the well's spacing unit (Sec 24,25,36-T162N-R102W) may be subject to a Federal permit, requiring operator coordination.
Email from NDIC's Doug Jackson dated 2026-10-05 · 2026-10-05
Obligates the operator to liaise with the BLM; failure to secure necessary federal documentation could impact future operations or compliance for this spacing unit.

Operator Pattern

Multi-well pad development with adjusted drilling programs to consolidate pads, reduce waste, and drill wells back-to-back.
Operator's October 2026 Drilling Plan Statement describes securing a Surface Use Agreement to drill two DSUs (10 wells) from the same pad in two programs instead of separate pads, citing waste reduction.

Confidence: High
Key permit stipulations are explicit in the permit document. Supporting waivers, affidavits, and directional plans are dated prior to the permit approval date (2026-10-06) and are directly referenced by permit conditions or application assertions.