BR-MICAH ANDREW 1-13H MB

MUREX PETROLEUM CORPORATION · Divide County, ND · File #43379 · Generated 2026-10-14 06:31

API: 3302301907
Target Formation: Middle Bakken
Permit Explained: Yes

Permit Cycle Assessment

The permit contains contemporaneous regulatory stipulations and conditions that directly explain approval, including back-to-back drilling requirement, Order 34628 setbacks, wet shoe geometry justification for modified setback, and positional limits. Regulatory waivers and technical submissions support these conditions.

Permit Cycle Signals (5)

Regulator stipulation requiring drilling back-to-back with BR-Wanda June 1-13H MB well to justify spacing unit

Direct

STIPULATIONS section, SPECIAL ATTENTION
Unknown (Missing confidence)

Imposes drilling sequence condition for permit approval tied to spacing unit justification

Commission Order No. 34628 cited as basis for approval with condition that wellbore maintain specific setbacks from boundaries within 1920-acre spacing unit

Direct

NDIC Field Order Info section
Unknown (Missing confidence)

Permit approval explicitly conditioned on compliance with setback requirements from Order 34628

South setback modified to 100' due to production liner cemented in lateral with wet shoe preventing frac out of shoe

Direct

Conditions of Approval section
Unknown (Missing confidence)

Non-standard geometry (wet shoe liner) justifies specific 100' south setback condition

Maximum legal coordinates at 7" casing point and TD calculated based on proposed lateral azimuth, constraining wellbore path

Direct

Page 2, after groundwater protection paragraph
Unknown (Missing confidence)

Permit approval includes legally defined positional limits for casing point and TD based on well geometry

Drillback waiver affidavit from 9/28/2026 for wells entering adjacent spacing unit, referencing Order 31973

Supporting

DRILLBACK WAIVER section
2026-09-28 (Exact confidence)

Pre-permit waiver required and submitted to address regulatory requirement for wells entering adjacent units

Historical Context (3)

Drillback waiver requirement per Order 31973 for wells entering adjacent spacing units persists for this permit group
DRILLBACK WAIVER section · 2026-09-28
Creates ongoing obligation for operator to provide documentation to adjacent unit operators when drilling across boundaries

Surface Use Agreement authorized drilling both DSUs from same pad, enabling revised drilling program for efficiency
October 2, 2026 Drilling Plan Statement · 2026-10-02
Multi-well pad configuration and coordinated drilling sequence established for current and future well operations

Wet shoe liner design with specific cement displacement and fracture isolation methodology
WET SHOE SCHEMATIC section · Unknown
Completion design constraints fracture initiation and requires specific plug placement that affects future operations

Confidence: High
Permit contains clear regulatory stipulations, conditions referencing specific orders, and technical submissions that directly correspond to approval requirements. Document provides explicit permit-cycle explanations.