LIPPERT 1-12-13-24 1H

DEVON ENERGY WILLISTON, L.L.C. · Williams County, ND · File #43388 · Generated 2026-10-14 06:31

API: 3310506909
Target Formation: Bakken
Permit Explained: Yes

Permit Cycle Assessment

The permit contains specific, non-routine conditions that directly justify its approval: a requirement to drill concurrently with another well to justify spacing, a modified south setback based on a wet shoe liner design, and enhanced casing/cementing requirements for deep surface casing.

Permit Cycle Signals (3)

Approval explicitly conditioned on drilling in conjunction with another well that meets a 1220' setback from east/west boundaries to justify the 2560-acre spacing unit.

Direct

Page 3 of 11, Conditions of Approval
Unknown (Missing confidence)

Directly ties permit approval to a specific, non-routine operational requirement (co-drilling with another well) that justifies the large spacing unit, beyond standard setback rules.

The south setback is specifically based on a production liner cemented in the lateral with a wet shoe and the ability to frac out the shoe.

Direct

Page 1 of 11, Conditions of Approval
Unknown (Missing confidence)

Explicitly modifies the standard 150' setback rule for the south boundary based on a specific engineered wellbore construction (wet shoe liner), justifying the permit geometry.

Deep surface casing requiring a mud logger from ground level to TD of the 17-1/2" surface hole, prohibition on penetrating the Mowry Formation, and specific cement bond log requirements.

Direct

Page 2 of 11, Conditions of Approval
Unknown (Missing confidence)

Imposes specific, non-routine technical and monitoring requirements tied to the deep surface casing design, conditioning the permit approval.

Historical Context (2)

Wellbore is proposed to enter the Bakken Petroleum System outside the target spacing unit, requiring notification to the operator of the adjacent spacing unit (Neptune Operating LLC) per Order 31848.
Operator Affidavit (Yani Durden) · 2026-08-25
Creates a persistent notification obligation and operational coordination requirement with an adjacent operator for the life of the well's drilling and completion activities.

The Hardscrabble-Bakken Pool is formally defined within the permit approval.
Page 1 of 11, Conditions of Approval · Unknown
Establishes the formal regulatory pool definition that governs production and future regulatory actions for this well and others in the area.

Operator Pattern

Operator employs engineered wellbore designs (wet shoe liner) and co-drilling plans to navigate regulatory constraints like large unit setbacks.
South setback justification based on wet shoe liner design; permit conditioned on drilling a companion well to justify spacing unit.

Confidence: High
Permit document contains explicit, non-routine stipulations directly tied to Commission Order 34586 that condition the approval. Key signals are regulator-issued and not boilerplate.