as of 2026-08-27

Rough Rider Bakken Water LLC — Dormant Water-Disposal Operator with a Single Recent Injection Authorization

Producing now

Total wells

Pending cases

Wells authorized

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Win rate

Producing now0 / 1

Active (status A/AC)0 / 1

Plugged / abandoned1 / 1

As of July 2026, Rough Rider Bakken Water LLC is a narrowly scoped North Dakota water-management entity with a portfolio of exactly 1 well — plugged, not producing, and carrying zero active permits or pending cases. Its only recent regulatory footprint is a Class II Underground Injection Authorization (Order 35790) signed June 11, 2026, in Mountrail County's Sorkness Field. There is no drilling momentum, no scheduled hearings, and no named individuals on record. The picture is of a purpose-built produced-water disposal vehicle that has largely wound down operations, with one fresh injection authorization as its sole sign of life.

What stands out

A brand-new injection authorization against a fully plugged, zero-producing portfolio is contradictory on its face — the company has no active wells yet just received fresh Class II UIC authority, suggesting either a restart attempt or a regulatory placeholder being maintained for a future disposal project.
The operator's name explicitly signals a Bakken water-services identity, yet its entire well count is 1 plugged well — an unusually thin footprint for what is typically a high-volume, infrastructure-heavy business line in ND.
Zero pending cases and zero momentum metrics (no pending, no high-probability, no authorized wells) mean there is no near-term regulatory activity to watch — the June 2026 order is both the first and last data point of consequence right now.

Docket & Locations

Rough Rider Bakken Water LLC has no pending cases, no scheduled hearings, and no active development locations on record. Its regulatory presence is confined to Mountrail County. Class II Underground Injection Control (UIC) authorizations are the standard North Dakota mechanism for permitting produced-water disposal wells — a critical piece of Bakken infrastructure — so the Sorkness Field authorization (Order 35790, signed 2026-06-11) is operationally meaningful even if the docket is otherwise silent.

sources: ord-35790, mom-pending, mom-counties

Portfolio

The operator holds a total of 1 well. It is plugged. There are no active wells and no wells currently producing. Win-rate and average probability metrics are null, consistent with a company that has not pursued contested cases.

sources: port-total, port-active, port-plugged, port-producing_now, mom-win_rate, mom-avg_prob

Recent Orders

The sole order on record is Order 35790 — a Class II Underground Injection Authorization — signed June 11, 2026, covering Mountrail County, Sorkness Field. No other orders, cases, or named individuals appear in the record.

sources: ord-35790