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Hunt Oil Permits Three-Well Pad in Burke County as Daily Activity Remains Steady - Bakken Wire
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Hunt Oil Permits Three-Well Pad in Burke County as Daily Activity Remains Steady

The North Dakota DMR approved three new drilling permits and six renewals on Monday, with Hunt Oil leading new development.

Bakken Wire Staff·☀️Morning Wire·

The North Dakota Department of Mineral Resources approved three new drilling permits and six permit renewals in filings from Monday, August 10, 2026, according to the agency's daily activity report.

All three new permits were issued to Hunt Oil Company for a single pad location in Burke County. The permits are for the KANDIYOHI 159-90-4-21H 1, 2, and 3 wells, all located in SE SW Section 33-160N-90W within the Vanville field. This three-well development marks notable new activity in the northwestern edge of the Williston Basin.

Permit renewals filed on Monday involved several major operators, primarily for wells proposed outside of standard spacing units. Hess Bakken Investments II, LLC renewed three permits (BL-ODEGAARD-156-95-2116H-2, -3, and BL-ODEGAARD-LE-156-95-2116H-1) for locations outside of spacing units in Williams County's Beaver Lodge field. Stephens Williston, LLC, doing business as SEG Williston, LLC, renewed a permit for the PRATTSVILLE FEDERAL 15590-0607-4H well, also flagged as a proposed drillback outside of a spacing unit in Mountrail County.

Two permit renewals were filed by Summit Carbon Storage #3, LLC for the confidential KJ HINTZ 1 and 2 wells in Oliver County, according to the report. These are designated as wildcat wells, indicating exploratory activity in a less-developed area.

The DMR report also listed several filings categorized as "additional information," which often denote changes to confidential status or other administrative updates. These included filings from Oasis Petroleum North America LLC in McKenzie County, Phoenix Operating LLC for a five-well group (GAIL ARNOLD 33-28-21 1H through 5H-LL) in Divide County, Whiting Oil and Gas Corporation for two wells in McKenzie County, and Argent Midstream Solutions, LLC for a saltwater disposal well (BONITA SWD #1) in Mountrail County.

The day's activity shows a continued focus on core Bakken counties, with new permits in Burke County and renewal activity concentrated in Williams, Mountrail, and McKenzie counties. The filings from Hess and Stephens Williston highlight ongoing efforts to optimize well placement through spacing unit exceptions.

Source

North Dakota Department of Mineral Resources Daily Activity Report for August 10, 2026.

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