Koda Resources Wins Four Daneville Permits in DMR Report

North Dakota's DMR Daily Activity Report for yesterday's filings showed four new permits approved, all issued to Koda Resources Operating: LLC in Divide County's Daneville field.

The Bakken formation is North Dakota's primary oil-producing region, and DMR permit filings are a routine indicator of upcoming drilling activity.

The permits, numbered #43447 through #43450, cover wells ALE 1534-5BH, ALE 1534-6BH, ALE 1534-7BH and ALE 1534-8BH. All four are located in Divide County and are associated with the Daneville field, according to the DMR report.

The four permits were numbered consecutively from #43447 to #43450, and each carries the ALE 1534 prefix, indicating the wells are part of the same ALE 1534 series. The approval of four permits to a single operator makes Koda Resources the most active operator in the new-permit category for the day.

The DMR report also included an additional-information section that referenced several operators and wells, primarily in Divide County. Hunt Oil Company appeared in six entries, #42365 through #42370, all associated with LOT 4 06-160N-100W in Divide County.

Hunt Oil's listed wells include ALEXANDRIA 161-100-33-21H-2, ALEXANDRIA 161-100-33-21H-3, ALEXANDRIA 161-100-34-22H-1, SIOUX TRAIL 160-101-1-13H-3, SMOKY BUTTE 160-100-6-18H-1 and SMOKY BUTTE 160-100-6-18H-2. The six Hunt Oil entries share the same lot reference, showing the listed wells are tied to one tract in Divide County. The report listed these entries in the additional-information section.

The additional-information section also listed permit #42538, associated with Oasis Petroleum North America LLC, as released from confidential status. The well is GOOSE 5601 12-7 2B, located in the NE NW 07-156N-101W section of Williams County. The release from confidential status puts the Oasis Petroleum well location in the public DMR record.

A final additional-information entry covered permit #42702, associated with WGO Resources, LLC. The well is MOE 1-34, located in the NW SW 34-140N-104W section of Golden Valley County. The report listed the entry as "SENTINEL BUTTE CONTINUED 2," tying the filing to the Sentinel Butte area.

The Oasis and WGO entries show the additional-information section extended beyond Divide County, reaching Williams County and Golden Valley County.

Taken together, the DMR report showed new permit activity concentrated in Divide County, with Koda Resources responsible for all four newly approved permits in the Daneville field. Hunt Oil also accounted for six additional-information entries in Divide County, tied to Alexandria, Sioux Trail and Smoky Butte well names.

For Bakken operators and royalty owners, the filings show drilling activity across Divide County, Williams County and Golden Valley County. The Daneville field permits show Koda Resources moving through a sequence of wells, while the additional-information entries show other operators' activity records in the region.