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BISMARCK, ND – Falcon Midstream Services LLC notified the North Dakota Oil and Gas Division of a produced water spill at the Erie SWD 5793 11-12 site. The incident occurred on August 13, 2026, approximately 10.5 miles northwest of Ross, North Dakota in Mountrail County.

BISMARCK, ND – Chord Energy notified the North Dakota Oil and Gas Division of a produced water and crude oil spill at the Thomas 4I central tank battery site. The incident occurred on August 6, 2026, approximately 15.5 miles southeast of Epping, North Dakota in Williams County.

BISMARCK, ND – Murex Petroleum Corporation notified the North Dakota Oil and Gas Division of a produced water and crude oil spill at the Hoiby 4-31 SWD site. The incident occurred on August 5, 2026, approximately 12.5 miles west of Powers Lake in Burke County, North Dakota.

The U.S. Geological Survey plans low-level airplane flights over eastern North Dakota and small nearby areas of Minnesota and South Dakota to image geology using airborne geophysical technology. The survey is scheduled to begin Monday, June 15 and will continue into the fall, weather and other flight restrictions permitting.

BISMARCK, ND–Nathan Anderson, the Director of the North Dakota Department of Mineral Resources, announces the release of a Geological Survey report entitled “The 75th Anniversary of the Discovery of Oil in North Dakota” by Nathan Wilkens (Miscellaneous Series No. 96).