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Helms Addresses ND Association of Oil and Gas Producing Counties
Wednesday, October 26, 2016
Categories: Department of Mineral Resources, Oil and Gas DivisionDirector of Mineral Resources, Lynn Helms today addressed the North Dakota Association of Oil and Gas and Coal Producing Counties (NDAOGCPC) and provided his forecast for future growth in western North Dakota.
Filter Socks Found in Williston
Thursday, March 12, 2015
Categories: Department of Mineral Resources, Oil and Gas DivisionThe Department of Mineral Resources, Oil and Gas Division is working with the North Dakota Department of Health and the City of Williston to oversee the proper clean-up and disposal of new and used filter socks found recently within the city of Williston.
Response to Dickinson Press EPA Guidance Story
Thursday, February 19, 2015
Categories: Department of Mineral Resources, Oil and Gas DivisionA recent article published by the Dickinson Press incorrectly reported that the North Dakota Department of Mineral Resources, Oil and Gas Division doesn’t follow guidance established by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) in its oversight of saltwater disposal wells.
Updated Oil Conditioning Case File Available
Wednesday, November 19, 2014
Categories: Department of Mineral Resources, Oil and Gas DivisionThe additional comment period in case number 23084, concerning transportation safety and marketability of crude oil closed at 5 pm today.
National Fossil Day
Monday, September 29, 2014
Categories: Department of Mineral Resources, Paleo/FossilThe North Dakota Geological Survey (NDGS) will host National Fossil Day and will be identifying fossils and rocks Wednesday, October 15 from 10 am to 5 pm in the Bismarck Heritage Center.
Oil Conditioning Hearing
Wednesday, September 24, 2014
Categories: Department of Mineral Resources, Oil and Gas DivisionThe Department of Mineral Resources, Oil and Gas Division held a special hearing Tuesday to address the transportation safety and marketability of crude oil.
Helms Briefs Leaders on Oil Activity Forecast
Thursday, September 18, 2014
Categories: Department of Mineral Resources, Oil and Gas DivisionLynn Helms, director of the North Dakota Department of Mineral Resources, today updated County Commissioners, auditors and other state and local officials on his oil activity forecast during his annual address to the North Dakota Association of Oil and Gas Producing Counties (NDAOGPC).
Pipeline Inspector Positions Open
Tuesday, August 26, 2014
Categories: Department of Mineral Resources, Oil and Gas DivisionThe North Dakota Department of Mineral Resources, Oil and Gas Division will dedicate three new positions to the inspection of oil and gas gathering pipelines.
Hearing Set on Oil Conditioning Practices
Wednesday, August 20, 2014
Categories: Department of Mineral Resources, Oil and Gas DivisionThe Oil and Gas Division of the Department of Mineral Resources has scheduled a special hearing to address the transportation safety and marketability of crude oil.
Trucking Company Faces Possible Fines
Tuesday, April 15, 2014
Categories: Department of Mineral Resources, Oil and Gas DivisionA Wyoming-based trucking company is facing possible fines of more than $1 million for illegally dumping saltwater on a Williams County road.