News
Tuesday, April 18, 2017
Categories: Department of Mineral Resources, Oil and Gas DivisionGovernor Doug Burgum last week signed House Bill 1347 into law to continue appropriations from the state’s Abandoned Oil and Gas Well Plugging Site Reclamation Fund (AWPSRF).
Monday, April 3, 2017
Categories: Department of Mineral Resources, Geological Survey, Paleo/FossilFormer Wilson M. Laird Core and Sample Library manager Julie LeFever was honored Sunday by the American Association of Professional Geologists (AAPG) with the Robert R. Berg Outstanding Research Award. LeFever passed away in December of 2016 after a long illness.
Monday, December 5, 2016
Categories: Department of Mineral Resources, Oil and Gas DivisionThe final pieces of proposed rule changes regulating the oil and gas industry were today unanimously approved by the Legislature’s Administrative Rules Committee (ARC).
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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).