The Oil and Gas Division regulates the drilling and production of oil and gas in North Dakota. Our mission is to encourage and promote the development, production, and utilization of oil and gas in the state in such a manner as will prevent waste, maximize economic recovery, and fully protect the correlative rights of all owners to the end that the landowners, the royalty owners, the producers, and the general public realize the greatest possible good from these vital natural resources.
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Website Update 6.23.22
Categories: Department of Mineral Resources, Geological Survey, Oil and Gas Division, Paleo/Fossil
DMR and IT support staff are continuing to work on bringing the DMR website to full strength.
State of North Dakota Comments on 2021 NSPS Proposal
Categories: Department of Mineral Resources, State of North Dakota
State of North Dakota Comments on Proposed Standards of Performance for New,Reconstructed, and Modified Sources and Emissions Guidelines for Existing Sources: Oil and Natural Gas Sector Climate Review (86 Fed. Reg. 63,110) (November 15, 2021)[EPA–HQ–OAR–2021–0317; FRL–8510–02–OAR]
Oil and Gas Division reallocation of CARES Act Funding approved for work in western North Dakota
Categories: Department of Mineral Resources, Oil and Gas Division
The North Dakota Emergency Commission and North Dakota Legislative Budget Section have approved reallocating 1% of the state’s CARES Act Funding to a grant program which will provide additional short- and long-term economic support statewide from a previously approved Oil and Gas Division orphan well site reclamation program. The $16 million reallocation will move a portion of dollars from the reclamation of orphan well sites to a grant program that will support the employment of frac crews to complete drilled but uncompleted (“DUC”) wells.
Bakken Restart Task Force established to outline plan forward to strengthen North Dakota's energy future
Categories: Department of Mineral Resources, Oil and Gas Division
The Department of Mineral Resources has established the Bakken Restart Task Force to facilitate rapid recovery of the oil and gas industry and supporting sectors impacted by COVID-related demand shock.
North Dakota Oil and Gas Division launches monthly North Dakota Oil and Gas Podcast
Categories: Department of Mineral Resources, Oil and Gas Division
The North Dakota Oil and Gas Division has launched “North Dakota Oil and Gas,” a podcast which includes the Division’s monthly “Director’s Cut” in a easily accessible and modern platform for North Dakota citizens.
North Dakota DMR to Reinstate Well Waivers
Categories: Department of Mineral Resources, Oil and Gas Division
The Department of Mineral Resources was directed today by the North Dakota Industrial Commission to immediately reinstate guidelines that promote the prevention of waste of the state’s natural resources of oil and gas during the current economic climate. The Not Completed Well Waiver guidelines allow operators to apply for Not Completed Well Status.
Department of Mineral Resources releases statement on weekend drop in oil prices
Categories: Department of Mineral Resources, Oil and Gas Division
Director of North Dakota Department of Mineral Resources, Lynn Helms, issued the below statements today following an oil price drop of more than 20% between Friday March 6th and Monday, March 9th. Over the weekend the price of West Texas Intermediate crude oil was down as much as a 34%, one of the largest price drops in decades.
North Dakota Sets New Production Records in May 2018
Categories: Department of Mineral Resources, Oil and Gas Division
North Dakota has reached new records in both oil and gas production. May preliminary data released by the Oil and Gas Division indicates North Dakota is now producing 1,244,629 barrels of oil per day -an increase of 17,146 barrels from the last record set in December 2014.
Funding Continues for Reclamation Projects and Research
Categories: Department of Mineral Resources, Oil and Gas Division
Governor 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).
Julie LeFever Posthumously Receives Award
Categories: Department of Mineral Resources, Geological Survey, Paleo/Fossil
Former 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.
Final Oil and Gas Division Rules Approved
Categories: Department of Mineral Resources, Oil and Gas Division
The final pieces of proposed rule changes regulating the oil and gas industry were today unanimously approved by the Legislature’s Administrative Rules Committee (ARC).
Helms Addresses ND Association of Oil and Gas Producing Counties
Categories: Department of Mineral Resources, Oil and Gas Division
Director 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
Categories: Department of Mineral Resources, Oil and Gas Division
The 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
Categories: Department of Mineral Resources, Oil and Gas Division
A 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
Categories: Department of Mineral Resources, Oil and Gas Division
The additional comment period in case number 23084, concerning transportation safety and marketability of crude oil closed at 5 pm today.
National Fossil Day
Categories: Department of Mineral Resources, Paleo/Fossil
The 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
Categories: Department of Mineral Resources, Oil and Gas Division
The 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
Categories: Department of Mineral Resources, Oil and Gas Division
Lynn 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
Categories: Department of Mineral Resources, Oil and Gas Division
The 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
Categories: Department of Mineral Resources, Oil and Gas Division
The 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
Categories: Department of Mineral Resources, Oil and Gas Division
A Wyoming-based trucking company is facing possible fines of more than $1 million for illegally dumping saltwater on a Williams County road.
Permit Stipulations
Categories: Department of Mineral Resources, Oil and Gas Division
The Oil and Gas Division of the Department of Mineral Resources today announced new permit requirements for oil, gas and saltwater disposal wells.
Hearing set on Gas Flaring Policy
Categories: Department of Mineral Resources, Oil and Gas Division
The Oil & Gas Division of the Department of Mineral Resources has scheduled a special hearing to address the North Dakota Industrial Commission’s newly-adopted policy on reducing gas flaring.
Administrative Rules Committee Approves Rule Changes
Categories: Department of Mineral Resources, Oil and Gas Division
North Dakota Geological Survey Announces Fossil Dig Dates
Categories: Department of Mineral Resources, Geological Survey, Paleo/Fossil
The North Dakota Geological Survey, Paleontology department has announced the locations for their 2014 summer public fossil digs.
Oil and Gas Division Issues Permits in Emmons and McIntosh Counties
Categories: Department of Mineral Resources, Oil and Gas Division
The North Dakota Oil and Gas Division has issued four drilling permits – two in Emmons County and two in McIntosh County – to Strata-X Energy.
DMR Pleased with USGS Assessment
Categories: Department of Mineral Resources, Geological Survey
The United States Geological Survey today released the updated assessment of the Bakken and Three Forks Petroleum System. The Department of Mineral Resources was pleased with the results.
New GIS Map Feature
Categories: Department of Mineral Resources, Oil and Gas Division
The North Dakota Department of Mineral Resources has developed a new mapping tool to help community leaders plan for road maintenance, dust control and other traffic-related problems in oil country.
Proposed Rule Changes Now Final
Categories: Department of Mineral Resources, Oil and Gas Division
The 2012 proposed oil and gas rule changes have now been approved. The final rules were presented to the Administrative Rules Committee this morning, and after no further action by the Committee, the rules will now take effect on April 1st, 2012.
January 2012 Oil Production Increase Stays at 2011 Average
Categories: Department of Mineral Resources, Oil and Gas Division
North Dakota is now producing 546,000 barrels of oil per day (bopd), according to preliminary data released Tuesday.
North Dakota Surpasses Half a Million Barrels of Oil per Day
Categories: Department of Mineral Resources, Oil and Gas Division
North Dakota has reached a milestone in oil production. Preliminary November data released today, indicates that North Dakota is now producing more than half a million barrels of oil per day, at approximately 510,000 barrels.
State Best Positioned to Regulate Hydraulic Fracturing
Categories: Department of Mineral Resources, Oil and Gas Division
The Department of Mineral Resources, Oil and Gas Division says there is no reasonable basis to make a prediction on the outcome of a federal review of hydraulic fracturing regulations
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