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.
Incident Reported in Mountrail County
Monday, January 5, 2026
Categories: Department of Mineral Resources, Oil and Gas Division, State of North DakotaBISMARCK, ND – Hunt Oil Company notified the North Dakota Oil and Gas Division of a brine spill at the Shell 153-89-5-16H-1 well site in Mountrail County. The incident occurred on January 3, approx. 11 miles north of Parshall.
Environmental Incident Reported in McKenzie County
Tuesday, December 30, 2025 at 03:00 pm
Categories: Department of Mineral Resources, Oil and Gas Division, State of North DakotaBISMARCK, ND – Select Water Solutions LLC notified the North Dakota Oil and Gas Division of a tank battery explosion and fire at the Rink SWD 2 site in McKenzie County.
Incident Reported in Williams County
Monday, December 29, 2025 at 10:00 am
Categories: Department of Mineral Resources, Oil and Gas Division, State of North DakotaBISMARCK, ND – The North Dakota Oil and Gas Division was notified of a valve leak at the CPEUSC 4A 20-158N-100W SWD, approximately 25 miles north of Williston, on December 24, 2025.
Incident Reported in Billings County
Friday, November 21, 2025 at 11:43 am
Categories: Department of Mineral Resources, Oil and Gas Division, State of North DakotaBISMARCK, ND – The North Dakota Oil and Gas Division was notified of an electrical outage that led to tanks overflowing at the TRMU water plant, approximately 16 miles northeast of Medora, on November 20, 2025.
Incident Reported in McKenzie County
Tuesday, November 4, 2025 at 04:45 pm
Categories: Department of Mineral Resources, Oil and Gas Division, State of North DakotaBISMARCK, ND – The North Dakota Oil and Gas Division was notified of a valve/piping connection leak at the Maddy Federal 24X-34 well, approximately 14 miles east of Watford City, on November 4, 2025.
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