Oil and Gas Division

News & Resources

DRAFT Drill-Back Policy - Case #29279, Heard on April 19, 2022

IIJA - Infrastructure Investment & Jobs Act (Orphan well site plugging, remediation, and restoration)

Download PDF Map of Oil and Gas Activity in Western North Dakota 

Download PDF Map of May Cases Docketed 

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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.