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Mission Statement

The Mission of the Oil and Gas Research Council is to promote the growth of the oil and gas industry through research and education.


History of the OGRP Start of page

North Dakota's Oil and Gas Research Program (OGRP), established by the Legislature in 2003, is a state/industry program designed to demonstrate to the general public the importance of the state oil and gas exploration and production industry, to encourage and promote the wise and efficient use of energy, to promote environmentally sound exploration and production methods and technologies, to develop the state's oil and gas resources, and to support research and educational activities concerning the oil and natural gas exploration and production industry. The Program is funded from the state's share of the oil and gas production tax and oil extraction tax. Two percent of the state's share of the oil and gas gross production tax and oil extraction tax revenues, up to $10 million, is available to the OGRP each biennium.


Director's Note

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Council Members Start of page

Member Name Phone County Appt. Date Term Ends
Helms, Lynn D. (701)328-8025 Burleigh
Kopseng, Ryan (701)255-7970 Burleigh 10/15/2003 10/15/2018
Murphy, Ed (701)328-8002 Burleigh
Ness, Ronald (701)223-6380 Burleigh
Holen, Steve (701)444-3626 McKenzie 10/16/2018 10/15/2021
Dukart, Daryl (701)400-6145 Dunn 10/16/2018 10/15/2021
Sund, Vicky (701)420-7020 Ward 1/3/2017 10/15/2020
Schmidt, Darren Williams 12/3/2018 10/15/2021
Weis, Zac (701)400-2989 Burleigh 3/1/2021
Test, Test Test 2/18/2022 2/18/2022
Page, Preston 6/6/2021 10/1/2025
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Frequently Asked Questions Start of page

  • Q.Who are the Council Members?

    Daryl Dukart, (701)400-6145, Dunn County, Appointed: 10/16/201810/15/2021 Ed Murphy, (701)328-8002, Burleigh County Lynn D.Helms, (701)328-8025, Burleigh County Ronald Ness, (701)223-6380, Burleigh County Ryan Kopseng, (701)255-7970, Burleigh, Appointed: 10/15/200310/15/2018 Steve Holen, (701)444-3626, McKenzie County, Appointed: 10/16/201810/15/2021 Vicky Sund, (701)420-7020, Ward County, Appointed: 01/03/201710/15/2020 Zac Weis, (701)400-2989Burleigh County, Appointed: 03/01/2021Preston Page, (701)228-4105 Burleigh County, Appointed: 6/6/2021 10/01/2025

mission statement

The Mission of the Oil and Gas Research Council is to promote the growth of the oil and gas industry through research and education.

latest news

The next OGRP Meeting is on July 21, 2023 from 9am-12pm... More news

next OGRP meeting

Friday, December 15, 2023  12pm-3pm

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