Resources
Resources for mineral owners
A short index of useful places for mineral and royalty owners in the Bakken: our own guides and feeds, then vetted links to regulators, state and federal land agencies, the dormant minerals statute and county recorders. Every external link was checked on Sunday, October 25, 2026.
Subscribe via RSS NDIC news RSSOur guides
Plain-English pages about the Bakken and how mineral sales work.
- Bakken & Williston Basin overviewThe basin, the counties we follow and what drives mineral value.
- How we buyThe steps from first contact to closing.
- Mineral rights FAQAnswers to common questions about selling minerals and royalties.
County pages
Mineral rights and royalty notes for the five core Bakken counties.
- Williams CountyMineral rights and royalty notes for Williams County, ND.
- McKenzie CountyMineral rights and royalty notes for McKenzie County, ND.
- Dunn CountyMineral rights and royalty notes for Dunn County, ND.
- Mountrail CountyMineral rights and royalty notes for Mountrail County, ND.
- Divide CountyMineral rights and royalty notes for Divide County, ND.
News and daily reports
Summaries we write for mineral owners, with RSS feeds.
- Bakken deal & regulatory newsOperator deals and ND and MT regulatory news, with a note on what each means for owners.
- NDIC news and daily archiveOne page per daily Industrial Commission activity report, plus other DMR updates.
- RSS feed: Bakken deal & regulatory newsSubscribe to the news feed in any RSS reader.
- RSS feed: NDIC newsSubscribe to the daily activity report feed.
Directories
Who to contact: operators, land service firms and associations.
- Operator contactsDivision order and owner relations contacts for the ten largest Bakken operators, with a sourced history of each.
- Land service companies & associationsLandman firms, landman and industry associations, and owner groups.
NDIC / DMR Oil and Gas Division
North Dakota's oil and gas regulator: well data, hearings and production statistics.
- Oil and Gas Division homeThe Industrial Commission's Department of Mineral Resources hub for well files, maps, reports and orders.
- Hearing docketsIndex of Industrial Commission hearing dockets and case information.
- Active rig listCurrent list of drilling rigs operating in North Dakota.
- Director's CutThe Director's monthly production and activity presentation, including operator production rankings.
- Mineral owner informationDMR's page of guidance for mineral owners.
ND Department of Trust Lands
The state agency that leases and manages state-owned minerals.
- Minerals managementHow the Department leases and administers state-owned mineral interests.
- Oil and gas lease auction historyResults from past state oil and gas lease auctions.
ND dormant minerals law
The statute and the oversight program that touch mineral ownership and royalty payments.
- N.D. Century Code chapter 38-18.1Statute text on the dormant mineral interest law, from the Legislative Assembly.
- Royalty Oversight ProgramThe Department of Agriculture's program for royalty payment questions and complaints.
Montana Board of Oil and Gas Conservation
For minerals on the Montana side of the Williston Basin.
- Board of Oil and Gas ConservationMontana's oil and gas regulator, part of the Department of Natural Resources and Conservation.
- Dockets and ordersBoard hearing dockets and issued orders.
- Data MinerSearch Montana well, production and other oil and gas records.
Bureau of Land Management
Federal oil and gas leasing in the region.
- Montana-Dakotas lease salesSchedule and results of BLM oil and gas lease sales for Montana and the Dakotas.
County recorder sites
Where deeds, mineral conveyances and leases are recorded.
- Williams County RecorderRecording and records information for Williams County, ND.
- McKenzie County RecorderRecording and records information for McKenzie County, ND.
- Dunn County RecorderRecording and records information for Dunn County, ND.
- Mountrail County RecorderRecording and records information for Mountrail County, ND.
- Divide County RecorderRecording and records information for Divide County, ND.
- ND Recorders Information NetworkCounty-by-county recorder information for North Dakota.
- ND and MT county recorder contacts (PDF)A compiled contact list from the Landman's Association of North Dakota.
External sites are run by their owners; we do not control their content and a link is not an endorsement. Links were last checked on Sunday, October 25, 2026 and may change.