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BISMARCK, N.D. – The North Dakota Oil and Gas Division was notified of a spill occurring Sunday, January 14 at Mountrail County, North Dakota. 

BISMARCK, N.D. – The North Dakota Oil and Gas Division was notified of an oil spill occurring Tuesday, January 16 at Dunn County, North Dakota. The fluid stayed on location.

BISMARCK, N.D. – The North Dakota Oil and Gas Division was notified of an equipment failure occurring, Tuesday, January 16 at McKenzie County, North Dakota. 

BISMARCK, N.D. – The North Dakota Oil and Gas Division was notified of an oil spill occurring Saturday, January 13 at the JORE (FEDERAL) 1-12H well, McKenzie County, North Dakota.  The spill remained within the tank battery containment berm. 

BISMARCK, N.D. – The North Dakota Oil and Gas Division was notified of a water injection line leak occurring Thursday, January 11 at the RS-ROSS 65-85 SWD1. All produced water has stayed on pad and within the berm. There is no offsite impact. 

BISMARCK, N.D. – The North Dakota Oil and Gas Division was notified of an oil spill occurring Saturday, January 13 at Watford City, McKenzie County, North Dakota.  The Brine spill within containment, froze pipe.

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BISMARCK, ND - Three months after announcing their first critical mineral discovery, Lynn Helms, Director of the North Dakota Department of Mineral Resources, and Ed Murphy, North Dakota State Geologist, announce the North Dakota Geological Survey has discovered a second interval of rocks in western North Dakota that contains elevated concentrations of critical minerals, some of which are significantly enriched.

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