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Williams County Activity Report
Every mineral deed, oil & gas lease, and assignment recorded with the Williams County, North Dakota Recorder — aggregated weekly. Who's buying, who's leasing, and where the Bakken's activity is concentrating.
Week of August 24, 2026
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Total documents
37
Mineral deeds
46
O&G leases
4
Assignments
34
Surface deeds
5
Estate / probate
Most active mineral buyers
Grantees on mineral and royalty deeds recorded this week.
| # | Name | Documents | Townships |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Phoenix Energy One, LLC | 3 | 157-103, 157-96, 159-98 |
| 2 | Lynx Oil Company | 2 | 159-103 |
| 3 | Murex Petroleum Corporation | 2 | 157-95 |
| 4 | Solomon River Resources (ND), LLC | 2 | 155-100 |
| 5 | Deon M. Iverson | 2 | 155-96 |
| 6 | Charles Trask Dix, Trustee of the Sharon Dix White Management Trust, dated December 18, 2019 | 1 | |
| 7 | Debra Kay Wood | 1 | 155-99 |
| 8 | Jeena M. Hughes, Trustee of the Jeena M. Hughes Trust dated May 23, 2019 | 1 | 156-99 |
| 9 | Jeena M. Hughes | 1 | 156-99 |
| 10 | James O'Neil | 1 |
Most active lessees
Companies that took oil & gas leases this week.
| # | Name | Documents | Townships |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Phoenix Energy One, LLC | 35 | 157-103, 158-103, 159-103 |
| 2 | Murex Petroleum Corporation | 5 | 157-96 |
| 3 | Posse Operating, Inc. | 2 | 157-99 |
| 4 | Deep Creek Exploration, LLC | 1 | 157-99 |
| 5 | Incline Bakken III, LLC | 1 | 158-101 |
| 6 | KODA Resources Operating, LLC | 1 | 159-103 |
| 7 | Silver Hill IV Bakken E&P, LLC | 1 | 156-97 |
Most active townships
Mineral deeds, leases, and assignments by survey township (township-range).
Mineral deeds recorded
As recorded with the Williams County Recorder, week of August 24, 2026. Locations are township-range-section.
| Recorded | From | To | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-28 | Charles Trask Dix, Sr., as Personal Representative of the estate of Sharon Ann Dix White | Charles Trask Dix, Trustee of the Sharon Dix White Management Trust, dated December 18, 2019 | — |
| 2026-08-28 | Sherry Lynn Gross Ferguson | Phoenix Energy One, LLC | 159-98-1 |
| 2026-08-28 | Douglas Brown | Debra Kay Wood | 155-99-18 |
| 2026-08-28 | Angela Wolfgram, fka Angela Jorgensen Selk, individually and as an heir to the Estate of Roger Jorgensen, deceased, and also an heir to the Estate of Helen May Udell | Lynx Oil Company | 159-103-5 |
| 2026-08-28 | Jeena M. Hughes | Jeena M. Hughes, Trustee of the Jeena M. Hughes Trust dated May 23, 2019 | 156-99-23 |
| 2026-08-28 | Jeena M. Hughes, Domiciliary Foreign Personal Representative of the Estate of Daniel John Hughes | Jeena M. Hughes | 156-99-23 |
| 2026-08-28 | James O'Neil, Personal Representative of the Estate of Gregory J. Dorsha | James O'Neil | — |
| 2026-08-27 | Hannah Elaine Burchill | Murex Petroleum Corporation | 157-95-4 |
| 2026-08-27 | Samuel Ross Burchill | Murex Petroleum Corporation | 157-95-4 |
| 2026-08-27 | Western Dakota Resources, LLC | Gray Wolf Resources II, LLC, Coit Energy, LLC | 156-104-2 |
| 2026-08-27 | Royal Blue Minerals, LLC | Mesa Royalties IV Holdings, LLC | — |
| 2026-08-27 | Judith Martin Lindeman, as Trustee of The Oliver Baldwin Avery and Judith Martin Lindeman Living Trust, executed on January 28, 2020 and amended and fully restated on June 12, 2022 | JB Minerals, LLC, Bn E24, LLC | 157-103-32 |
| 2026-08-27 | Carol Susan Pasieczny, Successor Trustee of the Revocable Trust Agreement dated June 13, 1989, established by Joseph William Anderson, Jr. and Mary Bowe Anderson | Purified Resource Partners LLC | 157-101-9 |
| 2026-08-26 | Irv Green, as Trustee of The Green Family Revocable Living Trust, dated September 17, 2024 | Phoenix Energy One, LLC | 157-96-26 |
| 2026-08-26 | Janice E. Bauer | Phoenix Energy One, LLC | 157-103-29 |
| 2026-08-26 | Benita Crawford, a woman dealing in her sole and separate property | Royal Blue Minerals, LLC | 158-95-1 |
| 2026-08-25 | Ardis Shold | MayHawk Energy, LLC | 154-100-15 |
| 2026-08-25 | Lois Keske | Nicholas Keske, Travis Keske | 155-102-29 |
| 2026-08-25 | JoAnn Becker, Philbert A. Becker | JoAnn M. Becker, Trustee of the Becker Family Trust, dated November 10, 2015, and any amendments thereto | 156-96-13 |
| 2026-08-25 | Angela Wolfgram, fka Angela Jorgensen Selk | Lynx Oil Company | 159-103-4 |
| 2026-08-25 | Leslie Hanson, Personal Representative of the Estate of Orren L. Sandvik | Leslie Hanson, Personal Representative of the Estate of Lester J. Sandvik | 155-103-3 |
| 2026-08-25 | Judy Massengale, Domiciliary Foreign Personal Representative of the Estate of Albert T. Stuber, A/K/A Albert Stuber, A/K/A Buster Stuber, Susan Hays, Domiciliary Foreign Personal Representative of the Estate of Albert T. Stuber, A/K/A Albert Stuber, A/K/A Buster Stuber | Judy Massengale | 158-101-26 |
| 2026-08-25 | Thomas Graham, Jeanine A. Graham | Erin J. Gordon, Bryan D. Gordon | 154-96-12 |
| 2026-08-25 | Sarah L. Doran, a/k/a Sally Doran | Solomon River Resources (ND), LLC | 155-100-11 |
| 2026-08-25 | Sarah L. Doran, a/k/a Sally Doran | Solomon River Resources (ND), LLC | 155-100-14 |
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Past weeks
Week of August 17, 2026
19 mineral deeds · 42 leases · 203 documents
Week of August 10, 2026
43 mineral deeds · 26 leases · 289 documents
Week of August 3, 2026
38 mineral deeds · 26 leases · 286 documents
Week of July 27, 2026
32 mineral deeds · 32 leases · 216 documents
Week of July 20, 2026
21 mineral deeds · 20 leases · 185 documents
Week of July 13, 2026
29 mineral deeds · 2 leases · 94 documents
Week of July 6, 2026
34 mineral deeds · 20 leases · 127 documents
Week of June 29, 2026
31 mineral deeds · 11 leases · 96 documents
Week of June 22, 2026
40 mineral deeds · 7 leases · 111 documents
Week of June 15, 2026
30 mineral deeds · 18 leases · 79 documents
Week of June 8, 2026
37 mineral deeds · 8 leases · 104 documents
Source: public records of the Williams County, ND Recorder's office. Aggregated counts reflect documents as recorded; recording can lag execution by days or weeks. Categories are automated classifications of the county's instrument types.