McKenzie County Activity — Week of August 3, 2026
Recorded 2026-08-03 through 2026-08-09 with the McKenzie County, ND Recorder.
McKenzie · 61 recordings
61
Total documents
26
Mineral deeds
7
O&G leases
6
Assignments
8
Surface deeds
2
Estate / probate
Most active mineral buyers
Grantees on mineral and royalty deeds recorded this week.
| # | Name | Documents | Townships |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Phoenix Energy One, LLC | 2 | 149-101, 152-101 |
| 2 | Howard Malloy Oil, LLC | 2 | 151-97 |
| 3 | Suzanne K. Thompson | 2 | 152-95 |
| 4 | Jay S. Grantier | 2 | 152-95 |
| 5 | Stephanie D. Falcon | 2 | 152-95 |
| 6 | James R. Peinovich | 2 | 153-95, 154-95 |
| 7 | Jeana Peinovich | 2 | 153-95, 154-95 |
| 8 | Duane Rakstad | 1 | 146-102 |
| 9 | Alicia Collins Caufield | 1 | 146-102 |
| 10 | Edward Lynn Morris and Sharon Maxine Morris, Trustees of the Morris Family Trust dated December 23, 2025, and any amendments thereto | 1 | 148-99 |
Most active lessees
Companies that took oil & gas leases this week.
| # | Name | Documents | Townships |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Slawson Exploration Company, Inc. | 4 | 148-100 |
| 2 | Phoenix Energy One, LLC | 2 | 146-101, 149-104 |
| 3 | Herco LLC | 1 | 145-100 |
Most active townships
Mineral deeds, leases, and assignments by survey township (township-range).
148-100 · 5146-102 · 2149-99 · 2149-101 · 2151-97 · 2151-102 · 2152-95 · 2152-101 · 2
Mineral deeds recorded
As recorded with the Williams, McKenzie & Burke County Recorders, week of August 3, 2026. Locations are township-range-section.
| Recorded | From | To | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-07 | ALICIA COLLINS CAUFIELD, Personal Representative of the Estate of BERNARD E. COLLINS, a/k/a Ben E. Collins and Ben Collins | Alicia Collins Caufield | 146-102-15 |
| 2026-08-07 | Blaine D. Hoffmann | Tyler J. Hoffmann, Gabriella Alexis Hoffmann | 149-98-1 |
| 2026-08-07 | Mary E. Memmott | Springbok Royalty Partners, LLC | 152-101-18 |
| 2026-08-07 | Carmen Hubbs | Phoenix Energy One, LLC | 152-101-25 |
| 2026-08-07 | William F. Grove, Successor Trustee of the Jean T. Grove Revocable Living Trust dated October 15, 1997, aka the Jean T. Grove Revocable Trust | William F. Grove and Esther O. Grove, as Co-Trustees of The Grove Trust dated April 5, 1997 | 154-96-26 |
| 2026-08-06 | EPR Energy, LLC | HYY Vision, LLC | 148-102-2 |
| 2026-08-06 | William T. Rogers, Personal Representative of the Estate of Barbara Lee Rogers a/k/a Barbara L. Rogers a/k/a Barbara Rogers | William T. Rogers, Allison K. Rogers | 149-99-19 |
| 2026-08-06 | Overland Oil & Gas Advisory, LLC | Howard Malloy Oil, LLC | 151-97-6 |
| 2026-08-06 | Overland Oil & Gas Advisory II LLC | Howard Malloy Oil, LLC | 151-97-6 |
| 2026-08-06 | Bonnie Schwartzenberger | Terry Schwartzenberger | 151-104-31 |
| 2026-08-06 | DENISE GRANTIER, a/k/a DENISE F. GRANTIER | Suzanne K. Thompson, Jay S. Grantier | 152-95-11 |
| 2026-08-06 | DENISE GRANTIER, a/k/a DENISE F. GRANTIER | Suzanne K. Thompson, Jay S. Grantier | 152-95-11 |
| 2026-08-05 | Darrell Rud, Trustee of the Darrell Rud and Judy Rud Family Revocable Living Trust, dated June 16, 2014, Judy Rud, Trustee of the Darrell Rud and Judy Rud Family Revocable Living Trust, dated June 16, 2014 | Rud Homestead to Heritage, LLC | 149-99-4 |
| 2026-08-05 | Cherry J. Painter | Shana M. Bitner, Craig L. Painter | 149-101-17 |
| 2026-08-05 | Zanna Resources, LLC, J. Keith Garlick, Jr., Manager on behalf of Zanna Resources, LLC | Farleigh-Garlick 2021 M&R Irrevocable Trust | 151-96-1 |
| 2026-08-04 | JoAnn Maloney, Personal Representative of the Estate of Elizabeth Kathleen Rakstad | Duane Rakstad | 146-102-11 |
| 2026-08-04 | Sharon Maxine Morris a/k/a Sharon Morris | Edward Lynn Morris and Sharon Maxine Morris, Trustees of the Morris Family Trust dated December 23, 2025, and any amendments thereto | 148-99-2 |
| 2026-08-04 | Roy E. Hinman | Phoenix Energy One, LLC | 149-101-23 |
| 2026-08-04 | Curtis D. Trowbridge, Jolene A. Trowbridge | Brynna Grimestad, Carly Wehner | 150-101-18 |
| 2026-08-04 | Sylvie J. Rueff, as Personal Representative of the Estate of Robert Stone, Sylvie J. Rueff, as Personal Representative of the Estate of Lilian Stone Johnson | Sylvie J. Rueff, Gregory Stone Curry | 151-94-31 |
| 2026-08-04 | Brian A. Jung, Delrae L. Jung | BRIAN A. JUNG, as TRUSTEE of the GEEK RANCH MINERAL TRUST dated June 23, 2026, DELRAE L. JUNG, as TRUSTEE of the GEEK RANCH MINERAL TRUST dated June 23, 2026 | 152-98-6 |
| 2026-08-04 | Mark Sax | Mark Sax, Melinda Treitline-Sax | 153-97-30 |
| 2026-08-03 | Shirley Tubbs, aka Shirley K. Tubbs | Lynx Oil Company | 151-102-7 |
| 2026-08-03 | RIV Assets, L.L.C., RT Assets, L.L.C. | Fusion Minerals, L.L.C. | 152-102-1 |
| 2026-08-03 | J & J Peinovich, LLC | James R. Peinovich, Jeana Peinovich | 153-95-20 |
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