Williams County Activity — Week of August 3, 2026
Recorded 2026-08-03 through 2026-08-09 with the Williams County, ND Recorder.
Williams · 286 recordings
286
Total documents
35
Mineral deeds
26
O&G leases
11
Assignments
34
Surface deeds
9
Estate / probate
Most active mineral buyers
Grantees on mineral and royalty deeds recorded this week.
| # | Name | Documents | Townships |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arroyo Energy Fund III, LP | 3 | 152-103, 153-102, 154-104 |
| 2 | American State Bank & Trust Co. of Williston, Trustee of the Agnes Highland Grandchildren's Trust | 3 | 153-104 |
| 3 | Phoenix Energy One, LLC | 2 | 158-103, 159-98 |
| 4 | Murex Petroleum Corporation | 2 | 157-96, 158-95 |
| 5 | Farleigh-Garlick 2021 M&R Irrevocable Trust | 2 | 154-101, 155-99 |
| 6 | Michael A. Fitzgibbons, Trustee for the Fitzgibbons Family Trust | 2 | 154-97 |
| 7 | Malachite Resources, LLC | 1 | 157-95 |
| 8 | Lynn Chase | 1 | 156-95 |
| 9 | Susan Nystuen | 1 | 156-95 |
| 10 | Wayne Hauge | 1 | 156-95 |
Most active lessees
Companies that took oil & gas leases this week.
| # | Name | Documents | Townships |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Murex Petroleum Corporation | 9 | 157-95, 157-96, 158-95 |
| 2 | Silver Hill IV Bakken E&P, LLC | 5 | |
| 3 | Phoenix Energy One, LLC | 3 | 157-103, 158-103 |
| 4 | Hess Bakken Investments II, LLC | 3 | 153-98 |
| 5 | KODA Resources Operating, LLC | 2 | 159-103 |
| 6 | Oasis Petroleum North America LLC | 2 | 156-101 |
| 7 | Purified Resource Partners LLC as to 90% | 1 | 156-97 |
| 8 | Monkota Petroleum Corporation as to 10% | 1 | 156-97 |
| 9 | Geronimo Holding Corporation | 1 | 158-96 |
Most active townships
Mineral deeds, leases, and assignments by survey township (township-range).
157-96 · 4153-104 · 4156-95 · 3158-103 · 3153-98 · 3157-95 · 2156-103 · 2155-95 · 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 | Cassie Harper | Arroyo Energy Fund III, LP | 154-104-1 |
| 2026-08-07 | Sissy Falcon Johnson, a/k/a Sissy Falcon, a/k/a Irene Johnson | Arroyo Energy Fund III, LP | 153-102-17 |
| 2026-08-07 | Tyler Jacobson, Darla Jacobson | Scott Jacobson | — |
| 2026-08-07 | Wendel R. Casad, as Trustee of The Casad Family Trust Dated February 23, 2017, Marsha F. Casad, as Trustee of The Casad Family Trust Dated February 23, 2017 | Phoenix Energy One, LLC | 158-103-4 |
| 2026-08-07 | Terrence Lee Portra | Western Dakota Resources, LLC | 156-103-7 |
| 2026-08-07 | Buffalo Bayou Resources, LLC | Mesa Royalties IV Holdings, LLC | — |
| 2026-08-07 | St. Paul's United Methodist Church Endowment Foundation | Murex Petroleum Corporation | 158-95-1 |
| 2026-08-07 | Karen Michelle Gorseth, Trustee of the John & Barbara Cannon Revocable Living Trust dated June 20, 2025 | Patricia Ann Stady, Lynne Marie Musil | 159-101-5 |
| 2026-08-06 | EPR Energy, LLC | HYY Vision, LLC | 159-100-29 |
| 2026-08-06 | Jeffrey D. Hanson | Northern Pike Mineral Company | 159-97-13 |
| 2026-08-06 | David A. Palmerson | Phoenix Energy One, LLC | 159-98-8 |
| 2026-08-06 | Tyler Johnson as Trustee of The Deray Simon Living Trust dated September 17, 2025 | Tyler Johnson | 155-95-30 |
| 2026-08-06 | Zanna Resources, LLC, by J. Keith Garlick, Jr., Manager | Farleigh-Garlick 2021 M&R Irrevocable Trust | 155-99-5 |
| 2026-08-06 | Zanna Resources, LLC, J. Keith Garlick, Jr., Manager on behalf of Zanna Resources, LLC | Farleigh-Garlick 2021 M&R Irrevocable Trust | 154-101-28 |
| 2026-08-06 | Texoverland Energy Partners, LLC | Michael A. Fitzgibbons, Trustee for the Fitzgibbons Family Trust | 154-97-3 |
| 2026-08-06 | Overland Royalty Partners, LLC | Michael A. Fitzgibbons, Trustee for the Fitzgibbons Family Trust | 154-97-3 |
| 2026-08-06 | RONALD KROSHUS and RUSSELL KROSHUS, CO-PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ESTATE OF RUTH KROSHUS A/K/A RUTH HANNA KROSHUS | RONALD KROSHUS and RUSSELL KROSHUS, CO-PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ESTATE OF DALE KROSHUS A/K/A DALE ERVIN KROSHUS | 159-98-31 |
| 2026-08-06 | Brandi Lee Clarke, as Successor Co-Trustee of the Kay M. Roberts Revocable Family Trust, U/A dated July 8, 2020, John R. Clarke, Jr., as Successor Co-Trustee of the Kay M. Roberts Revocable Family Trust, U/A dated July 8, 2020 | Brandi L. Clarke, John R. Clarke, Jr. | 155-96-5 |
| 2026-08-06 | Ronald Olson, Judy Olson | Murex Petroleum Corporation | 157-96-14 |
| 2026-08-05 | Perry W. Weekes | Ronda J. Shmitt (re-recorded as Ronda J. Schmitt) | 157-100-4 |
| 2026-08-05 | Jean Barrett, formerly known as Jean Regazzi, Individually, and as Co-Trustee of The Trust Agreement of The Alva Barrett, Sr., and Jean Barrett Revocable Living Trust, Dated October 17, 2008, as Amended and Restated on June 22, 2026, Alva Barrett Sr., Individually, and as Co-Trustee of The Trust Agreement of The Alva Barrett, Sr., and Jean Barrett Revocable Living Trust, Dated October 17, 2008, as Amended and Restated on June 22, 2026 | Alva Barrett, Sr. and Jean Barrett, Co-Trustees of The Trust Agreement of The Alva Barrett, Sr., and Jean Barrett Revocable Living Trust dated October 17, 2008, as Amended and Restated on June 22, 2026 | — |
| 2026-08-05 | Curtis D. Trowbridge, Jolene A. Trowbridge | Brynna Grimestad, Carly Wehner | — |
| 2026-08-05 | Laura K. Torella | Arroyo Energy Fund III, LP | 152-103-6 |
| 2026-08-04 | David Selid, VeAnna Selid | David Selid and VeAnna Selid, co-trustees of the David and VeAnna Selid Living Trust dated June 26, 2026 | 156-103-20 |
| 2026-08-04 | Angela Craig | American State Bank & Trust Co. of Williston, Trustee of the Agnes Highland Grandchildren's Trust | 153-104-14 |
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