Williams County Activity — Week of August 10, 2026
Recorded 2026-08-10 through 2026-08-16 with the Williams County, ND Recorder.
Williams · 289 recordings
289
Total documents
38
Mineral deeds
26
O&G leases
11
Assignments
27
Surface deeds
0
Estate / probate
Most active mineral buyers
Grantees on mineral and royalty deeds recorded this week.
| # | Name | Documents | Townships |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Springbok Royalty Partners, LLC | 3 | 155-99, 156-102, 156-103 |
| 2 | Arroyo Energy Fund III, LP | 2 | 153-102 |
| 3 | Russell Kroshus | 1 | 159-98 |
| 4 | Ronald Kroshus | 1 | 159-98 |
| 5 | Novel Energy, LLC | 1 | 154-102 |
| 6 | John C. Garaas and Karen J. Garaas, collectively, as Trustee of the Mark A. Garaas Irrevocable Self Settled Special Needs Trust under agreement dated May 1, 2026 | 1 | 156-99 |
| 7 | Incline Bakken Minerals III, LLC | 1 | 157-101 |
| 8 | EPR Energy, LLC | 1 | 157-97 |
| 9 | Carmen J. Comstock | 1 | 153-103 |
| 10 | Teri Comstock | 1 | 153-103 |
Most active lessees
Companies that took oil & gas leases this week.
| # | Name | Documents | Townships |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Murex Petroleum Corporation | 13 | 157-96, 158-95 |
| 2 | Silver Hill IV Bakken E&P, LLC | 6 | 156-97 |
| 3 | Arbuckle Enterprises, Inc. | 3 | 154-103 |
| 4 | Phoenix Energy One, LLC | 2 | 158-103 |
| 5 | Incline Bakken III, LLC | 1 | 158-101 |
| 6 | Devon Energy Williston L.L.C. | 1 | 154-103 |
Most active townships
Mineral deeds, leases, and assignments by survey township (township-range).
157-96 · 5154-103 · 4159-98 · 3153-103 · 3152-104 · 3158-103 · 3155-99 · 3158-96 · 2
Mineral deeds recorded
As recorded with the Williams, McKenzie & Burke County Recorders, week of August 10, 2026. Locations are township-range-section.
| Recorded | From | To | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-14 | Marjorie V. Sullivan, AKA Marjorie C. Sullivan | James E. Sullivan and Marjorie V. Sullivan, as Trustees of the Sullivan Family Revocable Trust, dated June 18, 2026 | 155-102-2 |
| 2026-08-14 | Robin C. Anderson | Rockande 40, LLC | 155-102-22 |
| 2026-08-14 | RONALD E. McADOO, single | RONALD E. McADOO, as Trustee of the C&R McADOO FAMILY REVOCABLE TRUST | 156-101-35 |
| 2026-08-14 | Kimberly R. DeWilde, as Successor Trustee of the Penny L. Kamstra Living Trust dated June 06, 2022, and any amendments thereto | CMin3, LLC | 157-100-2 |
| 2026-08-13 | Benjamin Breitberg, Personal Representative of the Estate of Carol Breitberg | Benjamin Breitberg | 159-98-8 |
| 2026-08-13 | Susan J. Valliere | Family Trust of Jerry Joseph Valliere and Susan Jean Valliere dated February 10, 2015 | 155-99-28 |
| 2026-08-13 | Alfred H. Gausewitz | The Al Gausewitz Trust dated April 8, 2014 | 155-99-28 |
| 2026-08-13 | Kerri J. Tessmann, Co-Personal Representative of the Estate of Lyle N. Vig, Chuck Vig, Co-Personal Representative of the Estate of Lyle N. Vig | Kerri J. Tessmann, Chuck Vig | 157-102-5 |
| 2026-08-12 | Kristi L. Lowry, Successor Trustee of the Cherrill A. Smith Family Trust | Teryl L. Lowry, Adriana N. Lowry | 159-98-35 |
| 2026-08-12 | Western Dakota Resources, LLC | Gray Wolf Resources II, LLC, Coit Energy, LLC | 156-103-7 |
| 2026-08-12 | Kenneth W. McMahen, as Trustee of the Kenneth W. McMahen Revocable Trust dated June 19, 2009 | McMahen Family Trust dated August 10, 2026 | — |
| 2026-08-12 | DAVID B. SCHULTZ, a single man, as SUCCESSOR TRUSTEE OF THE GERALD T. SCHULTZ REVOCABLE LIVING TRUST AGREEMENT dated 11/12/97, TRACY A. DANKBERG, a married woman, as SUCCESSOR TRUSTEE OF THE GERALD T. SCHULTZ REVOCABLE LIVING TRUST AGREEMENT dated 11/12/97 | Midwest Lands, LP | 154-95-2 |
| 2026-08-12 | CARRIE HAYWARD, as Personal Representative of the Estate of HARLEN I. FLEXHAUG, JR. | Carrie Hayward | 153-104-1 |
| 2026-08-12 | Robert M. Peters, Personal Representative of the Estate of Kathleen J. Peters | Robert M. Peters | 158-103-15 |
| 2026-08-12 | Ronald E. Ellingson | Arroyo Energy Fund III, LP | 153-102-7 |
| 2026-08-12 | Sherri K. Ellingson | Arroyo Energy Fund III, LP | 153-102-7 |
| 2026-08-12 | Elizabeth M. Gotta, Personal Representative of the Estate of Sonia Joan Willoughby | John C. Willoughby | 158-96-16 |
| 2026-08-12 | Ralph Kenney, individually | Bole Resources, LLC (25.00%), Leer Resources, Inc. (25.00%) | 156-102-26 |
| 2026-08-12 | Kathi M. Haesly | Adam M. Haesly, Lindsay M. Fischer | 156-100-2 |
| 2026-08-12 | Mary J. Rostedt | Springbok Royalty Partners, LLC | 155-99-20 |
| 2026-08-11 | Ronald Kroshus, Co-Personal Representative of the Estate of Dale Ervin Kroshus A/K/A Dale Kroshus, Russell Kroshus, Co-Personal Representative of the Estate of Dale Ervin Kroshus A/K/A Dale Kroshus | Russell Kroshus, Ronald Kroshus | 159-98-31 |
| 2026-08-11 | Van Franklin Woertz | Novel Energy, LLC | 154-102-23 |
| 2026-08-11 | Mark Garaas a/k/a Mark A. Garaas | John C. Garaas and Karen J. Garaas, collectively, as Trustee of the Mark A. Garaas Irrevocable Self Settled Special Needs Trust under agreement dated May 1, 2026 | 156-99-24 |
| 2026-08-11 | Ronald L. Chapman, as Attorney in Fact for Charles R. Anderson | Incline Bakken Minerals III, LLC | 157-101-6 |
| 2026-08-11 | Brian Timothy Hodenfield, as Managing Partner for J&J Fields, LLP, Brian Timothy Hodenfield, Individually and as Joint Tenant | EPR Energy, LLC | 157-97-7 |
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