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Weekly Activity Report
Every mineral deed, oil & gas lease, and assignment recorded with the Williams, McKenzie & Burke County Recorders — aggregated weekly. Who's buying, who's leasing, and where the Bakken's activity is concentrating.
Week of October 19, 2026
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Total documents
39
Mineral deeds
27
O&G leases
19
Assignments
29
Surface deeds
4
Estate / probate
Most active mineral buyers
Grantees on mineral and royalty deeds recorded this week.
| # | Name | Documents | Townships |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Royal Blue Minerals, LLC | 4 | 156-95, 156-99, 158-98, 159-99 |
| 2 | Mesa Royalties IV Holdings, LLC | 3 | 155-95, 158-98 |
| 3 | Phoenix Energy One, LLC | 2 | 159-101 |
| 4 | Texoma Minerals Holdings LLC | 2 | 157-96 |
| 5 | Nancy L. Williams Fedorisko and Lara Leigh Lucas, Co-Trustees of the Williams Family Royalty Trust Agreement created under an instrument executed September 23, 2025 | 2 | |
| 6 | Bobbi Rieder f/k/a Bobbi Arnt | 1 | 155-101 |
| 7 | Brian Rieder | 1 | 155-101 |
| 8 | Connie Lambert | 1 | 155-101 |
| 9 | Linda Erdahl | 1 | 155-101 |
| 10 | Cheryle Pike a/k/a Cheryl Pike | 1 | 155-101 |
Most active lessees
Companies that took oil & gas leases this week.
| # | Name | Documents | Townships |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Murex Petroleum Corporation | 12 | 157-95, 157-96 |
| 2 | Phoenix Energy One, LLC | 6 | 158-103 |
| 3 | Trilogy Oil and Gas, LLC | 3 | 159-100 |
| 4 | Silver Hill IV Bakken E&P, LLC | 2 | |
| 5 | Oasis Petroleum North America LLC | 1 | 158-99 |
| 6 | Incline Bakken III LLC | 1 | 158-101 |
| 7 | ConocoPhillips Company | 1 | 154-100 |
| 8 | Aef IV Jv, LP | 1 |
Most active townships
Mineral deeds, leases, and assignments by survey township (township-range).
Mineral deeds recorded
As recorded with the Williams, McKenzie & Burke County Recorders, week of October 19, 2026. Locations are township-range-section.
| Recorded | From | To | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-23 | Pamela Jean Hanson, f/k/a Pamela Jean Heyerdahl, Individually and as Trustee of The Pamela Jean Hanson Living Trust Agreement dated November 26, 2012 | Phoenix Energy One, LLC | 159-101-21 |
| 2026-10-23 | Bobbi Rieder f/k/a Bobbi Arnt, Personal Representative of the Estate of Pamela R. Rieder | Bobbi Rieder f/k/a Bobbi Arnt, Brian Rieder | 155-101-2 |
| 2026-10-23 | Fern J. Cartier, a woman dealing in her sole and separate property | Royal Blue Minerals, LLC | 159-99-13 |
| 2026-10-23 | Donald A. Porter, Jr., aka Donald Arthur Porter, Jr. | Murex Petroleum Corporation | 157-96-1 |
| 2026-10-23 | The Hefner Company, Inc. | Royal Blue Minerals, LLC | 156-99-7 |
| 2026-10-23 | Cheyenne Resources, LLC | Royal Blue Minerals, LLC | 156-95-10 |
| 2026-10-23 | Leslie J Noonan | Texoma Minerals Holdings LLC | 157-96-1 |
| 2026-10-22 | Shawn Michael Tofte, personal representative of the estate of Daryl Wayne Tofte | Shawn Michael Tofte, Joshua Wayne Tofte | 157-96-33 |
| 2026-10-22 | Shawn Michael Tofte, personal representative of the estate of Gloria Kay Tofte | Shawn Michael Tofte, Personal Representative of the Estate of Daryl Wayne Tofte | 157-96-33 |
| 2026-10-22 | Gary Bergstrom, Co-Trustee of the Regina Bergstrom Trust dated September 5, 1975, Cynthia Brannon, Co-Trustee of the Regina Bergstrom Trust dated September 5, 1975 | Elizabeth J. Templeton, Frank F. Danner Trust | 153-102-18 |
| 2026-10-22 | Franki Fleeman | Purified Resource Partners LLC | 158-101-1 |
| 2026-10-22 | Peter H. Furuseth | Peter H. Furuseth, Laurie B. Furuseth | 155-99-33 |
| 2026-10-21 | Royal Blue Minerals, LLC | Mesa Royalties IV Holdings, LLC | 158-98-14 |
| 2026-10-21 | Patricia M Hatlevig | Texoma Minerals Holdings LLC | 157-96-1 |
| 2026-10-21 | Big Game Investments, LLC | American Oil and Gas Work LLC | 157-96-27 |
| 2026-10-21 | Shaun R. Cavanaugh, a married man dealing in his sole and separate property | Royal Blue Minerals, LLC | 158-98-14 |
| 2026-10-21 | Solum, Renee M; Stella, Raeann M | Phoenix Energy One LLC | — |
| 2026-10-21 | Schell Estate, Sandra M; Schell Estate Aka, Sandra Marlene; Hellandsaas Pr, Peggy Sue | Hellandsaas, Peggy Sue; Leiseth, Jody Wayne; Ripsam, Carol Lee | — |
| 2026-10-21 | Equity Trust Company Fbo Lara Fowle | J C Petroleum Inc. | — |
| 2026-10-21 | Hoffmann, Roger K A; Hoffmann, Mary E | Hoffmann Revoc Trust, Roger K A; Hoffmann Trustee, Roger K A | — |
| 2026-10-20 | Royal Blue Minerals, LLC | Mesa Royalties IV Holdings, LLC | 155-95-3 |
| 2026-10-20 | Ronald H. Fagerland, Georgia A. Fagerland | Ronald H. Fagerland, Trustee of the Ronald and Georgia Fagerland Living Trust dated September 14, 2021, and any amendments thereto, Georgia A. Fagerland, Trustee of the Ronald and Georgia Fagerland Living Trust dated September 14, 2021, and any amendments thereto | 152-104-15 |
| 2026-10-20 | Wallace Walcher, a/k/a Wallace L. Walcher | Imperium Royalty 2026, LLC | 157-102-10 |
| 2026-10-20 | Republic Royalty, LLC | Montego Capital Fund 5 Ltd (95.0%), Vero Minerals, LLC (2.5%) | 159-98-15 |
| 2026-10-20 | McKenzie Schroeder, Personal Representative of the Estate of Mary G. Schroeder, a/k/a Mary Schroeder | Teresa Schroeder, McKenzie Schroeder | 156-95-21 |
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Past weeks
Week of October 12, 2026
49 mineral deeds · 13 leases · 235 documents
Week of October 5, 2026
71 mineral deeds · 23 leases · 282 documents
Week of September 28, 2026
72 mineral deeds · 46 leases · 350 documents
Week of September 21, 2026
70 mineral deeds · 22 leases · 303 documents
Week of September 14, 2026
75 mineral deeds · 55 leases · 379 documents
Week of September 7, 2026
47 mineral deeds · 42 leases · 280 documents
Week of August 31, 2026
74 mineral deeds · 97 leases · 413 documents
Week of August 24, 2026
89 mineral deeds · 72 leases · 405 documents
Week of August 17, 2026
57 mineral deeds · 65 leases · 329 documents
Week of August 10, 2026
65 mineral deeds · 61 leases · 401 documents
Week of August 3, 2026
66 mineral deeds · 46 leases · 384 documents
Source: public records of the Williams, McKenzie & Burke County, ND Recorders' offices. Aggregated counts reflect documents as recorded; recording can lag execution by days or weeks. Categories are automated classifications of the county's instrument types.