Oil Under Lake Sakakawea Now In Play

Oil under Lake Sakakawea is now in play. This has no real significance other than "political" and economical. The lake is a man-made lake and has nothing to do with the oil that happens to be under it. 

The link is to a local newspaper article. Over time, these links are often broken or require a subscription. In case the link is broken, here are the first couple of paragraphs, from the Minot Daily News, June 4, 2010:

NEW TOWN: Three Affiliated Tribes' mineral acres are being tapped for oil under Lake Sakakawea on the Fort Berthold Reservation.

The Minerals Restoration Act of 1984 restored the mineral rights under the lake to the tribe.

Fred Fox, administrator of the tribal Energy Department, said currently, nine to 12 wells are being drilled which go under the lake and about eight wells are producing from under the lake. He said two of the producing wells are on mineral acres owned by the state. Those are located in the northern part of the reservation in the Van Hook Arm.