Results Of The November, 2013, North Dakota Lease Sales

I had completely forgotten about these leases until a reader reminded me.

Link here.

Billings County

• leases were going for between $750 and $1600 (bonus/acre)
• bidders: Diamond Resources and Empire Oil
• approximately 20 tracts, mostly 80-acre parcels

Divide

• three 80-acre parcels
• Diamond Resources
• around $1500

Golden Valley

• several 8-acre parcels for $90/acre
• 160-acre parcels for $150/acre
• Empire Oil, Trinity Western, Globex, Irish Oil, Cody

McKenzie

• two 160-acre tracts
• $9300
• Northern Energy (both tracts)

Renville

• six 80-acre tract and one 40-acre tract
• $15 +/-
• Empire Oil 

Slope

• about 22 tracts; mostly 80-acre; some 160-acre
• from $2 (no typo) to $140

Ward

• three 80-acre tracts
• from $2 to $95
• Empire Oil and Wells Petroleum

Williams

• four tracts (2 80-acre; 2 160-acre)
• $3700
• Crescent Point Energy