Today in History: August 24, 1977 - 10 more firms to drill for oil in ND
Today in History revisits the August 24, 1977 edition of the Grand Forks Herald and highlights a story on the North Dakota Geological Survey issuing 10 oil drilling permits (including 3 wildcats). Permits were awarded to firms like Amoco, Gulf Oil, and Amerada Hess for developments and wildcats across McKenzie, Dunn, Bottineau, Bowman, Mountrail, and Billings counties.
10 more firms to drill for oil
A total of 10 oil drilling permits, including three wildcats, have been issued by the North Dakota Geological Survey in Grand Forks.
They went to:
— Brownlie, Wallace, Armstrong and Bander for Federal No. 24-43, NE SE Sec. 24-147N-104W, a wildcat in McKenzie County.
— Amoco Production Company for Dvirnak No. 1, SW SW Sec. 31-146N-96W, a wildcat in Dunn County.
— Earl Schwartz Company for Harold Gravseth No. 1, C SW SE Sec. 31-164N-78W, a development of N.E. Landa in Bottineau County.
— GeoResources, Inc. for Halvorson No. 1, C SE SE Sec. 2-162N-79W, an outpost of S. Landa in Bottineau County.
— Amerada Hess Corporation for USA Volkmann No. 1-X, NW NE Sec. 7-153N-95W, a development-replacement of Charlson in McKenzie County.
— Houston Oil and Minerals Corporation for Aasen No. 31-9, NW NE Sec. 9-129N-106W, a development of Little Missouri in Bowman County.
— Thomson Petroleum Inc. for Harstad et al No. 1, C NE SW Sec. 10-155N-91W, a wildcat in Mountrail County.
— Amoco Production Company for Obrigewitch No. 1, SW SW Sec. 33-146N-97W, an extension of Little Knife in Dunn County.
— Gulf Oil Corporation for USA No. 2-25-2B, C NE NE Sec. 25-145N-98W, a development of Little Knife in McKenzie County.
— Gulf Oil Corporation for Federal No. 2-5, NE SE Sec. 5-143N-101W, a development of Elkhorn Ranch in Billings County.
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