Comments on: North Dakota https://www.fractracker.org/map/us/north-dakota/ Insights empowering action Fri, 04 Apr 2025 16:17:04 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.2 By: Matt Kelso https://www.fractracker.org/map/us/north-dakota/#comment-108277 Fri, 20 Jun 2014 13:41:23 +0000 https://www.fractracker.org/?page_id=5190#comment-108277 In reply to Thomas F. Simpson.

Thanks for your input on mineral rights, Tom. This is actually very common throughout the west, and fairly common in the east as well. I’ve been told that in some states, about 85 percent of the land is considered to be a “split estate”, where the land owner does not own the mineral rights, so this is a much broader issue than former railroad lands.

Matt

]]> By: Thomas F. Simpson https://www.fractracker.org/map/us/north-dakota/#comment-108134 Thu, 19 Jun 2014 23:04:07 +0000 https://www.fractracker.org/?page_id=5190#comment-108134 I worked for the Northern Pacific ( July 1956 – 1970, BN & BNSF 1970 – 1997) my father was (1930 – 1974) we were both told the same thing by word of mouth & old records, that when the old Northern Pacific (a land grant R.R.) sold land it retained the mineral rights on most of the land. My wife’s G. Grandparents obtained some of this land in Adams Co., WA & it was very plainly stated that the RR retained ALL MINERAL RIGHTS to this land! I don’t know if your land was ever owned by a land grant RR or if so it was with the retention of mineral but it is definite
ly where I would start my search. Good Luck!

Tom Simpson, Kennewick, WA

]]> By: Matt Kelso https://www.fractracker.org/map/us/north-dakota/#comment-73789 Tue, 04 Mar 2014 14:34:40 +0000 https://www.fractracker.org/?page_id=5190#comment-73789 In reply to Chip.

Unfortunately, I think the only way to find this out is to talk to the county. They may be able to help you without going there in person, though.

Matt

]]> By: Chip https://www.fractracker.org/map/us/north-dakota/#comment-73654 Tue, 04 Mar 2014 06:00:57 +0000 https://www.fractracker.org/?page_id=5190#comment-73654 I am wondering if it is possible to find out who is paying the taxes on the land above my mineral rights? I asked the land man and he refused to ell me saying that because there are some conflicts as to who may or may nit have sold the land of which we were supposed to all be heirs too. Because of possible legal actions in the future, I would just as soon not mention a land description or names. There are a total of about nine sections of and involved in the dispute. My efforts at this time is to discover who is paying the property taxes on the land and ten I will be going from there.
Any information which you can provide me would be very much appreciated. i live in Central Minnesota and finances are tight so if I can find the information here o the internet, I would rather that than have to make the trip out to Mountrail County.
Thank you,
Chip

]]> By: Matt Kelso https://www.fractracker.org/map/us/north-dakota/#comment-67311 Mon, 03 Feb 2014 15:01:18 +0000 https://www.fractracker.org/?page_id=5190#comment-67311 In reply to Dan.

Dan,

Unfortunately, there is no “export as KML” functionality available at this time. However, you can download statewide files directly from the North Dakota Department of Mineral Resources. Their best download section is available from their map viewer. These files are in shapefile format.

Matt

]]> By: Dan https://www.fractracker.org/map/us/north-dakota/#comment-67157 Sun, 02 Feb 2014 17:59:36 +0000 https://www.fractracker.org/?page_id=5190#comment-67157 Is it possible to receive KML data from the maps or geo coordinates of all well in the map?

Thanks,

Dan

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