FAQ

Following are frequently asked questions and answers. They are divided into four topic areas: Counties, NDACo, Oil, Gas & Minerals and Voting & Elections.

Please read through them first, and if you don't see an answer to your queestion, to ask your own question, please send an email to jeff.eslinger@ndaco.org. We will respond to you by email, and if we feel others would be interested in the same question, we'll post it below for everyone.

Is there a list of unclaimed mineral rights, or a way to find unclaimed mineral rights?

No, there is not. Rights that go unclaimed will revert back to the surface landowner. The process for claiming rights is described in the North Dakota Century Code at NDCC: 38-18.1. You can read the law at http://www.legis.nd.gov/cencode/t38c18-1.pdf.

It is common for those hoping to claim rights to hire a personal attorney with experience in these matters.

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