FAQ
Following are frequently asked questions and answers. They are divided into four topic areas: Counties, NDACo, Oil, Gas & Minerals and Voting & Elections.
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How do we find out the name of a surface owner of a mineral interest claim?
Counties cannot perform this search for you. However, you can look up property ownership at www.ndpropertytax.com. That site allows you to perform search based on the address (complete or partial), parcel number or legal description.
Once you perform that search, you can see who’s name is on that specific piece of land. You may also want to conduct a search for the last deed on record in that name. If the last deed shows that they have sold it then you would know by finding the last deed. The Auditor’s office updates their ND PROPERTY TAX website once a year.