Interior’s oil rule changes silence landowners, put land at risk, groups say

By: Jeff Beach

Outlets: North Dakota Monitor

Published: August 24, 2026

Words: 683

Last Updated: 2 weeks, 5 days ago

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A North Dakota landowner is among those protesting oil and gas rule changes proposed by the federal government.

The changes affect people such as Donald Nelson of Keene in northwest North Dakota. Nelson is a farmer and rancher who owns surface land but the Department of the Interior’s Bureau of Land Management owns the mineral rights. That ownership situation is known as a split estate.

The changes would reduce bonds …

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