May 24, 2012 Page 3
North Dakot00a's crude oil production
We're number two!! North
Dakota passed Alaska in March to
become the second-leading state in
crude oil production, according to
figures released last week. Texas is
the only state that is currently pro-
ducing more crude oil than North
Dakota at 1.72 million barrels per
day. North Dakota produced an
average of 575,490 barrels of crude
oil every day in March which is
another record. The crude is com-
ing from a record 6,636 wells. The
number of drilling rigs operating in
the state is at 208, about where it
has been for eight months.
I had expected to pass Alaska
whose production has fallen to
567,481 bpd, but I was surprised
that it happened this last. Maybe
our dry, mild winter was a big con-
tributor in breaking all of the
records. At the same time Alaska
had to deal with a pretty severe
winter even though their production
has been declining for decades.
During the 1970s they were produc-
ing more than 2 million barrels per
day.
I don't know how many more
records we can break on the pro-
duction side of things without see-
ing increasing discounts for our
stranded oil. So it was good news to
me hen MDU Resources Group
Inc. met with legislators, business
owners, and local officials from
Capitol Report
By Shirley Meyer
State Representative,
District 36
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l I had expected to
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I pass Alaska whose
production has
[fallen to 567,481
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i prised that it hap-
I pened this fast.
Stark County to discuss their plans
to build a diesel refinery. This refin-
ery would produce 10,000 barrels
of diesel a day at a cost of $250 mil-
lion to $350 million. A refinery that
.just produces diesel is commonly
referred to as a "topping plant".
Their proposed topping plant takes
20,000 barrels/day of crude oil, and
alter the 10,000 barrels of diesel
fuel are removed the remaining
byproducts (naphtha and atmos-
pheric bottoms) will be shipped by
rail to other facilities for further
processing into other products
which include lubricating oils, sol-
vents, and gasoline.
MDU selected a 200 acre site
about 4 miles west of Dickinson for
the refinery mostly because of its
proximity to key infrastructure
including oil production, oil gather-
ing and transmission pipelines, and
high-voltage electric translnission
lines. If all goes according to plan,
the zoning would be completed in
July. the final design in August
2012, and the permitting and con-
struction finished in 22-26 months.
Many of us have been very, con-
cerned about diesel supplies, and
prices, for several years in North
Dakota. We sponsored legislation to
study the problem and see if there
was a way the state could aid in
realizing additional refining capaci-
ty in the state. We were unable to
get a bill through the legislature,
but, now retired Senator Dorgan,
was able to get a federal grant to
look at the problems. That study
was conducted by the Rural Electric
Cooperatives a couple of years ago.
It determined that additional diesel
refining in the state could be prof-
itable. It is wonderful to see the
results of this study come to
fruition.
MDU will be holding informa-
tional meetings May 30 at the South
Heart Public School and May 31 at
the Badlands Activities Center in
Dickinson. If you get a chance
these would be interesting meetings
to attend.
Escalating farn00land prices present barrier
"[he cost of land continues to
rise. With record-setting land sales
of $20,000 per acre in some parts of
the muntry, land ownership is out of
reach for most beginning farmers
and ranchers.
High commodity prices,
incTeased farm income, farm and
cro3 insurance subsidies and tow"
interest rates all play major roles in
driving up land costs. Moreover, a
Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago
suwey indicates banks require
greater collateral for beginners to
bcrrow money.
High land values benefit
landowners who are selling, but
dinish opportunities for begin-
ning farmers. Access to affordable
land and capital has been a barrier to
beginners for years. Dramatic
iacreases in land costs, and tighter
lending requirements, make the
climb even steeper.
Other Views
Virginia Wolking
Center for Rural Affairs
High commodity
prices, increased
farm income, farm
and crop insurance
subsidies and low
interest rates all
play major roles in
driving up land
costs.
At the Center for Rural Affairs
Land Link program
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hear from discouraged beginning
farmers and ranchers every day. We
created that program to help connect
beginners with landowners and
retiring farmers and ranchers and
find solutions to the challenges they
face in getting started. Some begin-
ners, in order to overcome high land
costs, raise vegetables, fi'uits or live-
stock that require less land, more
labor and result in higher profits per
acre than commodity crops.
Moreover. comnmnities can
forge conversations and link the
generations, helping landowners
leave a legacy rather than just sell-
ing to the highest bidder.
Creating opportunity for the next
generation requires policy reforms
and engaged rural communities
because the success of our small
towns depends on the success of the
next generation of farmers and
rancheraround it. - . , :
New training
BISMARCK - The North Dakota
Department of Health is educating
owners and operators of
Underground Storage Tank (UST)
systems about the new operator
training requirements needed in
order to comply with the Energy
Policy Act of 2005.
"North Dakota State law now
requires that all UST facilities have
trained operators by Aug. 8, 2012,"
said Carl Ness with the Department
of Health's Underground Storage
Tank Program. "The training will be
available online for operators and
will include a profile outlining
which training modules are need-
ed."
Water authority
meeting
Dickinson, ND - The Southwest
Water Authority (SWA) Board of
Directors meeting will be held
Monday, June 4, 2012, beginning at
9:00 a.m. MDT, at the Elks Lodge,
Dickinson, North Dakota. The
board meets monthly to discuss the
operations, maintenance and
progress of the Southwest Pipeline
Project.
SWA is governed by a 15-mem-
ber board of directors representing
the 12 counties in southwest North
Dakota. For more information, or if
you would like to be placed on the
agenda, please contact SWA toll-
free at 1-888-425-0241 or 701-225-
0241.
re00iL00i'00r6 :meYit f0'(tank
The online training can be found
be going to
http://wwwlndhealth.gov/WM/ and
clicking on "operator training" in
the Underground Storage Tank
Program section. After each mod-
ule, a series of questions will need
to be answered. When completed, a
certificate of completion will be
available that can be printed off and
operators
should be kept with the facility's
UST records.
For more information about the
training or the North Dakota
Underground Storage Tank
Program. please contact Carl Ness,
North Dakota Department of
Health, at 701-328-5166 or visit
www.ndhealth.gov/WM/Undergrou
ndStorageTankProgram/.
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Court cases closed in Billings
County in April:
Speeding: Tiffany M. Bruno,
30, Cottonwood, Ariz.; Nicholas A.
Buesgens, 29, Oklahoma City,
Okla.; Lisa K. Burger, 48, Mandan;
David B. Cannon, 42, Duluth,
Minn.; Freddie E. Crowe III, 29,
Bismarck; Vaughn A. Deleeuw, 56,
Billings, Mont.: Mathew W.
Dumais, 34, Rochester Minn.;
Weston L. Glassheim, 18,
Williston: Bryan M. Goodsell, 27,
Ham Lake, Minn.: Bradley T. Hall,
26, Opp, Ala.; James J. Harlan, 26,
Kaycee, Wyo.; Elisa Y. Harvey, 49,
Austin, Texas; Thomas D. Johnson,
51, Fort Pierre, So. Dak.; Luke R.
Kenner, 25, Dickinson; Robert L.
Kitchen, 54, Dickinson; Viktor S.
Legkun, 42, University Place,
Wash.: Travis M. Leone, 2l, Rapid
City, So. Dak.; Kevin J. Martell,
39, Williston; Aaron L. Moffatt, 33,
Boise, Idaho; Abigail R.
Montgomery, 19, Dickinson;
Amanda R. Pistole, 27, Sagle,
Idaho; Daniel G. Smith, Clyde,
Mich.; Olivia J. Sundeen, 20.
Watford City; Justin W. Thornton,
31, Ft. Worth, Texas; Jose V.
Trabanino, 58, Salt Lake City,
Utah: Joseph A. Uzdavinis, 29,
Williston; Christopher M. Walter,
36, Bellield: Jennifer L. Warren,
28, Bend, Ore.: Peter A. Williams.
25, The Colony, Texas; James C.
Bushong, 73, Burleson, Texas;
Alan J. Campbell. 38, Teague,
Texas; Robert L. Dwyer, 64,
Alexander: Cory M. Hen'ing, 22,
Williston; James A. Heuer, 77,
Osakis, Minn.; Renee M. Hill, 6t,
Bismarck; Chans L. Huffman, 27,
Minot; Gregory L. Husser, 37,
Jamestown: Robert R. Isaacs, 62,
Brighton, Colo.; Joshua L. R. Kruc,
23, Centennial, Colo.; Joshua P.
Kukowski, 36, Dickinson; Carol L.
Lachata, 58, Altadena, Calif.;
Matthew S. Lukens, 43, Dickinson;
Dawn M. Maki, 32, Watford City:
Scan C. Matthews, 29, Camano
Island, Wash.; Chad F. Moore, 37,
Glenwood, Ark.; Arnold R. Nass,
61, Intl Falls, Minn.; Jonathan E.
O'Connor, 23, Fort Worth, Texas;
Chase M. Plunkett. 19, Great Falls,
Mont.; Blake L. Richardson, 46,
Holton, Mich.; Travis Lee T.
Ridley, 22, Fruita, Colo.; Jeanne M.
Rohde, 64, Panguitch, Utah;
Charleen L. Schmidt, 32,
Dickinson; Charles J. Stansell, 34,
Farson, Wyo.; Timothy P. Tarver,
45, Austin, Texas: Casey M. Thiel,
55. Sidney, Mont.; Jacob A. Waldo.
18, Belfield; Philip J. Wallace, 54,
Dickinson; Daniel R. Webb, 24,
Cottonwood, Calif.
Viol restriction in temp
restricted driving cert.: Charles J.
Stansell, 34, Farson, Wyo.
Possession of a controlled sub-
stance schedule h Paul D. Red
Eagle, 24, Poplar, Mont. (dis-
missed)
Possession of drug parapher-
nalia: Paul D. Red Eagle. 24,
Poplar, Mont. (dismissed)
Failure to merge for author-
ized emergency vehicle: Philip S.
Hunter, 46, Spokane, Wash.
Operator failed to wear seat-
belt: Chans L. Huffman, 27, Minot;
Gregory L. Husser, 37, Jamestown;
Joshua J. Jefferies, 33, Missoula,
Mont.; Chad F. Moore, 37,
Glenwood, Ark.; Jonathan E.
O'Connor, 23, Fort Worth, Texas;
Travis Lee T. Ridley, 22, Fruita,
Colo.; Sunny Jo Schriver, 21,
Circle, Mont.; Mark J. Shackelford,
46, Williston; Mark J. Shaw, 44,
Minneapolis, Minn.; Gregory F.
Sillivent, 50, Granbury, Texas;
Daniel R. Webb, 24, Cottonwood,
Calif
Drove vehicle other than per-
mitted by class license: Patrick M.
Simonson, 31, Dickinson; Gary R.
Vesci, 43, Dickinson
No medical card in possession:
Patrick M. Simonson, 31,
Dickinson
Drove or in actual physical
control of motor vehicle: Joseph
R Kessel, 47, Belfield; Jonathan W.
McCtain, 30, Checotah, Okla.
Used a wireless comm. device
to compose, read, or send elec-
tronic messages while operating
MV (text): Joseph P. Kessel, 47,
Belfield
Operator failed to provide
child restraint device: Cory M.
Herring, 22. Williston
Violation of registration provi-
sion - moving violation: Richard
M. Fletcher. 41, Spokane Valle.,,,
Wash.
Log book not current Cfr
395.8f1: Richard C. Conner, 37.
Killeen, Texas
Vehicle w/ tinted or driver
compartment window not to
beused: Cody A. Burns, 19,
Bowbells; Austin C. Vance, 22,
Dickinson
Operated new vehicle on road
w/o required reflectors: Cody A.
Burns, 19, Bowbells
Driving without liability insur-
ance: Torry J. Wilson, t9, Beach:
Bryce M. Aschenbrenner 25,
Minot; Arthur M. Aue, 49, Billings,
Mont.: Ronald D. Hansen, II, 27.
Isanti, Minn.
Disregarded stop sign: Te(rv
W. Black, 61, Glendive. Mont.:
Paul D. Freedhmd, 42, Harwood:
Haider S. Jussain. 32, Sugar Land,
Texas
Failed to register motor vehi-
cle upon gainful employment:
Jose V. Trabanino, 58, Salt Lake
City, Utah; Travis Lee T. Ridley.
22, Fruita, Colo.
Overtook when unsafe: John
W. Timmerman, 23, Rolla
Drove without operator's
license: Jose V. Trabanino, 58, Sail
Lake City, Utah: Torry .I. Wilson.
19, Beach
Driving while license under
revocation: Jason I. Hohues, 3[.
Silt, Colo..
Driving while license/privilege
is suspended or revoked: Shad E.
Ulrich, 45, Dickinson
Unlawful use of license plate
or tab: Jason 1. Hohnes, 31, Silt,
Colo.
Driving while license privilege
is suspended: Joseph A. Emerson,
52, Casper, Wyo.; Paul D. Red
Eagle, 24, Poplar, Mont.; Ruben P.
Slater, 34, Jamestown
Extradition: Travis Woodbury,
20, (dismissed)
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