N.D. Cent. Code § 38-08-23: Plats

Any person reclaiming a drilling pit or reserve pit after the completion of oil and gas drilling operations shall record an accurate plat certified by a registered surveyor showing the location of the well and notice that an abandoned drilling pit or reserve pit may be on the location within six months of the completion of the reclamation with the recorder of the county in which the drilling pit or reserve pit is located. A plat filed for record in accordance with this section may be recorded without acknowledgment or further proof as required by chapter 47-19 and without the auditor's certificate referred to in section 11-18-02.