N.D. Cent. Code § 38-09-11: Board of county commissioners may demise or let lands for drilling or mining purposes

Real and personal property which a county may have acquired through purchase or forfeiture or by operation of law may be demised, leased, or let by the board of county commissioners for the purpose of:

1.Mining thereon;

2.Operating thereon for gas and oil;

3.Laying pipelines thereon; or

4.Establishing and maintaining thereon tanks, power stations, and structures for the production, saving, sale, or caring for the mine product, gas, or oil.