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Coverage dated November 5, 2026

North Dakota stripper well tax break more generous than ‘historic norm’

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More than one-third of North Dakota’s stripper wells that are exempt from half of the state’s oil tax would not qualify for that status in other major oil-producing states.

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  1. Bismarck Tribune

    North Dakota on pace to lose out on $66M from permanent oil tax break questioned by lawmakers (opens Bismarck Tribune)

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    An obscure tax incentive to keep older oil wells afloat is potentially costing North Dakota hundreds of millions of dollars in tax revenue, even as many of those wells no longer meet the program’s criteria.

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    North Dakota stripper well tax break more generous than ‘historic norm’ (opens Bismarck Tribune)

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    More than one-third of North Dakota’s stripper wells that are exempt from half of the state’s oil tax would not qualify for that status in other major oil-producing states.

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