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western North Dakota's oil-producing counties. State data show about one-third of the land is leased, one-third is leased and has producing oil wells and the remainder have yet to be leased. • A quarterly state auction for oil drilling rights earlier this month fetched $18.8 mil
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lion. McKenzie County drew the most interest and money, with 4,774 acres leased for $17.5 million. • Linda Fisher, a Land Department leasing coordinator, said the average price paid per acre for drilling rights during that auction was the fourth-highest since the recent oil boom began about five years ago. • Few acres remain in the hottest oil-producing spots: In Williams County, only 287 of the 92,000 state-owned acres aren't leased, and neighboring Divide County has only 272 of the 72,302 state-owned acres available. • North Dakota has received revenue from the sale of rights even before the first successful well was drilled in 1951, Gaebe said. Leasing interest has fluctuated over
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the years and was nearly nonexistent as little as a decade ago -- except to the most bullish of oil speculators. • "Acres were leased for a dollar during the lull," Gaebe said of the bygone bidding era. • "There has been a dramatic shift," Gaebe said. "There certainly has been newfound interest." •
NDSU, SDSU to meet in 2nd round of FCS playoffs TERRY VANDROVEC,Argus Leader
• BROOKINGS, S.D. (AP) -- It's Round 2 times two for South Dakota State. • The first Football Championship Subdivision postseason win in school history -- a 58-10 blowout of Eastern Illinois on Saturday -- has set up a date with No. 1-ranked North Dakota State in Fargo, N.D., the second in a month between the border rivals. • That familiarity should aid the No. 19 Jackrabbits in preparing for a second playoff game, something they've never had to do before. • "It's a good situation to be in for your second playoff game," coach John Stiegelmeier said. • Especially after the uncertainty of the first. SDSU (9-3) had never faced the Panthers before, had no frame of reference for their mile-a-minute offense and had less time than usual to game plan due to the relatively late playoff pairing and a film-swap issue.
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