STATE OF NORTH DAKOTA

IN DISTRICT COURT

COUNTY OF DUNN

SOUTHWEST JUDICIAL DISTRICT

In Re: Petition for Grand Jury

File No.

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PETITION FOR A WRITTEN ORDER BY THE DISTRICT COURT
DIRECTING THAT A GRAND JURY BE CONVENED IN DUNN
COUNTY, NORTH DAKOTA, PURSUANT TO N.D.C.C. CHAPTER 29-10.1
-- SIGNED BY THE REQUISITE NUMBER OF QUALIFIED ELECTORS
OF DUNN COUNTY, NORTH DAKOTA
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WHEREAS, N.D.C.C. 29-10.1-02(3) provides, in pertinent part, that;

Any judge of the district court for any county must direct, in the manner herein
provided, that a grand jury be drawn and summoned to attend whenever:
3. A petition in writing requesting the same is presented to the judge,
signed by qualified electors of the county equal in number to at least
ten percent of the total vote cast in the county for the office of
governor of the state at the last general election; and
WHEREAS, under N.D.C.C. 29-10.1-21, entitled, General duties of
grand jury, it is provided, in pertinent part, that:
The grand jury shall inquire . . . into all public offenses committed or triable
in the county, and if the evidence so warrants, shall present them to the court by
written indictment; and
WHEREAS, under N.D.C.C. 29-10.1-22(2), entitled Subjects of grand
jury inquiry, it is provided in pertinent part, that:

Whenever directed by the district court, the grand jury shall inquire into . . .
2. Willful and corrupt misconduct in office of public officials of every description
in the county; and

WHEREAS, N.D.C.C. 12.1-12-01, entitled Bribery, provides that:

1. A person is guilty of bribery, a class C felony, if he knowingly offers,
gives, or agrees to give to another, or solicits, accepts, or agrees to accept
from another, a thing of value as consideration for:
a. The recipient's official action as a public servant; or
b. The recipient's violation of a known legal duty as a public servant.
2. It is no defense to a prosecution under this section that a recipient was not
qualified to act in the desired way whether because he had not yet
assumed office, or lacked jurisdiction, or for any other reason.
3. A prima facie case is established under this section upon proof that the
actor knew that a thing of pecuniary value was offered, given, or
agreed to be given by, or solicited, accepted, or agreed to be accepted
from, a person having an interest in an imminent or pending: a.
examination, investigation, arrest, or judicial or administrative
proceeding; or b. bid, contract, claim, or application, and that interest
could be affected by the recipient's performance or nonperformance of
his official action or violation of his known legal duty as a public
servant. (bold, italicized, underlined emphasis added).

The following qualified electors of Dunn County -- acting pursuant to the

provisions of N.D.C.C. Chapter 29-10.1 -- hereby petition the district court in
Dunn County, Southwest Judicial District, to direct by written order that a
grand jury be convened in Dunn County, as required under N.D.C.C. 2910.1-02(3), upon the submission of the instant petition, which has been signed
by qualified electors of the county equal in number to at least ten percent of
the total vote cast in the county for the office of governor of the state at the
last general election, with this grand jury to be directed by the district courts
written order to inquire into willful and corrupt misconduct in office
committed with respect to property situated in Dunn County -- specifically
30,883.94-acre mega unit in the so-called Corral Creek-Bakken Unit
established by the North Dakota Industrial Commission on December 20,
2011 -- with said willful and corrupt misconduct in office having been
committed by the following person, among others:

Jack Dalrymple, Governor of North Dakota

The following facts present a prima facie case that North Dakota Jack Dalrymple is culpable
under North Dakotas Class C Felony Bribery statute, specifically N.D.C.C. 12.1-12.01(3):
North Dakota Governor Jack Dalrymple: Beginning January 1, 2011, and extending through
at least May 23, 2012, North Dakota Jack Dalrymple accepted a total of $81,600.00 in political
campaign money from persons who had an interest in the imminent and pending administrative
case over which Governor Dalrymple literally sat as an administrative judge in his capacity as
Chair of the North Dakota Industrial Commission, the most powerful administrative agency in
North Dakota government, and the entity that regulates the oil and gas industry in North Dakota.
See, the attached Timeline chart depicting Corral Creek-Bakken Unit regulatory actions
by the Industrial Commission and political campaign money accepted by Governor Jack
Dalrymple through his election campaign, attached hereto and incorporated herein as Exhibit
1.
Specifically, on December 12, 2011, Governor Jack Dalrymple accepted $20,000.00 in political
campaign money from Harold Hamm, president and owner more than sixty-eight percent (68%)
of shares of Continental Resources, Inc., with Governor Dalrymple also having previously
accepted other campaign money from Continental Resources executive Mike Cantrell.
Eight days later, on December 20, 2011, Governor Jack Dalrymple, as Chair of the three-member
North Dakota Industrial Commission, approved the massive 30,833.94-acre oil and gas
exploration and production mega unit -- all of which is situated within Dunn County -- and
covers a large portion of the Bakken Oil Pool -- in which Hamms company Continental
Resources, Inc., held and continues to hold oil and gas exploration and development leases. In
addition, the vast majority of all tracts of land within this mega unit are leased by oil and gas

exploration companies affiliated with individuals and entities which also contributed political
campaign money to Governor Jack Dalrymple through his campaign committee. See, the
attached map depicting the leased tracts within the Corral Creek-Bakken Unit as leased by
oil and gas companies related to political campaign money contributors to Governor
Dalrymples campaign committee, attached hereto and incorporated herein as Exhibit 2.
By Governor Jack Dalrymples acceptance of political campaign money from persons who had
and continuing to have financial interests in this imminent and pending administrative
proceeding, and by knowing that his official action as Chair of the North Dakota Industrial
Commission could affect those persons interests in that administrative proceeding relating to the
Corral Creek-Bakken Unit, a prima facie case exists under N.D.C.C. 12.1-12-01(3) that
North Dakotas Class C Felony Bribery statute has been violated by Governor Dalrymple.
In addition, because of the establishment by the North Dakota Industrial Commission of the
30,883.94-acre Corral Creek-Bakken Unit, and existing North Dakota law relating to the Oil
Extraction Tax-exempt status of so-called stripper wells -- whereby the presence of a single
approved stripper well could immunize the entire 30,883.94-acre mega unit from
contributing Oil Extraction Tax revenue to the State of North Dakota -- Governor Jack
Dalrymple, immediately caused a potential loss of dozens of millions of dollars in Oil Extraction
Tax revenue for the State of North Dakota, as well as the nullification of contingent lease term
provisions in the many oil and gas lease contracts between mineral interest owners (MIO) -- both
private individuals and state owned whose property lies within the contours of this mega unit.
Furthermore, evidence exists that the establishment of this Corral Creek-Bakken Unit -- which
was directly created by Governor Dalrymples official adjudicative action as Chair of the threemember of the North Industrial Commission -- has severely reduced royalty payments for private
mineral interest owners of tracts located within the huge 30,883.94-acrea area of this mega
unit.

EXHIBIT 1
Corral Creek-Bakken Unit Timeline
UNIT ACTIONS

DALRYMPLE CAMPAIGN CONTRIBUTORS

01/01/2011
Petition to Industrial Commission
for unitization with UnitSource
packet toworking interest owners
notifying of August 4 O&G hearing

06/20/2011

Notice of continuance from

August 4 to August 25

08/04/2011

O&G hearing on unitization petition

08/25/2011

O&G notice of 60 day continuance

09/28/2011

07/21/2011

Attorney for industry provides follow-up 10/12/2011

information from August 25 hearing
10/27/2011
Attorney for industry complains that
O&G is informally taking information
from opponents

11/16/2011

O&G notice of 45 day continuance

12/05/2011

Mike Cantrell (Continental)

$5,000.00

Mike Armstrong

$5,000.00

Conoco Phillips Spirit PAC

$1,000.00

12/05/2011

Exxon Mobil Corporation PAC

12/12/2011

Harold Hamm(Continental)

Affidavit of mailing 1
2/05 notice
of 45 day continuance

12/14/2011

Industrial Commission meets,

approves unitization

12/20/2011

12/17/2011

$20,000.00

Marathon OilMEPAC

$5,000.00

12/21/2011

Lawrence Bender (Cont. Atty)

$5,000.00

12/27/2011

DenburyRes. Inc. Pol. Comm.

$5,000.00

Total 2011:

Industrial Commission meets,

approves expansion of the
Corral CreekBakken Unit

$600.00

$46,600.00

05/17/2012

Mike Armstrong

05/21/2012

John Hess

05/22/2012

Marathon Oil Co. EmployeesPAC $5,000.00

05/23/2012

Denbury Res. Inc. Pol. Comm.

07/13/2012

$4,000.00
$25,000.00
$1,000.00

Total 2012:

$35,000.00

Total Political Contributions:

$81,600.00

EOG

20B

BURLINGTON

19D

-18-

19E

19C

19B

7C

8A

21B

-32-

20E

-31-

21A

-29-

CONT

20D

-30BURLINGTON

18B

BURLINGTON

18D

-20BURLINGEOG
TON

18C

BURLINGTON

18A

-17-

BURLINGTON

BURLINGTON

BURLINGTON
-88A

8B

DENBURY

BURLINGTON

20C

EOG

EOG 20A

19F

-19-

BURLINGTON

19A

CONT

-7-

BURLINGTON

7B

8C

6C

17A

17C

22D

-33-

BURLINGTON

BURLINGTON
22A BURLING- 22B
TON
-2822C
BURLINGTON
ARMSTRONG
HESS

17E

-21-

BURLINGTON

17D

-16BURLINGTON

17B

BURLINGTON

-9-

BURLINGTON

6B

BURLINGTON

-4-

-5-

-6DENBURY

XTO
6A

BURLINGTON

7A

BURLINGTON

9D

9C

9A

23B
MARATHON

-34-

23C

EOG

23A

-27-

BURLINGTON

16C

EOG
-22MARATHON 16D

MARATHON
16B

16A

-15-

BURLINGTON

9B

EOG

XTO
BURLINGTON
-10-

-3-

BURLINGTON

5A

XTO

5B

XTO

15A

CONTEX

24B

-35-

BURLINGTON

24A

-26-

MARATHON

15F

-23-

BURLINGTON

BURL- -14ING- CONTTON EX CONTEX

15E 15C
15D

15B

5D

-11-

BURLINGTON

5B

CONTEX

5C

-2-

5A

XTO

-2410A

BURLINGTON

25B

25E

25D

-36MARATHON

25C

MARATHON

25A

-25-

BURLINGTON

BURLINGTON

10B

CONTEX

10C

10D

-13-

BURLINGTON

5C

5E

12

4C

-31-

BURLINGTON

4A

-30BURLINGTON

4B

MARATHON

2B

-19-

BURLINGTON

2A

-18-

BURLINGTON

-7-

BURLINGTON

MARATHON

1C

1B

-32-

1A

MARATHON

1D

-29-

BURLINGTON

11D

-33-

BURLINGTON

11C

-28MARATHON

11B

CP 11A

CP

24,826.55
30,683.94

PATENTED LANDS
TOTAL

100.00%

CONTEX

Burlington Res. Oil & Gas Co. LP

Contex Energy Company

14B

-34-

MARATHON

14A

-27-

BURLINGTON

3B

-35-

BURLINGTON

3A

-26-

BURLINGTON

XTO Energy Inc.

(Subsidiary of Exxon Mobil Co.)

13B

13E

13D

-36BURLINGTON

13C

BURLINGTON

13A

-25-

BURLINGTON

XTO

EOG
MARATHON

Marathon Oil Company

DENBURY

CP
EOG Resources, Inc.

Denbury Resources, Inc.

CP Exploration LP

CLR

BURLINGTON

Hess Corporation

Continental Resources, Inc.

ARMSTRONG
HESS

The Armstrong Corporation

WORKING INTEREST OWNERS

80.38%

6.92%

12.70%

Percentage

Note: These acres represent total net acres in the unit area

2,136.00

3,921.39

Acreage
STATE LANDS

FEDERAL LAND

DALRYMPLE CAMPAIGN CONTRIBUTORS

Corral Creek-Bakken Unit

(Formally known as Lost Bridge Unit Area)

DUNN COUNTY, NORTH DAKOTA

EXHIBIT 2

THIS PETITION FOR A WRITTEN ORDER BY THE DISTRICT COURT

DIRECTING THAT A GRAND JURY BE CONVENED IN DUNN COUNTY
PUSUANT TO N.D.C.C. 29-10.1-02(3) IS HEREBY SIGNED BY THE
FOLLOWING QUALIFIED ELECTORS OF DUNN COUNTY:
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