A film crew working on a documentary about North Dakota's recent oil discovery will be returning to the area this week for more research.

Rachel Libert, producer-director with Tied to the Tracks Films, Inc., of Brooklyn, N.Y., said that she, co-director Matt Golkin and cinematographer Tony Hardman will be in the area from Friday until Oct.19.

Libert and Hardman spent several days in the Parshall and New Town areas in December 2008 interviewing a number of area people. Libert said she learned about the oil boom in western North Dakota when she read a national news article in November 2008 about the Parshall area. But when they got to North Dakota last December she said they discovered the oil boom was not just in Parshall, but also in the surrounding area.

Libert's work mainly is in documentaries.

Libert said anyone who would like to contact them while they are in the area can call the cell number 917-532-6710.