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Bakken Shale
Bakken Overview: The Bakken Shale and the underlying Three Forks formation are both part of the Williston Basin, which spans portions of North Dakota, South Dakota, Montana, Manitoba, and Saskatchewan. Read More

Bakken Counties: ND: Billings, Burke, Divide, Dunn, McKenzie Read More

Bakken Pipelines (natural gas): Northern Border, WBI Energy Transmission Read More

Bakken Net Acreage Table: A table detailing the net acreage owned by various companies in the Bakken play. View Table

ARTICLES

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EIA Says NatGas Reserves Up 10%; North Dakota Passes GOM in Crude

December 4, 2014
Charlie Passut
U.S. natural gas proved reserves increased nearly 10% and reached a record 354 Tcf in 2013, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA). Meanwhile, North Dakota's crude oil and lease condensate proved reserves surpassed those of the federal Gulf of Mexico (GOM), ranking it second only to Texas among U.S. states. Read More

North Dakota Preparing to Finalize Bakken Content Rules

December 3, 2014
Richard Nemec
The North Dakota Industrial Commission (IC) plans to finalize Bakken Shale crude content rules on Tuesday (Dec. 9) that would mandate equipment be updated to ensure petroleum is safely transported. Read More

High Costs Outweigh Benefits of Proposed Crude-by-Rail Rules, Says Report

December 3, 2014
Richard Nemec
Proposed federal rules to shore up the safety of crude oil rail transport could cost $60 billion, too costly compared to the benefits, according to a report issued on Wednesday by the Brattle Group for the Railway Supply Institute. Read More

NGL Energy Moves Into Bakken With New Wastewater Assets

November 26, 2014
Richard Nemec
Expanding its scope with a series of acquisitions in the past two years, Tulsa-based NGL Energy Partners LP has acquired two salt water disposal facilities from different companies for $34.6 million that will give the company entry into the Bakken Shale. Read More

ExxonMobil's Bakken Ops Secure Water Pipeline, Services With Nuverra

November 25, 2014
Carolyn Davis
Nuverra Environmental Solutions has signed a contract to build a 150-mile water pipeline and provide related services for ExxonMobil Corp.'s North Dakota operations in McKenzie County. Read More
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Separating Liquids From Bakken Crude Gets More Attention

November 21, 2014
Richard Nemec
A coalition pushing for separating all liquids from Bakken crude oil supplies is taking its case to lawmakers, firefighters and emergency managers... Read More

North Dakota Producers Start Center to Open Pipe Rights-of-Way

November 21, 2014
Richard Nemec
With production continuing to outpace takeaway infrastructure in the Bakken oil/gas boom, the North Dakota Petroleum Council (NDPC) has launched an easement information resource for landowners and land agents, hoping to streamline the rights-of-way process for pipeline permitting (see Shale Daily, Oct. 2). Read More

USGS Study: Thumbs Up on Williston Basin Groundwater

November 18, 2014
Richard Nemec
As part of an ongoing national effort, the U.S. Geological Survey has given a qualified thumbs up to groundwater quality conditions in the Williston Basin oil production area in North Dakota and Montana, according to a study published Monday in the journal Groundwater. Read More
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North Dakota Production Soars as Prices Drop and More Regulation Looms

November 17, 2014
Richard Nemec
The juggernaut that is the North Dakota oil and natural gas production keeps hitting all-time highs as oil prices and rig counts continue to plunge, and added state and federal regulations loom large. Read More

North Dakota Sets Rules on Bakken Crude Content

November 14, 2014
Richard Nemec
Keeping a commitment it made to federal regulators and others, North Dakota's Industrial Commission (IC) on Thursday released draft regulations for the liquid content of light sweet crude oil that is being produced at a robust rate of more than 1 million b/d. Read More

CHARTS & GRAPHS

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