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Changes in North Dakota Drilling Activity, 2011 to 2016

Posted on February 19, 2016 by Arne

As you may know, the oil service company Baker Hughes every week publishes a rig count summarizing the number of oil and gas drilling rigs operating in various regions of the U.S. Given that we’re in the deeper stages of … Continue reading →

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The Start of the Bakken Boom in 2005

Posted on January 17, 2011 by Arne

Around the time of Hurricane Katrina and the oil shock it delivered to the U.S., especially the Southeast, exploration companies started to open up the middle of the Bakken formation in North Dakota, using horizontal drilling to get at the … Continue reading →

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