Recoverable oil in Bakken could more than double after study of formation

GRAND FORKS — A University of North Dakota professor says the amount of recoverable oil on the U.S. side of the Bakken Formation could more than double as a result of a three-year study by UND researchers looking at how to increase the amount of oil that can be extracted from the Bakken’s dense shale.

By: Ryan Schuster, Grand Forks Herald