THREE FORKS
Successful test well increases the potential for the Bakken
WILLISTON, N.D. An oil well in McKenzie County is being called a game-changer for the Bakken. Continental Resources announced this month the first well to successfully produce oil deeper into the Th...
Posted on 12/22/12 at 1:39 AM
Bakken freaks take note: Continental Resources drills to third bench of Three Forks
As I did my usual scour for all things oil and gas on Dec. 4, I came across this item, a new drilling milestone for the Bakken. If you keep track of Bakken developments like some people are sports fan...
Posted on 12/5/12 at 2:46 PM
Report more than doubles recoverable oil estimate for Williston Basin
By Amy Dalrymple , April 30, 2013
Algeria attack could boost Norwegian stake in ND's Bakken
GRAND FORKS — Last week’s terrorist attack on an Algerian oil facility could divert Norwegian oil giant Statoil to increased oil production in safer regions, including North Dakota’s Bakken and Three Forks formations, where the two-thirds government owned Statoil already has made a heavy investment.By Chuck Haga , January 24, 2013
ND refinery plans outage for expansion project
BISMARCK (AP) — A petroleum marketing official says North Dakota's sole oil refinery is planning a two-week shutdown this month to launch an expansion project that will bump the factory's capacity by 10,000 barrels daily.June 01, 2012
1 million barrels of oil per day; 1 million people for jobs
By Amy Dalrymple , May 24, 2012
Natural gas company proposes ND-Okla. oil pipeline
BISMARCK — A natural gas company on Monday announced a proposal to get into the crude oil business by building its own 1,300-mile oil pipeline from North Dakota to the nation’s biggest storage terminal in central Oklahoma.By By James MacPherson , April 10, 2012
How much can the Oil Patch give? Geological Survey assesses Bakken, Three Forks in ND, Mont
April 07, 2012
Natural gas transport capacity raises concerns
BISMARCK (AP) — North Dakota’s natural gas production, which has been rising in step with its booming oil output, may require more pipeline capacity to carry the fuel to markets, a state official said.By Dale Wetzel , January 26, 2012
ND leads 3-state region in oil, gas leases
BISMARCK (AP) — Federal oil and gas lease sales in the Dakotas and Montana set a record in fiscal 2011, with parcels in western North Dakota’s booming oil patch fetching the most revenue, the Bureau of Land Management said Thursday.By James MacPherson , December 23, 2011
USGS to perform new Bakken, 3 Forks oil study
BISMARCK (AP) — The U.S. Geological Survey says it will perform a new assessment of the Bakken and Three Forks oil formations in North Dakota and Montana.May 19, 2011
Oil patch keeps pumping
Another month, another set of records in North Dakota’s booming oil patch. Lynn Helms, director of the state’s Department of Mineral Resources, part of the Industrial Commission, released his monthly “Director’s Cut,” this week with the latest statistics.By Stephen J. Lee , July 22, 2010
N.D. could have huge new oil field
BISMARCK — Dozens of fruitful wells beneath the rich Bakken shale in North Dakota continue to fuel a hunch among oilmen and geologists that another vast crude-bearing formation may be buried in the state’s vast oil patch.By By James MacPherson , July 15, 2009
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