Another natural gas formation has been found in North Dakota. For newbies, the Bakken is all about oil, and there is not much interest in natural gas in North Dakota. That isn't likely to change soon.
However, this formation is said to exist under almost all of North Dakota, in 52 or the 53 state counties. It is a very, very shallow formation: only 200 feet under the surface. (No, I don't know which county got left out.) [See note at end of posting: we now see which county was left out.]
This is a shallow gas formation. Shallow gas formations are defined as less than 5,000 feet deep. This new formation in North Dakota is less than 200 feet in many places.Flashback: natural gas production in US in decline.
Here's the article, published this month, January, 2011 (a PDF file -- at the link, click on the article, " Field Screening For Shallow Gas Completed Across ND."
And the article includes a map so we know which county got left out: Sioux County, along the South Dakota border. This county lies entirely within the Standing Rock Indian Reservation. Something tells me the natural gas formation can be found there, also, if searched for hard enough. Like with one well.
