How "GOOD" Is the Bakken? Very, Very Good -- Bakken, North Dakota, USA

In 2009, North Dakota produced 80 million barrels of oil.

In 2010, North Dakota produced 113 million barrels of oil. That represents an increase of more than 40 percent.

The state set production records almost monthly in 2010, jumping from an average of 236,200 barrels daily in January to nearly 343,900 in December. A record 356,505 barrels a day was pumped in November, with nearly 10.7 million barrels produced for the month, state documents show.

One year ago there were 94 rigs drilling in the state. There are now as many as 172 rigs drilling in the state.