Random Comment On Cost of Fracking -- The Bakken, North Dakota, USA

According to Oasis' most recent presentation, the cost of a 36-stage fracked well:

• Ceramic/sand mix: $10 million
• Sand only frack: $9.2 million

Oasis Well Services - in-house pressure pumping

• operations to begin 1Q12
• will result in savings of $0.8 to $1.0 million/well on 20 net wells/year  

Mother Was a Roughneck, Jalan Crossland