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Friday, December 28, 2012

Week 52: December 23, 2012 -- December 31, 2012

Fracking
North Dakota leads the world in shale oil technology

Rail
Nice update
Huge Washington Post article on Bakken oil to east coast refinery
Rail trumps pipelines for Bakken oil

Water
Water availability for fracking

Economic development
Williston to annex 4,800 acres
Williams County solidly above $1 billion in taxable sales
Dickinson leads state in single family housing permits
North Dakota: fastest growing state in the United States

Mishaps
Oil well blowout five miles west of Watford City, no injuries, capped

Miscellaneous
Bakken distillates pricing at $131/bbl; compares with $127 for WTI

2 comments:

  1. https://www.dmr.nd.gov/ndgs/Publication_List/pdf/GEO.INV/GI-161%20Document%20Format.pdf

    New geological investigation. Winnepegosis(sp) formation. Just one more item to add to the oreo cookie layers. Couple other items also new.

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    1. Wow, that's superb.

      I have added the source to the "Geology" page which is tabbed at the top of the link. Thank you very much.

      This is a dry gas formation, productive only in North Dakota and Saskatchewan.

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