Week 24: June 9, 2013 -- June 15, 2013

Strategic
The Bakken is here to stay: NDSU Housing Study, 2012
Why we are not seeing much activity in the Tyler, the Madison, the Red River, the Spearfish

Bakken ops
The downspacing revolution in the Bakken -- Richard Zeits
North Dakota hits a new all-time high for daily oil production
Costs in the Bakken coming down -- Motley Fool

Human interest
Descendent of Epping homesteader visits the Bakken -- Dallas Morning News
One North Dakota man's success in the Bakken: best story of the day
Huge success story in Crosby
How North Dakota deals with mega loads: quietly, efficiently, effectively
Rugby, North Dakota -- byline in WSJ; North Dakota farmers switching to corn
Photos: a great photo of the Tioga CBR facility in USA Today
In the eye of the beholder

Economic development
$70 million, 5-year construction project, Minneapolis, MN, to support the Bakken -- biggest story of the week
Construction business booming for a Kalispell, MT, company

Geology
The geologic column in North Dakota above the Bakken
Random note on a Madison sweet spot in North Dakota

For investors only

Disclaimer: this is not an investment site; these are simply links to articles that interested me and helped me understand the Bakken. Do not assume anything else was intended. Certainly, whatever you you, don't make any investment decisions based on what you read here or what you think you might have read here. 

The KOG-Liberty Resources deal -- Mike Filloon (one of numerous stories on the deal)
TPLM's blowout quarter -- Mike Filloon
Oil keeps pouring out of the Bakken -- Motley Fool
Companies killing OPEC -- Motley Fool
Halcon snuck up on me: 135,000 net acres; 8 rigs in North Dakota

Fantasyland
Reports that BLM is working with ND to speed up permit processing
48 wells/spacing unit in the better Bakken -- Lynn Helms
Every 1% increase in rate of recovery yields another 9 billion bbls of oil in the Bakken