Week 41: October 5, 2014 -- October 11, 2014

Biggest Bakken story of the week
After months (years?) of rumors, it seems true: OXY shopping its Bakken assets
 
Stratigraphy
The "Pronghorn"

Operations
Enerplus announces two monster wells in west Antelope oil field
Amber Renee appears to be back on-line
Whatever happened to the Upper Bakken Shale?
Brigham is back; will start drilling Tribal wells
Natural Resources acquires 5,700 net acres in Sanish oil field, $60K/producing acre?
Whitng with two, QEP with four "high-IP" wells

Flaring
Targa to build 200 MMcf/d natural gas processing plant in McKenzie County 
 
CBR
Update on Phillips (PSX) CBR in North Dakota 
 
Miscellaneous
WPX names Bakken as one of its key three plays

Bakken economy
Alexander bypass complete
Alexander to double size of its K-12 school
McKenzie County budget: almost $200 million

Investors
Whiting-KOG merger will benefit both companies