North Dakota’s Bakken Oil Play
August 13, 2009 · Posted in Oil and Gas · Comment
Mountrail County is a rolling grassland of nearly 2000 square miles in northwestern North Dakota. The county’s economy has long been based on agriculture. It is a land of farms and ranches together with small towns providing services to the rural population.
In 2007 the county found itself in the heart of the state’s oil development, thanks to the Bakken Formation.
The Bakken (BAH-ken) is a vast, deep formation of permeable rock rich in both natural gas and quality crude oil. The Bakken is also being tapped in Montana and Saskatchewan. Read more
