ShaleBlog.com » Montana Gas http://shaleblog.com News about oil and natural gas from shale. Tue, 22 May 2012 14:56:52 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 How Much Oil is in the Bakken? http://shaleblog.com/2011/how-much-oil-is-in-the-bakken/ http://shaleblog.com/2011/how-much-oil-is-in-the-bakken/#comments Tue, 04 Oct 2011 05:56:04 +0000 admin http://geology.com/news/2011/how-much-oil-is-in-the-bakken.shtml Although the United States Geological Survey estimates that the Bakken Formation beneath parts of North Dakota, Montana and Canada might contain over 4 billion barrels of oil, Harold Hamm, believes that it might contain up to 24 billion barrels.

]]> http://shaleblog.com/2011/how-much-oil-is-in-the-bakken/feed/ 0 Brine Contamination Associated with Oil and Gas Production in the Williston Basin http://shaleblog.com/2011/brine-contamination-associated-with-oil-and-gas-production-in-the-williston-basin/ http://shaleblog.com/2011/brine-contamination-associated-with-oil-and-gas-production-in-the-williston-basin/#comments Wed, 25 May 2011 16:21:58 +0000 admin http://shaleblog.com/?p=3370 “U.S. Geological Survey scientists and cooperating partners are examining the potential risk to aquatic resources by contamination from saline waters produced by petroleum development in the Williston Basin of Montana, North Dakota, and South Dakota.” Quoted from the USGS publication release. …

]]> “U.S. Geological Survey scientists and cooperating partners are examining the potential risk to aquatic resources by contamination from saline waters produced by petroleum development in the Williston Basin of Montana, North Dakota, and South Dakota.” Quoted from the USGS publication release.

]]> http://shaleblog.com/2011/brine-contamination-associated-with-oil-and-gas-production-in-the-williston-basin/feed/ 0 Bakken Formation Oil and Gas Reassessment http://shaleblog.com/2011/bakken-formation-oil-and-gas-reassessment/ http://shaleblog.com/2011/bakken-formation-oil-and-gas-reassessment/#comments Sat, 21 May 2011 16:10:10 +0000 admin http://shaleblog.com/?p=3362 In the past three years oil and natural gas production from the Bakken Formation of North Dakota and Montana has increased dramatically causing the United States Geological Survey to launch an update of its last assessment that was completed just three years ago. More at UPI.com.…

]]> In the past three years oil and natural gas production from the Bakken Formation of North Dakota and Montana has increased dramatically causing the United States Geological Survey to launch an update of its last assessment that was completed just three years ago. More at UPI.com.

]]> http://shaleblog.com/2011/bakken-formation-oil-and-gas-reassessment/feed/ 0 How Much Oil is in the Bakken and Three Forks Formations? http://shaleblog.com/2011/how-much-oil-is-in-the-bakken-and-three-forks-formations/ http://shaleblog.com/2011/how-much-oil-is-in-the-bakken-and-three-forks-formations/#comments Sat, 29 Jan 2011 22:47:10 +0000 admin http://shaleblog.com/?p=3097 Diverging estimates by three different organizations with significant expertise in oil and natural gas assessments leave one wondering how much oil really is in the Bakken and Three Forks Formations? Read the details on the Trib.com website.

Here are the estimates….
USGS…. 4.3 billion barrels
North Dakota Geological Survey…. 11 billion barrels
Continental Resources…. 20 billion barrels…

]]> Diverging estimates by three different organizations with significant expertise in oil and natural gas assessments leave one wondering how much oil really is in the Bakken and Three Forks Formations? Read the details on the Trib.com website.

Here are the estimates….
USGS…. 4.3 billion barrels
North Dakota Geological Survey…. 11 billion barrels
Continental Resources…. 20 billion barrels

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