The Middle Three Forks (2nd Bench) In The Bakken Petroleum System Contains Hundreds Of Millions Of Barrels Of Undeveloped Recoverable Oil
Monday, December 30, 2024 at 01:30 pm
Categories: Department of Mineral Resources, Geological Survey, Oil and Gas Division, State of North DakotaBISMARCK, ND – Nathan Anderson, Director of the North Dakota Department of Mineral Resources, and Ed Murphy, North Dakota State Geologist, announced the completion of a case study evaluating the middle Three Forks reservoir within the Bakken Petroleum System. The study results indicate that significant undeveloped oil resources remain in this reservoir across a portion of western North Dakota.
Incident Reported in Billings County
Monday, December 30, 2024
Categories: Department of Mineral Resources, Oil and Gas Division, State of North DakotaBISMARCK, N.D. – The North Dakota Oil and Gas Division was notified of a tank leak occurring Thursday, December 26 at the SFTU 4-25 well, approximately 15 miles SE of Medora, North Dakota.
Incident Reported in Divide County
Friday, December 27, 2024
Categories: Department of Mineral Resources, Oil and Gas Division, State of North DakotaBISMARCK, N.D. – The North Dakota Oil and Gas Division was notified of a tank leak occurring Saturday, December 21 at the ROBERT STEPHEN 5-8H well, approximately 55 miles NW of Williston, North Dakota.
Incident Reported in McKenzie County
Monday, December 16, 2024
Categories: Department of Mineral Resources, Oil and Gas Division, State of North DakotaBISMARCK, N.D. – The North Dakota Oil and Gas Division was notified of a pipe fitting leak occurring Wednesday, December 11 at the HAGEN 23-25 30-29H well, about 24 miles SW of Watford City, North Dakota.
NDGS Eyeing More Woolly Mammoth Bones Beneath Garage in Northwest North Dakota
Monday, December 9, 2024 at 02:03 pm
Categories: Geological Survey, Paleo/Fossil, State of North DakotaBISMARCK, N.D. (KUMV) - Excavators had good luck finding more woolly mammoth bones in northwest North Dakota this fall.