Bakken Shale Effect On Williston North Dakota
Related ArticlesWhat Is The Bakken Shale Near Williston, North Dakota?
The Bakken shale formation is a major find of oil and natural gas. It is located over a wide area covering parts of North Dakota, Montana and Canada.
Geologists estimate that the Bakken shale may hold as much as 4.3 billion barrels of recoverable oil. This makes it the largest oil find in the lower 48 United States in recent history. Another 160 billion barrels of oil may eventually be recovered using secondary recovery methods such as CO2 injection and steam.
Drilling horizontal wells is the most common way of recovering oil from the Bakken shale. The increase in drilling has led to more jobs in the Williston Basin, in which Williston, North Dakota lies.
Williston North Dakota is a growing community of approximately 15,000 people. It is the county seat of Williams County. It features a state college, Williston State, a small airport and even a minor league baseball team, the Willston Keybirds.
For more information on the Bakken shale near Williston North Dakota see Information About The Bakken Shale
Below is a map of Williston, North Dakota.
