Bakken Formation
First produced 1953, North Dakota and Montana, past 1 million barrels per day at peak.
Overview
The Bakken shale boom turned North Dakota into the second largest producing state after 2010. Three Forks additions expanded the resource. Drilling pace tracks prices, making the play the classic shale swing producer.
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