Editor's note: This is part 2 in a two-part series on managing Bakken byproducts. Part 1 can be found here. Water is a vital part of the complex lifeline that makes drilling in the Bakken oil play so ...

Fracking involves injecting pressurized fluid into rock formations to create pathways for oil to gather for extraction. Brian Hymel, partner with Five Diamonds Industrial Park in Dickinson completely ...

LONDON, Nov 12 (Reuters) - North Dakota's Bakken oil fields are so important for the growth of U.S. production, and as the herald of a worldwide shale revolution, that any sign output is starting to ...

WILLISTON, N.D. – A fracking boom isn’t enough for U.S. oil and gas producers – they’re now starting the re-fracking boom. Wells sunk as little as three years ago are being fracked again with the ...

For those who are unfamiliar with oilfield jargon, DUC stands for an oil well that has been “drilled but uncompleted.” In the Bakken and other areas that produce oil and gas from shale formations, a ...

Last year, when low oil prices cut North Dakota's Bakken drilling in half, things in Montana really didn’t look much different. It turned out the Treasure State really didn’t have much wealth beneath ...

A workover rig is shown at an oil production site on Sept. 21, 2024, in Williams County, N.D. (Kyle Martin/For the North Dakota Monitor) A bill seeks to encourage drilling for oil outside of North ...

BILLINGS -- Oil drilling in Montana has all but tapped out, according to state records showing that Montana has been without a major drilling rig since April. Observers said the inactivity is due to ...

The fracking boom has transformed the United States into the world’s leading producer of oil and gas. With presidential candidates Harris and Trump clashing on climate and energy policy, the practice ...