Author : Stephan Harold Nordeng
Release : 2010
Genre : Bakken Formation
Kind : eBook
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Book Synopsis An Examination of the Factors that Impact Oil Production from the Middle Member of the Bakken Formation in Mountrail County, North Dakota by : Stephan Harold Nordeng
Download or read book An Examination of the Factors that Impact Oil Production from the Middle Member of the Bakken Formation in Mountrail County, North Dakota written by Stephan Harold Nordeng. This book was released on 2010. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The North Dakota Geological Survey has recently completed an investigation into the geologic factors that bear on the extraordinary oil production from the Bakken Source System in Mountrail County, North Dakota. This study concludes that the prolific oil production in Mountrail County is closely associated with high pressures resulting from oil generation induced shale compaction. Elevated fluid pressures coupled with subtle structural stresses may cause enough natural fracturing so that horizontal drilling and hydrofracture stimulation is able to unlock the oil reserves within the Bakken Source System in Mountrail County.