More good stuff on Bakken – 2/17

Here’s a few more articles on Bakken I found interesting – adjusting to growth and drop in crude oil prices. How would you handle calls for police service increasing by a factor of 180 over the last 8 years? 1/9 – Oil Patch Dispatch – Record number of births reported in Oil Patch in 2014 … Continue reading “More good stuff on Bakken – 2/17”

More reaction to the hit pieces on North Dakota regulation of the oil industry

There is an old explanation that the best learning you will get about news coverage is when you watch media sources report on a topic for which you have deep knowledge. It has been quite sobering to occasionally read a story where I can compare my knowledge gained from education and experience to what a … Continue reading “More reaction to the hit pieces on North Dakota regulation of the oil industry”

The wide open frontier of technology

Just like the wide open frontier of the American west after the Civil War, the technology world today provides tremendous opportunities. Need to post something upbeat today after posting about the foolishness of IFRS accounting rules and a hit piece editorial on the Bakken. 11/12 – Seth Godin – An end of radio –

Editorial hit piece on Bakken presented as front page reporting

The New York Times ran an entertaining hit piece on the entire Bakken oil field with particular focus on the intentionally lackadaisical enforcement effort from the state. I learned of the front page article from some complimentary twitter comments, from which I guessed this was a major attack before even reading the first paragraph. Check … Continue reading “Editorial hit piece on Bakken presented as front page reporting”

More good stuff on the Bakken – 10/6

  (Photo by James Ulvog, showing flaring of natural gas that can’t be tied into a pipeline.) Here’s a few long notes on interesting news that I won’t cover in a separate post: Production may drop for a while 10/2 – Million Dollar Way – North Dakota Oil Production Likely To Start Falling – Rigzone, … Continue reading “More good stuff on the Bakken – 10/6”

More good stuff on the Bakken – 5/19/14

Here’s a few quick notes on interesting news that I won’t cover in a separate post: infrastructure starting to catch up, regs won’t fix flaring, growth continues strong, interpreting the high count of wells awaiting completion. 5/3 – Million Dollar Way – Women in the Bakken – Just a Casual Observation – Bruce Oksol has … Continue reading “More good stuff on the Bakken – 5/19/14”

N.D. oil production in 3/14 recovering from winter slump

Oil production in North Dakota hit 977,061 barrels per day (bopd) in March. Looking at the top of the trend line takes a bit of care. The initial report for November 2012 was 973,280 bopd. When another dozen wells reported results, the average production was 977,599 in November. The updates increased production data by 4,219 bopd. That … Continue reading “N.D. oil production in 3/14 recovering from winter slump”