My guess at what the USGS will report as the recoverable oil in the Bakken formation tomorrow.
Stackfrac horizontal drilling that is available today could recover up to 15% of the oil in parts of the formation. 75% of the formation is in the USA. 25% is in Canada. Not all parts of the formation would have 15% recovery, some might have 0-10%. Even though future technology could improve this number, that is not what will be projected. The high price of oil means that quick wells that produce for as little as 6-12 months could be profitably drilled.
I will say for the US portion 380 billion barrels of oil in place and 42 billion barrels of recoverable oil with todays technology. My guess is whole formation has 510 billion barrels of oil in place. 15 Billion barrels of recoverable oil in Canada.
Business Week reports on the Bakken and the imminent USGS report
Bakken shale blog is of course solely focused on the Bakken
Classical values feels that the Bakken shows that capitalism beats fear mongers again
Resource Investor has a news roundup on Bakken
North Dakota Press release from 2006
FURTHER READING
USGS 1995 study and current decline rates
Estimates of bakken oil size and timing
Multistage fracturing horizontal drilling technique
Bakken oil is highly profitable
A Saudi Arabia of oil in Bakken and Toquay formations in the USA and Canada
More bakken news from Google news
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