The Bakken Shale is one of the largest resource plays in the world and underlies many western counties in North Dakota and Eastern Montana. Since the first Bakken discovery well drilled in 2000, over 46,000 wells have been drilled. The US Geological Survey estimates there are 3.65 billion barrels of recoverable crude oil, 2.0 trillion cubic fee of gas and 150 million barrels on natural gas liquids in the Bakken. However, despite the large reservoir of the Bakken play, activity and production expectations vary greatly across the region. Below is a list of counties in the Bakken Shale.
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North Dakota Bakken Shale Counties
- Billings County, ND
- Bottineau County, ND
- Bowman County, ND
- Burke County, ND
- Divide County, ND
- Dunn County, ND
- Golden Valley County, ND
- McHenry County, ND
- McKenzie County, ND
- McLean County, ND
- Mountrail County, ND
- Renville County, ND
- Slope County, ND
- Stark County, ND
- Ward County, ND
- Williams County, ND
Montana Bakken Shale Counties
- Daniels County, MT
- Dawson County, MT
- Fallon County, MT
- Garfield County, MT
- McCone County, MT
- Prairie County, MT
- Richland County, MT
- Roosevelt County, MT
- Sheridan County, MT
- Valley County, MT
- Wibaux Country, MT
