Bakken formation
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bakken-formation-175-763672
title:
Bakken formation
text:
The Bakken Formation is a rock unit from the Late Devonian to Early Mississippian age occupying about 200,000 square miles (520,000 km) of the subsurface of the Williston Basin, underlying parts of Montana, North Dakota, Saskatchewan and Manitoba. The formation was initially described by geologist J. W. Nordquist in 1953. The formation is entirely in the subsurface, and has no surface outcrop. It is named after Henry O. Bakken (1901–1982), a farmer in Tioga, North Dakota, who owned the land whe
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wiki
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encyclopedia
description:
Geological rock formation known for crude oil and gas production
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bakken_formation
date created:
2007-11-12T15:46:44Z
date modified:
2024-09-03T02:55:22Z
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image:
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13
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