The USGS survey took 21 years to complete. The original lead author passed away before it was finished, he and his successor knew/know more than any other person in the world about this field. It is a rock solid analysis according to the oil commodities and equities speculation forums that I frequent. ANYONE who says otherwise at this point is to be assumed to be guilty of being a scam artist unless they can prove otherwise...
This was a separate survey and Leigh Price's report was published after his death by the USGS and is available free online at:
Diagenesis and Fracture Development in the Bakken Formation, Williston Basin: Implications for Reservoir Quality in the Middle Member
By Janet K. Pitman, Leigh C. Price, and Julie A. LeFever
U.S. Geological Survey Professional Paper 1653
http://pubs.usgs.gov/pp/p1653/p1653.pdf
First printing November 2001
“The USGS survey took 21 years to complete. The original lead author passed away before it was finished, he and his successor knew/know more than any other person in the world about this field. It is a rock solid analysis according to the oil commodities and equities speculation forums that I frequent. ANYONE who says otherwise at this point is to be assumed to be guilty of being a scam artist unless they can prove otherwise...”
Thanks for the confirmation. A 4 billion barrel field is no slouch. There’s no sense in overhyping it based on an outdated and incomplete study.
If you want a trillion barrels, just posey over to the Gree River oil shale formation in CO.