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 Bakken Shale & Three Forks Rig Data : December 11, 2024


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 Bakken Shale & Three Forks Overview



The Bakken shale and underlying Three Forks formation are part of the larger Williston Basin, which encompasses Saskatchewan, Manitoba, North Dakota, Montana, and South Dakota. Bakken producing zones are mainly present in Western North Dakota, Southern Saskatchewan, and Eastern Montana.

The Bakken shale is one of the largest (possibly the largest) continuous oil accumulations in the world.  It is an over pressured system which is in part responsible for high IP rates. The high pressure in the formation suggests that the…

  Bakken Shale & Three Forks - Mergers & Acquisition

Announce Date Buyer Seller Title Value $MM
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04/08/2021 Enerplus Corp Hess Corp Enerplus Acquires Bakken Assets from Hess in $312MM Cash Deal $312
02/10/2021 Grayson Mill Energy Equinor Equinor Sells Bakken Assets to PE-Backed Firm for $900MM $900
01/25/2021 Enerplus Corp Bruin E&P Partners Enerplus Acquires Pure-Play Bakken E&P Bruin for $465MM $465
12/21/2020 Diamondback Energy, Inc. QEP Resources, Inc. Diamondback Energy Acquires QEP Resources $2,200
09/28/2020 Devon Energy Corp WPX Energy, Inc. Devon Energy to Acquire WPX Energy In All Stock Deal $5,630
08/03/2020 Northern Oil and Gas, Inc. Not Disclosed Northern Oil Inks Cash / Stock Deal for Non-Op Bakken Package $6
06/11/2020 Northern Oil and Gas, Inc. Not Disclosed Northern Oil & Gas Bolts-On Property in Williston Basin $2
11/01/2019 Not Disclosed Gulfport Energy Corp. Gulfport Sells Bakken ORRI for $8.0 Million in Cash $8
 

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