The Bakken Boom –Transportation Impacts

Rory NelsonND Energy Impact Coordinator

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US Crude Oil Production DataFour Largest States

Texas North Dakota California Alaska ND 2 Big Counties

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OPD

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US Energy Information Administration

Texas

North Dakota

McKenzie & Mountrail Counties

California

Alaska

93% ND Production is Bakken

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North Dakota

Bakken Mature Area Bakken

Three Forks

Bakken Production15,000 sq. miles

(size of West Virginia)8,000 wells

1 Horizon/1,280 acres

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29.8%

24.7%

15.2%

16.4%

4.2%

9.8%

ND Oil Production by County - Sep 2013

McKenzie

Mountrail

Williams

Dunn

Divide

Twelve Others

North Dakota

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North DakotaNorth Dakota – 183 Drilling Rigs – September 2013

Current Drilling Activity is Focused in McKenzie, Mountrail, Williams, & Dunn Counties

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North Dakota

9,682 Total Wells: 60.8% Bakken

5,889 Bakken

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North Dakota

Impacts:Roads

• Structures, Traffic, Aggressive Drivers, Dust

Water

• Available Fresh Water, Sewage Systems

Land Use

• Planning & Zoning Issues, Housing, EMS Services, Law Enforcement, Schools, etc.

Other

• Social Services, Health Professionals, etc.

Possible Transportation Solutions:

Oil “road corridors”

Pipelines for fluid movements

Truck route by-pass for cities

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