1. Bakken Shale in the US, 2012 - Oil and Gas Shale Market
Analysis and Forecasts to 2020
Report Details:
Published:November 2012
No. of Pages: 65
Price: Single User License – US$1500
Bakken Shale in the US, 2012 - Oil and Gas Shale Market Analysis and Forecasts to 2020
Summary
GlobalData''s new report "Bakken Shale in the US, 2012 - Oil and Gas Shale Market Analysis and
Forecasts to 2020" which provides insight into existing and potential exploration and development
activities in the Bakken shale play. The report provides details about the business plans of various
companies to increase their production, reserves and undeveloped land base in the US region of
the shale. This has created competition between Bakken shale operators over obtaining acreage
in the Williston Basin and securing potential resources for future production from the shale play.
Consequently, many major merger and acquisition (M&A) activities have taken place due to
companies trying to access the crude oil resources underlying the Bakken shale play. This trend is
largely a result of shale plays becoming more attractive to oil and gas companies in recent years
due to technological advancements improving their viability.
Scope
- The report analyzes Bakken shale oil and gas exploration and production activities in the US.
The scope of the report includes -
- An overview of the oil and gas exploration in the Bakken shale
- Discussion of the drivers of the shale oil and gas exploration in the Bakken shale
- The report provides an overview of the competitive landscape of shale oil exploration in the
Bakken shale and provides details of the major companies operating in the region
- Current exploration and production statistics for the North Dakota and Montana Bakken shale. It
also provides a forecast for Bakken shale production for the 2012–2020 forecast period
- Information on the coverage and an overview of operations in the Bakken shale
- Information on the major mergers and acquisitions in the Bakken shale in 2012
- Details of the major recent infrastructure developments in the shale

2. Reasons to buy
The report will enhance your decision making capability. It will allow you to -
- Develop business strategies with the help of specific insights into Marcellus shale gas exploration
market in the US.
- Identify opportunities and challenges in the Marcellus shale gas exploration market in the US.
- Plan your strategies based on expected developments in the shale gas exploration activities in
the US.
- Understand the competitive landscape of the shale gas market in the Marcellus shale play.
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Major points covered in Table of Contents of this report include
1 Table of Contents
1 Table of Contents 3
1.1 List of Tables 4
1.2 List of Figures 5
2 Introduction 6
2.1 Overview 6
2.2 GlobalData Report Guidance 6
3 Bakken Shale, Overview 7
4 Bakken Shale, Operational Overview 9
4.1 Bakken Shale, Initial Production Rates 9
4.2 Bakken Shale, Planned Wells 11
4.3 Bakken Shale, Planned Rigs 12
4.4 Bakken Shale, Well Profile 12
4.5 Bakken Shale, Production Trends, 2004-2020 14
4.5.1 Historical Production, 2004-2011 14
4.5.2 Historical and Production Forecast, 2004-2020 18
4.6 Bakken Shale, Cost Trends, 2012 20
4.7 Bakken Shale, Drilling Activity, 2012 22
4.7.1 Bakken Shale, Drilling Activities in North Dakota, 2011 22
4.7.2 Bakken Shale, Bakken Horizontal Wells Completions by Major Producing Zones in North
Dakota, 2012 24
4.7.3 Bakken Shale, Drilling Activities in Montana, 2012 31
5 Bakken Shale, Competitive Landscape 33
5.1 Bakken Shale, Major Companies by Acreage, 2012 33
5.2 Bakken Shale, Major Companies By Production, 2011 36
5.2.1 North Dakota Bakken Shale, Major Companies by Production, 2011 36
5.3 Bakken Shale, Major Companies Operational Analysis, 2012 38
5.3.1 Continental Resources Inc 38

3. 5.3.2 Hess Corporation 40
5.3.3 Crescent Point Energy Corp. 42
5.3.4 Whiting Petroleum Corporation 43
5.3.5 ConocoPhillips 46
5.4 Bakken Shale, Capital Expenditure by Major Companies 48
6 Bakken Shale, Mergers and Aquisition Activities, 2012 49
7 Bakken Shale, Infrastructure, 2012 56
8 Appendix 62
8.1 Market Definitions 62
8.2 Abbreviations 62
8.3 Sources 63
8.4 Methodology 64
8.4.1 Coverage 64
8.4.2 Secondary Research 64
8.4.3 Primary Research 65
8.5 Contact Us 65
8.6 Disclaimer 65
1.1 List of Tables
Table 1: Bakken Shale, Some of the Recent Wells Drilled and Initial Production Rates by Major
Companies, boed, 2012 9
Table 2: Bakken Shale, Planned Wells by Major Companies, Canada and the US, 2012 11
Table 3: Bakken Shale, Planned Rigs by Major Companies, Canada and the US, 2012 12
Table 4: Bakken Shale Wells, Decline Rate (%), North Dakota, 2012* 12
Table 5: Bakken Shale, Historical Crude Oil and Natural Gas Production, the US, mmboe, 2004-
2011 15
Table 6: Bakken Shale, Historical Production from North Dakota (mmboe) and its Share in Total
North Dakota Crude Oil Production(%), 2004-2011 16
Table 7: Bakken Shale, Historical Crude Oil and Natural Gas Production, Montana, mmboe, 2004-
2011 17
Table 8: Bakken Shale, Historical and Forecast Production, the US, mmboe, 2004-2020 19
Table 9: Bakken Shale, Cost per Well by Major Companies, US$MM/well, Canada and the US,
2012 20
Table 10: Bakken Shale, Finding & Development by Major Companies, US$/boe, Canada and the
US, 2012 21
Table 11: Bakken Shale, Number of Producing Wells, North Dakota, 2007-2011* 22
Table 12: Bakken Shale, Number of Gas Producing Wells, North Dakota, 2007-2011* 23
Table 13: Bakken Shale, Total Number of Horizontal Wells Completions in Some of the Major
Producing Zone, North Dakota, 2007-September 2012 24
Table 14: Bakken Shale, Total Number of Horizontal Wells Completions by Major Companies,
Middle Bakken Formation, North Dakota, 2007-September 2012 26
Table 15: Bakken Shale, Total Number of Horizontal Wells Completions by Major Companies,

4. Three Forks Formation, North Dakota, 2007-September 2012 29
Table 16: Bakken Shale, Total Number of Horizontal Wells Completions by Major Companies,
Middle Bakken/Three Forks Formation, North Dakota, 2007- September 2012 30
Table 17: Bakken Shale, Number of Wells Reported by Field, Montana, 2007-2012 32
Table 18: Bakken Shale, Major Companies By Acreage, Canada and the US, Net Acres, 2012 34
Table 19: Bakken Shale, Top 15 Companies by Production, North Dakota, mmboe, 2011 37
Table 20: Continental Resources Inc, Bakken Shale, Key Operational Parameters, 2012 39
Table 21: Hess Corporation, The Bakken Shale, Key Operational Parameters, 2012 41
Table 22: Crescent Point Energy Corp, Bakken Shale, Key Operational Parameters, 2012 43
Table 23: Whiting Petroleum Corporation, Bakken Shale, Key Operational Parameters, 2012 45
Table 24: ConocoPhillips, Bakken Shale, Key Operational Parameters, 2012 47
Table 25: Bakken Shale, Planned Capital Expenditure by Major Companies, (US$MM), 2012 48
Table 26: Bakken Shale, Merger and Acquisition Activities, Number of Deals and Deal Value
(US$MM), the US, 2008-2012* 50
Table 27: Bakken Shale, Major Mergers and Acquisitions by Deal Value (US$MM), the US, 2012
50
1.2 List of Figures
Figure 1: Bakken Shale, Operational Map and the Shale’s Formation, 2012 7
Figure 2: Bakken Shale Formation, Stratigraphy, 2012* 8
Figure 3: Bakken Shale Wells, Well Profile, 2012 13
Figure 4: Bakken Shale, Historical Crude Oil and Natural Gas Production, the US, mmboe, 2004-
2011 14
Figure 5: Bakken Shale, Historical Crude Oil and Natural Gas Production, North Dakota, mmboe,
2004-2011* 15
Figure 6: Bakken Shale, Historical Crude Oil and Natural Gas Production, Montana, mmboe,
2004-2011* 16
Figure 7: Bakken Shale, Historical and Forecast Production, the US, mmboe, 2004-2020 18
Figure 8: Bakken Shale, Number of Oil Producing Wells, North Dakota, 2007-2011* 22
Figure 9: Bakken Shale, Number of Gas Producing Wells, North Dakota, 2007-2011* 23
Figure 10: Bakken Shale, Total Number of Horizontal Wells Completions in Some of the Major
Producing Zones, North Dakota, 2007-September 2012 24
Figure 11: Bakken Shale, Total Number of Horizontal Wells Completions by major companies,
Middle Bakken Formation, North Dakota, 2007-September 2012 25
Figure 12: Bakken Shale, Total Number of Horizontal Wells Completions by Major Companies by ,
Three Forks Formation, North Dakota, 2007-September 2012 28
Figure 13: Bakken Shale, Total Number of Horizontal Wells Completions by Major Companies,
Middle Bakken/Three Forks Formation, North Dakota, 2007-September 2012 30
Figure 14: Bakken Shale, Number of Wells Reported by Field, Montana, 2007-2012 31
Figure 15: Bakken Shale, Major Companies by Acreage, Canada and the US, Net Acres, 2012 33
Figure 16: Bakken Shale, Top 15 Companies by Production, North Dakota, mmboe, 2011 36
Figure 17: Hess Corporation, Bakken Shale, Operational Map, 2012 40

5. Figure 18: Crescent Point Energy Corp, Bakken Shale, North Dakota,Operational Map, 2012 42
Figure 19: Whiting Petroleum Corporation, Bakken Shale, Operational Map, 2012 44
Figure 20: ConocoPhillips, Bakken Shale, Key Operational Parameters, 2012 46
Figure 21: Bakken Shale, Merger and Acquisition Activities, Number of Deals and Deal Value
(US$MM), the US, 2008-2012** 49
Figure 22: Kinder Morgan, Pony Express Conversion, Bakken Shale, the US, 2012 56
Figure 23: True Companies, Butte Pipe Line, Bakken Shale, the US, 2012 57
Figure 24: Bakken Shale, Proposed TransCanada MarketLink, the US, 2011 58
Figure 25: Bakken Shale, Proposed BakkenLink Project, the US, 2011 59
Figure 26: Bakken Shale, Plains Bakken North Pipeline, the US, 2011 60
Figure 27: Bakken Shale, Bakken Pipeline Expansion Project, the US, 2010-2011 61
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