Estimates vary considerably, but it could easily be 200 billion barrels. How much of that is economically recoverable will depend on future technology and oil prices. Continental Resources estimates that 12% or more of it may eventually be produced.
At the beginning of 2011, North Dakota was producing about 400,000 barrels/day. Continental Resources' CEO estimates that they have drilled only about 15% of the wells that will be needed to develop the entire Bakken formation.
Up to 4.3 billion barrels of oil
Abiogenesis is a leading theory in the formation of oil and coal. It states that an abiotic process is continually fueling the reservoirs and coal fields
.Oil is used for petrol and diesel for transportation. .Oil is the basic formation .Most things we use in our daily life are made up of oil.
I don't think there is any rate of formation of crude oil in the world as it is now. The accepted theory of how the oil arose is that it was formed by very thick deposits of algae, in a world very different from today's world. Some people have argued that oil could come from deep inside the earth, but this theory is not accepted by most geologists.
Saskatchewan - the Bakken Oil Formation
The Bakken Formation in Alaska.
At the beginning of 2011, North Dakota was producing about 400,000 barrels/day. Continental Resources' CEO estimates that they have drilled only about 15% of the wells that will be needed to develop the entire Bakken formation.
There are large oil findings in the Bakken Oil Field in North Dakota, however, there is not much oil found in South Dakota.
Up to 4.3 billion barrels of oil
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Rich Bakken's birth name is Richard Bakken.
Jim Bakken's birth name is James Leroy Bakken.
Christopher Bakken was born in 1967.
Willy Bakken died in 2010.
Willy Bakken was born in 1951.
Jill Bakken was born in 1977.