tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6522376676055666486.post171820140551393394..comments2023-11-02T06:36:05.561-07:00Comments on Ghawar Guzzler: N Dakota Production Ramping UpBloggin' Brewskiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06117891792945288480noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6522376676055666486.post-84473409455604798262009-06-27T23:53:59.297-07:002009-06-27T23:53:59.297-07:00I honestly hope we don't use the oil shales at...I honestly hope we don't use the oil shales at all and just start investing in alternative tech that exists that can replace oil use. I'm a nature guy, and it greatly saddens me to see so much wilderness destroyed by these shale extractions.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6522376676055666486.post-91175188362280192592009-06-26T17:41:09.180-07:002009-06-26T17:41:09.180-07:00They are almost certainly making the same mistake ...They are almost certainly making the same mistake with “tight oil” like the Bakken as they made with shale gas. <br /><br />Even the USGS is probably being conservative in assuming only a ~1% recovery factor (with currently available extraction technology) on the ~300-400 billion barrels of estimated oil in place.<br /><br /> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bakken_Formation<br /><br />If that recovery factor could be increased to just 10% it would make the thing a super giant.Yogihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04251205351977033460noreply@blogger.com