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Spring 2014<br />
Table of<br />
Contents<br />
Spring 2014<br />
BASIN BITS<br />
The Official Publication of the North Dakota Association of Oil & Gas Producing Counties<br />
Shale<br />
Showdown:<br />
The Bakken vs.<br />
Eagle Ford<br />
Keeping a Nose to the<br />
Ground<br />
On the Road Again<br />
Welcome to the Outback,<br />
Mate<br />
Raising Your Kids in the<br />
Oil Patch<br />
The Bakken Top 50<br />
COMPLIMENTARY<br />
PLEASE TAKE ONE!<br />
BASIN BITS<br />
Basin Bits is Printed for:<br />
The North Dakota Association of<br />
Oil & Gas Producing Counties<br />
Association Office<br />
400 East Broadway, Suite 304<br />
Bismarck, ND 58501<br />
Tel: (701) 751-3597<br />
Fax: (701) 751-3597<br />
www.ndenergy.org<br />
P. 76<br />
Vicky Steiner, Executive Director<br />
Tel: (701) 290-1339 (cell)<br />
E-mail: vsteiner@ndsupernet.com<br />
Brady Pelton, Deputy Executive Director<br />
Tel: (701) 260-2479<br />
E-mail: brady.pelton@midconetwork.com<br />
Disclaimer: The articles presented in this publication<br />
represent the opinions of the authors and the<br />
interviewees. Their inclusion does not directly or<br />
implicitly denote concurrence or support by the North<br />
Dakota Association for Oil & Gas Producing Counties.<br />
Articles were reviewed by NDAOGPC staff and selected<br />
for inclusion as they represent issues of interest to<br />
professionals in our industry.<br />
Cover photo credit: This issue’s cover depicts an<br />
early-morning sunrise at a rig on federal land in<br />
North Dakota. The image was taken by Marc Poutre<br />
near the Montana border and has been printed with<br />
permission.<br />
P. 124<br />
OPENING REMARKS<br />
14 From the Desk of the North Dakota Department of<br />
Transportation<br />
15 From the Desk of the North Dakota Association of Oil<br />
& Gas Producing Counties’ President<br />
21 From the Desk of the North Dakota Association of Oil<br />
& Gas Producing Counties’ Executive Director<br />
27 A Message from the North Dakota Department<br />
of Mineral Resources<br />
31 A Message from the North Dakota Tax Commissioner<br />
SPECIAL SECTION<br />
33 Your Guide to the 22 nd Annual Williston Basin<br />
Petroleum Conference<br />
39 Highlights from The Bakken / Three Forks Shale Oil<br />
Innovation Conference & Expo<br />
A CLOSER LOOK<br />
46 Shale Showdown: The Bakken vs. Eagle Ford<br />
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