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Emerging environmental impacts of unconventional oil development in the Bakken Formation in the Williston Basin of western North Dakota 
Gadhamshetty, V; Shrestha, N; Chilkoor, G; Bathi, JR 
2015 
American Chemical Society 
Washington, DC 
Hydraulic fracturing: Environmental issues 
1216 
151-180 
English 
is a chapter of 2998561 Hydraulic fracturing: Environmental issues
The Devonian and Mississippian Bakken formation in the Williston basin of western North Dakota (ND) contains the largest known source of unconventional oil in the United States (U.S.). Advanced drilling and fracturing technologies have enabled exponential increase in oil production from previously inaccessible (low-permeability) shale formations in the Bakken formation. The state of ND now ranks as a second largest oil producing state in the U.S. However, the abrupt increase in unconventional oil production and associated economic benefits may bring long-term negative environmental impacts. There is a dire need to engage both the public and research scientists with the emerging environmental impacts of oil development. This chapter provides a critical summary of the potential impacts of the Bakken oil development on the diverse subdomains of the environment. 
Drogos, DL 
ACS Symposium Series, Vol. 1216 
9780841231221