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Unconventional Oil, North Dakota Communities, and the Need to Improve State Fiscal Policy

This report reviews the growing infrastructure and services needs of the Bakken boom and whether North Dakota and other states are prepared to meet the demands of unconventional energy development.

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County Level Drilling Activity, 2001-2011

This report focuses on county-level details of drilling rig activity for the period 2001 to 2011 in the six Rocky Mountain oil and gas states of Colorado, Montana, New Mexico, North Dakota, Utah, and Wyoming.

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Drilling Rig Activity Nears 20-Year High

A graphical analysis of oil and natural gas drilling in the United States which now has returned to pre-recession levels.

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Use EPS-HDT to compare your region to the rest of the country. Includes socioeconomic data pulled from several sources.

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