Are you curious about how oil companies and drillers know where their wells are drawing oil from? Kathy Neset of Neset Consulting gets technical on spacing the horizontal sections of wells and how they’re determined.
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According to the North Dakota Petroleum Council, economic impact per rig is estimated at about $105 million. Get lots more in this short piece from the Bismarck Tribune.
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A redevelopment idea for a portion of downtown Bismarck is making its way through the land development process, and backers of the idea hope to have an official plan and price within a couple months if the early concept meets the approval of city officials.
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Bismarck Public Schools has an enrollment of nearly 12,000 and within five years, they’re expecting 14,000. That type of growth has them considering all options for making room including new schools, new boundaries, and construction additions.
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Water is a valuable resource, and state and county water officials want to create a long-term water usage plan that protects the resources and our state’s water interests.
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Bismarck has grown significantly in the past 50 years, both in area and population. Bismarck Mayor Mike Seminary is proposing a plan to encourage growth within. It’s a concept that has the potential to solve numerous issues associated with growth.
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In 1893 Laura Eisenhuth was elected North Dakota’s Superintendent of Public Instruction; she was the first woman to hold statewide office in the United States. Learn more about women in North Dakota politics in a new book by Susan Wefald.
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The surge funding bill is past the legislative branch and now in the hands of the State’s top executive. Governor Dalrymple is expected to sign the bill tomorrow. It includes $32 million in surge funding for Minot.
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A proposed bridge over the Little Missouri river north of Medora that draw criticism due to its location near Elkhorn Ranch is being re-sited to a less controversial location.
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The lawsuite filed by a Minneapolis law firm and plaintiff Cindy Marchello against Houston-based oil company C & J Energy Services alleges her job at C & J Energy Services subjected her to “intolerable working conditions as to cause her to quit her job.”
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For every barrel of oil we produce, we generate 1.6 barrels of water that we have to deal with. Clearly, water technology has a big role to play in the Bakken. Writing for the Bismarck Tribune, Jason Spiess goes in-depth on the water issue.
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The second half of this article is most interesting, here’s the quote Lynn Helms on pipes that are already in the ground that stands out, “every inch of pipe that was put in the ground since 2006 to the end of 2013 pretty much was too small.”
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A newly imposed fee for transporting recyclables will likely put Medora’s recycling program in jeopardy. Commentary: Meanwhile in Minot, we have yet to figure out a way to save a little space in the landfill.
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The House Education Committee heard testimony yesterday on the Common Core debate and the bill that’s moving through the legislature. Amy Sisk has details on the passionate discussion and the details on the bill.
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There are lots of income tax related bills on the legislative agenda this session, Jessica Holdman from the Bismarck Tribune provides a nice overview of the bills and informative commentary from State Tax Commissioner Ryan Rauschenberger.
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It’s official, the bill requiring high school students to pass a civics exam similar to one required to become a naturalized citizen prior to graduating is now law.
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