February 28, 2008
Bakken Most Improved; Fayetteville Leaps; Barnett May Slow
In a report analyzing drilling activity and well results for various oil and gas shale plays around the country, “Resource Chronicles,” Jefferies & Co. analyst Subash Chandra has ranked the plays.
His “most improved” title goes to North Dakota’s Bakken oil shale. “Several operators will increase their rig count in 2008, in contrast to most other plays. EOG Resources, Hess Corp. and Marathon Oil…will each run eight rigs in 2008, compared with six [last fall],” he reports.
-- Leslie Haines
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