Gov. Doug Burgum’s goal to make North Dakota carbon neutral by the end of the decade has prompted a lot of chatter among leaders of energy companies and state officials
UND rock library looks to preserve core of energy industry
AMY R. SISK, The Bismarck Tribune
May 14, 2021
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GRAND FORKS, N.D. (AP) A few hours’ drive from the Bakken oil fields lies a treasure trove for geologists: rock from nearly every oil well ever drilled in North Dakota, under one roof.
The rock is tucked neatly into cardboard boxes stacked on numerous warehouse storage shelves in the Wilson M. Laird Core and Sample Library on the University of North Dakota campus in Grand Forks.
“We’ve got about enough core to lay out from here to Fargo, 85 miles or so,” director Jeff Bader said.
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