Questions remain after tough year in North Dakota oil patch AMY R. SISK, The Bismarck Tribune March 15, 2021 FacebookTwitterEmail BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — Kyle Ostrand found himself looking up townhouses in Williston, trying to talk his workers into becoming roommates after the oil price collapsed last year. Some of them without families in town agreed to live together, and although they don’t necessarily work long hours anymore to bring in big paychecks like when oil was booming at the start of 2020, they’re still employed by 3 Forks Services. The company provides transportation, logistics and crane services across the Bakken oil patch.