what is bakken
The Bakken Shale formation is one of the largest oil and natural gas plays currently in the United States and occupies approximately over 200,000 square miles in North Dakota, Montana, and Canada.The formation was named after Henry Bakken, a farmer in ND where it was initally discovered.he Bakken Shale formation is one of the largest oil and natural gas plays currently in the United States and occupies approximately over 200,000 square miles in North Dakota, Montana, and Canada.