BAKKEN BREAKOUT WEEKLY ENERGY BRIEFS
NDSU studying material for oil and gas exploration FARGO (AP) — Scientists at North Dakota State University are analyzing ma-
terials that could play a role in North Dakota oil and gas exploration. NDSU’s Center for Nanoscale Science and Engineering is analyzing 198 sam-
ples of clay from various points in North Dakota to determine their suitability for use in hydraulic fracturing. The clay could be used in the hydraulic fracturing process to keep fractures
open.
Geological Survey in Bismarck. The testing is expected to take about fi ve months. Hydraulic fracturing involves pumping water, chemicals and grit underground
The work is being done as part of a research agreement with the North Dakota
at high pressure to create and prop open cracks in oil-bearing rock. That promotes the fl ow of oil.
DMV working to keep up with oilfi eld driver demand BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — The demand for truck drivers in the eastern Mon-
tana oilfi elds has the state Motor Vehicle Division and driving schools scrambling to keep up. Attorney General Steve Bullock said the agency’s Motor Vehicle Division is adding new Commercial Driver’s License examiner positions in Sidney and Glen- dive and upgrading current license examiners in Billings, Great Falls, Missoula, Kalispell and Polson. Carmella Campanian of Sage Trucking School in Billings said enrollment has been double the normal for the past seven months, while classes at its Missoula campus are also full. The state Department of Transportation reports that 20 employees with com-
mercial driver’s licenses have resigned to take Bakken jobs. The agency has more than 700 drivers with CDLs.
“Mitchell’s is always seeking highly motivated employees.”
Stevensville company offering bus to Bakken LOLO, Mont. (AP) — A Stevensville company plans to start a charter bus ser-
vice to take Montana workers to their jobs in the Bakken Oil Fields. R ‘n’ R Stagelines plans to start its service in April. It would leave Lolo on Sun-
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days and come back on Mondays. The company also plans stops in Butte, Boze- man and Billings. Stevensville carpenter Jay Bays works in North Dakota, close to a 700-mile
drive one way. Bays said the bus service will save wear and tear on his pickup truck, while his wife, Donna, said having him ride a bus instead of drive will give her peace of mind. Truck driver Bill Hanson said it would be cheaper, too, because the cost of diesel fuel is going up. The company plans to charge $150 one-way from western Montana.
Texas man pleads temporary insanity in oil fi eld worker
death MINOT (AP) — A Texas man accused of killing a fellow oil fi eld worker in
North Dakota a year ago has pleaded not guilty due to lack of criminal responsi- bility, the state’s version of the temporary insanity defense. Judge William McLees accepted the plea of 33-year-old Charles Davis II of
Falls, Texas, in Minot on March 12, 2011. Authorities said the two men were em- ployed by the Halliburton company and were working in a hotel conference room when they got into a fi ght.
Trinity, Texas, based on doctor evaluations. Davis now will be evaluated for po- tential danger to society. A hearing will be held later to determine his fate, which could include being committed. Davis was accused of stabbing to death 48-year-old Donald Flowers of Wichita
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