North Dakota's Bakken well count eclipses 15,000
August 26, 2014 at 10:56 AM EDT
WILLISTON, North Dakota, Aug 26 (Reuters) - The number of wells drilled in North Dakota has eclipsed 15,000 for the first time, underscoring the breakneck development of the state's Bakken shale formation, where more than 1 million barrels of oil are extracted each month.