Hammersmith Posted July 26, 2014 Share Posted July 26, 2014 I heard the rain is slowing progress so they are behind. Yeah, if they were planning an August open, I doubt they'll make it. Structure done, plywood sheathing almost done, brick veneer started in back, no windows, interior looks to be only at stud stage. Lots of work left. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SiouxVolley Posted July 27, 2014 Share Posted July 27, 2014 It's not a Sonic, but downtown Watford City is getting a rather large development for small town ND. http://www.watfordcitynd.com/image/cache/07-23-14_coltown_properties_2.jpg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darell1976 Posted July 27, 2014 Share Posted July 27, 2014 It's not a Sonic, but downtown Watford City is getting a rather large development for small town ND. http://www.watfordcitynd.com/image/cache/07-23-14_coltown_properties_2.jpg So is Watford City the new West Fargo? Seems like that town is growing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sioux rube Posted July 27, 2014 Share Posted July 27, 2014 So is Watford City the new West Fargo? Seems like that town is growing. It's gone from roughly 1700 to over 6000 in the last 5 years. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sioux rube Posted July 27, 2014 Share Posted July 27, 2014 Minot's is open... look out for the Beavers And believe me it's nothing special. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geaux_sioux Posted July 27, 2014 Share Posted July 27, 2014 And believe me it's nothing special. Sonic food is average at best. The drinks on the other hand. Mmmmmmm limeade. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sioux rube Posted July 27, 2014 Share Posted July 27, 2014 Sonic food is average at best. The drinks on the other hand. Mmmmmmm limeade. I will admit the drinks are tasty. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackheart Posted July 28, 2014 Share Posted July 28, 2014 Sonic food is average at best. The drinks on the other hand. Mmmmmmm limeade. can you get the Big Kahuna Burger there? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MafiaMan Posted July 28, 2014 Share Posted July 28, 2014 Sonic food is average at best. The drinks on the other hand. Mmmmmmm limeade. Their burgers are pretty good...and those 2-5pm drink specials? The iced tea? Yummy! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SiouxVolley Posted July 31, 2014 Share Posted July 31, 2014 http://online.wsj.com/articles/the-fastest-growing-airports-are-in-north-dakota-1406760558 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mg2009 Posted August 12, 2014 Share Posted August 12, 2014 It completely went over your head. Every other Bisonville thread talks about how great Fargo is because it has a Sonic or was the first with a Kohl's, so Fargo obviously is the best ND has to offer according to Bville. Bisonville is also looking for a sugardaddy with a spare $200 m so it can buy itself a domed stadium for FBS. Those statements were parodies on posters like Bison Dan and most of Bisonville. Fargo is indeed the best part of ND, at least as places to live go. Still haven't been to all the parks so I can't comment on the overall picture, but turtle river has been calling my name. It's not a Sonic, but downtown Watford City is getting a rather large development for small town ND. http://www.watfordci...roperties_2.jpg pretty slick looking building, good for watford city. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
homer Posted August 13, 2014 Share Posted August 13, 2014 Fargo is indeed the best part of ND, at least as places to live go. In your opinion. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nodak78 Posted August 13, 2014 Share Posted August 13, 2014 I look forward to the day when Fargo becomes the second largest city in ND. Wow will that be fun. About 10 to 15 years. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScottM Posted August 14, 2014 Share Posted August 14, 2014 I look forward to the day when Fargo becomes the second largest city in ND. Wow will that be fun. About 10 to 15 years. Only as long as the Bakken keeps producing profitable oil. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SiouxVolley Posted August 14, 2014 Share Posted August 14, 2014 Only as long as the Bakken keeps producing profitable oil. Continental Resources, Harold Hamm's company, is showing possible 2024 production from the Bakken at 3M bpd, in their latest quarterly presentation. Bentek, a consulting firm in the industry, is conservatively predicted 1.7 M bpd. Continental has been spot on when they predict production, but government sources have always badly under predicted. The Bakken is like a multi-tiered wedding cake that has oil instead of frosting in the shale zones. The four zones of the Three Forks shale are just begining production. Many of them are almost as good as the Middle Bakken. The Three Forks extends further south and east than the Bakken, so places further south of Dickinson and east of Killdeer could see a lot of drilling. Towner county, the county east of Minot, is seeing a lot of leasing. Some speculate that Canadian companies want to drill the Birdbear formation, which is rather shallow and is what allows successful oil well drilling near Bottineau. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darell1976 Posted August 14, 2014 Share Posted August 14, 2014 Has there been any estimates about how long the oil will be pumping out west? 20 years 50 years 100 years? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Sicatoka Posted August 14, 2014 Share Posted August 14, 2014 The last numbers I saw (six months ago) said that only about 1/5 of the wells in the Bakken region (to get the Bakken and Three Forks oil) have been drilled. Yes, about 10000 of an expected 50000 wells are drilled. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SiouxVolley Posted August 14, 2014 Share Posted August 14, 2014 .pretty slick looking building, good for watford city. Six high rise buildings are part of the development. OneOK just announced another gas plant around Watford City, it biggest yet and its fifth in the county. Just in McKenzie County, OneOK will have nearly a billion cfh capacity, which is large for anywhere, never mind Watford City. Those gas plants total capital costs is around $2 billion, so McKenzie County will have a huge tax base and nearly 1000 jobs with OneOK in the off chance no more oil wells are drilled there. The New York developers understood that Watford City will be economically viable for their lifetimes. Right now, those gas plants don't recover ethane, but send it down the pipelines with methane to be burned. Ethane is a big part of Bakken natural gas, one of the richer streams of ethane around. That is an incredible waste of resources, burning ethane with methane. One day, European or Asian chemical companies will want that ethane to be converted in polyethylene, probably near the Missouri River. When that day comes, Watford City and Williston will add a secondary boom almost as big as the first one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SiouxVolley Posted August 14, 2014 Share Posted August 14, 2014 Has there been any estimates about how long the oil will be pumping out west? 20 years 50 years 100 years? The amount of gas actually increases for a time as the oil flow rates goes down. With the rate at which technology is increasing, at least 2050, and probably beyond. Even now, only about 8% of the oil comes out of the ground. With CO2 injection, that number could be as high as 20%. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nodak78 Posted August 14, 2014 Share Posted August 14, 2014 Only as long as the Bakken keeps producing profitable oil. The multi pad drilling is reducing the cost of operations. It will be profitable. At a minimum 40,000 more wells to be drilled and many more gas plants. For each new well 1 and 1/2 permanent jobs. So another 60,000 workers in the next 20 years just to service the wells. 3 new refineries will be added. One this year and the other in a couple years. The liquid gas is plentiful and top grade. In the future manufacturing will be added. Williston will be come a major retail shopping center as it is 2 hours to Minot. Over 2 billion in retail development is coming to Williston in the next few years. In August direct flights to Houston will be starting. UND will have a nice connection to the oilfields with the new petrol degrees. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darell1976 Posted August 14, 2014 Share Posted August 14, 2014 The amount of gas actually increases for a time as the oil flow rates goes down. With the rate at which technology is increasing, at least 2050, and probably beyond. Even now, only about 8% of the oil comes out of the ground. With CO2 injection, that number could be as high as 20%. That's good to hear. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SiouxVolley Posted August 18, 2014 Share Posted August 18, 2014 Epping Lives ... and will grow into a small city But Epping is about to change. The tens of thousands of workers who have flocked to high-paying jobs have driven huge demand for housing in oil patch towns. Now, a half-mile from town, developers are building Epping Ranch, a subdivision that will have 400 cookie-cutter homes, a contrast to the western facades of Main Street. “There will probably be a few thousand people there — that’s a small city,” said Lee Luscht, a listing agent for the agency handling Epping Ranch. “I think the little post office there is about to get pretty crowded.” http://bismarcktribune.com/bakken/little-epping-braces-for-its-share-of-oil-boom/article_5e036fc8-257e-11e4-b4b9-0019bb2963f4.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SiouxVolley Posted August 18, 2014 Share Posted August 18, 2014 Looks like Williston could get a 16 story hotel and convention center mostly funded by private sources. http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/08/18/us-williston-conventioncenter-idUSKBN0GI1V220140818 A subsidiary of real estate developer The Prime Group Inc said on Monday it plans to build a $150 million convention center in Williston, North Dakota, aiming to supply a world-class meeting space for the fast-growing oil boom community. The 16-story complex, which wouldn't open until 2016 at the earliest and still needs funding and approval from city officials, would have more than 600,000 square feet of space, including indoor and outdoor exhibition areas, a Ruth's Chris Steak House, retail shops, office space, underground parking and a 300-room hotel. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mg2009 Posted August 18, 2014 Share Posted August 18, 2014 I look forward to the day when Fargo becomes the second largest city in ND. Wow will that be fun. About 10 to 15 years. won't happen. The gap isn't even being closed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nodak78 Posted August 18, 2014 Share Posted August 18, 2014 won't happen. The gap isn't even being closed. Buckle up it most certainly is. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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