<P> The Bakken Formation / ˈbɑːkən / is a rock unit from the Late Devonian to Early Mississippian age occupying about 200,000 square miles ( 520,000 km ) of the subsurface of the Williston Basin , underlying parts of Montana , North Dakota , Saskatchewan and Manitoba . The formation was initially described by geologist J.W. Nordquist in 1953 . The formation is entirely in the subsurface , and has no surface outcrop . It is named after Henry Bakken , a farmer in Tioga , North Dakota , who owned the land where the formation was initially discovered , during drilling for oil . </P>
<P> The Bakken Formation / ˈbɑːkən / is a rock unit from the Late Devonian to Early Mississippian age occupying about 200,000 square miles ( 520,000 km ) of the subsurface of the Williston Basin , underlying parts of Montana , North Dakota , Saskatchewan and Manitoba . The formation was initially described by geologist J.W. Nordquist in 1953 . The formation is entirely in the subsurface , and has no surface outcrop . It is named after Henry Bakken , a farmer in Tioga , North Dakota , who owned the land where the formation was initially discovered , during drilling for oil . </P>
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