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UND rock library looks to preserve core of energy industry AMY R. SISK, The Bismarck Tribune May 14, 2021 FacebookTwitterEmail GRAND FORKS, N.D. (AP) A few hours’ drive from the Bakken oil fields lies a treasure trove for geologists: rock from nearly every oil well ever drilled in North Dakota, under one roof. The rock is tucked neatly into cardboard boxes stacked on numerous warehouse storage shelves in the Wilson M. Laird Core and Sample Library on the University of North Dakota campus in Grand Forks. “We’ve got about enough core to lay out from here to Fargo, 85 miles or so,” director Jeff Bader said. ....
GRAND FORKS A few hoursâ drive from the Bakken oil fields lies a treasure trove for geologists: rock from nearly every oil well ever drilled in North Dakota, under one roof. The rock is tucked neatly into cardboard boxes stacked on numerous warehouse storage shelves in the Wilson M. Laird Core and Sample Library on the University of North Dakota campus in Grand Forks. âWeâve got about enough core to lay out from here to Fargo, 85 miles or so,â Director Jeff Bader said. The library is part of the North Dakota Geological Survey and houses two forms of rock: core and drill cuttings. Core refers to cylinders of rock that oil companies pull out of the ground by attaching special bits to the end of their drills that make clean cuts as they preserve large chunks. Coring often is done when companies explore new places to establish wells. ....
Messenger ‘Resident Alien,” a new Syfy series that caught the attention of veteran TV critic Rob Owen and approving viewers, is evidence that inventive shows exist outside premium cable and streaming services. “It’s been a while since there’s been a cable show, a basic cable show on USA or Syfy or another one of those channels, that’s struck me as something I would go back and give another look,” Owen, a Pittsburgh Tribune-Review columnist, said of the comic book-inspired series that arrived in January. This image released by Syfy shows Judah Prehn, (left), and Alien Harry in the new series ‘Resident Alien.’ (AP) ....