USA TODAY | Oil woes? Not in North Dakota USA TODAY North Dakota is holding its own when it comes to producing oil, despite the stubborn slump in oil prices and predictions that the U.S. shale boom is about to fade. A new report from North Dakota's Department of Mineral Resources puts the state's oil ... Uncertain outlook as North Dakota tops 10000 shale oil wells 10000 oil wells drilled, 50000 to go, Helms says |