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Volume: 69 (1985)

Issue: 5. (May)

First Page: 847

Last Page: 847

Title: Regional Aquifers and Petroleum in Williston Basin Region of United States: ABSTRACT

Author(s): Joe S. Downey, John F. Busby, George A. Dinwiddie

Article Type: Meeting abstract

Abstract:

At least five major aquifers underlie the northern Great Plains of the United States, which includes parts of the Williston basin in Montana and North Dakota. These aquifers form a hydrologic system that extends more than 960 km from recharge areas in the Rocky Mountains to discharge areas in eastern North Dakota and the Canadian Provinces of Manitoba and Saskatchewan. The regional flow system in the aquifers has had a major effect on the chemical composition of ground water within the Williston basin. Hydrodynamic forces may contribute to the accumulation of petroleum within the basin.

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