We made a phone call last night to Harold Rolfsrud, patriarch of the western North Dakota Rolfsrud clan. He was in good spirits, perhaps owing to the arrival there of an inch or so of much-needed rain. The crops are in. Now it is wait and see.He reports no activity on the old place, where an oil rig is expected to arise any time this summer, making its bid for the Bakken Shale treasure.
The photo above was supplied by a Californian who introduced himself to the Rolfsrud blog recently. Nicknamed "Chops," he's an ex-North Dakotan who inherited a tiny interest in some Dakota mineral rights so now he's googling "Bakken" to see whatever comes up.
He had no interest whatsover in the prestigious 55-Hole Golf Oil Tour.
We wished him luck and riches and referred him to more authoritative blogs. We don't really know the source of his dramatic photo, could be one of those internet things that was photoshopped and passed on, or it could be real. It was taken in Texas in April, the caption says.
