Merrick & Co., Aurora, and North Dakota-based Ulteig Engineers have formed a strategic alliance to provide engineering services to oil and gas companies working in the Williston Basin. The teams kicked off their partnership at the North Dakota Petroleum Council annual meeting recently held in Medora, N.D.

The Williston Basin covers 142,500 sq miles in eastern Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota and into Saskatchewan. Oil was first discovered in the basin in the 1920s, and with current drilling technology, it is being actively explored once again.