I wonder how long the boom will continue. My wife is from Bismarck, and a lifelong friend is from Kenmare. So I've spent some time in No-Dak. Once the oil boom is over, there isn't gonna be anything to keep people there.
Right now, they're building houses, apartment complexes, hotels, restaurants, nightclubs, groceries, gas stations, and all kinds of retail and infrastructure to support the rapid mass influx of workers, almost faster than is believable.
I sure hope the oil production keeps apace for at least a couple decades or so. Assuming that we still have a country.