Havre man enjoys hard work in the Bakken

The explosion of oil drilling in the Bakken fields has created problems for the people of Williston, N.D., and Sidney, Mont.

But it has also created tremendous opportunities for local residents and has provided quality jobs for people from throughout the country, said Paul Doney of Havre.

Doney has spent the last six months working as a truck driver on the oilfields. And he'd encourage others to sign on for work in the Bakkens if they are committed to working long and hard.

"It is the most intense, off the hook work I have ever had, " he said.

He said he is one of a handful of workers who comm...