- chatting in Joyce's cafe and the Dan retired old man looks not like oil tycoon, but appearances are deceptive, especially in North Dakota.
Robert the west, in a crumpled overalls, a top baseball cap, because he drinking coffee, and discussed the oil prices, has changed the former in the small towns of farmers.
He said: "some young people bought many - machinery, vehicles, such a thing," said, the 75 - year - old western. "We the rest of the people, I think it will not change the way we live a lot. I don't have a lot of demand.
He left, his friend Rogstad earl to a visitor said: "it's too bad Robert not ready to his plane... he offers last summer I flew past see (well) from the air."
Western and did not mention he is common have sent single engine propeller aircraft, according to the FAA's record. He also admitted that receive well oil royalties from his farm, but the local people said, "he is far from the richest man in town. The west it is not clear whether a millionaire or just the rich.
And the coordination Heidbreder Dan city, "ward says," you can't tell farmers' average Joe millionaire average Joe.
In five years, average income in Mountrail county, North Dakota hub of the oil production upsurge, almost doubled in 2010 $52027 per head in, it in America's richest 100 counties, including New York and California's marin, on the basis of the r.
Prosperity can create 2 billion millionaire a year in North Dakota, of the university of North Dakota innovation center founder Bruce said, Gjovig.
Many area residents get $50000 or $60000 a month oil royalty and some of the more than $100000, saying, behold, David is Unkenholz, a senior trust officials in waterford city the first international bank, trust, Mackenzie county seat, it is in the second oil production county state Mountrail behind.
Oil is so rich, in Stanley, where the population of about a times, up to 3200 over the past five years, a drilling down town, many homeowners could accept less oil royalty checks.
North Dakota many new rich "big well wide of the" balance savings and checking accounts, hidden cash, bank Unkenholz said.
Monster home, showing off the diamond ring or in North Dakota, California and New York sports luxury car is almost not exist. Here the wealth is a delicate work.
The local people pointed out, pickup truck. Prosperity, drive and the Dan ford dealers, grassland car company, a partner Gary Evans said, hung all over the additional truck sales.
"They have a lot of more complex, a lot more than they have ever been, what even parts pack up," said Evans. "There is a great demand deserve to act the role of a pickup truck car - the footboard barbecue titanium chrome wheels everything."
Evans, 66 years old, since 1970 part owner of the distribution shop service business manager said, most people did not change their buying habits, especially over the age of 50.
"These people you can see, you don't even know if they have oil is good, they may have a few," said Evans, who the west and Dan the family farm to grow up, there are also some mineral mu.
Oil MATH
Rich locals don't brag about his own money one reason is because some residents have no his precious land and mining boom has missed. In North Dakota, often is the land and mineral right can separate and sales.
Royalty payment base oil production and sales mainly in one or two square miles of land. The owner of the mineral right received of the royalty. It can be a complicated work in more than one land into the heir to the right.
In simple terms, a 1 million barrels of oil production, every day sales in $80 a barrel, will produce a monthly 31 days $248. National tax levy mining and production of about 11.5%. From there, if the obligee has one 5 of the royalty, they will receive 43896 dollars a month.
In July, North Dakota average production 920000 barrels of oil well, but some produced more than 10000 barrels of the royalty owner in a month, an unexpected harvest.
Some money, go to church anonymous donations of form and some schools technology, say, the city Heidbreder coordination.
This is not just land owner benefit from prosperity. Oil has also brought the high income work, and some money, screening to local enterprise.
The so-called man camp were springing up appear in North Dakota oil workers living in makeshift dormitory.
A man camp in Willis's employee housing providers goal of logistics, 26 kitchen staff, all from the state WaiBan, continuous 6 weeks work 84 hours a week, and then two weeks of false, executive chef Jason freeman said.
Target logistics are some people camp in western North Dakota, including hotels and in Stanley tank, mainly used for energy employees. Willis meal, the area's largest city, the camp looks a military base space, about 800 workers, and a huge buffet restaurant, gym, lounge and other facilities.
"This is a booming economy, it's not exist any other place," freeman says, he lives in central Minnesota.
Oil heat and disadvantages. Crime report is in Stanley, even if not so much of the population. Serious attacks were reported in the last year rose by 55%, oil production county, according to the number of countries.
Grote Gayleen, who lived in a family farm TaiAo add in northern oil stain, said that she had one with a concealed weapon permit, in bra holster, sometimes put a semiautomatic handgun.
Grote, said: "there are a lot of testosterone, complement, although she had never get positive, male driver has stopped several times, she went to area road." What have you done, drink, "she said.
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