The other big Shale Boom is Eagle Ford- South Texas... From what I gather , similar in size, a bit bigger resource than the Bakken, not quite as high quality. I think the same kind of Boom is going on -
http://www.mysanantonio.com/business...er-1390441.php
http://www.chron.com/business/energy...ms-1690501.php
http://www.chron.com/business/energy...as-1685388.php
Oil rush creates jobs boom in Texas