This illustration from the New York Times shows what the underground well bores around Williston would like like aboveground.
Don’t miss this story from the New York Times, which shows what North Dakota would look like if all 40,000 miles of underground well bores in the state were aboveground.
Take a good look at the top illustration in the story, in the lower righthand corner, and note the drawing of the World Trade Center One building, which will help you imagine the scale of these drilling lines.
If Last Best News had a really top-notch graphics department, we would produce similar illustrations showing what all the underground mine shafts beneath Butte would look like if they were aboveground. In fact, if there is anyone out there who could help us with that, we’d love to hear from you.
