North Dakota Oil Fields at Night, July 2015

North Dakota oil fields at night, July 2015. Lights indicate active drilling sites and infrastructure during a boom period for the Bakken Formation.
North Dakota oil fields at night, July 2015. Lights indicate active drilling sites and infrastructure during a boom period for the Bakken Formation.

Illuminated by artificial lights, the North Dakota oil fields are visible at night in July 2015. This period marked a significant boom in oil production for the state, driven by the Bakken Formation. The lights represent active drilling sites, processing facilities, and associated infrastructure that operate around the clock to extract and transport crude oil. The expansion of oil extraction in North Dakota has had substantial economic and environmental impacts on the region.

Photo taken in July 2015.

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