The greatest concentration of rotary drilling rigs in the world were biting their way into West Edmond oilfield last week, 15 miles from Oklahoma City. West Edmond was spewing out a $500,000 monthly payroll and a major housing headache for the already oil-booming capital and its environs.
To petroleum geologists, concerned with the nation's future oil resources, West Edmond is a welcome find. Its proven reserves are now indicated at 117 million bbl. (20 million bbl. qualifies a field to be classed as major). And West Edmond is young, its capacity still not...
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