On USGS quadrangle maps from 1947-1992, oil wells are marked by hollow black circles. Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not responsible for the accuracy of news releases posted to EurekAlert!
Artificial intelligence might make the process much faster. Researchers adapted a state-of-the-art vision neural network ...
Mapping the Wells The AI algorithm was applied to quadrangle maps, a subset of the USGS archive featuring consistent symbols for wells. This analysis focused on four counties with significant oil ...