A new, state-of-the-art deep learning framework was trained to recognize oil and gas well symbols on historical topographic maps spanning decades. Using this approach, researchers highlighted over ...

a sophisticated algorithm designed to identify oil and gas well symbols on these maps. Researchers manually labeled wells on 100 maps to train the AI, teaching it to recognize the distinct hollow ...

Between 1947 and 1992, these maps also used consistent symbols for oil and gas wells: a hollow black circle. "For a human being, looking at this circle and recognizing it is extremely easy ...

The team trained their AI mode specifically to identify a symbol shaped like a hollow black circle that was commonly used to identify oil and gas well in topographical maps. A human data labeller ...

In the United States, where oil and natural gas has been extracted for about 170 years, it is estimated that there are between 310,000 and 800,000 'undocumented orphaned wells (UOWs)'. These are ...

The organization, which bills itself as non-partisan, made these animated maps, below, showing oil and gas wells in three of the busiest energy belts in the state. It's important to note that ...