Oil Well Basics

Over 400,000 oil and gas wells have been drilled across Alberta over the last century, building the province and its economy. But as the economy keeps moving forward, what are they leaving behind? Some landowners are worried about contamination and that they are going to be left to clean up after the industry. Chris Jeri and Leo Kavanagh‘s animations for 16×9 break down the growing number of wells in Alberta that are inactive, the ones that aren’t up being kept up to code and the ones left behind when a company goes bankrupt.