It's a wildcatter's wildest dream: a formation estimated to hold about 7 billion barrels of crude oil.
A new lab at the Î÷¹ÏÓ°ÊÓ brings together geologists, petroleum engineers, geophysicists and economic development experts — all with the goal of recovering the black gold that sits underneath a large section of central Î÷¹ÏÓ°ÊÓ.
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