Joel Sartore Joel Sartore

National Geographic Photographer and Speaker

Keyword: Drilling the West

Photo: Encana-owned drilling sites on the mamm field near Rifle/Silt, Colorado.

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Encana-owned drilling sites on the mamm field near Rifle/Silt, Colorado. These rigs are drilling amongst the 40-acre housing sites in the Grass Mesa subdivision. The pipe drills some 60 feet per hour at dusk.

Photo: Encana-owned drilling sites on the mamm field near Rifle/Silt, Colorado.

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Encana-owned drilling sites on the mamm field near Rifle/Silt, Colorado. These rigs are drilling amongst the 40-acre housing sites in the Grass Mesa subdivision. The pipe drills some 60 feet per hour at dusk.

Photo: A branding of cattle in Gillette, Wyoming, where the branding is considered a social event.

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A branding of cattle in Gillette, Wyoming, where the branding is considered a social event.

Photo: A branding of cattle in Gillette, Wyoming, where the branding is considered a social event.

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A branding of cattle in Gillette, Wyoming, where the branding is considered a social event.

Photo: During a break from branding cattle at a ranch in Gillette, Wyoming, a woman holds her husband as he drinks a beer.

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During a break from branding cattle at a ranch in Gillette, Wyoming, a woman holds her husband as he drinks a beer.

Photo: The historic Sheridan Inn where the 'Battle of the Rosebud' mural hangs in the Inn's restaurant in Sheridan, Wyoming.

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The historic Sheridan Inn where the ‘Battle of the Rosebud’ mural hangs in the Inn’s restaurant in Sheridan, Wyoming. The mural is painted by Bernard Thomas and shows the battle of Native Americans against General George Crook in 1876. The natives won this battle and then defeated Custer just eight days later at Little Big Horn. This battle field is a huge part of native history and yet it is slated to be drilled for gas shortly.

Photo: A sign warns drillers of potential risk at a site near Rifle/Silt, Colorado.

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A sign warns drillers of potential risk at a site near Rifle/Silt, Colorado.

Photo: Encana-owned drilling sites on the mamm field near Rifle/Silt, Colorado.

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Encana-owned drilling sites on the mamm field near Rifle/Silt, Colorado. These rigs are drilling amongst the 40-acre housing sites in the Grass Mesa subdivision. The pipe drills some 60 feet per hour at dusk.

Photo: Encana-owned drilling sites on the mamm field near Rifle/Silt, Colorado.

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Encana-owned drilling sites on the mamm field near Rifle/Silt, Colorado. These rigs are drilling amongst the 40-acre housing sites in the Grass Mesa subdivision. The pipe drills some 60 feet per hour at dusk.

Photo: Encana-owned drilling sites on the mamm field near Rifle/Silt, Colorado.

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Encana-owned drilling sites on the mamm field near Rifle/Silt, Colorado. These rigs are drilling amongst the 40-acre housing sites in the Grass Mesa subdivision. The pipe drills some 60 feet per hour at dusk.

Photo: Encana-owned drilling sites on the mamm field near Rifle/Silt, Colorado.

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Encana-owned drilling sites on the mamm field near Rifle/Silt, Colorado. These rigs are drilling amongst the 40-acre housing sites in the Grass Mesa subdivision. The pipe drills some 60 feet per hour at dusk.

Photo: Encana-owned drilling sites on the mamm field near Rifle/Silt, Colorado.

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Encana-owned drilling sites on the mamm field near Rifle/Silt, Colorado. These rigs are drilling amongst the 40-acre housing sites in the Grass Mesa subdivision. The pipe drills some 60 feet per hour at dusk.

Photo: A coal bed methane crew near Buffalo, Wyoming drills for oil.

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A coal bed methane crew near Buffalo, Wyoming drills for oil.

Photo: Drillers take a rest after working to free gas in Buffalo, Wyoming.

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Drillers take a rest after working to free gas in Buffalo, Wyoming.

Photo: Drillers take a nap after working to free gas in Buffalo, Wyoming.

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Drillers take a nap after working to free gas in Buffalo, Wyoming.

Photo: The scenic Blancett Ranch in the San Juan Basin near Aztec, New Mexico

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The scenic Blancett Ranch in the San Juan Basin near Aztec, New Mexico

Photo: The scenic Blancett Ranch in the San Juan Basin near Aztec, New Mexico

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The scenic Blancett Ranch in the San Juan Basin near Aztec, New Mexico

Photo: The scenic Blancett Ranch in the San Juan Basin near Aztec, New Mexico

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The scenic Blancett Ranch in the San Juan Basin near Aztec, New Mexico

Photo: The scenic Blancett Ranch in the San Juan Basin near Aztec, New Mexico

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The scenic Blancett Ranch in the San Juan Basin near Aztec, New Mexico

Photo: Gas and oil companies have dotted Fidel Candelavia's ranch with wells despite his attempts to stop it.

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Gas and oil companies have dotted Fidel Candelavia’s ranch with wells despite his attempts to stop it.

Photo: Gas and oil companies have dotted Fidel Candelavia's ranch with wells despite his attempts to stop it.

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Gas and oil companies have dotted Fidel Candelavia’s ranch with wells despite his attempts to stop it.

Photo: Gas and oil companies have dotted Fidel Candelavia's ranch with wells despite his attempts to stop it.

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Gas and oil companies have dotted Fidel Candelavia’s ranch with wells despite his attempts to stop it.

Photo: Gas and oil companies have dotted Fidel Candelavia's ranch with wells despite his attempts to stop it.

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Gas and oil companies have dotted Fidel Candelavia’s ranch with wells despite his attempts to stop it.

Photo: Activity by energy companies, especially road building on Pauline McCauley's ranch near Farmington, New Mexico has let to a sharp drop in her sheep herd.

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Activity by energy companies, especially road building on Pauline McCauley’s ranch near Farmington, New Mexico has let to a sharp drop in her sheep herd.

Photo: Activity by energy companies, especially road building on Pauline McCauley's ranch near Farmington, New Mexico has let to a sharp drop in her sheep herd.

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Activity by energy companies, especially road building on Pauline McCauley’s ranch near Farmington, New Mexico has let to a sharp drop in her sheep herd.

Photo: Activity by energy companies, especially road building on Pauline McCauley's ranch near Farmington, New Mexico has let to a sharp drop in her sheep herd.

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Activity by energy companies, especially road building on Pauline McCauley’s ranch near Farmington, New Mexico has let to a sharp drop in her sheep herd.

Photo: Activity by energy companies, especially road building on Pauline McCauley's ranch near Farmington, New Mexico has let to a sharp drop in her sheep herd.

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Activity by energy companies, especially road building on Pauline McCauley’s ranch near Farmington, New Mexico has let to a sharp drop in her sheep herd.

Photo: Activity by energy companies, especially road building on Pauline McCauley's ranch near Farmington, New Mexico has let to a sharp drop in her sheep herd.

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Activity by energy companies, especially road building on Pauline McCauley’s ranch near Farmington, New Mexico has let to a sharp drop in her sheep herd.

Photo: Activity by energy companies, especially road building on Pauline McCauley's ranch near Farmington, New Mexico has let to a sharp drop in her sheep herd.

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Activity by energy companies, especially road building on Pauline McCauley’s ranch near Farmington, New Mexico has let to a sharp drop in her sheep herd.

Photo: Ranchers move cattle through a compressor station on their Bureau of Land Management grazing allotment in Aztec, New Mexico.

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Ranchers move cattle through a compressor station on their Bureau of Land Management grazing allotment in Aztec, New Mexico.

Photo: Ranchers move cattle through a compressor station on their Bureau of Land Management grazing allotment in Aztec, New Mexico.

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Ranchers move cattle through a compressor station on their Bureau of Land Management grazing allotment in Aztec, New Mexico.

Photo: Ranchers move cattle through a compressor station on their Bureau of Land Management grazing allotment in Aztec, New Mexico.

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Ranchers move cattle through a compressor station on their Bureau of Land Management grazing allotment in Aztec, New Mexico.

Photo: A sign marking natural gas production area near Farmington, New Mexico.

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A sign marking natural gas production area near Farmington, New Mexico.

Photo: The sun sets over a gas refinery near Bloomfield, NM in the San Juan Basin.

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The sun sets over a gas refinery near Bloomfield, NM in the San Juan Basin.

Photo: The sun sets over a cemetary near a gas refinery near Bloomfield, NM in the San Juan Basin.

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The sun sets over a cemetary near a gas refinery near Bloomfield, NM in the San Juan Basin.

Photo: The sun sets over a cemetary near a gas refinery near Bloomfield, NM in the San Juan Basin.

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The sun sets over a cemetary near a gas refinery near Bloomfield, NM in the San Juan Basin.

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