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Tectonic History Of Billings And Southern Mckenzie Counties, Southwestern North Dakota, John J. Crashell
Tectonic History Of Billings And Southern Mckenzie Counties, Southwestern North Dakota, John J. Crashell
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Billings and southern McKenzie Counties contain about 40 active oil and gas fields. In the same area, two major structural highs and several minor ones can be recognized. The first of these, the Billings anticline, extends approximately 60 km (18 mi.) along a north-south line in central Billings County, and is composed of two parallel folds. A second major structure, here termed the Rough Rider anticline, lies west of the Billings anticline, and also extends about 60 km (18 mi.) along a north-south line from north-central Billings County into southern McKenzie County. Both of these structures are fault-bounded on their …