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Geoscape - Northwest Territories

Gas & Oil

Gas in Mackenzie Delta

Gas and oil pass through porous rock and can become trapped in folded or faulted rocks.

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Oil at Norman Wells

Oil from seeps found along the Mackenzie River was used by First Nations people as a sealant for their canoes.

The first oil well at Norman Wells has been in continuous production since 1923.

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