Article Photos: Regulator building database of aerial maps to track Oklahoma oil field activity

Historic aerial photos allow field inspectors at the Oklahoma Corporation Commission to pinpoint oil and natural gas wells. This photo shows the area around the state Capitol in Oklahoma City in 2010, at left, and 1941.

Historic aerial photos allow field inspectors at the Oklahoma Corporation Commission to pinpoint oil and natural gas wells. This photo shows the area around the state Capitol in Oklahoma City in 2010, at left, and 1941.