WATFORD CITY, N.D. (AP) — First came the roughnecks and other oil field workers, almost all men. FIGHTS AND FRENZYSince the boom began in 2010, jobs in McKenzie County have come and gone with oil’s changing fortunes. Watford City — perched on a bluff, its skyline defined by a pair of grain elevators — spilled out onto surrounding farmland. Leaving his farm and trying to turn left into Watford City, Lawlar could wait for an hour for a gap in traffic. Smith, a 31-year-old native of the Fort Worth, Texas, area who took an oil field job in McKenzie County six years ago.

Source: thestar September 05, 2021 13:18 UTC