K2 Radio » chesapeake energy http://k2radio.com Wyoming's Radio Station Tue, 18 Jun 2013 04:10:39 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 No Fines For Wyoming Blowout http://k2radio.com/no-fines-for-wyoming-blowout/ http://k2radio.com/no-fines-for-wyoming-blowout/#comments Thu, 11 Apr 2013 21:13:57 +0000 Associated Press http://k2radio.com/?p=274361 The owner of an eastern Wyoming oil well that blew out, causing 50 people to flee their homes, has not been fined in the year since the accident.

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]]> http://k2radio.com/no-fines-for-wyoming-blowout/feed/ 0 David McNew/Getty Images Chesapeake Energy Addresses Drilling In Converse County http://k2radio.com/chesapeake-energy-addresses-drilling-in-converse-county/ http://k2radio.com/chesapeake-energy-addresses-drilling-in-converse-county/#comments Thu, 06 Dec 2012 16:13:52 +0000 Associated Press http://k2radio.com/?p=242811 DOUGLAS, Wyo. (AP) — Some 200 people attended a meeting in Douglas to hear from Chesapeake Energy officials about energy development in Converse County.

Company officials told the people on Tuesday night that the Niobrara Shale formation in the county will continue to be a priority target for Chesapeake.

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]]> http://k2radio.com/chesapeake-energy-addresses-drilling-in-converse-county/feed/ 0 Regulator: No Fines In Wyo. Gas Well Blowout http://k2radio.com/regulator-no-fines-in-wyo-gas-well-blowout/ http://k2radio.com/regulator-no-fines-in-wyo-gas-well-blowout/#comments Mon, 14 May 2012 11:35:25 +0000 Associated Press http://k2radio.com/?p=91022 CASPER, Wyo. (AP) — Wyoming's top oil and gas regulator says the companies involved in a natural gas well blowout in eastern Wyoming last month won't face any fines.

Tom Doll, the state's oil and gas supervisor, tells the Casper Star-Tribune (http://bit

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]]> http://k2radio.com/regulator-no-fines-in-wyo-gas-well-blowout/feed/ 0 Mechanical Failure At Fault In Well Blow-out http://k2radio.com/mechanical-failure-at-fault-in-well-blow-out/ http://k2radio.com/mechanical-failure-at-fault-in-well-blow-out/#comments Thu, 10 May 2012 19:16:21 +0000 Associated Press http://k2radio.com/?p=90198 CASPER, Wyo. (AP) — State oil and gas regulators are blaming mechanical failure for a natural gas well blowout in eastern Wyoming last month.

According to an Associated Press story, an investigation by the Wyoming Oil and Gas Conservation Commission also found that workers at the rig failed to properly engage part of the wellhead apparatus

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]]> http://k2radio.com/mechanical-failure-at-fault-in-well-blow-out/feed/ 0 David McNew/Getty Images Work To Plug Oil Well Near Douglas http://k2radio.com/work-to-plug-oil-well-near-douglas/ http://k2radio.com/work-to-plug-oil-well-near-douglas/#comments Thu, 26 Apr 2012 15:20:12 +0000 Associated Press http://k2radio.com/?p=86877 CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — An oil well that's leaking natural gas in east-central Wyoming could be plugged soon.

Chesapeake Energy says the work could begin as early as Thursday morning.

A blowout at the well on Tuesday prompted 50 residents outside of Douglas to evacuate their homes amid concern that the gas could explode

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]]> http://k2radio.com/work-to-plug-oil-well-near-douglas/feed/ 0 Volunteer Evacuation Continues Near Well Blow Out http://k2radio.com/volunteer-evacuation-continues-near-well-blow-out/ http://k2radio.com/volunteer-evacuation-continues-near-well-blow-out/#comments Wed, 25 Apr 2012 20:46:24 +0000 Karen Snyder http://k2radio.com/?p=86799 About 67 people remain evacuated from a neighborhood northeast of Douglas after a well blow out Tuesday.

The incident occurred at a Chesapeake Energy site around 4pm.

"They were casing the well yesterday when they had a flow control problem, or blowout

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]]> http://k2radio.com/volunteer-evacuation-continues-near-well-blow-out/feed/ 0 approximate well blow out site-Google Maps Is China Buying Into The Niobrara Shale Project? In A Big Way. http://k2radio.com/is-china-buying-into-the-niobrara-shale-project-in-a-big-way/ http://k2radio.com/is-china-buying-into-the-niobrara-shale-project-in-a-big-way/#comments Wed, 02 Feb 2011 14:12:37 +0000 Brian Scott http://k2radio.com/?p=4468 In a deal valued at $570 million dollars, China is buying up 1/3 of Chesapeake Energy's interest

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