K2 Radio » Niobrara Oil shale http://k2radio.com Wyoming's Radio Station Fri, 24 May 2013 02:28:03 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 Wyo. To Open Books On 100s Of Oil-Gas Wells http://k2radio.com/wyo-to-open-books-on-100s-of-oil-gas-wells/ http://k2radio.com/wyo-to-open-books-on-100s-of-oil-gas-wells/#comments Fri, 27 Jul 2012 15:08:24 +0000 Associated Press http://k2radio.com/?p=110933 CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — Petroleum companies and investors are about to get a better idea who has struck black gold and who might be in the red as a result of drilling into the Niobrara (NYE'-oh-BRER'-uh) Shale beneath eastern Wyoming

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]]> http://k2radio.com/wyo-to-open-books-on-100s-of-oil-gas-wells/feed/ 0 Water Protection In Chugwater http://k2radio.com/water-protection-in-chugwater/ http://k2radio.com/water-protection-in-chugwater/#comments Fri, 04 Feb 2011 13:51:21 +0000 Karen Snyder http://k2radio.com/?p=4622 The Niobrara Shale play is coming to the Chugwater area  in a big way.  A meeting to discuss the potential impact on water quality happened Wednesday night.  60 directional rigs are expected in the vicinity of Chugwater  by the end of the year. Hydraulic fracturing will be a part of the oil shale extraction process.

The meeting with Wyoming Source Water Protection  offered  the 50 or so area residence in attendance preliminary information on what they might expect as drilling activity picks up.

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