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the Wyoming Oil and Gas Conservation Commission approved an aquifer exemption application by Aethon Energy Management LLC.

The project, headed by Aethon Energy Management and Burlington Resources Oil and Gas Co., would span 512 square miles.

U.S. Bureau of Land Management Public Information Specialist Brad Purdy said it's not rare for companies to delay development on a project after it's approved.

At the end of year 15 — when drilling activities are expected to cease — workers and their families would begin moving away from the area.

A combination of horizontal and vertical wells would be drilled under the proposal.