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Thursday, September 20, 2012
Hundreds of oil wells possible in eastern Wyo.
Hundreds of oil and gas wells could be drilled in the months ahead in an
area spanning Converse County and part of Niobrara County in
east-central Wyoming. The U.S. Bureau of Land Management recently
completed three environmental studies for potential drilling in three
areas that together cover almost 1,200 square miles. As many as 444 new
oil and gas wells could be drilled, the Gillette News-Record reports. "Right now, the southern Powder River Basin is a
hot spot in the country," geologist Bj Kristiansen said. "There are
multiple hundreds of permits out there now." The development could boost revenue for northeast Wyoming communities...more
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