Eastern Wyoming Getting More Attention From Drillers
While the hot Niobrara Shale play is getting all the headlines, other areas in eastern Wyoming are getting a fresh look from energy companies for the first time in decades. Posted by Ann Rascalli A lot...
View ArticleConsortium Seeks to Find Overlooked Methane
A pilot program is being initiated to locate, quantify and qualify natural gas possibly overlooked by coal-bed methane (CBM) operators in the Powder River basin. A consortium of state agencies are...
View ArticleNiobrara’s Slow Start Not Cause For Worry
The Niobrara oil play is off to a slow start, but state and industry officials say that is not unexpected or a reason for concern. Wyoming Oil and Gas Conservation Commission Supervisor Tom Doll said...
View ArticleEPA Draft Links Fracking, Groundwater Contamination in Pavillion
Hydraulic fracturing, the ubiquitous oil-and-gas production technique used in Wyoming and across the country that pumps fluid into wells under pressure to fracture rock and release oil and gas, has...
View ArticleRegulator: No Fines Even if Workers Caused Gas Well Blowout
Companies involved in the natural gas well blowout in eastern Wyoming on April 24 won’t face fines, even if it’s proven their workers were solely responsible for losing control of the well, Wyoming’s...
View ArticleState Official Pins Pavillion Pollution Complaints on Greed
VANCOUVER, British Columbia — Wyoming’s top oil and gas official last week said the people in Pavillion, Wyo., who have complained that drilling polluted their water are motivated by money. “I really...
View ArticleTom Doll Resigns from the WOGCC Following Greed Remark
Wyoming’s top regulator of oil and gas development has resigned after he remarked at a conference that greed and desire for compensation motivate people who assert that hydraulic fracturing has...
View ArticleWyoming Searches for New Oil and Gas Supervisor
CHEYENNE — Wyoming has begun searching for a new oil and gas supervisor to replace Tom Doll, who left the position after his controversial”greed” comments about local citizens in Pavillon and their...
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