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One of two major hydraulic fracturing jobs being done in Cheyenne County that utilizes the newer form of fracking, horizontally – a practice used for about the past 10 years, the operating company responsible for this well is Chama Oil and Minerals. The fracturing portion of this job was completed a couple weeks ago on Road 83. More to come about this company soon.
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Hydraulic Fracturing or “fracking” has been used for over 60 years, and is the process of mining for natural gas and oil.
This has been a topic of debate among many groups within the United States for the past several years.
“It is used to produce oil and gas,” said deputy director of the Oil and Gas Commission Sidney office Stan Belieu.
The hotly debated aspect of “fracking” has been safety issues and if this old form of mining – with its new twist of horizontal mining – is environmentally safe.
The answer for this area is, yes, it is safe, according to Belieu.
However, the...
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