Study: Fracking, north-south drilling open up Wyoming oil
May 7, 2017
CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — Certain approaches to hydraulic fracturing — the more of it, the better — and directional drilling appear the secret to successfully tapping a previously unprofitable oil deposit, according to a Wyoming State Geological Survey report released Monday.
For decades, geologists thought the Codell Sandstone of southeast Wyoming was too dense to make drilling worthwhile.
Then came the two techniques that have opened access to such deposits nationwide: Fracking, or pumping pressurized water mixed with fine sand and chemicals into wells to break open deposits, and directional dri...
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