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Changes coming to Cisco?

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Posted by Paul Wegemann on April 13, 2008 at 8:07 PM
Changes coming to Cisco?
My girlfriend and I went to Moab for a long weekend. We weren't too surprised by the amount of oil development around Rifle, but I wasn't aware it was going on in eastern Utah too. East of Cisco we saw a number of rigs going in, and plenty of roads being cut. When we pulled in to Cisco we were greeted by this view. Is this for real, or just some wishful thinking on the part of the owner?
Paul
Posted by John Klotz on April 14, 2008 at 12:24 AM
wow! Well, they want to drill for nat gas at the base of Mt Herman too! I will see these derricks from my backdoor! The "fracing" process alone will likely pollute the ground water and we have to drink that stuff!
john
Posted by Paul Martin on April 14, 2008 at 6:44 AM
I saw that sign too, I think they're really going after gas exploration.
Posted by Bill Pelzmann on April 14, 2008 at 10:48 AM
Darn, just when I was about to pick out some retirement property in Cisco & they start a building boom ! :biggrin:
Posted by Bret Edge on April 14, 2008 at 12:15 PM
Cisco and the surrounding area is being drilled extensively. Rigs are going in all around Moab, too. Hell, there is a HUGE one just outside Deadhorse Pt. State Park up on the plateau. Most of them are natural gas rigs although there is some oil exploration, from what I can gather.