MHM 2011 Pre-launch Conditions

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May 25, 2011 at 5:34 pm #41278
MikeS
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I was at the North Site today looking around.

It looks good. I expected wetter conditions.

Roads are in real good condition. Not muddy , potty , or slick.

All this could change with a big wet storm but not expected.

http://s46.photobucket.com/albums/f131/mshinn2001/PreMHM%2020211/
May 25, 2011 at 7:10 pm #54402
Jeffrey Joe Hinton
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Most excellant news! Thanks for the recon – see you Thursday.
May 25, 2011 at 9:54 pm #54403
Christopher Dreher
Is that oil rig out there new? I don’t remember it being there last summer
May 25, 2011 at 10:08 pm #54404
Tim Thomas
8) The “Peach Pickers” are on the road thursday morning. 😆
May 26, 2011 at 1:23 am #54405
edward
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I saw the oil rig from one of the satellite imaging sites this week. With the gusher of a well that was drilled last year near Grover a lot of small oil exploration companies are getting out there and punching holes in the ground.

Edward
May 26, 2011 at 3:10 am #54406
MikeS
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264 are being drilled between the colorado border and
I-80 in wyoming.

They are just starting
May 26, 2011 at 4:08 am #54407
Christopher Dreher
The expansion of the drilling industry in Colorado seems incredible. Over the past few years the corridor along I-70 between Glenwood and Grand Junction (near where I live) has really picked up…it is a sight to see at night. I guess its better coming from Colorado than the Middle East
May 26, 2011 at 1:03 pm #54408
Warren B. Musselman
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Not if you live near any of the wells. A good friend of mine has a ranch out near Rifle and their well and groundwater has essentially been destroyed. They had to put in a 2500 gallon cistern and truck in their water. What comes from the tap smells like diesel and feels oily. Their cattle don’t have that benefit and he’s beyond pissed off.

Of course the drilling company says it wasn’t them. Such is fracking. Their neighbors all have the same problem.
May 26, 2011 at 3:38 pm #54409
SCOTT EVANS
Never good in my back yard!
May 26, 2011 at 3:59 pm #54410
edward
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Did your friend get compensated or own the mineral rights. A friend of a friend in North Dakota leased the mineral rights to an oil company. He’s now set.

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We are Good to Go with our scheduled and approved launch on Saturday April 5th and Sunday April 6th, from the North Site, subject to change – Mostly cloudy and High Winds predicted. Range and waiver should be active by 9AM on Saturday. The Pawnee National Grassland remains fragile and dry, so extra precautions are in order. Please stay on the authorized roads and please don’t park more than 100’ off the road at the flight line.