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RIFLE – — There are at least 18 gas drilling rigs currently operating in Garfield County, and 64 around the state of Colorado, according to a report by a county official.
Kirby Wynn, oil and gas liaison for the county, told members of the county’s Energy Advisory Board (EAB) on Thursday that the low number of rigs is a sign that the industry remains in a slump. In the first quarter of 2008 there were as many as 102 rigs operating in the county.
has no drilling rigs in operation right now, according to company representative Cary Baird.
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