​​Landslide closes portion of ​Black Mountain oilfield area

 

May 6, 2017

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A landslide Thursday closed a portion of the Black Mountain Oil and Gas Field on public land on the Washakie/Hot Springs county line.

 WORLAND - A landslide on Thursday afternoon closed a portion of the Black Mountain Oil and Gas Field on public land on the Washakie/Hot Springs county line.

The Bureau of Land Management estimates the landslide to be approximately 10 acres with a depth of 20-30 feet. It destroyed the road to nine wells at the eastern end of the oilfield in Section 31. Approximately the last mile of the Black...



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