500 More Folks Who Will Vote to Keep Hydraulic Fracking

"Anon 1" sent me the link to this story in which Halliburton is building a $20 million plant, employment for 500 people, to support the hydraulic fracking industry.

When completed, the site will employ more than 500 employees. Interested job seekers can find more information at www.gohalliburton.com. The company said it will look to hire for a variety of positions.

The news about the sand terminal is not surprising, given the jacked-up drilling activity in the Denver Julesburg basin thanks to the Niobrara play.

Sand is a key component in in the fluids used for hydraulic fracturing. It is pumped into wells under pressure to fracture rock and free gas and oil deposits. Horizontal drilling is now dominating the hydraulic fracturing process.

The Halliburton terminal will be constructed on 54 acres Halliburton in the Great Western Industrial Park, which recently had Denver-based Broe Group become the lead developer.