A PROJECT TO LITERALLY PUMP NEW LIFE INTO NATRONA COUNTY'S BIGGEST OIL FIELD HAS PAID OFF WITH 10,000,000 BARRELS OF CRUDE OIL. THE 100-YEAR-OLD SALT CREEK OIL FIELD AROUND MIDWEST WAS CONSIDERED ALL BUT DEPLETED SEVEN YEARS AGO. BUT, NOW ITS PRODUCING NEARLY 10,000 BARRELS OF OIL A DAY, AND JUST PASSED THE 10,000,000 BARREL MILESTONE. ANNA-DARKO PETROLEUM BEGAN PUMPING CARBON DIOXIDE INTO THE GROUND IN 2003, TO FORCE MORE OIL OUT OF THE FIELD. THE TECHNOLOGY HAS NOT ONLY REVITALIZED THE FIELD, BUT ALSO CREATED ABOUT A HUNDRED JOBS. IN ADDITION, THE CARBON DIOXIDE THAT IS USED, IS KEPT OUT OF THE ATMOSPHERE, AND DOES NOT CONTRIBUTE THE PROBLEM OF GREENHOUSE GASES.
