Day 1: Faces of Change
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- Rig worker James Schuler of Sheridan has been in the drilling industry for about 12 years. He also is a part-time coffee roaster and founder of RISE Handcrafted Coffees.
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- Rig worker James Schuler of Sheridan has been in the drilling industry for about 12 years. He also is a part-time coffee roaster and founder of RISE Handcrafted Coffees.
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- Dean Davis of Cedar Ridge, Colo., has 16 years in the oil industry and recently adopted a 1-year-old boy.
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- Dean Davis of Cedar Ridge, Colo., has 16 years in the oil industry and recently adopted a 1-year-old boy.
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- Gary Kissell of Fort Worth, Texas, has been working on oil rigs for more than 15 years. He is currently working as a foreman on a rig in Laramie County.
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- Gary Kissell of Fort Worth, Texas, has been working on oil rigs for more than 15 years. He is currently working as a foreman on a rig in Laramie County.
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- Art Seidel of Glenrock has been working for the oil industry since the 1970s. He says technology has come a long way since he first started.
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- Art Seidel of Glenrock has been working for the oil industry since the 1970s. He says technology has come a long way since he first started.
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- Mathew Bennett of Thermopolis has been working for the past three years as a floor hand on oil rigs.
Mathew Bennett of Thermopolis has been working for the past three years as a floor hand on oil rigs.
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- Mathew Bennett of Thermopolis has been working for the past three years as a floor hand on oil rigs.
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- Jose Gomez of Littleton, Colo., has been working in the oil industry for the past two years.
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- Jose Gomez of Littleton, Colo., has been working in the oil industry for the past two years.
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- Nathan Ward of Riverton, Wy has been a motorman in the industry for the past ten years.
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- Nathan Ward of Riverton, Wy has been a motorman in the industry for the past ten years.
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- Bob Maser, drilling superintendent for Chesapeake, helps supervise the rigs working in the Niobrara shale. Chesapeake holds a large percentage of the leases in the play and anticipates producing 5 billion barrels of oil over the life of the field, according to company officials.
