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Betting on Oil Wells in Iowa?
March 12, 2012 | DesMoinesRegister.com

Iowa does not have any current oil or gas production, however, it is underlain by rock units that some believe have an outside chance of yielding oil or natural gas through horizontal drilling and hydraulic fracturing. This article in the Des Moines Register reveals some of the people who are betting and why.


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