Coalbed Methane

John Heyneman (cq), an owner of the vast Padlock Ranch on Wyoming's border with Montana, walks past a coal bed methane well with son Quinn, 2. Heyneman is concerned about plans to drill on the Padlock Ranch, hoping to avoid scenes such as this on the neighboring CX Ranch, where he leases some grazing land. A boom in coal bed methane extraction has raised controversy in property rights and environmental issues. At rear an agricultural center-pivot sprinkler is used to dispose of water taken from the surrounding wells.

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John Heyneman (cq), an owner of the vast Padlock Ranch on Wyoming's border with Montana, walks past a coal bed methane well with son Quinn, 2. Heyneman is concerned about plans to drill on the Padlock Ranch, hoping to avoid scenes such as this on the neighboring CX Ranch, where he leases some grazing land. A boom in coal bed methane extraction has raised controversy in property rights and environmental issues. At rear an agricultural center-pivot sprinkler is used to dispose of water taken from the surrounding wells.