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Southwest Nebraska experiencing mini oil boom

• Matt Olberding
• Feb 23, 2014
• Feb 23, 2014 Updated Mar 4, 2016
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Chain hand Jose Torres (left) of Indianola, derrick hand Jay Ruzicka and back-up Robert Zodrow, both of McCook, started a new oil well hole in late October two miles west of Parks, on a location named "Williams No. 1." The hole was a wildcat — an exploratory well drilled outside of a proven area — for Great Plains Energy Inc. of Lincoln.

• CONNIE JO DISCO/McCook Gazette

A new oil well hole is drilled two miles west of Parks, on a location named "Williams No. 1." The hole was a wildcat — an exploratory well drilled outside of a proven area — drilled for Great Plains Energy Inc. of Lincoln.

• CONNIE JO DISCO/McCook Gazette

This oil well two miles west of Parks was a wildcat — an exploratory well drilled outside of a proven area — drilled for Great Plains Energy Inc. of Lincoln.

• CONNIE JO DISCO/McCook Gazette

Falling oil prices have led to a huge drop in oil wells being drilled in Nebraska, such as this one near Parks that was drilled in 2014.

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Jim Gohl has seen oil booms before in Nebraska.

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Chain hand Jose Torres (left) of Indianola, derrick hand Jay Ruzicka and back-up Robert Zodrow, both of McCook, started a new oil well hole in late October two miles west of Parks, on a location named "Williams No. 1." The hole was a wildcat — an exploratory well drilled outside of a proven area — for Great Plains Energy Inc. of Lincoln.

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A new oil well hole is drilled two miles west of Parks, on a location named "Williams No. 1." The hole was a wildcat — an exploratory well drilled outside of a proven area — drilled for Great Plains Energy Inc. of Lincoln.

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This oil well two miles west of Parks was a wildcat — an exploratory well drilled outside of a proven area — drilled for Great Plains Energy Inc. of Lincoln.

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Falling oil prices have led to a huge drop in oil wells being drilled in Nebraska, such as this one near Parks that was drilled in 2014.

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