Sunrise Öl-fracking drill Outfit Longs Peak Weld County, Colorado - Stock-Fotografie

At sunrise, heat waves rise over the agricultural lands of Northern Colorado and the horizontal drilling rig or oil fracking rig or in the Niobrara Shale Formation off Interstate 25 in Weld County. The Anadarko drill rig (# 461 Buffalo/Badger well pad) stands north of Denver and just east of the town of Erie in the Wattenburg field with petroleum production equipment and the snow covered Longs Peak, Mount Meeker and the Rocky Mountains in the distance.