Naval Petroleum Reserve #3, Teapot Dome
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| One of a few major oilfields in the country that have been set aside as reserves, to be used only in the event of a national crisis or shortage. Called "naval" reserves, as they were established initially as fuel supplies for naval ships. This reserve site was made famous by the "Teapot Dome" scandal in 1922, when commercial pumping was allowed from the oil field by a legislator who had been bribed by the oil companies that did so. Years later the field was finally opened up to commercial use, and is now actively being pumped and undergoing environmental restoration. Owned by the Department of Energy, the site is operated by Flour Daniel Inc. A commercial oil field operations training area is on the site as well. |
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25 miles N of Casper
(POINT(-106.20341777802 43.294699628704))
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http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/facility/npr.htm
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Military, Petrochemical Extraction
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