Collection Summary
University of Wyoming. American Heritage Center
University of Wyoming, American Heritage Center, Wyoming Energy Boom Sublette County Natural Gas Oral History Project
1974-2014
560001
87.30 GB and 1.15 cubic ft. (3 boxes)
University of Wyoming. American Heritage Center.
English
The Wyoming Energy Boom Sublette County Natural Gas Oral History Project documents the social, environmental, and economic impacts of the natural gas boom that occurred in Sublette County between 2000 and 2008.
History of Wyoming Energy Boom Sublette County Natural Gas Oral History Project
The University of Wyoming, American Heritage Center, Wyoming Energy Boom Oral History Project was conducted by the American Heritage Center’s Alan K. Simpson Institute for Western Politics and Leadership. The focus of the project was to learn from the boom and bust economic cycle that has historically pervaded Wyoming’s economy by exploring the social, environmental, and economic impacts of a natural gas boom in Sublette County, Wyoming that occurred between 2000 and 2008. Funding for the program was awarded through the Wyoming Humanities Council, the University of Wyoming’s School of Energy Resources, and the University of Wyoming’s American Heritage Center.
Archivists and historians, Rick Ewig, Ann Chambers Noble, Kim Winters, and Leslie Waggener, interviewed 45 people from 2010-2011 involved in and impacted by the activities to develop and extract natural gas in the Jonah Field and Pinedale Anticline. The interviewee’s included ranchers, business owners, town leaders, law enforcement personnel, school administrators, social services employees, energy industry officials and workers, and others.
Scope and ContentThe University of Wyoming, American Heritage Center, Wyoming Energy Boom Sublette County Natural Gas Oral History Project contains oral histories and transcripts regarding the Sublette County, Wyoming natural gas boom, a complete listing of all interviews, digital photos, digital video, project files about administration of the project, and research files containing essays written by Ann Chambers Noble, Phil Roberts, and Dave Kathka, articles, newspaper clippings, books, and a DVD that provide context about energy development and boom/bust history in Sublette County and Wyoming as a whole.
Access Restrictions
There are no access restrictions on the materials for research purposes,
and the collection is open to the public.
Copyright Information
The researcher assumes full responsibility for observing all copyright,
property, and libel laws as they apply.
Related Materials
University of Wyoming, American Heritage Center, Wyoming Energy Boom Niobrara Oil Play Oral History Project, Collection Number 560002, American Heritage Center, University of Wyoming.
Acquisition Information
This material was received from Leslie Waggener, Project Director of the University of Wyoming, American Heritage Center, Wyoming Energy Boom Oral History Projects in March 2014.
Processing Information
The collection was processed by Jamie J. Greene in July 2014.
Preferred Citation
Item Description, Box Number, Folder Number, Collection Name, Collection
Number, American Heritage Center, University of Wyoming.
Existence and Location of Copies
Digital reproductions of select material from this collection are available at
http://digitalcollections.uwyo.edu:8180/luna/servlet/uwydbuwy~51~51.
Access Terms
Business cycles
Natural gas--Economic aspects--Wyoming
Natural gas--Environmental aspects--Wyoming
Energy development--Social aspects--Wyoming
Gas fields--Wyoming
Sublette County (Wyo.)
Pinedale (Wyo.)
Wyoming -- History -- 2000-
Oral histories (document genres)
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Education
Colleges and Universities
Agriculture and Natural Resources
Mines and Mineral Resources
Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences
Wyoming
Oral Histories
Container List
Series I. Oral Histories and Transcripts
This series contains the digital audio oral histories and the corresponding transcripts in both digital and paper formats for each interview.
Interview with Todd Arnold, Drilling Coordinator for Encana Oil & Gas November 22, 2010
2 Paper copy of transcript
Interview with Linda Baker, Coordinator for the Upper Green River Alliance (formerly the Upper Green River Valley Coalition) October 12, 2010
2 Paper copy of transcript
Interview with Sheriff Wayne Bardin of the Sublette County Sheriff's Office October 21, 2010
2 Paper copy of transcript
Interview with Jeff Biffle, employee of Teletractors, an excavation company in Pinedale, Wyoming November 22, 2010
2 Paper copy of transcript
Interview with Carolyn Bing, local business owner in Pinedale, Wyoming October 18, 2010
2 Paper copy of transcript
Interview with Joel Bousman, Sublette County Commissioner October 29, 2010
2 Paper copy of transcript
Interview with Anthony B. “Tony” Chambers, President of Chambers Design-Build and former director of Tip Top Search and Rescue in Sublette County November 5, 2010
2 Paper copy of transcript
Interview with Robin Clover, Executive Director of the Sublette County Sexual Assault/Family Violence (SAFV) Task Force November 16, 2010
2 Paper copy of transcript
Interview with Bill Cramer, Sublette County Commissioner from 1995 - 2010. Also served as Sublette County Justice of the Peace 1979-1995 January 2, 2011
2 Paper copy of transcript
Interview with Ricky Felker, drilling consultant for his own firm, Felker Consulting, Inc. His company is currently contracting with Encana Oil & Gas December 15, 2010
2 Paper copy of transcript
Interview with James E. “Jim” Geringer, former Governor of Wyoming from 1995 through 2002 May 13, 2011
2 Paper copy of transcript
Interview with Clint Gilchrist, owner of Office Outlet in Pinedale and supporter of and participant in historic preservation activities in Sublette County October 12, 2010
2 Paper copy of transcript
Interview with Bob Griffith, Facility Manager for the Jonah Workforce Facility near the Jonah Natural Gas Field located about 32 miles south of Pinedale, Wyoming October 9, 2010
2 Paper copy of transcript
Interview with Bob Hanson, officer with the Sublette County Sheriff’s department, former under sheriff for Sublette County, and former Drug Abuse Resistance Education officer for Sublette County October 16, 2010
2 Paper copy of transcript
Interview with Sarah Hixson, therapist at High Country Behavioral Health office in Pinedale, Wyoming November 21, 2010
2 Paper copy of transcript
Interview with Bernard “Bernie” Holz, former Regional Wildlife Supervisor, Wyoming Game and Fish. Bernie worked in the WY Game & Fish’s Pinedale Regional Office April 4, 2011
2 Paper copy of transcript
Interview with Robin “Rob” Hurless, former Energy and Telecommunications Advisor (2005-2010) to Governor Dave Freudenthal June 1, 2011
2 Paper copy of transcript
Interview with Bill Kleven, president of Rocky Mountain Bank in Pinedale, Wyoming October 29, 2010
2 Paper copy of transcript
Interview with Julie Konicek, longtime first-grade Pinedale teacher November 6, 2010
2 Paper copy of transcript
Interview with Nylla Kunard, Pinedale Councilwoman October 18, 2010
2 Paper copy of transcript
Interview with Bill Lanning, Bureau of Land Management in Pinedale October 21, 2010
2 Paper copy of transcript
Interview with Laurie Latta, Coordinator of the Sublette Community Partnership (Sublette County, Wyoming) October 16, 2010
2 Paper copy of transcript
Interview with John Linn, Sublette County Commissioner October 11, 2010
2 Paper copy of transcript
Interview with Cally McKee, Senior Regulatory Coordinator for Ultra Petroleum, which is headquartered in Houston, Texas. Cally works in the company’s Pinedale, Wyoming field office October 14, 2010
2 Paper copy of transcript
Interview with Neil A. “Mick” McMurry, managing member of Nerd Gas, LLC November 27, 2010
2 Paper copy of transcript
Interview with Sally Mackey, longtime Pinedale resident and former member of the Wagon Wheel Information Committee. She continues to be concerned about environmental impact on Sublette County due to energy development November 19, 2010
2 Paper copy of transcript
2 Notes for Sally Mackey Interview by Ann Noble
Interview with Priscilla “Prill” Mecham, Field Manager of the Bureau of Land Management’s Pinedale, Wyoming office from 2000 until her retirement in 2006 October 13, 2010
2 Paper copy of transcript
Interview with Ann Noble October 22, 2010
2 Paper copy of transcript
Interview with Meredith Noble, a Sublette County native who grew up in the area during the boom years September 29, 2010
2 Paper copy of transcript
Interview with Mike Nomis, employee of Halliburton from April 2005 to November 2005. His wife, Stephanie Nomis, speaks for a short period about the effect of Mike’s work on their family November 24, 2010
2 Paper copy of transcript
Interview with Captain Mike Peterson of the Sublette County Sheriff's Office in Pinedale October 21, 2010
2 Paper copy of transcript
Interview with Patty Racich, Pinedale Town Clerk, 1988 to present November 9, 2010
3Paper copy of transcript
Interview with Leslie Rozier, Nurse Practitioner in Pinedale, Wyoming October 17, 2010
3Paper copy of transcript
Interview with Rose Skinner, Pinedale town councilwoman from 1990 to 1996 when she became Pinedale mayor. Skinner was Pinedale’s mayor from 1996 to 2006 November 23, 2010
3Paper copy of transcript
Interview with Phillip Smith, Mayor of Big Piney, Wyoming October 14, 2010
3Paper copy of transcript
Interview with Stephen “Steve” Smith, Mayor of Pinedale, Wyoming October 15, 2010
3Paper copy of transcript
Interview with Albert Sommers, longtime Big Piney rancher and longtime member (now Chairman) of the Sublette County Planning and Zoning Commission November 12, 2010
3Paper copy of transcript
Interview with Jonita Sommers, longtime Big Piney teacher and co-owner with brother, Albert Sommers, of the multigenerational Sommers Ranch October 31, 2010
3Paper copy of transcript
Interview with Terrie Swift, Executive Director of the Sublette County Chamber of Commerce November 19, 2010
3Paper copy of transcript
Interview with Tim Thompson, 4th generation Big Piney, Wyoming rancher November 19, 2010
3Paper copy of transcript
Interview with Mike Wade, local outfitter and horse-rancher in Sublette County, Wyoming October 16, 2010
3Paper copy of transcript
Interview with Philip Washburn, retiree to Pinedale in 2003. He retired from banking in Chicago December 3, 2010
3Paper copy of transcript
Interview with Peggy Weber, retired Registered Nurse who worked 38 years in the profession, primarily in Sublette County and Sweetwater County November 21, 2010
3Paper copy of transcript
Interview with Ward Wise, mayor’s assistant from 2004 through April 2005. He is currently a member of the school board for Sublette County School District #1 (Pinedale) and owner of a communications company in Pinedale, Wise Connections November 5, 2010
3Paper copy of transcript
Interview with Mary Lynn Worl, longtime Pinedale resident and local environmentalist October 11, 2010
3Paper copy of transcript
Series II. Photographs, Video, and Audio Files
This series contains supporting digital images, video, and audio about Sublette county, natural gas, the interviewees, and the oral history project.
Photographs:
Digital
Big Piney-Marbleton
2010 - 2011
Digital
Hoback-Noble Basin
2011
Digital
Jonah Field
2010 - 2011
Digital
Jonah Workforce Facility located in Jonah Field
2010
Digital
La Barge, Wyoming
2011
Digital
Maps of Sublette County and Wyoming
2010 - 2011
Digital
Panoramas
2010
Digital
Photos of interviewees and interviews
2010 - 2011
Digital
Pinedale, Wyoming
2010 - 2011
Digital
Sand Draw Man Camp on Highway 191
2011
Digital
Scenery outside Pinedale
2010 - 2011
Digital
Scenic views of Sublette County
2010
Digital
Wind turbines
October 2010
Audio and Video:
Digital
The Boom video
2011
Digital
"Sublette County Wyoming: Energy Boom,"
2011
Digital
Jonah Field video
2011
Digital
Sublette County scenery video
2011
Digital
Wyoming Public Radio interview with Leslie Waggener
April 26, 2012
Digital
"Wyoming Energy's Development, Voices from Sublette County: A Panel Discussion" - video and photographs from panel discussions at Pinedale, Wyoming and the University of Wyoming
May 16, 2011
Series III. Research Materials and Project Files
This series contains both digital and paper records of newspaper clippings, magazine articles, essays, a book, a DVD, and a list of the interviews regarding research and the administration of the Wyoming Energy Boom Oral History Project.
1
Book - "Pinedale, Wyoming: A Centennial History, 1904 - 2004" by Ann Chambers Noble
2005
Digital
Cataloging worksheets
2010 - 2011
1
DVD - "Pinedale, Wyoming: Sublette County's Outdoor Paradise,"
2 and Digital
Essays by Ann Noble, Dave Kathka, and Phil Roberts
2011 - 2014
2 and Digital
Grant applications
2010 - 2014
Digital
Journal articles
1974 - 2010
2 and Digital
List of interviews
2010 - 2014
1 and Digital
Magazine and newspaper clippings and articles
1994 - 2010
Digital
Notes - Leslie Waggener's notes from meeting minutes of Sublette County government entities
2010
Digital
Reports
1998 - 2010