Workers with WyoDak Energy Services, LLC, from Buffalo, Wyo., work along Hwy. 79 near mile marker 40, about six miles north of Buffalo Gap. The company started a 15 mile water pipeline project this past April south of Buffalo Gap for the Fall River Water Users District and are continuing to work north towards Fairburn. Photo by Brett Nachtigall/Fall River County Herald-Star
This machine being utilized by WyoDak Energy Services, LLC, from Buffalo, Wyo., fuses together the lengths of 10-inch High Density Polyethylene (HDPE) water pipe through a process called butt welding in which the ends are cut to fit and then heated up and pressed together. Photo by Brett Nachtigall/Fall River County Herald-Star
HOTSPRINGS–Motorists heading north from Hot Springs on Highway 79 have likely noticed a considerable amount of work being done along the fence lines west of the road.The company doing the work is called WyoDak Energy Services LLC, and while the logo on the sides of their vehicles may imply they’re laying an oil or fuel pipeline, it’s actually for a liquid that most would argue is m...