Fracking could arrive by June

Fracking could arrive by June: "Drill site selection for oil and natural gas exploration within 70,000 Saline County acres could begin in June, said the owner of a Denver-based energy research group that has been purchasing mineral rights leases throughout Southern Illinois.

"We are mainly interested in oil," said Jack Overstreet, owner of Next Energy LLC that makes investments by acquiring mineral rights leases and preparing geology reports to determine what exploration operator is best suited for the job.

The upcoming project also will entail natural gas extraction with the possibility of hooking into current interstate gas lines stretching from East Texas natural gas fields to points along the east coast."

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