part of the Niobrara formation. According to the Oil & Gas Monitor, The Niobrara shale reserve, a source of petroleum exploration for over a100 years may have as much as 2 billion barrels of recoverable oil. Due to Colorado's uneven and difficult topography hydraulic fracturing, or "fracking," and horizontal drilling are especially advantageous (Ross, 2015).
Fracking or “hydraulic fracturing”, is a method used for acquiring oil and natural gas in tight compact geological formations. These natural