I grew up in West Virginia and remember being around oil and gas wells as a kid. Add to them old mines and we were taught to stay away from them. I remember someone coming to my grade school to talk about wells, mines and blasting caps.
There is a profound gap between the rich and poor of the state. The ability to create new jobs will tremendously help the economy of the state. The state has gotten much better in managing the environmental impact of resource extraction since the 1970s.
I'm a big fan of natural gas. My family own's 91 acres in northern PA that has been leased to Cabot Oil for natural gas production. In fact, the county in which our property resides has had more than 480 well sites completed in the last two years.
There are many safety concerns with frack drilling for sure. The sludge they pump into the wells to fracture shale is called, I think, Louisana or Mississippi Mud. It is a toxic liquid that should be fully disclosed upon by Cabot, Cheseapeke, Chief, Williams, or whoever is drilling for shale gas.
Dimock, PA has had a terrible time with Cabot Oil. Several families have filed lawsuits with Cabot for water contamination as you have pointed out. The key for people in posessing prized leasing lands for gas companies it to make sure the ground water has been tested prior to any drilling in the area, so a baseline can be established.
Those families in Dimock did not have such tests done, and they are blaming Cabot for any well water problems that now exist.
Check out Cabot Oil's website for extensive reports in soil testing and water testing they have done in light of recent PA lawsuits. Penn State University has also conducted several tests and survey's in relation to enviornmental concerns.
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I grew up in West Virginia and remember being around oil and gas wells as a kid. Add to them old mines and we were taught to stay away from them. I remember someone coming to my grade school to talk about wells, mines and blasting caps.
ReplyDeleteThere is a profound gap between the rich and poor of the state. The ability to create new jobs will tremendously help the economy of the state. The state has gotten much better in managing the environmental impact of resource extraction since the 1970s.
I'm a big fan of natural gas. My family own's 91 acres in northern PA that has been leased to Cabot Oil for natural gas production. In fact, the county in which our property resides has had more than 480 well sites completed in the last two years.
DeleteThere are many safety concerns with frack drilling for sure. The sludge they pump into the wells to fracture shale is called, I think, Louisana or Mississippi Mud. It is a toxic liquid that should be fully disclosed upon by Cabot, Cheseapeke, Chief, Williams, or whoever is drilling for shale gas.
Dimock, PA has had a terrible time with Cabot Oil. Several families have filed lawsuits with Cabot for water contamination as you have pointed out. The key for people in posessing prized leasing lands for gas companies it to make sure the ground water has been tested prior to any drilling in the area, so a baseline can be established.
Those families in Dimock did not have such tests done, and they are blaming Cabot for any well water problems that now exist.
Check out Cabot Oil's website for extensive reports in soil testing and water testing they have done in light of recent PA lawsuits. Penn State University has also conducted several tests and survey's in relation to enviornmental concerns.
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