tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6949864949316311883.post127123250754332658..comments2024-02-13T02:20:03.350-08:00Comments on Shale Gas Review: Dimock water problems continue after four-plus years Results of recent cases in fracking zone not yet released TOM WILBERhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16103105549852845055noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6949864949316311883.post-69271929642877007442017-08-02T22:55:25.001-07:002017-08-02T22:55:25.001-07:00If they are going to do fracking, they should at l...If they are going to do fracking, they should at least have the technology that will avoid water contamination. We can cope up with water contamination through fracking by new drilling process and using advanced membranes and unusual solvents. Today we know that fracking causes water contamination and what we can do is to depend on alternative sources of energy that are safe like solar and green energy.<br /><br />Please check out my blog if you can:<br />http://all-about-water-filters.com/save-our-water/About Raymond Apithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07976678361420704752noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6949864949316311883.post-13174285604916767502013-04-21T12:21:18.869-07:002013-04-21T12:21:18.869-07:00If you are interested, he is a well by well review...If you are interested, he is a well by well review of EPA Data for Dimock - http://www.water-research.net/dimockwellwater.htmAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09447549443447237932noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6949864949316311883.post-39251280005600567732013-03-29T13:37:06.867-07:002013-03-29T13:37:06.867-07:00Some more information on fracking and well casing ...Some more information on fracking and well casing failures, from a recent accident in Texas:<br /><br />http://this-small-planet.com/2013/major-failure-a-graphic-example-of-the-risks-of-modern-well-completion-technologies/#more-859<br /><br />Mary Sweeneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08878546420428414773noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6949864949316311883.post-73226962362909792022013-03-27T18:28:43.900-07:002013-03-27T18:28:43.900-07:00pCBB and Mary, All good points. To pCBB’s point, y...pCBB and Mary, All good points. To pCBB’s point, yes, the burden of proof becomes a barrier for many landowners who want to challenge the industry, which typically strives settle questions behind closed doors before lawyers even become involved. The bigger and more influential the landowner, the more compensation the company has to produce. So the small guy with a few acres next to a drilling unit often goes under represented in these conflicts. <br /><br />Regarding Mary’s idea that fracking + bad casing = problems is supported by this case, documented by the Ohio Division of Mineral Resources Management.<br /> <br />http://www.dnr.state.oh.us/Portals/11/bainbridge/report.pdf<br />TOM WILBERhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16103105549852845055noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6949864949316311883.post-83891220485513552902013-03-27T11:35:48.224-07:002013-03-27T11:35:48.224-07:00It's certainly possible that contamination by ...It's certainly possible that contamination by fracking fluids is a less frequent problem than methane contamination--maybe far less frequent. But I question whether we actually know how frequently fracking-fluid contamination occurs:it does not seem as if there has been a truly comprehensive and unbiased attempt to study this question. <br /><br />Also, since we know that leaking gas well casings are a common problem, I've been wondering for some time now what would happen if a gas company were to frack a well that had a leaking casing. Another consideration is that fracking fluid might make it into the aquifer through an uncased, abandoned gas or oil well in the vicinity of the modern, fracked well. Mary Sweeneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08878546420428414773noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6949864949316311883.post-46870136357723115792013-03-27T10:22:21.489-07:002013-03-27T10:22:21.489-07:00The list does include bromine, which is a pretty g...The list does include bromine, which is a pretty good indicator of frac fluid pollution. The natural background level of bromine is quite low, while many biocides used in frac fluids contain it. It would be more conclusive to analyze for several chemicals in the frac cocktail, but that gets expensive, assuming that you know what to look for.<br /><br />That said, the frequency of pollution of aquifers by frac fluids is small compared to pollution by shale gas. This is probably what has been, is, and will be happening in Dimock and at scattered location through the Appalachian Basin. Either the concrete seal of the casings are leaking or the vibration and pressures of drilling and fracing are speeding the natural leakage of shale gas up through the rock layers. Either way, only way to "prove" in court that industry is responsible is to have baseline tests which show low levels of methane, ethane, and propane before drilling. <br /><br />Of course the industry has its record of claiming that all gas in people's water wells is a natural, preexisting condition. So much for safe and responsible drilling.pCBBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15038049120421203169noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6949864949316311883.post-77685142102137913092013-03-27T06:06:06.707-07:002013-03-27T06:06:06.707-07:00thank you for this synopsis...I have been asking f...thank you for this synopsis...I have been asking for information since we live a short distance from this gas well. You pose a question-whether the methane increases are related to fracturing back in the affected area or if it is part of the "original" problem. I hope folks would want the answer to that since the industry is just getting started here in NEPA. Thousands of wells and dozens of compressor stations are on the way. We need to be vigilant and demand accountability, responsibility and the highest standard of industry operations that are available-not just what is required. We need the industry to care about the quality of the lives of the folks who just happen to live in the middle of their gasfield.yokohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12920254541187319563noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6949864949316311883.post-10398341120939974112013-03-26T19:41:15.355-07:002013-03-26T19:41:15.355-07:00Michael, Thanks, as usual, for your informed comme...Michael, Thanks, as usual, for your informed comments. I have heard from various sources that the chlorides are markers for formation pollution that might typically include some of these other things you mention, so chlorides and these other tests serve as primary analysis. There is, as you know, a lot of controversy over what gets included, and what gets reported, in these tests, and I agree the issue warrants more attention and inquiry along the lines you suggest here. TOM WILBERhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16103105549852845055noreply@blogger.com