| The
Gas Well
In
early September 2008 we learned that a company wished to drill
a gas well on our property. Since the mineral rights had been
separated from the surface rights some time in the past and
we just owned the surface rights to our land there wasn't
much we could do about it.
This
spurred our interest in finding out as much as we can about
gas wells, drilling, and state and federal regulations.
Our
blog
at LiveJournal along with the News
section of this site offers updates as to what we've discovered.
The LiveJournal blog is also an archive of all our past posts
(the News section
of this site just retains the most current).
As
of now it seems that the company will not be drilling on our
property for the next year or two at least as it focuses its
attentions elsewhere.
The
Existing Gas Well
Devoted to a gas well that already exists between the hard
road and our property. In February 2009 a bulldozer was used
to get a vac truck to and from the existing well site and
we documented the damage done to the earth road. In April
of 2010 the road was repaired and upgraded with a fully-graveled
four-season surface.
Reclamation
We discuss, using photographs of actual well sites, the process
of constructing an access road and the site before drilling
to final revegetation.
Gas
Well Study
We began to examine a number of gas wells in 2008 and the
Gas Well Study is the result. The Study is ongoing so other
pertinent information and updates will be available here also.
Drilling
Waste Management
We've been collecting materials and presenting information
about drilling waste management for our blog
and we've begun to tie everything together here.
Two
sections in Drilling Waste Management deal with incidents
related to problems with the state's waste management program.
What
Happened at Fernow examines the state's land application
program of liquid waste where the destruction of forest vegetation
(including trees) occurred. The
Spill at Buckeye Creek examines the contamination of West
Union's drinking water supply by pit waste.
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This
section of the site is devoted to the gas well that is going
to be drilled on our property along with our research and
findings.
The
Existing Gas Well
Reclamation
Gas
Well Study
Drilling
Waste Management
Some
pertinent posts in the blog
archive at LiveJournal:
Risk
Assessment, Part One
3
October 2009
Risk
Assessment, Part Two
3
October 2009
Chloride
2
August 2009
Pits
28
April 2009
Oops!
27
March 2009
A
Good Job
8
February 2009
The
Toxic Well
6
December 2008
Dozer
Tracks
22
November 2008
From
beauty to desert "It's all about money"
12
September 2008
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