Barnett Shale "dry gas" ploy exposed

Industry claims Barnett Shale gas is dry and therefore…

Choose one:

1. The fugitive emissions are not toxic
2. It has no benzene
3. It won’t corrode pipelines.
4. All of the above

The ploy of calling the Barnett Shale gas under F W “dry” gas is a dishonest (surprised?) pro-industry campaign to fool the public. The “Manual of Oil and Gas Terms”, by Wiliams and Meyers, 6th Ed., provides the proper definition of “dry gas” on page 254. It is “Natural gas which does not contain dissolved liquid hydrocarbons.” It says absolutely nothing about the water content of raw gas coming from the wellhead and in gathering lines. All raw gas contains water. This is not a question of the hydrocarbon content found in the particular location of a well. It is a condition imposed by the drilling and fracking technology used.
~Jerry

This industry “campaign to fool the public” has been so successful that they have expanded it’s use to other areas including Flower Mound.

TCEQ testing shows Barnett Shale “Dry Gas” health hazard

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Sharon Wilson is considered a leading citizen expert on the impacts of shale oil and gas extraction. She is the go-to person whether it’s top EPA officials from D.C., national and international news networks, or residents facing the shock of eminent domain and the devastating environmental effects of natural gas development in their backyards.

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