Recently a Bartonville resident noticed a lot of oily fluid collecting in her yard. She dug some holes and bubbles formed. The ground is completely saturated. When her dogs became sick from exposure to this oily liquid she got serious about trying to find the source.
Susan is a quick learner. She discovered that she is surrounded by drilling and pipelines and that there is little regulation.
No one seems to know where this oily liquid is coming from.
As you can see, there is a lot of runoff from this Williams Petroleum site near Susan’s home. Oil and gas operations are exempt from runoff and erosion controls that apply to other industry.
This site, Mystery Well operated by Gulftex, near Susan’s house is outrageous. I can’t wait to see the most recent inspection report by the Texas Railroad Commission.
These pictures show white foam leaking from the same Mystery Well operated by Gulftex and we are unsure who operates this site. Notice the electrical wires. It doesn’t seem unreasonable to think that corrosion of the wire covering could happen and spark an explosion. This is reckless endangerment.
This is the sign at the gate of the mystery foaming well
This well is operated by GulfTex. Notice the white powdery scale seems to be the same scale that is now all over Susan’s yard where the oily leak has dried.
Here are pictures of white scale that was left in Susan’s yard when the water dried. It seems to match the scale at the Gulftex site but who knows. IJS…
UPDATE: GulfTex head honcho, “Mr. Good Guy,” claims he sold the Green well but the TRC has no record of that and shows GulfTex as the owner. As a conscientious citizen journalist, I have to use the most current state information unless I have some other form of proof that “Mr. Good Guy” no longer operates this well. Angry phone calls to the landowner are considered intimidation not proof of ownership. Now I have to add another category to the post.
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This is an unconscionable outrage. And judging from all we know it is the result of a cultural attitude that should never have been permitted to flourish. This will happen everywhere given the present regulatory structure and the attitude of the O&G bidness.
Looks like the lease name on the sign from the picture is "Blessing Unit". Doesn't look like it is much of a blessing to those around it!
Bartonville is by Argyle and close to good ol' Flower Mound Texas!
Looks like a crime scene to me. Wait a minute…isn't this that Good Neighbor Driller who signed a deal with the dishonorable and disgraceful mayor of FM? even though she signed a personal business deal with them, she can still maintain her objectivity towards Williams.
Hey, didn't I see this video online somewhere? I think there is a sticker on one of the parts that says GulfTek on it? I'll see if I can find the video and email you a link.
Denton city council meeting 4/20/10 at 630 p.m. We drafted drilling ordinances and presented to city council in work session 4/6/10. We will be formally presenting our request for amendment to drilling ordinances and supporting documentation from surrounding cities. If you feel this does not affect you then you are wrong. These are strong ordinances and should be adopted by every city in the Barnett Shale. The ordinances include OGAP drill right and other ordinances which are relevant to our area. Please show up and show your support. Argyle, Justing, Bartonville, Lantana, Flower Mound, Corinth, Lake Dallas, Ponder, Robson Ranch, Dish, and Krum (please if I did not include your city let me hear it) your cities are small in number but important in the fight. We can show a united front and achieve sweeping change. Look at our blog in Denton (DCRUD) and Bluedaze and you can see how to report, document, and become involved in possibly one of the most important issues of you and your childrens lifetimes.
Last time I checked, the Mayor of Flower Mound did own property in Bartonville. Don't know where in Bartonville. Unless Mayor Smith has sold the Bartonville Property like she said she sold her minerals rights.
Get a state certified lab to test that water for MBAS. I see suds in the water which likely has 2BE in it!
Drillers use surfactants to drill with which survive in heavy brines such as Aqua Clear Airfoam B which looks like suds in your water and are not naturally occurring. MBAS testing is not that expensive and the 2 BE chemical in the surfactant is likely making your dog sick. Are you drinking that water? Have you read Dr. Theo Coburn's web site: endocrinedisruption.com
Surfactants with 2BE has 12 or more human health hazards, what do you think it does to animals and fish? GET AN MBAS TEST DONE AND HAVE IT TESTED WITHIN 24 HOURS!