City officials sold you out for the tidy sum of $34 million.XTO and another drilling company, Trinity East Energy, agreed in 2008 to pay for the rights to drill for natural gas on several pieces of city-owned land.Here's the link … [Read more...]
Barnett Shale news
Fort Worth residents had a HUGE victory this week when the Ethics Review Committee decided it is a violation of ethics to allow industry representatives on the Air Quality Study Committee. Well, duh. That's such a no-brainer. I hope other cities and … [Read more...]
Ut oh, Dallas! The Barnett Shale is headed your way.
Now it becomes personal. Sucks for you too.Dallas mulls plan to drill first Barnett Shale well in cityActually, I hear they are already drilling on the edge of Dallas and the Audubon has leased their minerals. Dallas is considering an application … [Read more...]
Woman chains herself to tree to keep XTO H2S gas at bay
TX: Chained to Tree-Protest Property Damages “I was forced to sign the contract. If I didn’t, they were going to get a restraining order against me, and I would go to jail,” Donie land owner Cynthia Lee stated in a follow up interview to a photo … [Read more...]
Woman chains herself to tree to keep XTO H2S gas at bay
Freestone County has it all--natural gas, H2S and coal plants. Freestone County NewsThere's a pictureFEELING THAT SHE HAS EXHAUSTED every venue, Cynthia Lee chained herself to a tree Tuesday, May 11, 2010 on her property outside of Teague, Texas. … [Read more...]
XTO Barnett Shale emissions foul North Texas air
Hey Corinth, you might want to look at this. I'm sure Bob will have make up some kind of explanation for this. … [Read more...]
Ut oh, Corinth. XTO plans to drill lots more wells
See, they need that variance for the masonry fence because it will be in the way of the 5 additional wells they plan to drill after the first two are in. So, that's 7 wells additional wells they plan to drill. At this point the total number of wells … [Read more...]
XOM: False Claims and Income Taxes
False Claims Act:Mobil Oil Companies to Pay U.S. $32.2 Million to Resolve Allegations of Underpayment of Royalties from American Indian and Federal LandsHello? Anybody care that XTO, formerly Cross Timbers Oil Company did the same thing?Income … [Read more...]
UPDATE: Report from Corinth
The Corinth meeting tonight had several hundred residents in attendance. About 50 signed up to speak, including Calvin Tillman, Mayor of DISH, and quite a few registered their opposition to the variances in writing.We had to endure a long sales pitch … [Read more...]
TONIGHT: Corinth votes on variances to drilling ordinance
XTO is planning to drill a well within 2 5 hundred feet from a Corinth neighborhood and school. XTO is requesting 9 variances.Here's the meeting information:City Council MeetingThursday, April 01, 2010 at 6:30 PMto Thursday, April 01, 2010 at … [Read more...]
Responsible Drilling in Corinth
There is a new drilling related blog for citizens of Corinth where XTO is requesting 9 variances for multiple wells planned in the middle of a neighborhood.Responsible Drilling in CorinthIf you live in or near Corinth, please attend the informational … [Read more...]