White vapor spews from wellhead near Atascocita neighborhoodPhoto: Firefighters from Atascocita Volunteer Fire Department attempted to control the release of a vaporous substance from an old, abandoned wellhead last week. The substance began to erupt … [Read more...]
Hey Rivercrest, Nice Tiki Torch Compliments Chesapeake Energy
Chesapeake is flaring a Barnett Shale gas well near Rivercrest.From OGAPFlaringFlaring is the practice of burning gas that is deemed uneconomical to collect and sell. Flaring is also used to burn gases that would otherwise present a safety problem. … [Read more...]
Will Railroad Commissioner Negligence Bar-B-Que DISH, TX?
Another dispatch from Calvin Tillman, Mayor of DISH, TXFor the past several years, there has been an almost constant odor of natural gas surrounding the Town of DISH, TX. This led most of us to wonder about the dangers of inhaling this on a constant … [Read more...]
Texas Railroad Commissioners Continue to Put Public at Risk
Rancher alleges pollution inactionby BRETT SHIPP / WFAA-TVDon't miss the dramatic VIDEO STONEWALL COUNTY, Texas — There are new allegations of favoritism and protectionism by members of the Texas Railroad Commission.This time, a North Texas rancher … [Read more...]
Natural Gas Drilling Emissions to be Regulated by EPA
EPA to Propose Regulating Greenhouse Gas EmissionsBy Juliet EilperinWashington Post Staff WriterFriday, April 17, 2009; 11:18 AMLate last month EPA sent the White House a formal finding that greenhouse gases endanger public health and welfare; the … [Read more...]
Aquifers Going Dry
40,000 wells selling millions of gallons of water to drillers! VIDEOWhy don't we require them to recycle the damn water? … [Read more...]
Salt & Chlorides In Trinity Aquifer. Hello? Barnett Shale? Hydraulic Fracture?
I wonder how all those "dissolved solids and chlorides" got in the Trinity Aquifer?Salty water leaves sour taste for Artesia residentsKirl said the water tastes bad and has a pungent odor, so her family is buying its drinking water in big jugs. "We … [Read more...]
Prairie Fest April 25, 2009
I'll be there with a t-shirt for each paid receipt for your donation to TXOGAP. … [Read more...]
Eminent Domain in Barnett Shale and Marcellus Shale
From Jerry Lobdill,Retired ChemistAuthor of Statistical Analysis of “Significant Incident” Data for Barnett Shale Gas WellsThis problem is exacerbated by a culture of entitlement in the O&G industry that goes back almost 100 years. It is also … [Read more...]
Texas Railroad Commissioners Assist Big Oil With Propaganda Campaign
Let me start off by saying:Natural gas/Derivative is a FOSSIL FUELNOTAn Alternative FuelNice try Commissioners.Oh! This really burns me up! Today is the most beautiful day I've ever seen and here I am, spending my lunch hour at Starbucks because … [Read more...]
Be UPlifted
I HATE American Idol! But in this time, when there is so much injustice, it's UPlifting to see someone on the bottom end up on the top.Boyle's Got TalentGet the tissues. … [Read more...]
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