Fracking Geysers in the Back Yard: Not a Danger, Just a Fraccident Nuisance?

A gas drilling operation in Sardis, West Virginia hit an aquifer, which unfortunately repressurized a few old wells.

One family had a geyser in the back yard, with water shooting about 10 to 12 feet in the air. The luckier families just had "small gushers". (Um, something can't be small and a gusher at the same time can it?)

Apparently, as usual, even the DEP does not know what was in the fluid being injected into the ground and (oopsie) the aquifer, because a DEP spokeperson presented a relaxed stance, saying the drilling company was, " using only water and possibly a nontoxic soap when it hit the aquifer." (Fuel Fix)

Leroy Blowout Video by Susquahanna River Sentinel

This embedded link will let you see video taken and posted on the Susquehanna River Sentinel.

Since this was origianlly posted, the video has been made private, so it's basically worthless as a means of sharing information about the fracking blowout. Sorry everyone.

Basically,the ground surrounding a fracking site in Leroy erupted and sprayed unknown chemicals about 25 feet in all directions and greasy-looking mud and "colorful" water continues to bubble out of the ground and river basin.

 In the video, before it was made private, you can could also see a greasy-looking substance pooling at the water's edge and note the absence of river life. Normally, if you scoop up an handful of river mud, there will be some small water bugs and maybe a couple of snails. These images - just greasy-looking mud.