According to an article (and video showing the trestimony - so you can actually watch the man saying this if you want to) pro-fracking industry expert testified before the Ohio House Public Utility Committee on May 22, and described the process as safe because (as proof of the process's safety) the crude paraffin obtained by fracking is used to make the coating on M&M's and Advil pain pills.
Wow. Just wow. I'm going to miss my M&M's.
Friday, June 8, 2012
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)
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)
Thursday, June 7, 2012
Battlestar Gallactica and Frack
I recently watched an old episode of Battlestar Gallactica on Netflix, and I loved, loved, loved, that Starbuck's favorite, most used, and frankly only, cuss word was - frack.
While it was not often because the show was made before television got so trashy, every time something went wrong or he was mad about something Starbuck would say , "Frack."
Frack, frack, frack. This concludes the humor break, now, back to your regular scheduled programming.
While it was not often because the show was made before television got so trashy, every time something went wrong or he was mad about something Starbuck would say , "Frack."
Frack, frack, frack. This concludes the humor break, now, back to your regular scheduled programming.
Fracking Well Casing Questions and Answers
One of the things I have heard the most frequently since I began researching fracking brine is, that it is safe as long as the well casings do not fail. So, how often do well casings fail? Question and answer session and video below...
Q: How many well casings fail right off the bat, leading to methane migration?
A: 6.2%
Q: How many well casings fail over a 20 year time span?
A: 60%
Q: Do any well casings last forever?
A: They ALL fail over time.
Q: Where do these figures come from?
A: The Pennsylvania DEP
Q: Why doesn't the oil & gas industry fix these problems and make well casings that actually work?
A: They can't. There is no way to guarantee safety. Natural things like drilling through earth and stone cannot be controlled or predicted.
Q: Where can I learn more about this?
A: You can watch a Cornell University engineering professor, Dr. Ingraffea, explain if you would like. The video is embedded below.
Q: How many well casings fail right off the bat, leading to methane migration?
A: 6.2%
Q: How many well casings fail over a 20 year time span?
A: 60%
Q: Do any well casings last forever?
A: They ALL fail over time.
Q: Where do these figures come from?
A: The Pennsylvania DEP
Q: Why doesn't the oil & gas industry fix these problems and make well casings that actually work?
A: They can't. There is no way to guarantee safety. Natural things like drilling through earth and stone cannot be controlled or predicted.
Q: Where can I learn more about this?
A: You can watch a Cornell University engineering professor, Dr. Ingraffea, explain if you would like. The video is embedded below.
Those Darn Anti-Fracking Radicals
According to an article on Cleveland, Josh Mandel, the Senate candidate who according to a different report on Open Secrets received $80,000 so far in 2012 from oil & gas lobbyists, is concerned that those darned cantakerous environmentalist radicals are going to hinder gas and oil drilling in Ohio.
I guess it's easy to say nice things about folks who give you gobwads of cash and to say negative things about opponents of your financiers?
I guess it's easy to say nice things about folks who give you gobwads of cash and to say negative things about opponents of your financiers?
Tuesday, May 29, 2012
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, youcan 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.
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
Thursday, May 10, 2012
Frack Facts on Facebook
Hi Everyone,
I apologize for the recent lack of posts here on OFE. Thought I would mention there has been a lot of activity (link sharing) on recent developments on the Frack Facts Facebook page, also some new updates in the Frack Facts free newspaper (sign-up link over at the side of this page and also in its entirety on Facebook.)
Let me know if there is any problem with either of those links and I'll try again.
I apologize for the recent lack of posts here on OFE. Thought I would mention there has been a lot of activity (link sharing) on recent developments on the Frack Facts Facebook page, also some new updates in the Frack Facts free newspaper (sign-up link over at the side of this page and also in its entirety on Facebook.)
Let me know if there is any problem with either of those links and I'll try again.
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