Posted by Info@ NEOGAP on Wednesday, March 9, 2011,
Efforts by lawmakers and regulators to force the federal government to better police the natural gas drilling process known as hydraulic fracturing, or "fracking," have been thwarted for the past 25 years, according to an exposé in the New York Times. Studies by scientists at the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency on fracking have been repeatedly narrowed in scope by superiors, and important findings have been removed under pressure from the industry. The news comes as the EPA is conductin... Continue reading ...
ODNR tries to reassure; crowd wary
Posted by Info@ NEOGAP on Tuesday, February 1, 2011,
In :
Plain Twp.
A question from Darla Bruno, a Jackson Township resident, likely summed up the attitude of many. “How are you going to regulate stupidity, laziness and greed?” she asked. Tugend noted that ODNR has 22 inspectors and is hiring eight. He hopes to add six more this summer.
Rob Borello, a Plain Township resident, countered that the state has only 22 inspectors to keep track of the 64,000 wells.
REACTION: Plain Township trustees are considering a ban on drilling in the township, even though the ... Continue reading ...
Opponents to Fracking Disclosure Take Big Money From Industry
Posted by Info@ NEOGAP on Monday, January 17, 2011,
Friday 14 January 2011 A back-of-the-envelope analysis of campaign finance dollars contributed to the members of Congress who are speaking out on the issue shows that the Natural Gas Caucus received 19 times more money from the oil and gas industry between 2009 and 2010 than the group who signed Rep. Hinchey’s letter. According to data from Open Secrets, the 32 members against disclosure received $1,742,572. The average contribution from the oil and gas sector to individuals from that group... Continue reading ...
Children are especially vulnerable to air quality
Posted by Info@ NEOGAP on Sunday, January 2, 2011,
In :
North Lima, OH
" Daily exposure can lead to… asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and other pulmonary disorders… Children are especially vulnerable.” "The industry is exempt from many of our nation’s most important environmental laws, including the Safe Drinking Water Act and part of the Clean Water Act." http://www.farmanddairy.com/news/letters-to-the-editor/children-are-especially-vulnerable-to-air-quality/19176.html Continue reading ...
Crestview leasing proposal draws concern
December 12, 2010
“Citing health analyst Dr. Theo Colburn, she said at least half
of the chemicals used in fracturing fluid are toxic, including carcinogens,
neurotoxins and endocrine disruptors, and well and surface water is at risk of
contamination by these materials.”
http://www.morningjournalnews.com/page/content.detail/id/527271/Crestview-leasing-proposal-draws-concern.html
... Continue reading ...
Gas drilling poisoning people, pets and the planet
Novemer 22, 2010 Julia Fuhrman Davis, North Lima "It makes me scared, sad and sick that local land owners are signing away their mineral rights to gas drilling companies that were “granted explicit exemption — despite dissent within the EPA — from the Safe Drinking Water Act, the Clean Air Act, the Clean Water Act,” called the Halliburton Loophole, according to Vanity Fair, and can bypass all local zoning laws in Ohio, house bill 278." Full Letter: http://www.farmanddairy.com/news/gas-dri... Continue reading ...
Shoddy frack well construction tied to water pollution
Posted by Info@ NEOGAP on Sunday, November 21, 2010,
In :
Bainbridge, OH
Submitted by SHNS on Thu, 11/18/2010 - 16:33 By ISAAC WOLF, Scripps Howard News Service
http://www.scrippsnews.com/node/57880
Excerpt: In the Bainbridge home explosion, a state inspector was on site for some of the cement work, and had no knowledge of the problems until after the explosion, according to Tugend.
Industry insiders say state authorities aren't doing an adequate job. Just because investigators are showing up and running tests doesn't mean they know what they're doing.
Mike Coy... Continue reading ...
Woman who lived near gas fields dies
Elizabeth Mobaldi became sick around the time rigs moved into her neighborhood near Rifle
John ColsonPost Independent Staff Glenwood Springs, CO Colorado http://www.postindependent.com/article/20101117/VALLEYNEWS/101119897
A woman who grew gravely ill after living near gas drilling activities in the Rifle area has died in Grand Junction, to where she and her husband moved to get away from the rigs.
Elizabeth “Chris” Mobaldi, 63, died on Nov. 14, at 4:40 a.m., after a lengthy battle wit... Continue reading ...
Bainbridge makes 'demand' on gas-well lawsuit
Posted by Info@ NEOGAP on Thursday, October 28, 2010,
In :
Bainbridge, OH
" Bainbridge Township Trustees are seeking to get a lawsuit settled involving the Ohio Valley Energy gas- and oil-well incident that damaged water wells in the English Drive area.""On Dec. 15, 2007, after the gas migrated through the aquifers to some of the houses in the area, an explosion occurred at the home of Richard and Thelma Payne on English Drive."
"It will be three years this December since this occurred, and we should try to find some resolution."
http://chagrinvalleytimes.com/NC/0/24... Continue reading ...
'Fracking' Mobilizes Uranium in Marcellus Shale, UB Research Finds
Posted by Info@ NEOGAP on Wednesday, October 27, 2010,
University at Buffalo researchers have now found that that process -- called hydraulic fracturing or "fracking"-- also causes uranium that is naturally trapped inside Marcellus shale to be released, raising additional environmental concerns."Even though at these levels, uranium is not a radioactive risk, it is still a toxic, deadly metal,"http://www.buffalo.edu/news/11885 Continue reading ...
Pennsylvania lawsuit says drilling polluted water
Posted by Info@ NEOGAP on Monday, October 25, 2010,
In :
Avella, PA
By Jon Hurdle AVELLA, Pennsylvania (Reuters) - Mon Nov 9, 2009 9:37am EST - Water tests at three locations by gas wells on Zimmermann's property -- one is 1,500 feet from his home -- found seven potentially carcinogenic chemicals above "screening levels" set by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency as warranting further investigation. http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE5A80PP20091109 Continue reading ...
Gas drilling near Argyle schools making kids ill, residents tell board
Posted by Info@ NEOGAP on Monday, October 25, 2010,
In :
Argyle, TX
http://www.dentonrc.com/sharedcontent/dws/drc/localnews/stories/DRC_Argyle_Drilling_1024.1bd9f97c2.html Parents voice health concerns
12:18 AM CDT on Sunday, October 24, 2010
By Lowell Brown and Britney Tabor / Staff Writers
ARGYLE — Kelly Gant once worked for an oil refinery in Port Arthur — an area nicknamed “Explosion Coast” and “Cancer Alley.”
When she left the job, the company was in the midst of a $200 million government-mandated soil cleanup project, she said. S... Continue reading ...
Beware of new drilling methods
Published: Fri, September 24, 2010 @ 12:00 a.m.
Beware of new drilling methods
Natural-gas drilling opera- tors have been aggressively pursuing landowners in northeastern Ohio, as well as the rest of the state, to quickly get them to sign leases to drill using well fracturing technology, also known as “fracking” or “fracing.” The oil and gas industry is quick to assure landowners that this is a safe drilling method that has little impact on the environment. This same industry has ... Continue reading ...
Do gas wells pose health risk?
Posted by Info@ NEOGAP on Tuesday, August 31, 2010,
In :
Pennsylvania
Expert says more research needed
Dr. Volz, speaking to a
seminar audience of about 300 at Pitt's Graduate School of Public Health in
Oakland on Friday, said emissions of a variety of hazardous air and water
contaminants from well wastewater ponds -- including benzene, toluene and
xylene -- is clearly a cause for public health concern, especially as the
number of deep wells multiply in the coming years.
http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/10240/1083398-454.stm#ixzz0yEAhqpqQ
... Continue reading ...
Seagull Development Corporation drills well near Mayfield Middle School
Posted by Info@ NEOGAP on Saturday, August 28, 2010,
In :
Mayfield, OH
He said even though the school
objected to having a gas well on the property due to safety concerns for the
children, there was not much they could do since Seagull has fulfilled ODNR’s
obligations.
The drilling took place before school began for the children,
but the fracking is still going on.
http://blog.cleveland.com/sunmessenger/2010/08/seagull_development_corporatio.html
... Continue reading ...
Homeowners vote against drilling
Posted by Info@ NEOGAP on Saturday, August 28, 2010,
In :
Rootstown, OH
Rootstown
residents reject natural gas lease with energy company, fear for environment
''The
environmental concerns overpowered all else,''
Opponents
have cited examples of drinking water being contaminated where natural gas
drilling has occurred and concern over hydraulic fracturing, a process in which
water, sand and chemicals are pumped under pressure into wells to create cracks
and free up more natural gas.
http://www.ohio.com/news/101359089.html
... Continue reading ...
TWO OIL AND GAS DRILLING OPERATORS SENTENCED ON FELONY CONVICTIONS FOR VIOLATING THE SAFE DRINKING WATER ACT
Posted by Info@ NEOGAP on Tuesday, August 24, 2010,
In :
Pennsylvania
http://www.justice.gov/usao/paw/pr/2010_june/2010_06_24_04.html Acting United States Attorney Robert S. Cessar announced today, June 24, 2010, that a resident of Sheffield, Pennsylvania and a resident of La Quinta, California, have been sentenced in federal court in Erie as a result of their felony convictions for violating the Safe Drinking Water Act by unlawfully injecting brine produced from an oil drilling operation. United States District Judge Sean J. McLaughlin imposed the sentences on... Continue reading ...
Ruling gives towns power over drillers
Posted by Info@ NEOGAP on Tuesday, August 24, 2010,
In :
Pennsylvania
http://thetimes-tribune.com/news/ruling-gives-towns-power-over-drillers-1.968103 Ruling gives towns power over drillers Published: August 23, 2010 By Elizabeth Skrapits Would local officials be powerless to stop a natural gas company from drilling a natural gas well in the middle of a housing development? Not according to a new state court ruling, which affirms the right of municipal and county officials to limit natural gas drilling to certain districts, such as agricultural, mining or manufactu... Continue reading ...
Broadview Heights being mandatory pooled into two gas and oil wells
August 13, 2010
“The city has been mandatory pooled
into two gas and oil wells after a hearing held on Tuesday. Alai said that the
city plans on appealing and going to the Ohio Supreme Court if need be.”
http://www.cleveland.com/sunstarcourier/index.ssf/2010/08/broadview_heights_being_mandat.html
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Legal action sought over crude-oil spill
“The Ohio Department of Natural Resources is
pursuing legal action against a drilling company following a spill of 1,000
gallons of crude oil from a gas-well leak in Gates Mills on June 19. Rick Simmers, of ODNR, said
Tuesday the spill was preventable.”
http://chagrinvalleytimes.com/NC/0/2218.html
... Continue reading ...
Ohio will sue Gates Mills gas well operator
Published: Friday, July 30, 2010
“We know they don’t have enough
inspectors,” councilwoman Karen Schneider said, saying any valve could fail
anytime in any part of town. “There’s no guarantee with any of these damn
wells.”
Councilman Doug Bletcher said the
situation was scary because he suspects ODNR has no process to keep track of
defective equipment.
http://blog.cleveland.com/sunmessenger/2010/07/ohio_will_sue_gates_mills_gas.html
... Continue reading ...
Ohio, Michigan score among highest for states with oil spills
Posted by Info@ NEOGAP on Saturday, July 31, 2010,
In :
Ohio
Article published July 30, 2010
"For the profits this industry is making, the investment [in public
safety and the environment] should be greater," Mr. Doyle said.
http://toledoblade.com/article/20100730/NEWS16/7290358
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Ohio oil spills relatively small but add up
Posted by Info@ NEOGAP on Saturday, July 31, 2010,
In :
Ohio
Friday, July 30
Ohio isn't immune to oil spills.
Federal regulators have recorded 27
spills from fuel pipelines here totaling more than 323,000 gallons from 2000
through 2009. They include six
deaths, 12 injuries and $36.5 million in damage.
http://www.dispatch.com/live/content/local_news/stories/2010/07/30/ohio-spills-relatively-small-but-add-up.html?sid=101
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Fatal PA Gas Well Explosion Burns for Hours
Posted by Info@ NEOGAP on Sunday, July 25, 2010,
In :
Pennsylvania
“A spokesperson from Congressman Maurice
Hinchey's office said that this latest accident underlines the need for
oversight into the drilling industry because there are "lots of
risks" to industry workers and the public.”
http://www.wicz.com/news2005/viewarticle.asp?a=15105
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Gas well blast ignites blaze, kills 2 in Indiana Township
Posted by Info@ NEOGAP on Sunday, July 25, 2010,
In :
Pennsylvania
July 24, 2010
The explosion occurred in a remote, wooded area off
Rich Hill Road at 9:48 a.m., shaking nearby houses and sending a plume of black
smoke into the air, officials said. The power of the blast flung a nearby oil
storage tank that measured 12 feet tall and 8 feet wide more than 70 yards,
Full said.
http://www.pittsburghlive.com/x/valleynewsdispatch/lifestyles/s_691713.html
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Natural gas well drilling denied
Posted by Info@ NEOGAP on Sunday, July 25, 2010,
In :
Stow, OH
Tom Tugend, deputy chief of the
ODNR's Division of Mineral Resources Management, said one of the reasons the
well was denied was that an alleged violation was found by the ODNR on a Beck
Energy-drilled well in Benton Township in Monroe County, Ohio.
"An inspector noticed drilling fluids had
been leaked into a stream," Tugend said. "There was a large notch on
the side of the drilling pit that released the fluids. The drilling fluids and
sediment entered the stream.
http://www.stowsentry.co... Continue reading ...
Safety first
Posted by Info@ NEOGAP on Friday, July 23, 2010,
In :
Ohio
Published on Friday, Jul 23, 2010
Denial of gas well rightly flags
health and safety concerns
In March, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency launched a new
study on the effects of hydraulic fracturing on groundwater and human health.
Launching the study should signal officials in Ohio to consider with greater
care the tradeoffs of drilling wells in residential areas.
http://www.ohio.com/editorial/opinions/99084394.html
... Continue reading ...
Gas leak near Dover investigated
Posted by Info@ NEOGAP on Friday, July 23, 2010,
In :
Dover, OH
Posted Jul 18, 2010Gas line hit by tractor; vapor cloud reached 50
feet into air
Fire Capt. Brooks Ross said firefighters found
natural gas being emitted from a 1-inch metal pipe between the well-head and
the oil/gas separator. It caused a vapor cloud to rise about 50 feet into the
air.
http://www.timesreporter.com/topstories/x98872548/Gas-leak-near-Dover-investigated
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Lawsuit stops gas-well drilling in Taborville
January 21, 2010
Residents opposed to the drilling had contended in
the lawsuit that it would be a violation of the deed restrictions of the park.
"Obviously, most people are not willing to
loosely risk their largest financial asset, their homes, as well as their
health," Ms. Fee said.
http://www.chagrinvalleytimes.com/NC/0/1618.html
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Marcellus shale boom making its way to Ohio? Only time will tell the story
Posted by Info@ NEOGAP on Thursday, July 15, 2010,
In :
Ohio
June 17, 2010
Many in the audience have been approached
about leasing their ground for gas drilling through the Marcellus shale, or
were concerned for what may be ahead for the environment due to the effects of
the drilling.
http://www.farmanddairy.com/news/marcellus-shale-boom-making-its-way-to-ohio-only-time-will-tell-the-story/15146.html
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OIL WELL PROPOSAL UNDER FIRE
Posted by Info@ NEOGAP on Thursday, July 15, 2010,
In :
Dover, OH
Posted Jul 11, 2010
Dover officials hope project rejected
Mayor Richard Homrighausen, who last month
maintained that the church property isn’t the place for an oil and gas well,
said he hasn’t been informed of any decision.
http://www.timesreporter.com/communities/x1609360671/OIL-WELL-PROPOSAL-UNDER-FIRE
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SAFETY / OSHA
03/19/10 OSHA cites Chipco LLC in
Zanesville, Ohio, following fatality at natural gas well site in Londonderry,
Ohio
The alleged willful
violations cite the company's failure to provide appropriate respiratory
protection, assess the worksite for potential respiratory hazards and provide
adequate training.
https://hr.cch.com/news/safety/031910a.asp
... Continue reading ...
Neighbors irate over drilling
Posted by Info@ NEOGAP on Thursday, July 15, 2010,
In :
Massillon, OH
Posted: 05/27/2010
Noise and smell irritating residents
The company said 72 nearby property
owners signed off on the deal and will share in royalties estimated at
$300,000 over 20 years. Those against the drilling said that will only
amount to a couple hundred bucks a year and the money isn't worth the noise.
http://www.newsnet5.com/dpp/news/local_news/akron_canton_news/neighbors-irate-over-drilling-
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Church plans for oil well cause troubles
Posted by Info@ NEOGAP on Thursday, July 15, 2010,
In :
Massillon, OH
Posted: 05/11/2010
MASSILLON, Ohio - The church was
offered a signing bonus and royalty checks for the mineral rights. But Jekubic
is worried about possible dangers, like the 2007 explosion in Bainbridge
Township that forced a dozen families from their homes.
http://www.newsnet5.com/dpp/news/local_news/akron_canton_news/church-plans-for-oil-well-cause-troubles
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Portage County: Gas well explosion shakes homes
Posted:
9/29/2009
The
well is located in a corn field.
Randolph Township Trustee Roger Klodt told WKYC that witnesses reported
seeing a large fireball following the blast at the well on Pamer Road Tuesday
morning.
http://www.wkyc.com/news/news_article.aspx?storyid=122434
... Continue reading ...
Oil Well Explosion Kills 2
Posted by Info@ NEOGAP on Thursday, July 15, 2010,
In :
Marseilles, OH
Sunday, October 19, 2008 Two men were killed
Sunday afternoon after an explosion at a Marion County oil well.
Conley said he and his wife followed the smoke to
the oil well a few hundred yards from their home. They discovered one of the victims
next to a pickup truck. Shortly thereafter, he heard the second explosion.
http://www.10tv.com/live/content/onnnews/stories/2008/10/20/story_explosion.html
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Huron County: Battle lines drawn over injection well plan
Posted: 3/29/2010
Warren Brown, a longtime opponent of the huge
injection well project near Clyde, Ohio told the group that his daughter died
from cancer that was environmentally caused.
HARTLAND TOWNSHIP -- Preferred Fluids Management, of Austin,
Texas, has applied for a permit for two wells "for the injection of brine
water produced in association with oil and natural gas." The company, Preferred Fluids Management,
plans to inject thousands of gallons of drilling waste water into the g... Continue reading ...
Injection wells in Hartland Twp. off - for now
Tuesday March 30 2010
While the project stirred
controversy, prompting meetings and objections from area residents, the
official reason for the reversal appears to be a wetlands issue.
“From a personal standpoint, from
an environmentalist, here is the EPA ready for a $2 million study and we are
wondering or not if it is a good idea,” Huron County Highway Department
spokesman Carl Essex said. “In a rural area which has houses near the site and
in an area where our residents still dep... Continue reading ...
Earthquakes, injection wells, and the Perry Nuclear Power Plant, Cleveland, Ohio
Posted by Info@ NEOGAP on Thursday, July 15, 2010,
In :
Cleveland, OH
Geology; August 1988; v. 16; no. 8;
p. 739-742
On January 31, 1986, an earthquake of Richter
magnitude 4.9 occurred in northeastern Ohio
some 17.0 km south of the Perry Nuclear
Power Plant (PNPP) and 12.0 km south of the Calhio injection wells.
The indicated pressure buildup of 5.3 MPa at the
epicenter may have been sufficient to trigger
the January 31, 1986, earthquake.
http://geology.geoscienceworld.org/cgi/content/abstract/16/8/739
... Continue reading ...
A Fluid-Injection-Triggered Earthquake Sequence in Ashtabula, Ohio
Posted by Info@ NEOGAP on Thursday, July 15, 2010,
In :
OH
Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America;
February 2004; v. 94; no. 1; p. 76-87
A persistent earthquake sequence in northeast Ohio
includes many distinct fore-main-aftershock subsequences,
illuminates two faults, and was triggered by
fluid injection.
http://www.bssaonline.org/cgi/content/abstract/94/1/76
... Continue reading ...
Mayfield Heights Marshall Ford owner says he will never approve a gas well on his property
Posted by Info@ NEOGAP on Saturday, July 10, 2010,
In :
Mayfield, OH
Published: Thursday, July 08, 2010
Marshall Ford owner Larry Elk was
unaware of a proposed gas well on his property.
When Seagull Development
Corporation approached the city to enter into a contract for a new oil and gas
well on the Marshall Ford land, Elk said he heard nothing of the matter. He
found out about the proposal after reading about it in the June 24 Sun
Messenger.
http://blog.cleveland.com/sunmessenger/2010/07/mayfield_heights_marshall_ford.html
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Elyria apartment evacuated because of abandoned gas well
Posted by Info@ NEOGAP on Sunday, July 4, 2010,
In :
Elyria, OH
Old gas wells are a growing problem
“The Elyria Fire Department stepped
in and forced all residents to permanently evacuate their apartments.”
"Northeast Ohio gas companies confirm
there are a growing number of abandoned gas well causing problems. Many of the
wells were created 70 to 80 years ago, and the underground pipes continue to
rust and develop leaks."
video: http://www.newsnet5.com/dpp/money/consumer/troubleshooter/elyria-apartment-evacuated-due-to-abandoned-gas-well
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Investigation: Fewer Gas Drilling Inspections Raise Safety Fears
Tom Meyer : 6/30/2010 "It's a troubling trend we found happening statewide -- even as the state's allowed more than 1,000 wells to be drilled in urban areas during that time Violations issued by the Ohio Department of Natural Resources, or ODNR, have dropped 58 percent, according to state figures." VIDEO: http://www.wkyc.com/news/news_article.aspx?storyid=138748 Continue reading ...
Broadview Heights at odds with Gonzoil drilling company
Published: Thursday, June 24, 2010
To mandatory pool, Gonzoil must go
before the Ohio Department of Natural Resources and explain why it is necessary
to pool the unwilling participants.
“I don’t think that’s (mandatory
pool) right, because Mr. Gonzalez sits on that board,” said Mayor Sam Alai. “I
think that’s a huge conflict of interest. I don’t think we should be mandatory
pooled.”
http://www.cleveland.com/sunstarcourier/index.ssf/2010/06/broadview_heights_at_odds_with.h... Continue reading ...
Gates Mills spill shows need to toughen Ohio drilling laws
Published: Thursday, June 24, 2010
“the fact remains that oil drilling
is an imperfect industrial activity that should not be allowed in residential
neighborhoods without more restrictions and safeguards.”
http://blog.cleveland.com/letters/2010/06/gates_mills_spill_shows_need_t.html
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Gas well location moves from Mayfield Village to Mayfield Heights
Posted by Info@ NEOGAP on Monday, June 28, 2010,
In :
Mayfield, OH
Published: Thursday, June 24, 2010
Seagull decided to move the
proposed gas well due to prior controversy from residents.
Mayfield Heights Police Det. Chris
Sonnhalter said a fraud case against Seagull is still under investigation.
Tugend said even though the investigation continues concerning Seagull
fraudulently signing signatures on a petition for a gas well in Mayfield Village,
there is nothing that would have stopped the company from applying with ODNR.
http://blog.cleveland.com/sun... Continue reading ...
Our opinion: Return power to cities
Posted by Info@ NEOGAP on Saturday, June 26, 2010,
In :
Dover, OH
The Times-Reporter
Posted Jun 22, 2010 @ 01:00 PM
"We find it unbelievable that Ohio municipalities
– such as the city of Dover – have no say in whether a gas well can be drilled
within their boundaries."
"As for state law regulating the drilling of gas
and oil wells, it needs to be tightened further. ODNR should be stripped of the
power to regulate drilling in urban area, and that power should be returned to
municipal governments. We would feel a lot more secure knowing that a decis... Continue reading ...
Car hits gas well in Kingsville
Posted by Info@ NEOGAP on Saturday, June 26, 2010,
In :
Kingsville, OH
December 4, 2007
“The driver lost control and hit a transfer
valve (for a nearby well,)” Laugen said. “It had undergone some pressure and
blew some gas and oil.”
http://starbeacon.com/local/x343671963/Car-hits-gas-well-in-Kingsville/print
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Oil well in Gates Mills leaks 1,000 gallons into Chagrin River tributary
Published: Monday, June 21, 2010, 7:12 PM
Residents more than a mile away on Gates Mills Boulevard reported the leak.
"GATES MILLS, Ohio -- Crews spent the past two days cleaning up an estimated 1,000 gallons of oil that had leaked from a ruptured valve on a gas well at the intersection of Dorchester Road and Ohio 91.
Oil from the well seeped into streams and storm water sewers that flow into the Chagrin River." http://blog.cleveland.com/metro/2010/06/oil_well_in_gates_mills_leaks.... Continue reading ...
Drilling offer under fire
Posted by Info@ NEOGAP on Monday, June 14, 2010,
In :
Dover, OH
By
Joe Mizer
The Times-Reporter
Posted Jun 10, 2010 @ 10:50 PM
City officials worried that gas well proposal
could contaminate water system
"The placement of an oil and gas well on the First
Methodist Church premises would be close to “a lot of residential housing,
close to a nursing home, and also it's within what's called the one-year time
of travel to our water wells,”
http://www.timesreporter.com/topstories/x1980740572/Drilling-offer-under-fire
... Continue reading ...
State OK'd oil-pump site in June check
Posted by Info@ NEOGAP on Monday, June 14, 2010,
In :
Marion, OH
THE COLUMBUS DISPATCH Tuesday,
October 21, 2008 3:12 AM Independent federal agency to
conduct probe after fatal blast in Marion County
“An oil-pumping operation in Marion
County that was the scene of a fatal explosion Sunday had been inspected nine
times since 2002, most recently in June, and received good marks, a spokesman
for the Ohio Department of Natural Resources said yesterday.” continue reading...
http://www.dispatch.com/live/content/local_news/stories/2008/10/21... Continue reading ...
Oil well tank explodes in Carroll County
Posted by Info@ NEOGAP on Monday, June 14, 2010,
In :
Dellroy, OH
By
Nancy Schaar The Times-Reporter Posted Feb 12, 2010 @ 02:29 PM Oil
burns down a hill after an explosion at an oil well site near Dellroy Thursday
night.
Jimmy Patrick, production supervisor for Range
Resources, owners of the tank, said they suspect it may have been a buildup of
static electricity on the 90 barrel tank. The tank was blown about 150 to 200
feet from the original site. continue reading... http://www.timesreporter.com/local_news/x196131385/Oil-well-tank-explodes... Continue reading ...
Safety Forces Fight Gas Well Fire
Posted by Info@ NEOGAP on Monday, June 14, 2010,
In :
Hudson, OH
From City of Hudson: Friday Letter October 21, 2005
“Hudson
EMS, Fire and Police responded to an explosion at a gas well tank battery at
669 Barlow Road. One man died at the scene, and another was transported with
serious injuries and burns to an area hospital.” continue reading...http://www.hudson.oh.us/news/friday/10-21-05%20friday%20letter.pdf
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Gas well fire in North Kingsville out; drilling resumes
Posted by Info@ NEOGAP on Sunday, June 13, 2010,
by Kim Wendel Updated:
7/15/2008
“NORTH
KINGSVILLE -- Crews are back to drilling for gas now at a site just north of
the North Kingsville Village Hall after drillers struck a pocket of methane gas
there.”
http://www.wkyc.com/news/news_article.aspx?storyid=93138
... Continue reading ...
Oil tank ignites
Posted by Info@ NEOGAP on Friday, June 11, 2010,
In :
Marietta, OH
By Justin McIntosh, April 24, 2009
“An oil tank burns off Ohio 7 near Newport. One person was seriously burned and more than a dozen local fire departments fought the blaze for more than six hours.” http://www.mariettatimes.com/page/content.detail/id/512357.html?nav=5002 Continue reading ...
Unplugged oil wells still in Wood Co.
Abandoned oil wells estimated at 36,000
Updated: Wednesday, 07 Oct 2009, 12:04 PM EDT By Jan Larson - Sentinel County Editor
"Evidence of the oil arrived at the county commissioners office Tuesday when a glass jar of seemingly clear water was placed on the conference table. Commissioner Alvie Perkins shook the jar and oil instantly turned it into a blackened snowglobe. The commissioners listened as people from different professions - chemistry, water well drilling, and oil well capping - expl... Continue reading ...
Munroe Falls opposes natural gas drilling site
June 6, 2010 by Mike Lesko and Alison Lucci Associate Editor and Reporter
Munroe Falls -- David Beck, president of Beck Energy in Ravenna, said he has everyone necessary on board to drill a natural gas well in Munroe Falls -- except for city officials.
Mayor Frank Larson said at the meeting that he is opposed to the location of the well because it is near the river.
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Texas firm bulks up with Ohio acquisitions
Posted by Info@ NEOGAP on Monday, June 7, 2010,
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Possibility of gas wells being explored by Mayfield school board
Posted by Info@ NEOGAP on Thursday, April 8, 2010,
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Mayfield, OH
By Andy Attina, Sun News
April 01, 2010, 6:43AM
MAYFIELD -- The Mayfield Board of Education will conduct a public work session April 14 to explore the concept of drilling natural gas wells on district property. http://blog.cleveland.com/sunmessenger/2010/04/possibility_of_gas_wells_being.html Continue reading ...
Monroe ready if injection well OK’d
Posted by Info@ NEOGAP on Saturday, March 27, 2010,
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Monroe, OH
Drilling at what cost? Editorial By Sun Press
http://blog.cleveland.com/sunpress/2010/01/drilling_at_what_cost_editoria.html "Seagull Development is the subject of an investigation that resulted from allegedly obtaining false signatures to try and get a well drilled near the Mayfield Village/Mayfield Heights border. Fortunately, the state denied Seagull the permit, but it makes us especially concerned Beachwood is working with this driller. " Continue reading ...
Berea Still Considering Drilling
Posted by Info@ NEOGAP on Friday, December 18, 2009,
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Berea, OH
Jim Triner of Mayfield Village attended Monday’s work session prior to council’s special meeting. He said some communities study the drilling issue for more than a year. He said the city needed to consider the financial, health and safety and community aspects when discussing drilling ventures. http://blog.cleveland.com/newssun/2009/12/berea_still_considering_drilli.html Continue reading ...
Granville School board stops pursuit of oil, gas drilling
Posted by Info@ NEOGAP on Thursday, December 17, 2009,
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Granville, Ohio
Deeds posed the question, "What's a large enough amount to offset the liability?" "If anything did go wrong, the litigation exposure is enormous," Kralovec said, envisioning a "very expensive and costly" lawsuits. "I am not in favor of drilling," Jardell agreed. "I don't think that any benefit we receive will outweigh the potential harm to the kids, the community and the neighbors." http://www.newarkadvocate.com/article/20091215/NEWS01/912150311 Continue reading ...
Unholy alliance for drilling
Posted by Info@ NEOGAP on Thursday, December 3, 2009,
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Stow, OH
If you believe that a gas or oil well could not go in your residential neighborhood, you think the way we did a few months ago. Around Ohio, gas wells are being drilled close to houses, schools and churches, among other places.
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New Ohio Gas Pipeline Leaks
Posted by Info@ NEOGAP on Saturday, November 21, 2009,
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Zanesville, OH
Nervous neighbors question REX response in pipeline leak Portion of pipeline shut down
By BRIAN GADD• Staff Writer • November 16, 2009 http://www.zanesvilletimesrecorder.com/article/20091116/UPDATES01/91116011
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Pa. Residents Sue Gas Driller Over Polluted Wells
Posted by Info@ NEOGAP on Saturday, November 21, 2009,
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Pennsylvania
By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS November 20, 2009 Filed at 4:57 p.m. ET
DIMOCK, Pa. (AP) -- Pat Farnelli says there's something in the water at her house. The last time she drank it, she says she vomited four times. It's made her children sick, too.
Like her neighbors in this rural community 15 miles south of the New York border, Farnelli signed a lease with a major natural gas driller to explore a potentially lucrative formation beneath her land. Now Farnelli and others are plaintiffs in a laws... Continue reading ...
Berea mulls gas well on Barrett
Posted by Info@ NEOGAP on Saturday, November 21, 2009,
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Berea, OH
Drill Baby, Drill
Cleveland Scene -Spotlights Broadview Heights Residential Drilling:
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1 Killed, 4 Wounded In Gas Well Accident
Video: http://www.wtov9.com/news/20837210/detail.html Posted: 3:08 pm EDT September 10, 2009 Updated: 8:12 pm EDT September 10, 2009
One person was killed and four others injured after a gas leak at a well in Guernsey County.
Officials said the men were working on a gas rig, preparing to cap the well, when they were overtaken by a poisonous hydrogen-sulfide gas mixture.
The accident happened near Londonderry at the intersection of Skull Fork Road and Ginger Road. A spokesperson fo... Continue reading ...
Natural Gas Drilling Starts
Posted by Info@ NEOGAP on Sunday, August 23, 2009,
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Ohio
Two sides battle over enforcement of H.B. 278
Posted by Info@ NEOGAP on Saturday, August 8, 2009,
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Ohio
Boards keep an eye on drilling, related issues
Posted by Info@ NEOGAP on Saturday, August 8, 2009,
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Mentor, OH
Drilling taps into hopes, concerns
Posted by Info@ NEOGAP on Saturday, August 8, 2009,
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Ohio
Home near gas well on brink of explosion!
Posted by Info@ NEOGAP on Saturday, August 8, 2009,
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Bainbridge, OH
Angry residents grill state drilling chief
Posted by Info@ NEOGAP on Saturday, August 8, 2009,
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Ohio
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Kirtland, OH gas compressor station
Posted by Info@ NEOGAP on Saturday, August 8, 2009,
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Kirtland, OH
Mayfield Heights, Residential Gas Leak Video
Posted by Info@ NEOGAP on Saturday, August 8, 2009,
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Mayfield, OH
Gas Leak Evacuates Businesses
Posted by Info@ NEOGAP on Saturday, August 8, 2009,
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Ohio
Neighbors separated on proposal for gas well
Posted by Info@ NEOGAP on Saturday, August 8, 2009,
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Ohio
Mentor Drilling Concerns Addressed
Posted by Info@ NEOGAP on Saturday, August 8, 2009,
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Mentor, OH
Two killed in oil-tank explosion
Posted by Info@ NEOGAP on Saturday, August 8, 2009,
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Ohio
Bill sparks controversy
Posted by Info@ NEOGAP on Saturday, August 8, 2009,
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Ohio
Bainbridge well blows relief valve
Posted by Info@ NEOGAP on Saturday, August 8, 2009,
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Bainbridge, OH
English Drive homes now worthless, banks say
Posted by Info@ NEOGAP on Saturday, August 8, 2009,
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Bainbridge, OH
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