The Railroad Commission of Texas inspected our sinkhole at Barnett Junior High. They sent Mr. Smith, Engineering Technician III, from their Kilgore office. It's a shame they do not have a local office in our area. They really need one.
His inspection report included a brief conversation with Javier, an Arlington Independent School District crew worker. We think Javier was the one carrying the shovel. After Mr. Smith witnessed Javier patching up this ground collapse at the school's driveway entrance, he popped over to the West Wing Unit of the Fulson Drill Site where he noted that nothing unusual was taking place. Wait... looks like he forgot to mention all that drilling, fracking, and perfing under homes and under that sinkhole in 2009.
His inspection report included a brief conversation with Javier, an Arlington Independent School District crew worker. We think Javier was the one carrying the shovel. After Mr. Smith witnessed Javier patching up this ground collapse at the school's driveway entrance, he popped over to the West Wing Unit of the Fulson Drill Site where he noted that nothing unusual was taking place. Wait... looks like he forgot to mention all that drilling, fracking, and perfing under homes and under that sinkhole in 2009.
We would like to know why the Railroad Commission does not have any ethical or moral obligation to make sure that Javier was remediating this sinkhole correctly. We are pretty sure there is a certain way this must be done or else it could collapse again and be even larger next time. Much Larger.
We called a sinkhole remediation expert, and they DO NOT recommend shoveling dirt in the void and patching it with concrete because this, potentially, could happen:
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Is the Railroad Commission of Texas regulating the Oil & Gas industry or they enabling the industry to railroad us?
What can you do to change the status quo? Contact your Representative about how our State Regulators are failing to protect citizens living in Shale Gas Extraction zones. Click Here to see who represents you.
We encourage you to continue emailing us at Fishcreekneighbor@gmail.com if you have questions or if you have sustained property damage after drilling began in your community. Include location and photos, please.
