Congratulations, Chesapeake!! It looks like another anti-fracking
activist was born when one of your drill sites spewed toxic gas and wastewater
near resident's homes during an ice storm. Fort Worth resident, Janice Colston contacted us early this morning:
"Please
pray for me. At 5:30 a.m. my dog woke me up to let him out and I heard
another loud sound coming from across the street at the gas well. I
looked out and saw the gas escaping. I couldn't leave because of the
ice on the street. I called the fire department and the Chesapeake
emergency numbers and they managed to shut it down. I am really
struggling. It seems that we can't live in this neighborhood."
This is not the first time this sort of event has happened near Janice's home. It also happened on the evening of November 2nd. The Fort Worth Star Telegram wrote about that initial gas release, but the article is confusing because it it reports:
"City officials in Fort Worth, Arlington and Denton say such incidents are not common."
(Maybe that is a typo.)
The story goes on to read:
"Ed Ireland, who heads the industry-sponsored Barnett Shale Energy
Education Council, called the shutdown systems “highly reliable” and
simple to use. “Most of these producing sites within cities have
what’s called ‘the big red button.’ And that’s the training: You enter
the site and push the button,” Ireland said.
"Those procedures
didn’t work as scripted, however, that evening at Chesapeake’s well site
at 6990 Ederville Road, at the southeast corner of Interstate 30 and
East Loop 820, near Janice Colston’s home."
(We understand the fire department did not have access to the pad site.)
Read more here: http://www.star-telegram.com/2013/12/03/5388994/leaks-at-urban-gas-wells-uncommon.html?rh=1#storylink=cpy
Read more here: http://www.star-telegram.com/2013/12/03/5388994/leaks-at-urban-gas-wells-uncommon.html?rh=1#storylink=cpy
Click here for the full story.
Below is a satellite image showing the close proximity of this Fort Worth, Texas gas drill site in relation to homes and a park:
Arial view of Ederville Gas Drill Site, Fort Worth, Texas
Do these operators have no shame? We feel for all the people in North Texas who are prisoners in their own homes. It is tragic that so many residents are traumatized by gas drilling activities in their own backyards. It's time to stop the madness. Time to end the greed. Time to stop messing with Texas women!
