Tremor Hotline

Arlington, Texas residents feel tremors.  (click here.)

Fortunately, our gas well coordinator has this covered.  If you live in Arlington and feel the earth move, please contact Collin Gregory, Gas Well Coordinator, with the City of Arlington, Texas.  Mr. Gregory will track these tremors and look for patterns.  Then he will either hire an outside firm or rent equipment to determine the cause of this seismicity.  Please include the date, time, and what you felt:

Collin Gregory, Gas Well Coordinator
817-459-6593
Collin.Gregory@Arlingtontx.gov

State Farm insurance also has you covered.  In light of all the fracking earthquakes, they are urging residents to purchase earthquake insurance.  

Fuel Fix writes,   

"Earthquakes in the Tarrant and Johnson counties of Texas have become more common during the past four years.

According to the earthquake database, those counties have seen roughly 30 earthquakes in the past four years, but before 2008, the area didn’t see a single earthquake."

Click here for the full article, North Texas Rocked by 11 Earthquakes in 40 Days.

For more in-depth information, read Seismicity in the Oil Field.

Thank you, Collin for tracking these earth movements.   The Fish Creek Monitor dedicates this song to you:

Do Not Sign This Mineral Lease!

Chesapeake is drilling to a fault.   This time they are sending new gas leases in the mail to property owners near Fielder Road to Oakwood Lane and Sanford Street to Pecan Park Drive.  

Area surrounding Royal Arch Drill Site located in Arlington, TX

They are offering $220 for a five year lease, and royalty payments of 22% for the life of the well.  Five years ago they paid $4,400+ for a three year lease, and 25% royalty.

It's not just the money Arlington, TX residents are concerned about.  In addition to public health concerns, people are nervous about the prospect of drilling near a possible fault line in the area.  Here are a few comments from concerned citizens:

"Chesapeake's excuse at the time for not renewing the leases west of the center line of Del Mar Lane was: The shale is too soft to drill, and not profitable to do so, and there is a fault line that makes it difficult to drill."
  

"I wish folks would consider that aside from the $$, this could also be a serious health threat. Any amount they pay is not worth the adverse affects it could have on your health and of the youth in this area's health. I hope everyone has done their research."

"Thanks.  I didn't know CHK was back at it.   I'm about a mile from that area.   I am very near a fault.   Just west of Randol Mill there is a good sized fault that runs along the west side of the park.. At least that is what I have heard from a variety of people.   Arlington has a number of faults.   I've been told they generally run from the south end of DFW airport diagonally toward Lake Arlington.   Please keep me informed if you hear anything else."

Click Here for an article on man-made earthquakes occurring in the Dallas/Fort Worth area.

Southeast Arlington residents are feeling tremors too.

  

DO NOT SIGN THIS MINERAL LEASE!  

It's just not worth the risk.