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Gas Well Inspections to Be Required After Fracking, Salazar Says

Bloomberg -- Natural-gas drillers will be required by U.S. rules to inspect their wells after hydraulic fracturing on public land to ensure the safety of drinking-water supplies, Interior Secretary Ken Salazar said.

The agency in coming weeks will propose standards under which companies such as Chesapeake Energy Corp. and Exxon Mobil Corp. must disclose the chemicals in the mixture injected underground to free trapped gas, demonstrate the well isn’t leaking and check the work after fracking, Salazar said in a speech to the City Club of Cleveland.

“To me, those rules are common sense,” Salazar said. “You have some people say that this will kill the natural gas- industry -- that’s very far from the truth.”

Republicans in Congress and energy trade groups such as the American Petroleum Institute

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Submitted Feb 20, 2012 By: Martinman

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teafortwo Champion Author Washington Posts:22,076 Points:1,383,020 Joined:Feb 2009	Message Posted: Mar 9, 2012 10:33:20 PM Ignore teafortwo Report Abuse Excellent comments PDQBlues. Thank you for sharing your unique insight JamesCalvin. Chem60 from Tallahassee hit the nail square on the head. These companies are fighting regulation and refusing chemical disclosure to delay. These BIG GREED companies know their actions will not stand up to light of day scrutiny. Same reasons BIG TOBACCO lied for so many years. While BILLIONS in profits continued to roll in. And just like BIG TOBACCO, these guys will do anything to suppress the truth. BIG OIL & GAS love us
PDQBlues Champion Author San Diego Posts:7,059 Points:1,445,400 Joined:Jan 2009	Message Posted: Feb 20, 2012 8:04:50 PM Ignore PDQBlues Report Abuse JamesCalvin: Results of inspections should be a matter of public record and published in newspapers! James, I like your sound reasoning and intelligence. It's about time to bring all the fracking information to light. What do they have to hide if their claims of risk-free fracking is true? Chem60: Or will the delay allow for more profits while screwing the environment? All too true, Chem60!
JamesCalvin Champion Author Lancaster Posts:3,176 Points:516,755 Joined:Nov 2011	Message Posted: Feb 20, 2012 10:23:32 AM Ignore JamesCalvin Report Abuse Results of inspections should be a matter of public record and published in newspapers! Like this one below from a friend in Pennsylvania! "We have two wells on the farm (190 acres). We had a detailed baseline water testing done on both before any of the gas activity happened in our area. We subsequently have had another 6 or so tests done on these wells. It is crucial to have certified baseline testing done prior to any activity by gas companies or they will claim there is no proof they are the cause and argue it was a pre-existing condition. We also retained a very competent hydrologist (who has the gas company clients) who was the plaintiffs hydrologist in the Dimock, PA contamination (highlighted in the movie Gasland). The well for the barn/and original farmhouse was so contaminated with methane they thought it would explode so the well pump was disconnected for six months and water was trucked in by the gas companies for the animals, and spring water for the humans!" [Edited by: JamesCalvin at 2/20/2012 11:24:39 AM EST]
investmentdr Champion Author Cleveland Posts:4,014 Points:1,452,875 Joined:Sep 2008	Message Posted: Feb 20, 2012 8:11:12 AM Ignore investmentdr Report Abuse here's an idea; do some research BEFORE drilling
lcleveland Champion Author San Antonio Posts:2,651 Points:649,100 Joined:May 2011	Message Posted: Feb 20, 2012 7:41:19 AM Ignore lcleveland Report Abuse ok
dgerst Champion Author South Carolina Posts:2,691 Points:553,750 Joined:Aug 2008	Message Posted: Feb 20, 2012 7:10:01 AM Ignore dgerst Report Abuse Environmentalists would also be satisfied if drilling and gas companies would impose tougher controls on their own operations, and if regulators would stiffen safety rules and crack down on violators who break them.
paulsond Sophomore Author Maryland Posts:237 Points:508,270 Joined:Sep 2008	Message Posted: Feb 20, 2012 7:03:34 AM Ignore paulsond Report Abuse Poor pitifull oil companies.
grandpadon28110 Champion Author Charlotte Posts:4,706 Points:1,140,360 Joined:Sep 2008	Message Posted: Feb 20, 2012 6:55:42 AM Ignore grandpadon28110 Report Abuse Drill drill drill.
Chem60 Champion Author Tallahassee Posts:3,809 Points:811,100 Joined:Oct 2010	Message Posted: Feb 20, 2012 6:50:50 AM Ignore Chem60 Report Abuse Is this quote true? "Republicans in Congress and energy trade groups such as the American Petroleum Institute oppose the agency’s rules, saying compliance will increase production costs and slow the development of the resources." Or will the delay allow for more profits while screwing the environment?
bandannaman Champion Author New Jersey Posts:1,849 Points:365,610 Joined:Dec 2010	Message Posted: Feb 20, 2012 6:36:04 AM Ignore bandannaman Report Abuse Inspecting after but not before is not scientific.
Joeski1 Champion Author New Jersey Posts:9,983 Points:1,739,115 Joined:Dec 2004	Message Posted: Feb 20, 2012 6:24:22 AM Ignore Joeski1 Report Abuse wow... bambi killer is correct.. I read this before..... to think that these inspections are not required..... in Nj.. state legislators are working on a bill to tax all companies that could possibly leave behind so called 'brownfields' and establish a fund so that all these operations are cleaned up without tax payer funds as they have been in the past... one of the biggest subsidies of all to these polluting corporations ....
doeslayersr Champion Author Illinois Posts:9,098 Points:869,305 Joined:Dec 2010	Message Posted: Feb 20, 2012 5:58:06 AM Ignore doeslayersr Report Abuse Old news, a repost.
cdrrod Champion Author Wisconsin Posts:4,144 Points:781,825 Joined:Feb 2006	Message Posted: Feb 20, 2012 5:54:34 AM Ignore cdrrod Report Abuse How about before, during, and after?
Amplion Champion Author Oregon Posts:6,756 Points:1,862,360 Joined:Sep 2005	Message Posted: Feb 20, 2012 3:28:41 AM Ignore Amplion Report Abuse THERE IS NO WAY TO INSPECT SAFETY INTO NATURAL GAS. NG HAS ALWAYS BEEN UNSAFE !!!
ribowhntr Rookie Author Rhode Island Posts:30 Points:7,840 Joined:Feb 2012	Message Posted: Feb 20, 2012 1:50:16 AM Ignore ribowhntr Report Abuse ok