Gasland, Pennsylvania. Natural Gas Drilling and Fracking

1. 2015-10-16 at 1:52 PM UTC

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   Hewfil1 Houston
   As a Pennsylvania native, such as the late mark311, I have firsthand experience with these gas wells and fracking process. SWIM, actually a relative of mine has a well on his land. They guaranteed a clean operation, and to be in and out within a year and return his farmland. It's now on the course of four years and still the large facilities and equipment covers his land along with a well pad taking up x amount of acres. I do not know the exact amount though. We've been unable to produce sufficient amounts of hay due to this, along with a fracking spill that occurred. Not only is it damaging the local water table, and sensitive ecosystem, but the rig vibrations from the fracking process go 24/7 and shake the houses in the entire valley. A valley which contains 5+ drilling rigs. I want to know everyone's opinions on this, and if they too happen to have first-hand experience, be it through affiliation with these companies, family who is affiliated, or family with large drilling natural gas wells on their land.
   
   This picture is a sign posted on a pole within 1/2 mile of two rigs, and a natural gas pumping station, pipeline, and compressor station, all currently being assembled within only two miles of a large residential area.
   http://imgur.com/4xAj60s
   
2. 2015-10-16 at 4:29 PM UTC

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   aldra JIDF Controlled Opposition

   the late mark311

   
   wait what, did he die or do you just mean he doesn't p0st anymore?
   
   I've read a bit about hydraulic fracturing. fracking operations have been directly correlated to seismic activity in california (I believe) and other places, along with the more general problems you mentioned. I'd be surprised it was legal if I didn't know any better... looks like the elite are betting the farm on gas exports though - one of the major reasons the US completely destabilised Ukraine and Syria was to interrupt Russian gas delivery, considering they couldn't compete on price level given the extra costs in actually getting it to europe
3. 2015-10-16 at 5:07 PM UTC

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   Hewfil1 Houston

   wait what, did he die or do you just mean he doesn't p0st anymore?
   
   I've read a bit about hydraulic fracturing. fracking operations have been directly correlated to seismic activity in california (I believe) and other places, along with the more general problems you mentioned. I'd be surprised it was legal if I didn't know any better… looks like the elite are betting the farm on gas exports though - one of the major reasons the US completely destabilised Ukraine and Syria was to interrupt Russian gas delivery, considering they couldn't compete on price level given the extra costs in actually getting it to europe

   
   
   Mark311 OD'd.
   http://www.davidhenneyfuneralhome.com/notices/Mark-Cooper/
4. 2015-10-16 at 5:53 PM UTC

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   TORTILLA Houston
   As someone who worked on a fracking rig last year in North Dakota, I must say I am not impressed by the amount of hype I was led to believe surrounding its environmental impact. Typically, problems arise in human error or company negligence, such as the spilling of frac water/sand. Natural gas flares are also insanely wasteful. But the well sites I participated in Pre/Post drill were very professionl
   
   Also OP, no sympathy to farmer who can no longer harvest hay due to allowing a well on his property. No one forced him, and assuming he has mineral rights, that farmer is now a very wealthy man.