Do We Gain or Lose from Shale Gas Drilling? Conventional vs. Unconventional Shale Gas Drilling

And Now the Question and Answer Portion of 
Dr. Ingraffea's Lecture:

Note that at around 6 minutes 40 seconds,  Dr. Ingraffea discusses how Chesapeake has the highest rate of violations of any gas operator (in Pennsylvania)...even though it holds itself up as a "paragon of excellence."

Earthquakes discussed beginning around 11:00 Minutes: Dr. Ingraffea discusses where there "shall be places that you can not drill...we don't want wells going under schools..."

Click Here to view the Q&A Portion of the Lecture.

Oysters R Us.

Oh, my goodness. 

Still Time to Catch the Perigee Moon Tonight

West Carpo Fracked Last Week

West Carpo, Well 3H on Matthew Road was fracked beginning last Thursday March 10, 2011 according to the GP Shale Gas Drilling Spreadsheet. Trees have been coming down over that way as well. Probably for the extension of Lakridge Parkway. What a MESS!

Just as a reminder, a big chunk of this Lease is located on District 6 City Councilman  Ron Jensen's property. The fracking last week must have been horrible for nearby neighbors. But we didn't get a picture of it. Probably looked a lot like this.

We note that a house is up for sale within a few feet of the pad site on Matthew Road. We'll see how that goes.

Oh, and it looks like there's a non-odorized gas gathering pipeline there (according to the Maps on the RRC Website). So, probably won't be any flowback/flaring. But we're just going by the maps. Stay tuned.

Fracking in Argyle, TX Near Children and Schools (March 10, 2011 3:30 PM!)

It's Ross Perot, Jr.'s Oil and Shale Gas Company

~ Hillwood Energy ~

This. Is. Just. A Nightmare.