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First, ease your worry about fracking. To date there have been no claims of water contamination in the area due to fracking. I have many friends and family in this area, some with their own water wells, and to date the drinking water tests as pure as any in the country. I'm not saying contamination won't happen, I'm saying so far...so good.
Two recently filed lawsuits in Texas argue that hydraulic fracturing in the Barnett Shale has caused significant groundwater contamination. One suit has been filed pertaining to property in Tarrant County and a similar suit has been filed covering property in Denton County. The Tarrant County suit names Chesapeake Energy and Encana Oil & Gas as Defendants. Devon Energy is named as a Defendant in the Denton County suit. Both the Denton County lawsuit and the Tarrant County lawsuit are pending before U.S. District Judge Sam Lindsay in Dallas.Two recently filed lawsuits in Texas argue that hydraulic fracturing in the Barnett Shale has caused significant groundwater contamination. One suit has been filed pertaining to property in Tarrant County and a similar suit has been filed covering property in Denton County. The Tarrant County suit names Chesapeake Energy and Encana Oil & Gas as Defendants. Devon Energy is named as a Defendant in the Denton County suit. Both the Denton County lawsuit and the Tarrant County lawsuit are pending before U.S. District Judge Sam Lindsay in Dallas.
As for the Gasland film, it is a tad sensational about fracking.
You might be surprised to find that they would be willing to pay for car washes due to dust, (I've heard of some weird stuff. And I am sometimes amazed at the lengths these companies companies will go to--to appease homeowners.)
After most of this sandy water comes back up, the well continues to produce wastewater for YEARS. MUCH MUCH more water comes up than goes down...do you see my point?
The pumps used for this purpose cost 90k and are permanent. These wastewater disposals handle 150 truckloads a day--compared to a ONE-WELL fracking process which AT most will take 400 trucks of water...getting my drift yet?
So, to me, fracking is inconsequential, and pales in comparison.
The gas coming from the faucet in the named film is not a consequence of fracking. It's hyperbole and misleading. If you have gas coming out of a faucet that is a BIG DEAL, but fracing didn't cause it. What caused it is a broken well sleeve somewhere downhole near the surface, at some point after the well began producing gas. You could ban all fracking and that would still happen.
Once again, there is an elephant in the room that nobody seems to be concerned with.
I feel for the homeowner's plight, they are up against a powerful entity that is tough to beat. Attempting to legally stop the frac process is virtually impossible, a fool's errand without a class action suit.