Category Archives: Fracking Information

Update: Belfry well photo

Posted on July 18, 2014 by davidjkatz

Here’s a photo of the new wellhead at the Belfry well site. If you look closely you can also see the edge of the new pond that has been constructed. Click to enlarge.

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Two excellent new collections of peer-reviewed scientific data on horizontal drilling

Posted on July 16, 2014 by davidjkatz

I do a lot of reading about oil and gas drilling, as many of you do, and I’m often frustrated to see reporting on a peer-reviewed study on a particular topic. I’m usually left wondering how these findings relate to … Continue reading →

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American Petroleum Institute “Good Neighbor” Guidelines sound nice, but have little relationship to reality

Posted on July 14, 2014 by davidjkatz

The American Petroleum Institute (API) this week issued its first-ever set of “good neighbor” standards for oil and gas developers. API Director of Standards David Miller said, “the API’s community engagement guidelines will serve as a gold standard for good … Continue reading →

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The state of Montana provides insufficient regulatory support for water testing. See for yourself.

Posted on July 8, 2014 by davidjkatz

We have discussed water testing at length on this blog. It is a critical component for communities in preparing for oil and gas drilling. Simply put, if you don’t do baseline testing — testing the state of your water before … Continue reading →

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I get criticism on this blog from proponents of oil and gas drilling when I write about incidents of spills and health problems related to oil and gas drilling from five or ten years ago. They contend that new technology … Continue reading →

Posted on July 2, 2014 by davidjkatz | 1 Comment

For those of you who have been following this blog for awhile, we’ve got an important update to a story we’ve been following. We’ve told the personal story of Helen Slottje, the New York attorney who has dedicated her life … Continue reading →

Posted on July 1, 2014 by davidjkatz | 4 Comments

Update: New information on railway safety (with video)

Posted on June 20, 2014 by davidjkatz

Today we have an update from previous posts on railway safety issues associated with oil transport, and have a look at new information on trends in this area. On June 18 the web site Politico provided an analysis of federal … Continue reading →

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Infrastructure, roads and taxes: you pay when the cost goes up

Posted on June 12, 2014 by davidjkatz

From time to time we’ve talked about the impact of expanded oil and gas drilling on regional infrastructure — the basic facilities and structures needed for a community to operate. These include road maintenance, schools, health care, law enforcement, sewage … Continue reading →

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Study complete; Wyoming officials to meet with Pavillion residents on Thursday, June 12

Posted on June 11, 2014 by davidjkatz

The train wreck of an investigation into water contamination in Pavillion, Wyoming will take another lurch forward on Thursday when State officials meet with Pavillion residents to discuss the results of a long-awaited study on the cause of the contamination. Officials say … Continue reading →

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Betting on 21-85-16. Playing lotto with our future

Posted on June 9, 2014 by davidjkatz

There’s a project being developed down in Louisiana that you probably don’t know about. It’s being put together by a company you’ve probably never heard of. Time to sit up and take notice, because the State of Louisiana is playing … Continue reading →

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