This is interesting. Do you know how far down they had to drill? I assume you need a licensed and competent drilling company to drill, cap off, valve/pipe into your home, etc.
Also, if you presently have utility-supplied gas, I am wondering if one is able to drill and pipe into the house right alongside the utility, with a shut-off or isolation system. That way, if your well runs dry you can turn the utility back on.
Interesting....
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Interesting is right. I was shocked when I was told about it. Apparently there is a lot of this sort of thing going on around here. But it is in pockets. Some places have it, others don’t. I don’t have many details about it though.
I don’t know who does it or what permits they need. I can tell you that I can build a house on my property with absolutely no building permit. It might be difficult to get a loan or resell though. :-)
“”....One of my neighbors in KY drilled a couple of decades ago right under his yard. Cost him a few thousand. He and his immediate neighbors have been enjoying free natural gas ever since......”
This is interesting. Do you know how far down they had to drill?”
In the far Western old suburbs of Cleveland, Ohio it was not uncommon around 1900 to have homes built with free natural gas obtained by the builder pounding an iron pipe a few tens of feet into the ground. This was often done between two houses so that both homes could share the output from one pipe. There are still remnants of these pipes in the ground that cause stories in the papers of natural gas leaks every decade or so. To the East of Cleveland about 25 miles, in Geauga County where the Utica and Marcellus shale deposits start, a not insignificant risk is running into a small pocket of natural gas while drilling a water well even only 50ft deep. The gas output was not much or economical (before fracking) and essentially requires the abandonment and capping of the well.