Yes, I asked that question above in the main body; how in the world would they know so quickly? Maybe it is a requirement for drillers to report to government offices immediately when oil is struck?
Maybe the feds have 'agents' stationed at all deep drilling fields to make 'timely' reports.
Surely they have at least one EPA and one Sierra Club agent at every dig for 'environmental' purposes.
I was looking at the article on my phone and did not read the whole thing. Thanks for the response.
“Yes, I asked that question above in the main body; how in the world would they know so quickly? Maybe it is a requirement for drillers to report to government offices immediately when oil is struck?”
There is no requirement to notify the government or the state immediately. The state does have overseers that make visits out to the various sites just to make certain the the drilling plans filed at permit time are being followed and that the water levels close to the surfaces are being protected. Possibly one of the so called overseers happened to be visiting that day.