[kingu]

I wonder where those environmental weenies are now. Shouldn't this become the next Love Canal? There should be a multi-billion dollar clean up of her neighborhood... </sarcasm>

[geopyg]

The trouble is - it isn't sarcasm. This gal probably doesn't own the mineral rights. Hopefully she has insurance, and hopefully the insurance will cover this type of problem. "I'm sorry - but you don't have flood insurance, and this is considered a flood of oil".

Not only will the cleanup be expensive, but the remediation of the problem will probably be huge. And good luck on her wanting to sell the house so she can move to Beverly Hills.

However, look on the bright side. She will hire lawyers who will make lots of money trying to sue the local oil company with the nearby pumping wells.