[GreyFriar]

“Then comes a week or so of “fracking” “ — Gee, even Battlestar Galactica terms are of use here on earth. Perhaps we are their descendants.

[DainBramage]

If you oly own surface rights you are screwed. One well can take up 5 acreas. They cant drill within 400 ft or sao so of a house so they drill right where someone would put a house.

[Red Badger]

"Believe me, if people weren't getting money, nobody would want this,"

well, duh................

[Ditter]

Yeah I know! *grin*

[SIDENET]

"Believe me, if people weren't getting money, nobody would want this,"

What a genius! I wonder how long it took him to figure this out.

[Arrowhead1952]

"Believe me, if people weren't getting money, nobody would want this," said Don Young, who founded Fort Worth Citizens Against Neighborhood Drilling Ordinance.

This is one of those DUH statements. It also is one of those NIMBY arguments.

[Malsua]

Why does it take a week to Frac a well? When I worked in the Oilfield in the early 80s, it took two days tops. Haliburton showed up with a sand truck, a couple water tanks arrive and a few hours later, the formation is frac’d. No biggie.

Course, that was Clinton formation, not sure what formation these folks are into. Gas was Berea formation in Ohio, dunno what it is in Texas.

[Red Boots]

"Believe me, if people weren't getting money, nobody would want this," said Don Young, who founded Fort Worth Citizens Against Neighborhood Drilling Ordinance

One of our best employees had a well drilled on his property - he owned the mineral rights. He gets 30% or something, for the life of the well. THe drilling is noisy, but it only lasts a month or so. The revenue stream can go on for 30 + years, and run into the millions. Needless to say, he quit our company soon after.

[VRWCmember]

"Believe me, if people weren't getting money, nobody would want this," said Don Young, who founded Fort Worth Citizens Against Neighborhood Drilling Ordinance.

Believe me, if Don Young was getting the money, he wouldn't care who was against it.

[zeugma]

I've noticed a lot more of these going up in the Ft. Worth area recently. Doesn't bother me at all. If you want to use petroleum-based products, you have to be willing to live with what is necessary to produce them.