Posted on 08/21/2014 4:18:45 PM PDT by cripplecreek
Scio Township and the West Bay Exploration Company are preparing to wade into uncharted legal waters after the township’s Board of Trustees passed a six-month moratorium banning oil exploration activity and drilling.
The board passed the moratorium, along with a plan of action, by a vote of 7-0 at a special meeting Wednesday night at Scio Township Hall.
According to the resolution, “during the moratorium period, no drilling operation shall be allowed in the township.”
West Bay Exploration began drilling a 5,000-foot exploratory well at the corner of West Delhi Road and Miller Road this week and as of Wednesday morning had already reached a depth of about 175 feet below ground.
As part of its plan of action, the township board will take immediate action to notify West Bay that it will be held responsible for township ordinance violations.
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If I was the citizen holding mineral rights to that land, I’d be suing the twp for damages.
Yeah. They talk about the rights of the people but they don’t mean individual people. They mean the collective.
Red-eyed “river trout” as we called ‘em on the Kalamazoo. Fun to catch but plain nasty to eat.
On ultra-light tackle, they fight like crazy!
Yo, crip:
Which formation are they headed for at 5K, bsg?
Antrim Shale?
There is a “productive” (syncline trap) limestone vein further West at about (IIRC) 7.5K, bsg (Scipio Trend) but that has been delineated completely.
She complains on Facebook all the time about how the place has changed in the last 20 years.
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