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Comment by Michael Newby on March 24, 2010 at 4:59am

I take people out to our locations also to show them that we take care of our leases.The tank battery enclosures are clean and tanks and equipment painted up nicely.I,m proud of our leases and take pride in them,if only everyone took this approach.I've worked in Alaska and know how to take care of the environment.

Comment by Robin Fehrenbach Scala on March 18, 2010 at 9:44am

Excellent post, Sue, and a wonderful idea.
I regularly visit drilling sites and speak with the employees for my own information and because I take photos of the wells and general area. As you say, the drilled sites are reclaimed so as to be almost impossible to find and the truck traffic is gone after the initial drilling and fracking anyway.
The people who believe gas drilling will turn our area into an "industrial zone" are misinformed. Showing them the real deal goes a long way to counter the horror stories shown in newspapers (who use disaster to sell papers, after all).

Comment by RangeRover on March 17, 2010 at 6:00am

Sue, you may want to check with Range Resources, if they're operating in your area. They already do what you're suggesting, but only with their land contractors and new employees. If they received enough requests, they may decide to do this with interested UNLEASED local area landowners. It's worth a try. Ask for the Public Relations Department. Good luck...

Comment by Casey Kitagawa on March 17, 2010 at 5:48am

It is amazing most how much garbage is spewed by the media trying to stir up distrust of the gas companies and drilling and completion operations that go on. Most of the negative articles are written by out of state reporters who have never set foot on a drilling location. While there are sometimes roads that get torn up, the gas companies pay for repairs and while it can be busy and noisy, most of the work is being done in out of the way locations. The economic impact on the area is fantastic. Landowners making money from leasing and royalties, local businesses recieving much more business, and local people finding well-paid employment.

Comment by Brian Oram, PG on March 9, 2010 at 4:30pm

I have attended many tours and lead tours - I think it is good to be open and honest and get local citizens on site to see the process.