Chesapeake in the news again

I am not judging the merits of this, just passing on the news.  http://www.wtov9.com/ap/ap/crime/chesapeake-paying-600k-for-waterfa...

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Permalink Reply by Ragnars Repo on October 7, 2012 at 4:20am
Hope it wasn't toxic gravel.
Permalink Reply by Dan on October 7, 2012 at 7:00am

If it was clean limestone WV puts thousands of tons in rivers and creeks now to buffer the PH.  On the other hand for some time now if you build a house on the other side of the creek from the road most state EPAs make you put a bridge in first so you don't stir up the water or get a drop of oil from the vehicles.

Permalink Reply by Ragnars Repo on October 7, 2012 at 7:20am
This story is a prime example of how ridiculous environmental regulation has become. I wonder how many tons of gravel and dirt this waterfall has moved downstream since its existence.
Permalink Reply by Dan on October 7, 2012 at 8:06am

Waterfalls can be dangerous too, people go over them and die sometimes.  I joke but when I was a kid the State Parks had steps all the way to the falls, we would go behind the water in dry summers and always play in the water at the bottom.  They have chopped them away from the falls and have barriers today.  Today we are too stupid to risk getting near them and may try to sue the State if we do slip. 

The creek beds used to get dredged to protect folks from flooding but today that is cruel to the crawdads and salamanders, more politicaly correct to let folks get flooded and have property loses.

Many are leading to have people equal to all creatures plants, bugs and animals.  Don't get me wrong, I think we should all be good stewards of the land.  I just think people are a whole lot more important than slugs and worms.

Permalink Reply by craig on October 8, 2012 at 1:03pm

Fang,

You do understand that CHK could have known nothing about this situation until notified. Subcontractors can do stupid things without the knowledge of Corporate, I've seen it too many times. 

I'm not a fan of doing things the shortcut way, however I'm also not a fan of commenting on things I know nothing about. 

Permalink Reply by Gerald Hohler on October 7, 2012 at 10:33am

It appears The Chesapeake crews doing this project just screwed up in the eyes of the government. But, they admitted it, paid the fines, and corrected the problem, then went on to use this as a tool to do it correctly the next time.

Our farm is on the schedule for a pad and well. We have done extensive traveling around our county (Carroll) and neighboring counties looking at pad sites and well sites. We have been to meetings held by outside groups about drilling and fracking.

It appears, and I hope that it continues, is that Chesapeake has been trying to be a GOOD CORPORATE NEIGHBOR. 

Permalink Reply by Dan on October 7, 2012 at 2:59pm

The CHK pads and sites over in Ohio County WV look as tidy as can be.

Permalink Reply by Bluflame on October 8, 2012 at 1:59am

Gerald,

 I applaud your diligence. I'm also a CHK lessor (no permit yet), but have so far been pleased with the interface I've had with CHK. They do seem to be proceeding in a manner sensitive to their lessors. I'm sure there are others who would disagree.

BluFlame

Permalink Reply by Katie Crow on October 9, 2012 at 11:00am

My question is how do you find out if your farm is on the schedule for an pad and well.  Do they notify you or where you able to research it somehow to find out?

Permalink Reply by Gerald Hohler on October 9, 2012 at 12:04pm
We were approached by Chesapeake back in March. We have had three vertical wells on our farm for 40 years. They are still producing and supplying our homes with free natural gas. We have never had an issue with any of the companies that have had control of servicing the wells. Any issue has been taken care of immediately. We are under our old lease and did not receive any up front signing bonus. We are in Carroll county Ohio.
Permalink Reply by Bluflame on October 9, 2012 at 12:21pm

Katie,

  That is a problem. Ironically, I contacted CHK via their lessor 800 number (which is on their website) just last week. They informed me that they do not proactively inform their lessors of drilling schedules. However, the lady I spoke with encouraged me to call periodically to get an update on the "plan" for my acreage. (In my case, there is no current plan at least according to her) She suggested tracking progress via ODNR....unfortunately, their info is "after the fact" and frankly undependable.

   So, if you are a CHK lessor, I encourage you to phone them to get an update. I assume I was getting bona-fide information, but you never know. I'm afraid we are at their mercy. The good news is that their motivation aligns with ours! If they don't make money, we don't make money!!!

BluFlame

Permalink Reply by Larry Moore on October 8, 2012 at 11:00am

This is especially laughable in West Virginia where mountain top mining is leading to the destruction of hundreds (if not thousands) of "source streams".  Not to mention the hundreds of streams already polluted with mine water run-off.  If anything, the limestone gravel would have IMPROVED the water quality.

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