Comments on: Tomblin Opposes Permit Moratorium https://www.frackcheckwv.net/2011/03/18/tomblin-opposes-permit-moratorium/ Just another WordPress site Wed, 14 Feb 2024 02:06:39 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Susan https://www.frackcheckwv.net/2011/03/18/tomblin-opposes-permit-moratorium/#comment-181 Susan Sat, 19 Mar 2011 18:48:40 +0000 http://www.frackcheckwv.net/?p=1318#comment-181 A Feb 9th article in the The Intelligencer, Wheeling News-Register states: “The DEP bill limits this requirement to 100 feet from a water well, and does not specifically address a limit for drilling wells near buildings.” Existing law requires 200 feet – we’re going backwards. “Another key difference in the bills is that the DEP's version contains a provision to allow "forced pooling." This practice, which currently is illegal, would be regulated by the proposed Oil and Gas Conservation Commission. Forced pooling would allow natural gas drillers to use land that they have not leased for drilling purposes. For example, if all the neighbors have signed leases with a particular drilling company but a property owner refuses, that lone property owner may be forced to allow the land to be used by gas drillers for the development of the neighbors' gas.” USE LAND THEY HAVE NOT LEASED FOR DRILLING PURPOSES. Does this mean horizontally drilling under the land or actually operating on the surface? "We spent nine months drafting our bill," he (Randy Huffman, Secretary, WV Department of Environmental Protection) said, noting he took into account the interests of the drilling industry, property owners and state officials in considering how to craft the bill. Does anyone have a link they can post to the language of the WVDEP's proposed legislation? cited article: http://www.theintelligencer.net/page/content.detail/id/551696/DEP-Chief-Wants-To-Double-Oil---Gas-Staff.htm A Feb 9th article in the The Intelligencer, Wheeling News-Register states:
“The DEP bill limits this requirement to 100 feet from a water well, and does not specifically address a limit for drilling wells near buildings.”
Existing law requires 200 feet – we’re going backwards.

“Another key difference in the bills is that the DEP’s version contains a provision to allow “forced pooling.” This practice, which currently is illegal, would be regulated by the proposed Oil and Gas Conservation Commission. Forced pooling would allow natural gas drillers to use land that they have not leased for drilling purposes. For example, if all the neighbors have signed leases with a particular drilling company but a property owner refuses, that lone property owner may be forced to allow the land to be used by gas drillers for the development of the neighbors’ gas.”

USE LAND THEY HAVE NOT LEASED FOR DRILLING PURPOSES. Does this mean horizontally drilling under the land or actually operating on the surface?

“We spent nine months drafting our bill,” he (Randy Huffman, Secretary, WV Department of Environmental Protection) said, noting he took into account the interests of the drilling industry, property owners and state officials in considering how to craft the bill.

Does anyone have a link they can post to the language of the WVDEP’s proposed legislation?

cited article: http://www.theintelligencer.net/page/content.detail/id/551696/DEP-Chief-Wants-To-Double-Oil—Gas-Staff.htm

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