Whoops.. Trouble in Truthland!

Duane Nichols — Sat, 28 Jul 2012 11:50:37 +0000

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From: Robert Donnan

Sent: July 24, 2012

Subject: Whoops.. Trouble in Truthland!

Whoops! Let’s see how Energy in Depth spins this one. Shelly Depue, star of the new movie TRUTHLAND, just made her rounds here and got VERY quiet when an audience member in Uniontown questioned her on what she knew about all the violations from the 10 Marcellus wells on her property. It must be rough being a parrot for industry when you have a bubbling annulus!

Trouble in Truthland

July 22, 2012 – Research has revealed that there is trouble in truth land. One of the Depue wells (8H) is severely flawed with a bubbling annulus. An annulus is the cemented layer between layers of steel, you know, the one that ‘never leaks’ and can survive cannon-type explosions as seen toward the end of the “Truthland” movie. Two more of the Depue wells (2H and 6H) have PA-DEP violations, which are shown below. Needless to say, it’s not going nearly as well as all the “experts” interviewed in the Truthland movie led Shelly to believe it would!

At one of the Pennsylvania movie screenings this past week, Ms. Depue stated she had not seen the PA-DEP File Review documents for Depue 8H. At least now she can find them here, since they are shown below, for everyone’s reference. Isn’t it odd that Pennsylvania landowners can be ‘kept in the dark’ when important things like this are happening on their property, that could affect their health and well-being. Violations like “Failure to properly control or dispose of industrial or residual waste to prevent pollution of the waters of the Commonwealth” doesn’t sound good for anyone living in Pennsylvania.

http://www.marcellus-shale.us/Depue-Truthland.htm

Background on Robert Donnan of Peters Township, Washington County, PA

As a married father, Bob has been active in the Peters Township community since 1980. This active participation has involved redesigning plantings on township traffic islands, the donation of trees for community parks, and several winters teaching landscaping classes for the township’s adult education program.

As a Son of the American Revolution and a war veteran himself, Bob realizes the importance of recognizing the sacrifices of fellow veterans and their families. By supporting numerous public and private efforts, he has worked long hours to ensure these men and women are not forgotten. Bob has posted additional web pages to honor local police and the heroes of Flight 93.

On the environmental front, Bob has been actively engaged in air and water quality issues. He was instrumental in getting leaf burning banned in his township, and is now working on water quality and air quality issues in SW Pennsylvania related to Marcellus Shale gas drilling.

See “bob’s blog” at the following address:

http://www.donnan.com/Marcellus-Gas_Hickory.htm

Chesapeake Energy Settles Water Well Lawsuit in Bradford Co. PA for $1.6 M

Duane Nichols — Sun, 24 Jun 2012 15:33:29 +0000

: Wyalusing, Bradford Co. PA

Kevin Begos writing for the Associated Press, as reported in the Philadelphia Inquirer on June 23^rd, describes an open legal settlement in Bradford County, Pennsylvania, involving three families who experienced contaminated water wells as a result of Marcellus drilling by Chesapeake Energy.

Jared McMicken of Wyalusing said the agreement reached Thursday provides little comfort since his drinking water was ruined by nearby drilling, and his family must move. “We’ve lost our house, and we’re not going to get out of it what we got into it,” he said. “We have a bunch of people who have to leave their homes.”

McMicken said he and the other families in the case insisted that any settlement be made public. The families settled for $1.6 million. The families will have to give Chesapeake the properties by the end of 2012.

The arbitration trial began this week and was settled on the fourth day. Attorney Todd O’Malley said he believes this is the first case involving pollution in the Marcellus Shale region where settlement terms were publicly disclosed. Past disputes have been sealed.

Chesapeake said in a statement that it believes there is no permanent damage to the properties and that other water wells in the area showed natural contamination before drilling began. McMicken disputed that, saying his water and that of his neighbors was fine before the drilling. “They screwed up all the wells on this mountain. Anybody that lives in this area, are going to pay the price over time,” McMicken said. Attorney John Romano said he’s representing about 30 other families in the region with similar claims.

Last year the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection fined Chesapeake just over $1 million for contaminating the water supplies of 16 families in the area, including McMicken’s. A transcript of expert testimony in the settlement showed that experts from DEP agreed that faulty cement casings on the wells allowed gas and other substances to migrate from deep underground and pollute the water wells.

“While Chesapeake remains confident that the water supply is consistent with area water quality standards, it has entered into the settlement so the families and the company could bring closure to the matter,” the company said.

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Whoops.. Trouble in Truthland!

Chesapeake Energy Settles Water Well Lawsuit in Bradford Co. PA for $1.6 M