If you dispose of produced water you are no-doubt aware of the intensive earthquakes being observed across the Midland and Delaware Basins. In West Texas Earthquake Observations, Implications for the Oil and Gas Industry,...more
Sierra Club v. Chesapeake Operating LLC et al is news more shocking than “Man Bites Dog”! A federal court has acknowledged that others are better equipped to address certain issues than the judiciary!...more
4/27/2017
/ Abstention ,
Earthquakes ,
Energy Sector ,
Environmental Claims ,
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) ,
Fracking ,
Oil & Gas ,
Public Health ,
RCRA ,
Seismic Data ,
Underground Injection Wells ,
Wastewater
What should we make of the Oklahoma Supreme Court’s order sending a suit alleging injuries from an earthquake back to the trial court for further action? Did the court unleash the lions, tigers and bears of the litigation...more
Your Texas legislators have done their work and the citizens are safe for the next two years. The other good news is that industry supporters generally believe the 2015 Legislature was their friend.
House Bill 2: Set...more
8/13/2015
/ Desalination ,
Disposal Wells ,
Earthquakes ,
Energy Sector ,
Fracking ,
Fracking Bans ,
Groundwater ,
Groundwater Management Plan ,
Hydraulic Fracturing Study ,
Mineral Leases ,
New Legislation ,
Oil & Gas ,
Seismic Data ,
Water Supplies
First, an apology. I have brought shame to my own self and this blog for failing to invoke trigger warnings about activities I will mention again, after the appropriate trigger warning. (I had no idea there were so many.)...more
Schizophrenia : A mental disorder characterized by a breakdown of thought processes and by impaired emotional responses. Common symptoms include delusions, such as paranoid beliefs; hallucinations and disorganized thinking....more