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Whodunit? Oily substance covers Mansfield’s Woodland Estates neighborhood.

May 16, 2014 By TXsharon

The rumor is…

Mansfield’s Woodland Estates neighbors woke up last Saturday to find their yards, cars swimming pools and a nearby pond covered in a tan-ish colored oily substance. They scratched their heads and cleaned it up, which was not an easy task. One resident said he used half the window cleaning solution in his car before he got the gunk off his windshield so he could see to drive.

Last December, they were showered with a mysterious foam substance that shot from the EagleRidge gas well site onto their yards.

I put out an ABP to my connections in gas patches all over the US and found that this mystery is not unique to Mansfield.

This happened when the Quarles Compressor was blown down. Somehow when the station performed an emergency shutdown some lubricating oil was also vented/atomized with the gas during the compressor blowdown, and this mixture spread to areas up to a mile or more away.

Folks in Fayette and Greene counties PA [and area with compressor stations] have complained about a reddish/brown film covering their windows & siding and wondered what it could be.

Is there a compressor station in Mansfield?

Why, yes, yes there is. And it’s a very pretty compressor station.

Compressor Station

BUT WAIT! The rumor is…
under bus copy
The City of Mansfield does not believe the oily substance came from the gas wells or the compressor station that is associated with those gas wells. The City of Mansfield believes the oily substance came from the Best Maid pickle factory 2 miles away.

And yet another rumor is…

The pickle factory is not too happy that the City of Mansfield threw them under the bus. Besides, a) they don’t use any kind of oily substance, they use brine, and b) the laws of physics are an important consideration. Please see map below and remember  the wind was blowing SSE at 11 mph.


View Woodland Estates whodunit in a larger map

On the TCEQ website, I found these two complaints.

Oily complaint 2

Complaint

Here is a picture of the compressor station and the pond where the oily substance was found.

oily compressor

There is one more rumor…

The ducks don’t like this oily substance. They have evacuated the pond that is their home and are temporarily hanging out in a yard far from the pond.

 

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Comments

  1. Anymous says

    May 16, 2014 at 7:47 pm

    We have experienced this oily stuff in Booger County. NO pickle factories here–but, many sour gas wells, compressor stations and gas plants.

  2. fishcreekneighbor says

    May 16, 2014 at 7:57 pm

    The landmen talked about brine, and now we’re sure it’s not the same as pickle brine.
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  3. GhostBlogger says

    May 20, 2014 at 9:13 pm

    Wow, remind me to skim the oil off of pickles, the next time I open a new jar of them.

    And, I have swamp land on Mars for sale, cheap, for those that believe that one. Or, that believe the carbon disulphide in the DISH air is from all those dirty rayon plants.

  4. WCGasette says

    May 21, 2014 at 3:05 pm

    Why doesn’t the City of Mansfield simply embrace their very pretty compressor station and its spewing ways. There are certainly some things the city can do to make it work for them. Maybe a Springtime Manufacturing Renaissance Festival. Brooke Alexander could make an appearance. We understand she enjoys travelling down a drill bit into the shale. Wheeee…..Everyone would pay to see that!
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