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They are calling this the first fracking case on trial.

April 8, 2014 By TXsharon

More information posted at Daily Kos. Aruba Petroleum--remember them--is going to trial today. They are saying this is the first fracking trial in the U.S. and I was there, up close and personal, the whole time. Bob and Lisa Parr were … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Aruba, Wise County

Video: Burlington Resources venting VOCs at Slidell Compressor Station in Wise County

December 17, 2013 By TXsharon

Sunday, December 15, 2013, Calvin Tillman and I stopped to record some video at the Burlington Resources Slidell Compressor Station. There was an intense odor and visible emissions venting from the vent pipes on the tanks. The handheld MiniRAE … [Read more...]

Filed Under: venting, Wise County

Fracking waste truck explodes in Wise County Texas kills worker

July 24, 2013 By TXsharon

A truck that carries fracking waste blew up today killing a Wise County resident. The truck was empty but some vapors still remained. Channel 5 has the story. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Wise County

Photos: Greenwood gas processing plant in Wise County

March 31, 2013 By TXsharon

I went for a walkabout this past week with a journalist. Here's a new gas processing plant I found not far from where I used to live. It has 5 compressors, a flare or two and some separation equipment. It stank with an overpowering, sickly sweet … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Barnett Shale, Wise County

Bomb threat at Devon gas plant in Bridgeport, Texas

February 26, 2013 By TXsharon

This morning there was a bomb threat at the Devon gas plant in Bridgeport, Texas. The gas plant has been evacuated. There was a bomb threat or an explosion in the late 90s or early 2000 something at this facility. NBC5 report. This facility … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Devon Energy, Explosions, Wise County

Lightning strikes tank battery in Wise County

May 31, 2012 By TXsharon

Lightning loves gas facilities, another of the many issues industry needs to solve. This facility was a disposal/injection well. Wise County Gas Well Fire Under Control After Lightning Strike 8 of 10 tanks along state Highway 199 exploded, … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Explosions, injection well, Wise County

Barnett Shale drilling emissions put Wise and Hood Counties in nonattainment

December 10, 2011 By TXsharon

Finally! The EPA provided a document Friday to the Star-Telegram showing that emissions of nitrogen oxides (NOx) and volatile organic compounds (VOCs) from Barnett Shale natural gas and oil operations helped it decide about Hood and Wise. Hood and … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Air pollution, Barnett Shale, Wise County

Barnett Shale gas well blowout in Wise County

June 6, 2011 By TXsharon

Yesterday they had an oil spillToday they had a blowout.We're America's Natural Gas Association and look what we did today...Thanks to Flower Mound for the tip. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Explosions, Wise County

Barnett Shale Oil spill in Wise County

June 5, 2011 By TXsharon

A hazmat crew from Denton was dispatched to Wise County where "several thousand barrels of crude oil spilled at an Enterprise Products gathering site. “The spill is contained within the dike,” Dodd said. “Any hazard would be from the ignition of … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Wise County

Barnett Shale – Front Page Houston Chronicle

May 22, 2011 By TXsharon

‘Fracking’ feud pits prosperous N. Texans against energy industryHouston ChronicleMay 21, 2011By Ronnie CrockerARGYLE — For Kelly Gant, the end of the rainbow beckoned from a former pasture subdivided into one-acre lots for high-dollar houses.If you … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Argyle, Wise County

Devon Energy gets HUGE fine for fouling Barnett Shale air

January 23, 2011 By TXsharon

haha! Just kidding.Devon DVN did foul the air at their natural gas processing plant in Bridgeport in Wise County, but they didn't get much of a fine.Total Assessed: $2,350Total Deferred: $470X Expedited Settlement-Financial Inability to PaySEP … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Devon Energy, TCEQ, Wise County

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