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Author: GeoAnnieGeoAnnie Date: Apr 27, 2008 11:15
Does anybody on this group live in an area where coalbed methane is
extracted? I'd be interested to hear about your experience ...
A fairly big company called PetroBank (partly owned by Shell) has
obtained the necessary permissions to drill 150 of these wells on all
sides of our little town. The coalbed methane industry is largely
unregulated in BC; it is a new thing for us. Our aquifer is porus,
and what affects one area can easily wind up affecting the entire
Upper Similkameen River area.
I have found out that these wells, as part of the methane extraction
process, need 25,000 gallons of water a day (each well), which then
has to be trucked away or reinjected into the ground at deep levels.
Why? Because it is contaminated.
So I'm interested to know if any of you have ever lived around this
kind of energy development, and if so, what your experience has been.
sigh,
Annie, worried in BC
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Author: WolfieWolfie Date: Apr 27, 2008 11:32
On Apr 27, 11:15Â am, GeoAnnie gmail.com> wrote:> Does anybody on this group live in an area where coalbed methane is
> extracted? Â I'd be interested to hear about your experience ...
>
> A fairly big company called PetroBank (partly owned by Shell) has
> obtained the necessary permissions to drill 150 of these wells on all
> sides of our little town. Â The coalbed methane industry is largely
> unregulated in BC; it is a new thing for us. Â Our aquifer is porus,
> and what affects one area can easily wind up affecting the entire
> Upper Similkameen River area.
>
> I have found out that these wells, as part of the methane extraction
> process, need 25,000 gallons of water a day (each well), which then
> has to be trucked away or reinjected into the ground at deep levels.
> Why? Â Because it is contaminated.
>
> So I'm interested to know if any of you have ever lived around this
> kind of energy development, and if so, what your experience has been.
>
> sigh, ...
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Author: JD CooperJD Cooper Date: Apr 27, 2008 11:34
GeoAnnie wrote:
> Does anybody on this group live in an area where coalbed methane is
> extracted? I'd be interested to hear about your experience ...
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> A fairly big company called PetroBank (partly owned by Shell...
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Author: GeoAnnieGeoAnnie Date: Apr 27, 2008 11:45
On Apr 27, 11:32Â am, Wolfie netscape.net> wrote:> On Apr 27, 11:15Â am, GeoAnnie gmail.com> wrote:
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>>> Does anybody on this group live in an area where coalbed methane is
>> extracted? Â I'd be interested to hear about your experience ...
>
>> A fairly big company called PetroBank (partly owned by Shell) has
>> obtained the necessary permissions to drill 150 of these wells on all
>> sides of our little town. Â The coalbed methane industry is largely
>> unregulated in BC; it is a new thing for us. Â Our aquifer is porus,
>> and what affects one area can easily wind up affecting the entire
>> Upper Similkameen River area.
>
>> I have found out that these wells, as part of the methane extraction
>> process, need 25,000 gallons of water a day (each well), which then
>> has to be trucked away or reinjected into the ground at deep levels. ...
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Author: WolfieWolfie Date: Apr 27, 2008 12:18
On Apr 27, 11:45Â am, GeoAnnie gmail.com> wrote:> On Apr 27, 11:32Â am, Wolfie netscape.net> wrote:
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>>> On Apr 27, 11:15Â am, GeoAnnie gmail.com> wrote:>
>>> Does anybody on this group live in an area where coalbed methane is
>>> extracted? Â I'd be interested to hear about your experience ...
>
>>> A fairly big company called PetroBank (partly owned by Shell) has
>>> obtained the necessary permissions to drill 150 of these wells on all
>>> sides of our little town. Â The coalbed methane industry is largely
>>> unregulated in BC; it is a new thing for us. Â Our aquifer is porus,
>>> and what affects one area can easily wind up affecting the entire
>>> Upper Similkameen River area.
>
>>> I have found out that these wells, as part of the methane extraction ...
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Author: primordial_ylemprimordial_ylem Date: Apr 27, 2008 14:36
On Apr 27, 11:15 am, GeoAnnie gmail.com> wrote:> Does anybody on this group live in an area where coalbed methane is
> extracted? I'd be interested to hear about your experience ...
>
> A fairly big company called PetroBank (partly owned by Shell) has
> obtained the necessary permissions to drill 150 of these wells on all
> sides of our little town. The coalbed methane industry is largely
> unregulated in BC; it is a new thing for us. Our aquifer is porus,
> and what affects one area can easily wind up affecting the entire
> Upper Similkameen River area.
There is no such thing as "my air - my water". A simple analysis of
the facts shows that we all share the same water and air.
> I have found out that these wells, as part of the methane extraction
> process, need 25,000 gallons of water a day (each well), which then
> has to be trucked away or reinjected into the ground at deep levels.
> Why? Because it is contaminated.
Water is going to become a scarce resource. We can't waste it or
contaminate it. Period!
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Author: primordial_ylemprimordial_ylem Date: Apr 27, 2008 14:42
On Apr 27, 11:34 am, JD Cooper pissonmeheeco.com>
wrote:> GeoAnnie wrote:
>> Does anybody on this group live in an area where coalbed methane is
>> extracted? I'd be interested to hear about your experience ...
>
>> A fairly big company called PetroBank (partly owned by Shell) has
>> obtained the necessary permissions to drill 150 of these wells on all
>> sides of our little town. The coalbed methane industry is largely
>> unregulated in BC; it is a new thing for us. Our aquifer is porus,
>> and what affects one area can easily wind up affecting the entire
>> Upper Similkameen River area.
>
>> I have found out that these wells, as part of the methane extraction
>> process, need 25,000 gallons of water a day (each well), which then
>> has to be trucked away or reinjected into the ground at deep levels.
>> Why? Because it is contaminated.
>
>> So I'm interested to know if any of you have ever lived around this
>> kind of energy development, and if so, what your experience has been. ...
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Author: primordial_ylemprimordial_ylem Date: Apr 27, 2008 14:43
On Apr 27, 1:24 pm, "Séimà mac Liam" comcast.nospam.net>
wrote:>> On Apr 27, 11:45 am, GeoAnnie gmail.com> wrote:>>> On Apr 27, 11:32 am, Wolfie netscape.net> wrote:>
>>>> On Apr 27, 11:15 am, GeoAnnie gmail.com> wrote:>
>>>>> Does anybody on this group live in an area where coalbed methane
>>>>> is extracted? I'd be interested to hear about your experience
>>>>> ...
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>>>>> A fairly big company called PetroBank (partly owned by Shell) has
>>>>> obtained the necessary permissions to drill 150 of these wells on
>>>>> all sides of our little town. The coalbed methane industry is
>>>>> largely unregulated in BC; it is a new thing for us. Our aquifer
>>>>> is porus, and what affects one area can easily wind up affecting ...
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Author: WolfieWolfie Date: Apr 27, 2008 14:49
On Apr 27, 1:24 pm, "Séimà mac Liam" comcast.nospam.net>
wrote:>> On Apr 27, 11:45Â am, GeoAnnie gmail.com> wrote:>>> On Apr 27, 11:32Â am, Wolfie netscape.net> wrote:>
>>>> On Apr 27, 11:15Â am, GeoAnnie gmail.com> wrote:>
>>>>> Does anybody on this group live in an area where coalbed methane
>>>>> is extracted? Â I'd be interested to hear about your experience
>>>>> ...
>
>>>>> A fairly big company called PetroBank (partly owned by Shell) has
>>>>> obtained the necessary permissions to drill 150 of these wells on
>>>>> all sides of our little town. Â The coalbed methane industry is ...
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