tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-811591306049850735.post7667417126911616142..comments2024-03-26T11:29:49.221-07:00Comments on Frack-Land: More studies on groundwater methane in Pennsylvania - no correlation with gas wellsDr JVhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14105249808644069495noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-811591306049850735.post-55217075886136933832013-08-09T13:06:19.045-07:002013-08-09T13:06:19.045-07:00I gather that the British Geological survey are do...I gather that the British Geological survey are doing a baseline study of natural amounts of Methane in groundwater. This is excellent news because it will hopefully help in not allowing anti-frack protesters to say that there was none there before they started fracking.ChrisMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16154286381276769949noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-811591306049850735.post-63743697402400058202013-07-27T08:58:13.103-07:002013-07-27T08:58:13.103-07:00Thanks Mike,
I'm not sure where this idea that...Thanks Mike,<br />I'm not sure where this idea that all groundwater is of Evian-grade purity has come from. Especially in the UK, where the vast majority of people get their water from municipal supplies. You'd get some funny looks I imagine if you told people to go out into their back gardens, dig a hole, and drink whatever water comes up. In Hampshire where I grew up, the big problem was <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leptospirosis" rel="nofollow">Weil's disease</a>: all our parents were always concerned about us falling into local rivers and getting ill. There are many sources of potential groundwater contamination, both natural: leaching from rock units that contain metals and salts, hydrocarbon seepage, bacterial production of methane; and man-made: such as coal mines, agricultural run-off.Dr JVhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14105249808644069495noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-811591306049850735.post-2192765521467831012013-07-27T06:40:15.788-07:002013-07-27T06:40:15.788-07:00I grew up immediately north of the area in this po...I grew up immediately north of the area in this post, in Broome County, NY. My family modernized a property we own in extreme southeast Chenanago County, NY in 1992 and drilled a water well. The drilling contractor told us there are three outcomes for water wells across this region: sulfur water; methane; potable water. If you drill into sulfur water or methane, keep drilling until you hit a sweet spot. We drilled to 170' to find a sweet zone. The water well has delivered 20 years of great water for us. The occurrence of methane in the near surface in the area has been known since the times of the Iroquois. Mike Mhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07770610048353977113noreply@blogger.com