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Water fouled with fracking chemicals spews near Windsor

DenverPost.com -- State regulators say at least 84,000 gallons of water contaminated with oil and chemicals used in hydraulic fracturing spilled from a broken well-head in a field about 4 miles north of Windsor.

A mechanical failure at about 9:30 a.m. Monday sent a smelly stream of steaming, greenish fluid onto soil and required fire trucks testing air every 30 minutes to ensure leaking natural gas was not about to explode and the use of a vacuum truck to try to suck up the liquid, state natural resources spokesman Todd Hartman said.

The flow from the well bore was stopped more than 30 hours later.

PDC crews dug trenches around the spill and hired Wild Well Control to plug the well, but not before natural gas leaked, Windsor-Severance Fire Rescue operations chief Mike Blackwill said. "We weren't going

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drpepperTX Champion Author Texas Posts:8,934 Points:751,010 Joined:Apr 2011	Message Posted: Feb 21, 2013 9:23:24 PM Ignore drpepperTX Report Abuse LOL, I'd give up too Cakes, holding a losing hand gets old. You gotta know when to hold 'em and know when to fold 'em. The truth is surely starting to set you free!!!
LetemEatCake Champion Author Oklahoma City Posts:5,596 Points:1,203,730 Joined:Mar 2008	Message Posted: Feb 21, 2013 5:16:49 PM Ignore LetemEatCake Report Abuse I am not going to mess with you any longer. Not worth it! My time is too valuable to deal with someone who will not or can not read. I feel sorry for you. Your truth is only what you can cherry pick, out of context. I doubt you have ever read this or the rest of the citations in their total.
drpepperTX Champion Author Texas Posts:8,934 Points:751,010 Joined:Apr 2011	Message Posted: Feb 21, 2013 4:12:39 PM Ignore drpepperTX Report Abuse LMAO, first Cakes says ""your Doctor cannot legally even get that information." When asked for a citation, get this, Cakes posts links to several editorials and stories. But the one I like the best is "Mama Jones"! ROFLMAO! There even Jones proves Cakes wrong! Jones says and I quote "doctors in Pennsylvania can access information about chemicals used in natural gas extraction", now how or where does that say doctors cannot legally get the information??? Cakes, this is a classic example of how realizing... The truth shall set you free!!!
LetemEatCake Champion Author Oklahoma City Posts:5,596 Points:1,203,730 Joined:Mar 2008	Message Posted: Feb 21, 2013 9:30:48 AM Ignore LetemEatCake Report Abuse http://truth-out.org/news/item/9004-silencing-communities-how-the-fracking-industry-keeps-its-secrets http://www.mysanantonio.com/news/energy/article/Fracking-formulas-still-secret-4246634.php http://www.motherjones.com/environment/2012/03/fracking-doctors-gag-pennsylvania http://www.publicopiniononline.com/opinion/ci_20260557/po-editorial-fracking-gag-order-places-doctors-ethical http://www.phillyburbs.com/news/local/courier_times_news/is-fracking-law-a-gag-or-guarantee/article_b82033e2-29da-5310-acee-83bce89eab6c.html?mode=jqm LOL!
WanderDan All-Star Author Dayton Posts:585 Points:142,710 Joined:Nov 2012	Message Posted: Feb 20, 2013 11:58:34 PM Ignore WanderDan Report Abuse drill baby drill -- right??? buffoons!!
drpepperTX Champion Author Texas Posts:8,934 Points:751,010 Joined:Apr 2011	Message Posted: Feb 20, 2013 11:54:25 PM Ignore drpepperTX Report Abuse LOL, you're the one that said medical personnel Cakes! And no, there are a great many smart folks posting here, they are the ones that speak the truth as well. They have realized that the truth shall set them free! You really should use some prudence in your searches for information, then you would find that all medical personnel, including the doctors you claim are not, have complete AND legal access to the information. Maybe you should find a citation that shows that "your Doctor cannot legally even get that information." I'd love to see that one! The truth SHALL set you free!!!
LetemEatCake Champion Author Oklahoma City Posts:5,596 Points:1,203,730 Joined:Mar 2008	Message Posted: Feb 20, 2013 11:20:56 PM Ignore LetemEatCake Report Abuse My Gawd Pop! Don't you know the difference between Emergency Personnel, generally EMT's, and Doctors. Do your homework..try Google or Bing to get your truth straight. Until then hold your tongue! Do you think everyone is stupid Jose?
drpepperTX Champion Author Texas Posts:8,934 Points:751,010 Joined:Apr 2011	Message Posted: Feb 19, 2013 12:46:20 AM Ignore drpepperTX Report Abuse LOL, now Cakes thinks doctors are not medical personnel! In one breath you admit the fact that the information, by law, MUST be released to doctors, then in the next breath you claim doctors can only get the information illegally. My, my, what a tangled web you weave... The truth, and only the truth, shall set you free!!!
LetemEatCake Champion Author Oklahoma City Posts:5,596 Points:1,203,730 Joined:Mar 2008	Message Posted: Feb 19, 2013 12:30:40 AM Ignore LetemEatCake Report Abuse You see Pop, FracFocus is only as good or complete as Big Oil makes it. To believe that it is all encompassing of all fracking chemicals is incredibly naive'. We sooo believe each and every word from Big Oil's mouth! The Right to Know Act is overseen by the EPA. We also know that they have not done a stellar job of preventing fracking chemical issues. "under law, that information must be released to response and medical personnel in case of an emergency." Yes, but think of this. You have been poisoned by a fracking chemical release in your town, you are on the way to the hospital by ambulance. Now how long will it take your hospital to get the chemical composition of those fracking chemical from Big Oil so you can be treated??? It gets better....Courtesy of big Oil your Doctor cannot legally even get that information. What do you do...die? Oh, wait, your family can sue Big Oil.
drpepperTX Champion Author Texas Posts:8,934 Points:751,010 Joined:Apr 2011	Message Posted: Feb 18, 2013 11:50:03 AM Ignore drpepperTX Report Abuse PDQBlues "Maybe it's time that the American people are truthfully told all chemicals used in fracking. Full disclosure is long overdue." ============================================= Not sure what you want PDQ, since all ingredients used in hydraulic fracturing are and have been available to the public. You see, none of the additives used in the fracturing process are hidden from public view. This is because operators are bound by law in the Community Right-to-Know Act that was passed in 1986. The law mandates that detailed product information sheets be drawn up, updated, and made immediately available to first-response and emergency personnel in case of an accident on-site. And on top of that the U.S. Department of Energy and the Ground Water Protection Council created FracFocus.org. This is a publicly accessible nationwide database with specific well-by-well information on the additives used in the fracturing process. Now there are some rare cases where proprietary information is not listed by percentage amounts but even then, under law, that information must be released to response and medical personnel in case of an emergency. emergency or not, companies still disclose the general name of the constituent in question, its common industrial uses, and even the volumes at which it is being deployed.
Wally3023 Champion Author Pennsylvania Posts:2,025 Points:539,225 Joined:Sep 2011	Message Posted: Feb 18, 2013 6:26:40 AM Ignore Wally3023 Report Abuse Ewwww
LetemEatCake Champion Author Oklahoma City Posts:5,596 Points:1,203,730 Joined:Mar 2008	Message Posted: Feb 17, 2013 10:35:43 PM Ignore LetemEatCake Report Abuse Thanks all for your great comments!
PDQBlues Champion Author San Diego Posts:7,064 Points:1,446,375 Joined:Jan 2009	Message Posted: Feb 17, 2013 7:33:50 PM Ignore PDQBlues Report Abuse Maybe it's time that the American people are truthfully told all chemicals used in fracking. Full disclosure is long overdue.
sciotosix Champion Author Dayton Posts:2,739 Points:664,925 Joined:Apr 2011	Message Posted: Feb 17, 2013 1:44:43 PM Ignore sciotosix Report Abuse They'll pass the cost of clean-up to the consumer.
humblepie Champion Author Toledo Posts:34,147 Points:2,369,420 Joined:Mar 2006	Message Posted: Feb 17, 2013 1:35:54 PM Ignore humblepie Report Abuse this will cost them some real dollars before its all over
mastermariner Champion Author Texas Posts:4,247 Points:493,010 Joined:Jun 2011	Message Posted: Feb 17, 2013 1:21:49 PM Ignore mastermariner Report Abuse Had their hands full
dr047 Champion Author Cleveland Posts:2,586 Points:516,470 Joined:Aug 2010	Message Posted: Feb 17, 2013 10:13:50 AM Ignore dr047 Report Abuse Keep this up and we will have a site reporting fresh water prices.
USMCturtlehead Champion Author Lexington Posts:1,975 Points:101,750 Joined:Feb 2013	Message Posted: Feb 17, 2013 7:54:12 AM Ignore USMCturtlehead Report Abuse The bad side of getting at the resources we so badly need to survive. Hope things like this can be controled bbetter on future drillings.
gs7101 Champion Author San Antonio Posts:5,513 Points:387,470 Joined:Jun 2009	Message Posted: Feb 17, 2013 7:53:09 AM Ignore gs7101 Report Abuse This is one of the main reasons why people don't want fracking done in their neigborhoods!
SUPERSTEVIEO Champion Author Quebec Posts:3,523 Points:787,115 Joined:Oct 2010	Message Posted: Feb 17, 2013 7:51:51 AM Ignore SUPERSTEVIEO Report Abuse again... where are the fracking design and safety teams and of course theindependent inspection teams??? sure just wait till a disaster occurs, and they react...
Tacodan Champion Author Cincinnati Posts:2,309 Points:652,285 Joined:Apr 2011	Message Posted: Feb 17, 2013 7:29:33 AM Ignore Tacodan Report Abuse that's the frackin you get for the frackin you got............
musicreporter All-Star Author San Antonio Posts:620 Points:133,015 Joined:Dec 2012	Message Posted: Feb 17, 2013 2:07:17 AM Ignore musicreporter Report Abuse bad
coughlin Champion Author San Jose Posts:5,175 Points:1,115,915 Joined:Sep 2009	Message Posted: Feb 17, 2013 1:57:02 AM Ignore coughlin Report Abuse No fracking except with clean water.
kkimes Champion Author Illinois Posts:1,596 Points:1,504,735 Joined:Sep 2005	Message Posted: Feb 17, 2013 1:32:43 AM Ignore kkimes Report Abuse I hate to say 'I told you so', but.....
granitestater Champion Author New Hampshire Posts:8,817 Points:1,429,775 Joined:Oct 2008	Message Posted: Feb 17, 2013 1:16:46 AM Ignore granitestater Report Abuse Every now and then there's a well blowout. Nature cannot always be contained by the artifices of man.
billbillON Sophomore Author Ottawa Posts:108 Points:67,615 Joined:Dec 2012	Message Posted: Feb 17, 2013 1:05:34 AM Ignore billbillON Report Abuse wow
jorod55 Champion Author California Posts:1,470 Points:430,000 Joined:Dec 2011	Message Posted: Feb 17, 2013 12:55:24 AM Ignore jorod55 Report Abuse And this creates jobs? At what cost... to us?
LostInNY Champion Author New York Posts:1,711 Points:646,095 Joined:Apr 2011	Message Posted: Feb 17, 2013 12:47:12 AM Ignore LostInNY Report Abuse And it begins
VikingWoman Champion Author Washington Posts:1,259 Points:250,690 Joined:May 2012	Message Posted: Feb 17, 2013 12:46:21 AM Ignore VikingWoman Report Abuse Benzene and toluene are nasty chemicals.
NHLiveFree Champion Author New Hampshire Posts:11,083 Points:1,621,355 Joined:Jun 2008	Message Posted: Feb 17, 2013 12:46:04 AM Ignore NHLiveFree Report Abuse 52 spills over the course of only one year from this driller in Colorado. Incompetence converted intl criminal negligence. Get your haywire GPS fixed El Gato N..., wrong state! Great comments CdnLynx!!!
TelsaOR Champion Author Oregon Posts:3,561 Points:732,890 Joined:Jan 2011	Message Posted: Feb 17, 2013 12:43:52 AM Ignore TelsaOR Report Abuse That will happen.
hpmossii Sophomore Author Pennsylvania Posts:208 Points:174,080 Joined:Oct 2012	Message Posted: Feb 17, 2013 12:41:38 AM Ignore hpmossii Report Abuse I love the oil production and the economic impact from increased industry drilling for it but we cannot contaminate our water supply. I fear these incidents will be more frequent as fracking increases.
jethro5000 Champion Author Kentucky Posts:1,872 Points:390,260 Joined:Jun 2005	Message Posted: Feb 17, 2013 12:41:10 AM Ignore jethro5000 Report Abuse Oh no!
bikechuck Champion Author Indianapolis Posts:7,001 Points:2,061,170 Joined:Apr 2006	Message Posted: Feb 17, 2013 12:40:55 AM Ignore bikechuck Report Abuse Clean it up.
Costello Champion Author South Dakota Posts:1,401 Points:1,152,490 Joined:Jan 2007	Message Posted: Feb 17, 2013 12:40:47 AM Ignore Costello Report Abuse Interesting!!!
AnObserver Champion Author New Jersey Posts:8,349 Points:2,256,830 Joined:Sep 2005	Message Posted: Feb 17, 2013 12:37:32 AM Ignore AnObserver Report Abuse More study must be made and stricter controls in place before our headlong rush to shale oil
heartbroken2010 Champion Author Ottawa Posts:4,339 Points:896,560 Joined:Aug 2010	Message Posted: Feb 17, 2013 12:36:22 AM Ignore heartbroken2010 Report Abuse fracking will be dangerous.
roadrunnin Champion Author Richmond Posts:1,749 Points:563,410 Joined:May 2008	Message Posted: Feb 17, 2013 12:33:17 AM Ignore roadrunnin Report Abuse and of course, fracking is safe.
El_Gato_Negro Champion Author Miami Posts:1,082 Points:167,520 Joined:Nov 2012	Message Posted: Feb 17, 2013 12:30:38 AM Ignore El_Gato_Negro Report Abuse 4 miles north of Windsor is Detroit.
RQCraig All-Star Author Texas Posts:555 Points:150,650 Joined:Nov 2012	Message Posted: Feb 17, 2013 12:28:55 AM Ignore RQCraig Report Abuse These accidents are the unfortunate cost of business. The key is for the industry to learn from and not repeat them.
humblepie Champion Author Toledo Posts:34,147 Points:2,369,420 Joined:Mar 2006	Message Posted: Feb 17, 2013 12:28:52 AM Ignore humblepie Report Abuse this will cost them more than few bux
Tigercat88 Champion Author North Carolina Posts:3,192 Points:615,890 Joined:Jul 2011	Message Posted: Feb 17, 2013 12:26:44 AM Ignore Tigercat88 Report Abuse Accident that may have been preventable.
gasbud4 Champion Author San Jose Posts:10,701 Points:1,641,340 Joined:Aug 2008	Message Posted: Feb 17, 2013 12:26:32 AM Ignore gasbud4 Report Abuse If I lived 1500 feet from a fracking wastewater well, I'd move. If that wastewater gets into the house, what are you going to do? The house would probably be declared unsafe due to the health hazard.
goldrose1 Champion Author Cleveland Posts:10,931 Points:1,923,530 Joined:Feb 2005	Message Posted: Feb 17, 2013 12:26:26 AM Ignore goldrose1 Report Abuse At some time this "garbage" will come out. History repeats itself. Keep out water clean. We need water to drink, not put into the ground. Numberous rivers and lakes across country have lower levels than 70 years ago. Where Mexico had rivers, they have dry river beds. Keep our water above ground and clean!
crreed1 Champion Author West Virginia Posts:1,980 Points:2,525,360 Joined:May 2005	Message Posted: Feb 17, 2013 12:25:31 AM Ignore crreed1 Report Abuse old news
wang91554 Champion Author San Jose Posts:3,160 Points:1,199,855 Joined:May 2009	Message Posted: Feb 17, 2013 12:25:31 AM Ignore wang91554 Report Abuse who's going to pay for that?
boatmen Champion Author New York Posts:3,075 Points:621,605 Joined:Jan 2011	Message Posted: Feb 17, 2013 12:25:10 AM Ignore boatmen Report Abuse Fracking is to dangerous to water resource that we need to live
WIWalt Champion Author Wisconsin Posts:1,724 Points:414,755 Joined:Mar 2012	Message Posted: Feb 17, 2013 12:24:52 AM Ignore WIWalt Report Abuse Go ahead polute all our water we will just have to drink beer
mfeldstein Champion Author Ottawa Posts:8,161 Points:1,928,430 Joined:Feb 2007	Message Posted: Feb 17, 2013 12:23:03 AM Ignore mfeldstein Report Abuse Ban fracking.
Bigwaynef Champion Author South Carolina Posts:11,465 Points:2,079,785 Joined:Dec 2006	Message Posted: Feb 17, 2013 12:22:59 AM Ignore Bigwaynef Report Abuse They don't need to screw up when they are fracking around out there...