The truth about the dangers of vertical well drilling.

Industry people keep saying things like "Fracking has been done in NY for 70 years with NO REPORTED CASES of problems!"

Well, it's just not true.

1: Walter Hang is the authority on this -- has lots of data about problems in Western NY. Check http://toxicstargeting.com

2: Check the problems with GASTEM's Ross#1 in Maryland NY. Contaminated Julie Soloway's drinking water well. Vertical frack job.
http://thedailystar.com/localnews/x336267732/Local-family-Drilling-may-be-affecting-health

3: 99% of the problems in Dimock was from vertical wells hitting shallow gas.

4: Here Ingraffea has data about the failure rates of the casings of vertical wells:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7DK3fODCZ3w#t=26m

5: Anshutz contaminated water wells in Big Flats after vertical drilling:
http://www.dcbureau.org/20101207775/natural-resources-news-service/marcellus-shale-the-real-price-of-compulsory-integration-in-new-york.html

6: Fred Mayer's well in Candor became contaminated after vertical well drilling in nearby Spencer.
http://www.syracuse.com/news/index.ssf/2010/01/tioga_county_man_blames_natura.html

7: Check this story from NY Times in 1986
http://www.nytimes.com/1986/08/18/nyregion/tainted-well-water-mystery-spoils-tranquillity-of-southwest-new-york.html

http://blog.shaleshockmedia.org/2013/03/25/new-yorks-first-dimock-dec-fails-to-regulate-gas-drilling/

There are many other cases. This is just to get you started on your research.

Hope this is helpful.

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