Another lawsuit filed against Chesapeake in Pennsylvania
Tuesday, December 15, 2015
A little over a week ago, a Bradford County couple filed a lawsuit against Chesapeake Energy Corp., alleging that the company improperly reduced royalty payments.
Now, Attorney General Kathleen G. Kane’s office has accused Chesapeake of cheating Pennsylvania mineral rights owners out of royalties. According to The Patriot-News, the lawsuit was filed Dec. 9, claiming that Chesapeake did not disclose all information to mineral rights owners. Chesapeake will fight against the allegations.
According to the newspaper, the lawsuit is seeking $1,000 for each violation of the Unfair Trade Practices and Consumer Protection Law. However, if the victim is 60 years old or older, $3,000 is being sought.
Via: The Patriot-News > Chesapeake vows to fight ‘baseless allegations’ about Marcellus gas royalty payments
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What is fracking?
Fracking is a slang term for hydraulic fracturing. Fracturing is a process by which highly pressurized fluid is pumped thousands of feet into the ground to fracture rock formations. The goal is to release the natural gas that’s locked inside the rock.
Is it safe?
What most concerns people about fracturing is ground water contamination. The worry is that fractures underground, caused by the process, will extending upwards and into aquifers, releasing gas and chemicals into the ground water supply. There’s been no confirmed reports of such a thing happening. Though surface spills and drill site blowouts can lead to localized environmental concerns.
Will my water catch on fire?
Flammable water is caused by the release of methane gas into a drinking water supply. Methane gas occurs naturally and can be released by any kind of drilling, including water wells. In Pennsylvania officials fined Chesapeake Energy $1 million for contaminating ground water with methane. It was determined that the company had not properly cemented it’s boreholes and gas migrated up the well, between rock and into aquifers.
All I’ve heard from, or about, Chesapeake, since signing my lease agreement, is bad news. It’s been three years, and they haven’t even drilled the well, yet, although they appear to have done quite a bit of damage to local farms and roads putting in pipelines and infrastructure. I wonder what will happen if they do ever drill “our” well. I don’t expect anything good to come from Chesapeake, any more.