The Colleyviller Courier has the scoop. We're glad someone does.
Fracking could become a regular occurrence for the next 16 months at a drill site on Pleasant Run Road unless Colleyville officials agree to allow a gas company to tap into city water.
City Council members were surprised to learn at a recent work session that Atlas Barnett plans to frack every 45 days starting in April and continuing until August, 2014.
"That's a hell of a lot of disruption for a long time," said Councilman Michael Muhm.
Every 45 days, Atlas Barnett will inject water, chemicals and sand into the ground to break up shale and release gas. A portion of each of the seven wells will be fracked until the 2.95-million-gallon storage pond runs out of water. When all the water is gone, crews will leave the site to give the water well time to refill the pond, returning about a month and a half later to repeat the process, said Ron Ruthven, Colleyville's development director.
Colleyville's drilling regulations require gas companies to find their own water sources to protect the city's water supply.
Some council members said they are having second thoughts because they never imagined a gas company would need to come out 10 times because of water limitations.
However, a "pre-fracking activity" will take place this week that will close the intersection for about 15 minutes.
Lease obligations require Atlas Barnett to perforate the wells by dropping explosives down the well bore, Ruthven said.
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