Gas well blowout spills frack fluids onto farm, streams in Bradford County - Drilling. Thousands of gallons of natural gas drilling waste fluids spilled onto a farm and streams for over 12 hours Wednesday after a driller in Bradford County lost control of a well late Tuesday.
The Atgas 2H well operated by Chesapeake Energy Corp. in LeRoy Township blew out during the hydraulic fracturing process at around 11:45 p.m., swamping the lined well pad and overflowing into a field, a small tributary and Towanda Creek, state environmental regulators said. Seven families were asked to evacuate the area until the well could be brought back under control, Chesapeake said in a statement, adding that no one was injured in the incident and no gas was emitted to the atmosphere.
The identities of the seven families evacuated from the area were unknown late Wednesday. However, Canton Fire Chief Kim Jennings reported that the evacuees were placed in local motels. Flaming Faucets: When Fracking Goes Wrong. Scientist: Gas industry is withholding hydro-fracking contamination data. A peer reviewed study published by Duke University researchers earlier this week uncovered flammable drinking water around nature gas extraction sites in the Northeastern United States.
A scientist who coauthored the study has asked the industry to come clean and share its own data. The study examined the environmental effects of hydro-fracking, a controversial mining technique that is employed to extract natural gas from shale.