Jul 30, 2008
by Steve Smith
FYI: The neighborhoods along the route of the TCU gas pipeline (Alton-South Hills-Carolyn) are holding an emergency pipeline meeting Thursday night at 7 at the First Congregational Church at 4201 Trail Lake.
Tags: pipelines, Westcliff
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13 Comments, Comments or Pings
Don Young
Thanks to Westcliff resident Mike Reznikoff who organized this meeting on the spur of the moment after attending a Chesapeake Pipeline propaganda session disguised as community outreach. He deserves a lot of credit for making this happen. Having it right behind his home was an incentive.
Everyone who lives near this proposed line needs to stand on their hind legs and fight back or they will regret it. There has been enough compromising with gas drilling companies. We need a MORATORIUM NOW!
Jul 30th, 2008
Ben
Is that the Mike Reznikoff that has 2 leases with Antero & one w. 4-7’s? How exactly do you get the gas to market without a pipeline?
Jul 30th, 2008
Greg
Good point, Ben. I’m sure those leases provide excruciating detail about the pipelines that … whoops, oh, I’m sorry! I forgot full disclosure is not part of the industry practice.
Signing a lease does not imply anything more than a willingness to sell a product that is under the ground. Unless described in the lease(s), Mr. Reznikoff did not agree to anything more.
Jul 31st, 2008
Mike Reznikoff
Ben,
As Greg pointed out I did sign leases on property that I own. I didn’t give permission for any pipelines on any of my property nor did I give the Gas companies the right to put the City of Fort Worth or any city in danger.
Jul 31st, 2008
Ben
Mike,
So then you won’t be upset if they are not able to sell your gas? Do you object to the City placing pipelines in the street? Where do you stand on Mr. Young’s call for a moratorium?
Jul 31st, 2008
Mike Reznikoff
No, I won’t be upset if they can’t sell the gas. What I would be upset with is if the City let the gas co. ram pipelines through the city that are unsafe. I would be upset if the City doesn’t come up with a master plan for pipelines and create gathering lines that don’t go through neighborhoods. The City can do that. The neighborhoods must organize and make the City do that. And we must have a moratorium on rigs and pipelines until this can be done.
Aug 1st, 2008
fwtacoma
I’m going to get reamed for this, but if so many people are against the drilling and pipelines and such, who is signing leases to sell the gas under their properties? Is it wrong to take the bonus money and then try to fight as hard as possible to keep them from getting their gas?
I understand the safety issue, but did all the people who signed leases and took a bonus check not consider the danger?
This is not directed at the people who refused to sign leases and are feeling the adverse impacts.
Aug 1st, 2008
Greg
The vast majority of people signing leases have a very limited knowledge of the gas extraction process. Those with the greatest understanding (the industry) have been silent on the dangers and other negative issues.
As Clyde Picht pointed out at the Westcliff meeting, when City Council drafted the first ordinance they had no knowledge of the pipeline issues. With 20-20 hindsite it’s easy to see the City failed to anticipate and adequately study the issue. The same 20-20 hindsite can be applied to those who have already signed leases. As our knowledge expands, though, I think you have a point, fwtacoma. We should not sign leases if we don’t approve of all aspects of the drilling and production process.
That said, I don’t think it’s anyone’s objective to prevent the gas companies from getting the gas, although in some cases that might be the result of wanting to be safe in their homes.
On the other hand, the gas companies signed leases without knowing how they would get the gas from the wellhead to the market. They made assumptions about pipelines that might not pan out. What they did was they took a business risk by not being up front about the pipelines and it might just come back to bite them.
Aug 1st, 2008
RidgeD
I picked up the current Fort Worth Weekly this morning to at the Montgomery Steet Cafe to scan while eating breakfast. It contains an article about CREDO, the Coalition for a Reformed Drilling Ordinance. Maybe someone has made reference to this organization in W&C before, but its existence is news to me. It’s holding a moratorium rally Thursday, August 7, at 11 a.m. prior to the joint meeting of the City Council and the Gas Drilling Task Force. Check their website at http://www.gasmoratorium.org for location.
Aug 1st, 2008
Ben
Most gas companies are guaranteed the right to condemn so it was only a question of when it would occur & how much was it going to cost. Also, any moratorium would have to include all gas pipelines, so you are risking the wrath of people in new McMansions who want gas for their stainless steel double ovens!
Aug 1st, 2008
Resident
send your comments to gasdrillingtaskforce@fortworthgov.org
Aug 1st, 2008
Don Young
RESIDENT-
Not until you ID yourself. Please.
Aug 1st, 2008
Resident
Don - I wasn’t meaning anything other than coming across the email address for the task force which I had no idea existed. I love what Mike R said above. Right on Mike.
“I would be upset if the City doesn’t come up with a master plan for pipelines and create gathering lines that don’t go through neighborhoods. The City can do that. The neighborhoods must organize and make the City do that. And we must have a moratorium on rigs and pipelines until this can be done.” Mike R.
The City = 8 City Council members + 1 Mayor! Each has ONE vote including the Mayor. Why many people want to bypass the Council Members and pick on the Mayor and blame him for the entire negligence that “The City” has shown in regards to safety of gas drilling and related practices is something I don’t understand. IMO, the Council Members are getting a free pass. Why? It’s time EACH of them feel there seat getting hot and the legs getting wobbley if we expect a Moratorium to happen.
Aug 1st, 2008
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