Oklahoma Kingfisher-Blaine County line: Another frac hit? Industry-caused damaging earthquake? Officials believe related to oil & gas industry: 3,000 gallons “highly toxic saltwater bubbling to surface every day.” Regulator: “Something you never want to see, is something bubbling to surface like this.”

Mysterious saltwater purge causing concerns near Kingfisher-Blaine County line by Kate Smith, Sept 26, 2019, Oklahoma’s News4

At Min 1:46, one can see the toxic water splashing:

Saltwater bubbling up from the earth and nobody can figure out where it’s coming from. Officials believe it’s related to oil and gas operations in the area.

A spokesperson with the Corporation Commission says on average, nearly 3-thousand gallons of highly toxic saltwater is being pumped from the ground near Omega. Telling us it is something they have never seen before. “Usually the fix is pretty straight forward. In this case, it is much more of a mystery,” said Spokesperson for the Corporation Commission Matt Skinner.

In the middle of a pasture near the Kingfisher – Blaine County line. “Saltwater suddenly begin to purge near the surface.”

It’s a recipe for disasater. Saltwater, a danger to the water we drink and to the land we live on. “One think you never want to see is it bubbling to the surface. It’s a very serious situation.”

Not sure where the root of the problem is coming from, nearby wells that are no longer in operation have been plugged. And four other working wells, agreeing to temporarily stop operating. “For 30 days and at the end of 30 days we will re-evaluate and see what the next steps should be.”

For the time being, the water is being diverted into a ditch. Then picked up and disposed of at a rate of 68 barrels per-day. It could take two to three weeks before crews will notice if this short-term solution is the fix. “There is no guarantee that this is going to impact that purge. That is one of the things we need to see.

We are going to be checking surrounding pressures of wells that are farther away as well. As well as some closed wells and checking pressure down [hole] there to see if this is having an impact.”

Crews are on site everyday monitoring and testing the water. Officials say no drinking water has been impacted. [What chemicals are they testing for? And, will all companies operating in the area, freely hand over lists of all the toxic chemical injected there?]

Refer also to:

Oklahoma: ‘Frack hits’ on the rise; Frackers Collide With Traditional Oil & Gas Drillers; Hundreds of damaging cases of “involuntary stimulation”

Arrogance, Greed & Ignorance Out of Control: ‘Frac hits’ growing issue as infill drilling, frac stages rise: “Economic results could be catastrophic”

Encana causes dozens frac quakes near Kingfisher, Oklahoma, including a 3.9M that might be the states largest

Oklahoma’s boasted frac quake mitigation failing, badly! More homes damaged by two 4.2M quakes Sunday NE of Enid; Court coddling oil companies causing quakes, leaving people plaintiffs dangling

“Frack Well Bashing” is going to get expensive! Frack Hit Demolition Derby Down Below: Drill, inject, bump ‘n crack, hit ‘n smash, bash ‘n dash, while Encana lies ‘n says, “We don’t frac. We stimulate.” 2 wells, 1 patch of dirt. Who gets the oil? The biggest bully. “Fracks hitting wells several miles away.”

Heaven Help Our Drinking Water: How many frac hit damages when Encana fracs multi-stacked, 60 wells per section?

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