Microsoft Office Outlook - Memo Style - Montana Board of Oil and Gas
Microsoft Office Outlook - Memo Style - Montana Board of Oil and Gas
Microsoft Office Outlook - Memo Style - Montana Board of Oil and Gas
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Richmond, Tom<br />
From: Mert <strong>and</strong> Vicki Freyholtz [mervic@mtintouch.net]<br />
Sent: Thursday, June 16, 2011 10:05 AM<br />
To: DNR FracComments<br />
Subject: Rules regarding fracking<br />
Gildford, Mt. 59525<br />
June 16,2011<br />
<strong>Board</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Oil</strong> <strong>and</strong> <strong>Gas</strong> Conservation<br />
2535 St. Johns Avenue<br />
Billings, Mt. 59102<br />
Dear <strong>Board</strong> members:<br />
Thank you for your efforts to establish rules regarding fracking. It is an issue that needed to be<br />
addressed.<br />
I would like the rules to include the publics' " right to know" what chemicals are being used in their<br />
area. Since several companies plan to use hydralic fracking to extract oil <strong>and</strong> gas I would assume<br />
they would all use similar chemicals . Therefor the argumnent that they are "trade secrets" is a little<br />
ridiculous.<br />
These cheicals need to be disclosed before they start working in an area. They also should test<br />
samples <strong>of</strong> the water wells in the area before they start. A mile radius would probably be a good<br />
distance to cover <strong>and</strong> shouldn't be a hardship on the companies. All this information should be readily<br />
available to the public.<br />
Once the operation has commenced there should be water monitoring in the l<br />
mile radius <strong>of</strong> the wells on a continuing basis to ensure no damage to water wells has occurred.And<br />
this information should be readily available to the public.<br />
If a company feels they really have a "trade secret " to protect they should have to justify their<br />
reasoning <strong>and</strong> still have to report it to the <strong>Board</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Gas</strong> <strong>and</strong> <strong>Oil</strong> Conservation. Exemptions should be<br />
granted in only very rare circumstances.<br />
Thank you !<br />
Sincerely,<br />
Vicki Freyholtz<br />
P.O. Box 211<br />
Gildford, Mt. 59525<br />
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