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Oil wells There is an oil well up the street from my house. They just started it this month. This thing is driving me crazy. It is so noisy. :(. It sounds like bombs going off all night long. My house shakes and my dogs bark. I hate this thing! How long do they keep them going? Can they legally run that thing all night long and disturb the entire neighborhood? Is there anyone you can call? It isn't just me. It is other neighbors too. The other night, our road, house, cars were completely covered in dust by this stupid thing! I guess my question is, can they just do anything they want? Because it is starting to look that way. :thumbdown |
Where do you live RosieGirl? Are you SURE they are drilling for oil? That doesnt usually happen right in the middle of neighborhoods....? |
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I didn't even know what an oil rig was when I first moved here. Bf is from Nederland, which is near Beaumont TX where I guess they have lots of refineries.... Tony's house actually burned down when he was a baby because a refinery exploded :( He said his mama didn't even wake him up bc she thought they were going to die. Ugh! And here I was thinking my hometown's tourism industry was bad.... |
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:eek: Is this an exploratory thing - or is the oil rig already there and they're drilling? Over here, the 'talking about stuff' goes on for years - once they think there's oil, they have to okay everything with all the residents, then there are loads more talks until approval is reached (or not!) :) Have they just gone ahead and done all this, with none of you knowing? :eek: x |
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I'm so sorry to read that this is happening to you! I would call my senator and U.S. representatives' offices and ask them what you need to do to try to get some relief from the noise harassment. That sounds awful! |
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Ok well I found out I have to call the drilling company first. Then I call our County Seat person. So me and the girls are going to have to go for a ride to get the name of the company. |
They have been given permission by the land owner to drill on that property...they have signed a contract that can last 2-4 years!. I have property in Colorado and we are negotiating with about 4 different companies that are wanting to drill. There is someplace you can go on line to find out what companies are drilling in specific areas....if you dont get any information from the land owner or the rig hands. The county should have the information on that rig, as permits have to be obtained, etc. The bright side is........if they hit oil or gas on that spot, they will probably be coming to YOU for permission to drill on YOUR property! |
Wow we have oil things all over here. Is it the pumper type? Ours are yellow with an arm that goes up and down. They don't make house though. Now the oil rigs off the coast do ocassionally make loud noises |
Wow i can not believe they don't have to get permission to make that much noise all hours. That is nuts. I would invite the county seat the legislators and the senator to come in the evening and try to sleep |
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1 Attachment(s) This is how close this stupid thing is to us! The red flag is my house. The blue flag is the oil well. :thumbdown:thumbdown:thumbdown You can see how close it is to houses! Attachment 377244 |
After they get the well drilled, and they hit paydirt, the pounding will stop. They will cap it, move the rig, and put a pumper on it....all that loud noise will be over. Then it is just a muffled, rhythemic, hhhhhhhhhuuuuuummmmmmm....the sweet sound of money! Dont sell the house and move yet!! |
Sorry you are having to deal with this, but i feel your pain on the noise and dust. I have the same situtation at my house only mine is from a new 4 lane highway going through. All summer long i could not let my dogs out because of the dust, if you walked in my yard you could see puffs of dust kicked up with every step you took and everything is covered in dust. Then we had dump trucks coming and going constantly. Thankfully things are getting wraped up and there is hard surface put down on 2 of the lanes but still very dusty. Unfortunatly there is not much can be done about this, they call it progress, many people lost their homes for this inter state to come through. I agree contact your county commisoners and then go from there for help. Good luck. |
I am sorry! This is why I am so against drilling for oil. Of course in Florida it is off shore. An oil spill kills the marine life and the beaches are never the same ugh! And the tem clean coal is a joke, i wish we could use more energy such as wind power or solar... But that doesn't help you. I would try to organize a neighborhood meeting. If y'all work together as a team you will get more done. It really is a shame that the greed for money by the company and the land owner and all if us really could be so disrespectful to the way of life and rights of others. |
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Well I got on the web and found everything. I know who the owner of the land is, the exact longitude and latitude, the company information (as I found the permit), they are drilling down 6000 ft, and that they are looking for gas. I also found the state ordinance that says the noise level has to be below 45 decibels during the night. I also researched that this "fracking" is causing earthquakes in my area. So I guess I better get earthquake insurance. I spent hours on this. I also found the number of my County Seat rep who will be hearing from me as well. And I may have a word or two for the person allowing all this. He no longer owns the land. He sold the land but kept the mineral rights. So this isn't bothering him. He is just going to the bank. I guess I wouldn't mind so much if it wasnt an area with close houses. If we each owned hundreds of acres it wouldn't be so bad. But this thing is pretty close to numerous houses! Anyway, I will be making calls tomorrow and at least complaining. We will see how that goes! |
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