Oil wells

[BabyGirl Rosie]

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.

[Yorkiemom1]

Where do you live RosieGirl? Are you SURE they are drilling for oil? That doesnt usually happen right in the middle of neighborhoods....?

[BabyGirl Rosie]

Originally Posted by Yorkiemom1

Where do you live RosieGirl? Are you SURE they are drilling for oil? That doesnt usually happen right in the middle of neighborhoods....?

Arkansas. It says Oil Rig 19?? We are a rural neighborhood. But there is still lots of houses around. Each of us have acreage not lots.

[Carmeow]

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....

[BabyGirl Rosie]

Originally Posted by Carmeow

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....

Omg!

[Maximo]

Originally Posted by BabyGirl Rosie

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.

That sounds dreadful! I would contact your local elected officials to discuss it with them. Many places have noise ordinances that prohibit many kinds of work after a certain hour. Your elected officials can tell you more about the well and what to expect.

[Maximo]

Originally Posted by Carmeow

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....

Very scary! I'm glad Tony survived.

[Harrysmum]

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? x

[BabyGirl Rosie]

Originally Posted by Harrysmum

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? x

I'm pretty sure they are drilling. It's a big thing with lights all over it. None of the residents notified except the land owner to my knowledge. My mom is closer to it than me. She said she didn't sleep at all last night because of the noise!

[BabyGirl Rosie]

Originally Posted by Maximo

That sounds dreadful! I would contact your local elected officials to discuss it with them. Many places have noise ordinances that prohibit many kinds of work after a certain hour. Your elected officials can tell you more about the well and what to expect.

We are out of city limits. So I don't know if it is the same for us or not. I guess I would call county officials? Or state?

[yorkietalkjilly]

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!

[BabyGirl Rosie]

Originally Posted by yorkietalkjilly

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!

My poor girls are tired too. . Their barkers are exhausted. Lol

[Maximo]

Originally Posted by BabyGirl Rosie

We are out of city limits. So I don't know if it is the same for us or not. I guess I would call county officials? Or state?

Start with local/county and move up to state to see if anything can be done.

[BabyGirl Rosie]

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.

[Yorkiemom1]

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!