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November 24, 2003
Deadline passes for Deep Gas Well Drilling
The Centre Daily Times reported Friday that the deadline for drilling wells for the Trenton-Black River passed without any committment from companies to drill. This is good news for our state forests.
What is disturbing is that the Bureau of Forestry tried to negotiate an eleventh-hour agreement to get Pioneer Natural Resources, supposedly the only company exploring the TBR on state forest land, to commit to drilling these deep wells.
State officials continued to negotiate Friday with the Irving, Texas-based company, Pioneer Natural Resources USA Inc., and other parties in an effort to ensure that the land will be leased and the formation explored, said Ted Borawski, a geologist in the Bureau of Forestry.
Why is the Bureau of Forestry begging oil and gas companies to drill on public land? This is particularly questionable due to the DCNR's less-than-optimal public disclosure of this auction in the beginning.
Posted by Ryan at November 24, 2003 02:19 PM
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