Full report here: How Gas Wells Leak Into Groundwater The DEC’s proposed “enhanced requirements” for well construction will not keep Upstate drinking water from being gassed. Gas wells leak methane from the outside of the casing up, then from the inside out. As they rust out, all gas wells will eventually leak into groundwater. The only viable solution is adequate setbacks of gas wells from drinking water sources. Gas well setbacks in New York are the worst in the United States.[1] The DEC’s proposal to require a 3rd casing in gas wells will not solve the chronic problem of gas wells leaking methane into groundwater. This is due to three factors, none of which are solved by additional casings : 1. Methane is mobilized during the drilling process. Every drill bit […]
