Injuries and Property Damage From Drilling in the Barnett Shale
Oil and gas drillers, legislators and others are heavily promoting the use of natural gas to reduce our nation's dependency on crude oil. However, drilling and fracking for natural gas in the North Texas Barnett Shale does not occur without risk to individuals and the environment.
Drilling companies have a legal duty to not contaminate the water, pollute the air or cause injury to a person's property or body. When such damages or injuries occur, the driller (or the operating company) can be held accountable in a court of law. At the Turley Law Firm, we assert the rights of those who have sustained injury or property damage due to the drilling for natural gas in the North Texas Barnett Shale. To discuss your situation with an experienced Dallas Ft. Worth drilling contamination attorney, contact our law firm.
Hydraulic Fracking and Drilling Operations in the North Texas Barnett Shale
In order to take natural gas from shale formations, petroleum companies are utilizing an extraction method which involves injecting a mixture of water and various chemicals into horizontal bore holes at extremely high pressure. These bore holes often pass along horizontal levels for thousands of feet from one side to the other of a landowner's property. Frequently, the landowners are not even aware that massive amounts of chemical fluids are being forced into the ground beneath them during the hydro-fracking operation.
Our North Texas Water Contamination Lawyers Can Assert Your Interests
When drilling is mishandled or improper hydro-fracking occurs, it may be possible for the property owner's groundwater to become contaminated and/or for gases to be forced into the groundwater. When this happens, the oil company may be liable to the property owner for property damages, health disorders and injuries caused by the contaminated water on their property. Our law firm handles personal injury and property damage claims resulting from:
- Natural gas explosions and other drilling accidents
- Drilling contamination involving improper fracking, improper drilling, improper casing and other drilling operations
- Water contamination involving improper disposal of toxic wastewater
- Other water contamination or drilling contamination cases
The Barnett Shale in North Texas lies beneath all or parts of 19 counties (among them are Johnson County, Tarrant County, Denton County, Wise County, Hill County, Cooke County, Palo Pinto County, Parker County, and Dallas County) covering a 5,000 square mile area. More than 14,500 bore holes have already been drilled in this area; most of them are high pressure fractured horizontal wells. See the attached maps of horizontal bore holes in a sample two-mile radius. The Turley Law Firm is very concerned over the damage done and future risk to property and individuals in the Barnett Shale area, and is filing damage suits on behalf of property owners.
Example of Filed Lawsuit
Map of Horizontal Bore Holes in a Sample 2-Mile Area
If the Turley Law Firm can assist you or you want more information, please contact our law firm for comprehensive representation regarding Barnett Shale gas drilling activities. There is no charge for a consultation.
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