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Study: Trace Amount of Drilling Fluid Found in Water Well
2015-05-05 00:36:48| Oil & Gas - Topix.net
Toxic fluids used in drilling and hydraulic fracturing likely escaped an unlined borehole and migrated thousands of feet into a residential drinking-water supply in Pennsylvania , according to a study published Monday. At least three water wells in Bradford County, located in the heart of the Marcellus Shale drilling boom, were found to be contaminated with dangerous levels of methane and other substances in 2010.
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