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Officials rethink drilling rules after well's collapse
Sinkhole filled with brine now hundreds of feet across
A massive sinkhole near Artesia is prompting the state to re-evaluate rules governing brine wells used in oil and gas production.
The well, on County Road 217 about 17 miles southeast of Artesia, began collapsing last week. In a 24-hour period, it more than doubled in size until it was 300 to 400 feet in diameter, according to Oil Conservation Division engineers. It is 70 feet from the top of the hole to the waterline, and engineers had yet to determine the depth to the bottom Wednesday.
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- County suspends Galisteo Basin drilling for one year
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- Tapping the unknown: Geologists remain divided about Galisteo Basin reserves
- The geology behind the Galisteo Basin
- High pressure, heat form oil, gas deposits
- Speculation swirls over Tecton's ultimate goal
- Galisteo drilling hits hurdle
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- Tecton Energy seeks permits for 3 new oil wells
- Meeting 'first step' in resolving drilling debate
- Drilling opposition steadily builds
- Residents given venue to voice drilling concerns
- Officials warn of overregulating oil and gas industry
- County approves oil-gas drilling moratorium
- Galisteo Basin: Officials want state to hold off drilling
- Not in their front yard: An environmental attorney faces his own oil battle in the Galisteo Basin
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Multimedia
Hand of Man
A view of the oil drilling controversy brewing in the Galisteo Basin. Listen as a couple of area residents talk about their views on proposed drilling operations by Techton....Launch- My view: Deny drillers? Then be ready to compensate2/17/08
- Editorial: Landowners need warning of gas and oil drilling leases2/11/08
- My view: Protect sensitive sites from degradation, pollution1/20/08
- My view: Need for safeguards goes beyond Galisteo Basin1/20/08
- My view: Drilling resolution requires macro view1/20/08
- Editorial: Guv quickly returns to enviro-battlefield1/17/08
- My view: Preservation: Act locally, benefit globally1/13/08
- My view: County, involve public in future of land use1/13/08
- Editorial: Políticos, put on brakes and open oil-law process
- Editorial: Battle against drilling has potential to explode
- Editorial: Drilling moratorium a reasonable one
- Editorial: A petro-boom at our doorstep?
- Tapping the unknown: Geologists remain divided about Galisteo Basin reserves
- The geology behind the Galisteo Basin
- High pressure, heat form oil, gas deposits
- Speculation swirls over Tecton's ultimate goal
Links
- Santa Fe County: www.santafecounty.org
- Tecton Energy: www.tectonenergy.com
- Oil and Gas Accountability Project A guide for residents
- Sound off: Send a letter to the editor
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