URGENT ACTION: Send Comments to Help Stop 8,000 New Fracking Wells in NM
Just before the current administration leaves power, it may change the rules so natural-gas companies can drill twice the number of wells in the same space in New Mexico.
Hilcorp has an application before the New Mexico Oil Conservation Commission asking to double the allowable well-density in the Blanco-Mesaverde gas pool across San Juan and Rio Arriba Counties. Under current rules, operators can drill 8 wells per 640 acres and Hilcorp is asking to drill 16 wells per 640-acre section. That’s bad news for the air quality of 13,000 children and adults in San Juan County who already struggle with asthma.
HOW CAN YOU HELP?
- Submit your comment letter to Florence Davidson through our letter campaign. We have sample comments and talking points on the next page. Please take the time to personalize your message as decision-makers preference unique comments. Be sure that you reference Hilcorp’s application: Case No. 16403
- Attend the New Mexico Oil Conservation Commission Hearing at 9 a.m. Monday, Nov. 19 at Porter Hall, 1st floor, Wendell Chino Building, 1220 S. St. Francis Drive, Santa Fe, to speak out against this proposal.
- Share our letter campaign and invite friends to the Faceook Event.
The deadline for comments is Monday, November 19th, 2018
PLEASE ATTEND:
WHAT: New Mexico Oil Conservation Commission Hearing
WHEN: 9 a.m. Monday, Nov. 19
WHERE: Porter Hall, 1st floor, Wendell Chino Building, 1220 S. St. Francis Drive, Santa Fe, New Mexico
Release Party for ‘The Fracking of Sandoval County’ on Saturday, Nov.17th
WHAT: Release party for "The Fracking of Sandoval County"
WHEN: Saturday November 17th
5 PM – 8 PM
WHERE: Sanitary Tortilla Factory
401 2nd St SW, Albuquerque, New Mexico 87102
On Saturday, Nov.17th, from 5pm-8pm, Sanitary Tortilla Factory and We Are One River will host a release party for 'The Fracking of Sandoval County,' a comic book documenting the epic and ongoing struggle between oil and gas developers and local NM communities. Down-home Dine' cooking by caterer Cleo Otero and the musical stylings of Eileen & The In-Betweens will round out the evening.
The 24-page hand-illustrated book chronicles developments and public meetings surrounding the creation and adoption of a fracking ordinance in Sandoval County, and is designed to raise awareness of the issues and invite both discussion and participation by the public at large. Artist, Larry Bob Phillips, and writer, Mark LeClaire will be on hand for a community conversation about the issues.
This event is open to the public.
For more information contact Mark LeClaire at mescladero@hotmail.com and follow We Are One River on Facebook for updates and a page for the event.
CONNECT
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"The oil and gas development has pretty much destroyed our way of life. Our livestock are suffering too. I have been a livestock owner for many years. I made my living by raising sheep and cattle. Now, I am being told by BLM I can only have so many sheep and cattle. My grazing area is getting less and less. But BLM is leasing more and more of the lands to oil and gas development. Soon, there will be nothing left. I believe this is going to happen. My biggest concern is our water, sooner or later it will be contaminated and we will not be able to use our water. How can we get these companies out?"
- Diné Elder, Woody Keetsy, Sr.
