“It is sad people need to leave their homes. "I live in a fracking warzone,” she said.
More: New Mexico oil and gas industry condemns Deb Haaland nomination as secretary of interiorīut whatever is actually in the water, Aucoin said it is “toxic” and “dangerous” waste material that should be treated as such. The water often contains a proprietary blend of chemicals and other materials kept private by companies, making research a challenge. The State of New Mexico recently began efforts to research the water produced during extraction, hoping to treat it for use outside of the industry. Traditionally, the water was pumped back underground via an injection well, but recently companies began recycling it for subsequent fracking operations. More: Hearings begin on New Mexico's proposed oil and gas methane venting and flaring rules The topic of produced water became controversial in recent years as oil and gas production grew to record levels in 20 in the arid region of southeast New Mexico. What troubles me is that people are unaware of the dangers of fracking.” Produced water stirs discussions She couldn’t divulge the details of the settlement reached on Monday but Aucoin said she was pleased although the dangers fracking and oil and gas operations pose to the environment and nearby residents remained. More: Oil and gas market collapse plagued southeast New Mexico's economy in late 2020 The company also settled with George’s parents who own property across the street also impacted by the spill, under undisclosed terms. Several animals on the property were injured.Ībout a year later, Aucoin said WPX had settled with the family and they planned to buy a new home this month and move out of the area that quickly became surrounded by oil and gas operations during the recent production boom in the Permian Basin. More: Water pipeline explosion from oil, gas operation leaves Carlsbad family seeking answers The spill damaged Aucoin’s property, coating the home and contaminating the soil with what she feared was a toxic mix of chemicals.
Owned by WPX, the line had split and released produced water – a combination of flowback from hydraulic fracturing and formation water brought to the surface along with crude oil – and natural gas and liquid hydrocarbons, she said. Penny Aucoin and her husband Dee George said they awoke in the early hours of the morning on Jan. 21, 2020 to a pipeline across the street from their home in southern Carlsbad spraying oil and gas wastewater all over their yard and house. View Gallery: Produced water leak reported in Carlsbad
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