What do you know about oil and gas exploration?
Videos of drilling in Scio Township - W Delhi Rd near Miller - 8/20/2014:
Please help fill out the information about oil and gas drilling in Washtenaw County.
Who is doing the drilling work?
- Paxton Resources
- West Bay Exploration Company, exploring in Scio Township
What is the geological formation that they are drilling in?
Where is the drilling occuring? Add a map. Be specific, at least at the township level, best with specific parcels.
- A map from the Michigan DEQ, Washtenaw Drilling Units (PDF, updated 03/01/2013).
Who is doing the opposition work?
- Ban Michigan Fracking, (based in Novi)
- Committee to Ban Fracking in Michigan ("Let's Ban Fracking") (ballot committee) (based in Charlevoix)
- oilfreebackyards.org
When did drilling start?
Who is doing local reporting on fracking?
- Jim McBee, The Ann. Wanted: your take on fracking in Michigan. June 4, 2014.
- Ben Freed for the Ann Arbor News.
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