tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36128951.post2222823459009828174..comments2024-01-19T14:17:05.124-08:00Comments on The Gorman Blog: Two Wonderful Notes to GetPeter Gormanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04010025416629344748noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36128951.post-8478391109471959582008-09-11T20:47:00.000-07:002008-09-11T20:47:00.000-07:00abandoned oil/gas wells in Fort WorthCarl Wigren t...abandoned oil/gas wells in Fort Worth<BR/>Carl Wigren to drsoller, Mistletoe<BR/>show details 11/28/07<BR/> <BR/>Reply<BR/><BR/>I was hoping you could help me locate any historic maps that locate abandoned, plugged oil/gas wells in the city of Fort Worth Texas or point me in the right resource direction.<BR/><BR/>Urban gas drilling is proposed for our neighborhood of 500 historic Fort Worth homes. I happened upon the following article in Industrial Fire World concerning an gas well explosion 60 miles from Fort Worth:<BR/><BR/>http://www.fireworld.com/ifw_articles/northtexasblast.php<BR/><BR/>Seems that the problem was abandoned plugged wells in the proximity of the modern well site that vented natural gas to the surface. <BR/><BR/>Thank you in advance for any help you may be able to offer,<BR/>Carl Wigren<BR/><BR/><BR/><BR/><BR/> Reply<BR/> Reply to all<BR/> Forward<BR/>Carl Wigren to c.camp<BR/>show details 11/28/07<BR/> <BR/>Reply<BR/><BR/>I think the presence of abandoned/plugged wells in or around urban Fort Worth would immediately shut down the gas drillers. See the article below that I referenced in my email to a USGS librarian. <BR/><BR/>Carl Wigren<BR/>- Show quoted text -<BR/> Reply<BR/> Forward<BR/>David R. Soller to me<BR/>show details 12/3/07<BR/> <BR/>Reply<BR/><BR/>Mr. Wigren -<BR/><BR/>I think that for an issue like this, it would be best to contact the Texas Bureau of Economic Geology (http://www.beg.utexas.edu/). They would know, or be able to point you in the right direction, I feel certain. If you are not able to find what you need, please let me know and I'll make a direct inquiry. Thanks, and I hope you find what you're looking for.<BR/><BR/>Dave Soller<BR/>Chief, National Geologic Map Database<BR/>- Show quoted text -<BR/>-- <BR/><BR/> Reply<BR/> Forward<BR/>Carl Wigren to jfuquay, Mistletoe<BR/>show details 12/4/07<BR/> <BR/>Reply<BR/><BR/>Mr. Fuquay,<BR/>Getting hold of a map that documents historic wildcat sites and overlaying with our urban FW might make an interesting story. Please see message below. Please refer to article in Industrial Fire World ( http://www.fireworld.com/ifw_articles/northtexasblast.php) that documents Palo Pinto explosion and causation by historic abandoned wells in the vicinity.<BR/>Carl Wigren<BR/>- Show quoted text -<BR/> Reply<BR/> Reply to all<BR/> Forward<BR/>Carl Wigren to David<BR/>show details 12/4/07<BR/> <BR/>Reply<BR/><BR/>Thank you for the lead. I may be contacting you soon if nothing turns up.<BR/>Carl Wigren<BR/>- Show quoted text -<BR/> Reply<BR/> Forward<BR/>Fuquay, Jim to me<BR/>show details 12/4/07<BR/> <BR/>Reply<BR/><BR/>carl –<BR/><BR/> <BR/><BR/>thanks for the note. the Railroad Commission has online maps that (supposedly) show all the wells, including plugged and abandoned. there are some in western dallas county and some in western tarrant county and eastern parker county that i’ve noticed, generally vertical oil wells drilled in the late 1970s and early 1980s. i’m not aware of any within fort worth proper.<BR/><BR/> <BR/><BR/>Jim Fuquay<BR/><BR/>Fort Worth Star-Telegram<BR/><BR/>817-390-7552<BR/><BR/>From: Carl Wigren [mailto:carl.wigren@gmail.com] <BR/>Sent: Tuesday, December 04, 2007 2:34 AM<BR/>To: Fuquay, Jim<BR/><BR/>Cc: Mistletoe Heights Neighborhood Association<BR/>Subject: Fwd: abandoned oil/gas wells in Fort Worth<BR/><BR/>- Show quoted text -<BR/> Reply<BR/> Forward<BR/>Carl Wigren to David<BR/>show details 12/6/07<BR/> <BR/>Reply<BR/><BR/>Dave,<BR/>According to Sigrid (see forward email reply), the repository of TBEG does not have records of historic well sites. I will check her suggestions. I may try the county clerk or the local historic museum? I understand that the Palo Pinto explosion was traced to an unknown abandoned oil well drilled in the 1930's. <BR/><BR/>I find it hard to believe that no one has looked into this problem. If you have any creative ideas on how to approach this, let me know.<BR/><BR/>Carl Wigren<BR/>- Show quoted text -<BR/> Reply<BR/> Forward<BR/>Carl Wigren to Jim<BR/>show details May 7<BR/> <BR/>Reply<BR/><BR/>Hi Jim,<BR/><BR/>We corresponded in December about trying to locate and assess the<BR/>danger of old plugged wells in the county as Barnett drilling proceeds<BR/>in urban areas.<BR/><BR/>I finally got a hit with the Oil Information Library of Fort Worth<BR/><BR/>http://www.oilfw.org<BR/><BR/>The librarian, Roy English, wrote me back saying that he has:<BR/><BR/>"Tarrant drilling information--at least back into the 1930s. Our<BR/>Tarrant maps are old (1985, but with street and road patterns as they<BR/>existed in the 1940s). I began trying to keep the maps updated as to<BR/>Barnett Shale wells, but in 2004 I lost control because of my work<BR/>load and never continued the updating. Our Tarrant maps are,<BR/>therefore, current only through about May or June 2004 for well<BR/>spots."<BR/><BR/>I hope this is of help.<BR/><BR/>Carl Wigren<BR/>- Show quoted text -<BR/> Reply<BR/> ForwardCarl Wigrenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11996287254946436459noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36128951.post-28527878255805350792008-09-09T08:51:00.000-07:002008-09-09T08:51:00.000-07:00WOW Mr. Gorman! Great notes!You are an awesome wri...WOW Mr. Gorman! Great notes!<BR/><BR/>You are an awesome writer. In this article, you knew all the facts from the begining. I did not. So, it was a little difficult to understand the whole story until the end. You wrote:<BR/><BR/>"But she must have affected at least one person. Here's the note I got from a former student of hers that I didn't even know existed. And it must be at least 36 years since she was a student because my father died in 1972:"<BR/><BR/>After this, you explain that your father visited the classroom where your mother was teaching and did a reading.<BR/><BR/>Only with this information, I understood the previous paragraph.<BR/><BR/>Interesting! There are too many ways to tell a wonderful story!Jorge Villacorta Santamatohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12063163233710742718noreply@blogger.com