Santos notes the presence of a protest group at a coal seam gas pilot well site near Spring Ridge, about 70kms south of Gunnedah in northern New South Wales.
Santos is proposing to drill one pilot well and one water monitoring well on the site in coming weeks.
The water results to be obtained from the Spring Ridge site will be an important source of additional scientific information to the Namoi Catchment Water Study, an initiative Santos supports and funds.
Santos has been discussing its planned activity at Spring Ridge with the local community for over 18 months. All neighbouring landholders have been advised.
The company’s repeated offers to brief the group organising this morning’s protest have not been accepted.
Santos Vice President Eastern Australia James Baulderstone said the company noted the genuine concerns of many people in regional communities about the expansion of the CSG industry, and highlighted that information obtained from pilot well programs was an essential source of data to enable decisions on the location and scale of any CSG development.
“We do understand there are concerns about the potential impact of CSG activity on the Liverpool Plains, a very important food producing region – and we have planned our drilling activity at Spring Ridge with that in mind.”
Santos
Editor's Note: I quote: “We do understand there are concerns about the potential impact of CSG activity on the Liverpool Plains, a very important food producing region – and we have planned our drilling activity at Spring Ridge with that in mind.”
Of course they dont care or understand... they are a Coal Seam Gas Company, they are the same as all the others with one thing on their mind ... rape and pillage of our land. in exchange for monetary gain. SQUAWK!!! SQUAWK!!
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