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FROM: Thomas A. Cyr
350 Acero Place
Arroyo Grande, CA 93420
805 202-8243
tacyr1242 @mac.com
TO: Arroyo Grande City Council
RE: Arroyo Grande City Council Meeting, Feb. 25, 2014
On January 7, 2014 at the first meeting of the legislative year,the San Luis Obispo
City Council began its deliberations regarding a proposed letter to be written to the
San Luis Obispo County Board of Supervisors advocating for the prohibition of
hydraulic fracturing within the entire San Luis Obispo County.The SLO City Council
wrote that letter and provided much needed leadership and a major step in standing
for the prohibition of fracking. I would like to encourage this Arroyo Grande City
Council to seriously consider the potential negative effects of the hydraulic
fracturing process in a place where the availability of water is already a major
concern,and where the natural beauty of the landscape is an attraction to many
thousands of tourists from all over the state,country and world who contribute
greatly to the local economy.
In my view,the question of whether to Track'or not to Track' is a false choice.When
there is a long-term drought in a semi-arid place,choosing to 'frack'is insanity; the
process of hydraulic fracturing requires enormous amounts of water for each well
and trading our water for their oil is not a good choice. It is not logical, in my
thinking to conduct industrial-sized oil drilling with all of its toxic implications and
potential threats to both the quantity and quality of the water,and the necessary
destruction to the landscape,especially in a place where water is already a fragile
resource and where the natural beauty of the landscape is a prime resource for the
local economy.
As a resident within the county, I encourage you to stand alongside the San Luis
Obispo City Council and write a letter to the SLO County Board of Supervisors
advocating for the prohibition of hydraulic fracturing within the entire County of
San Luis Obispo. Further, I suggest that the letter be written and delivered quickly.
Thank you for your consideration of this request
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Retrieved Tuesday.February 25,2014;http://thinkprogress.org/climate/2014/0 2/2 1/3 3 1688 1/exxan-ceo-protests-fracking/
Exxon CEO Comes Out Against Fracking Project
Because It Will Affect His Property Values
BY REBECCA LEBER ON FEBRUARY 21,2014 AT 2:16 PM
As Exxon Mobil's CEO,
it's Rex Tillerson's job to
promote the hydraulic
fracturing enabling the
recent oil and gas boom,
and fight regulatory
oversight. The oil
company is the biggest
natural gas producer in
the U.S., relying on the
controversial drilling
technology to extract it.
The exception is when
Tillerson's $5 million
property value might be harmed.Tillerson has joined a lawsuit that cites fracking's
consequences in order to block the construction of a 160-foot water tower next to
his and his wife's Texas home.
The Wall Street Journal reports the tower would supply water to a nearby fracking
site, and the plaintiffs argue the project would cause too much noise and traffic from
hauling the water from the tower to the drilling site. The water tower,owned by
Cross Timbers Water Supply Corporation, "will sell water to oil and gas explorers
for fracing [sic] shale formations leading to traffic with heavy trucks on FM 407,
creating a noise nuisance and traffic hazards," the suit says.
Though Tillerson's name is on the lawsuit,a lawyer representing him said his
concern is about the devaluation of his property, not fracking specifically.
When he is acting as Exxon CEO, not a homeowner, Tillerson has lashed out at
fracking critics and proponents of regulation. "This type of dysfunctional regulation
is holding back the American economic recovery, growth, and global
competitiveness," he said in 2012. Natural gas production "is an old technology just
being applied, integrated with some new technologies," he said in another interview.
"So the risks are very manageable."
In shale regions, less wealthy residents have protested fracking development for
impacts more consequential than noise, including water contamination and cancer
risk. Exxon's oil and gas operations and the resulting spills not only sinks property
values, but the spills have leveled homes and destroyed regions.
Exxon, which pays Tillerson a total $40.3 million, is staying out of the legal tangle. A
spokesperson told the WSJ it"has no involvement in the legal matter."
Monterey Shale Report Exposes Myth of Economic
Prosperity From Fracking California
Post Carbon Institute I December 4, 2013
EcoNews ihttp://ecowatch.com/2013/12/04/monterey-shale-myth-economic-prosperity-fraclong-califomia/I
Post Carbon Institute and Physicians, Scientists& Engineers for Healthy Energy
released a groundbreaking report on yesterday using industry data that presents
compelling evidence that the promise of a Monterey Shale boom is a myth.
Authored by geoscientist J. David Hughes, the report, Drilling California: A Reality
Check on the Monterey Shale, is the first analysis of oil production data taken
directly from the Monterey Shale Formation and questions whether previous
studies modeled on assumptions from other regions are accurate when paralleled
with real data.
"There was great need for a level-headed look at the Monterey Formation after the
USC report made it sound like oil gushers were coming back along with hyper-
inflated job projections,"stated Bill Allayaud, California director of governmental
affairs, the Environmental Working Group. "This report should make Gov. Brown re-
think his 'all-in' position on unconventional oil extraction and re-double his efforts
to lead us to meet our AB 32 climate change goals."
Drilling California specifically challenges the estimates of technically recoverable
resources for the Monterey Shale released by the U.S. Energy Information Agency
and 1NTEK in their 2011 report as well as the
DRING
economic projections based on them put forth bye
the University of Southern California in their 2013
A HFIK" CHECK ON TNE;IDNTEREY SWLL£
economic study—upon which all of the optimism
of the Monterey shale has been based.
"Energy decisions have implications that last for
decades,"said Craig Lewis, executive director, "'
Clean Coalition. "As this report clearly lays out,
fracking California's Monterey shale poses ..
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significant economic and environmental risks that
persist for multiple lifetimes. Local renewables
offer an unparalleled opportunity for California to •3;,
achieve a clean,safe and resilient energy future
MID HUGHES that establishes a robust economic foundation at
the same time." '" FSE
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By examining the play's fundamental characteristics compared to other tight oil
plays, including geological properties, production rates and cumulative production,
Drilling California exposes significant flaws in the assumptions made and ultimately
the forecasts of these two reports.
-=#_ • I In fact, the report reveals that only a
' ,` ; small fraction of the 13.7 to 15.42
,'- ' .t' '.� j billion barrels of technically
: 1 ° v` recoverable oil estimated by the
r EIA/INTEK report will likely ever
` .Sacramen *�. 1` be produced—making it
San • s= , t , increasingly evident that any
Franc*co I ' -- P ,tea - : promise of a Monterey Shale boom
.'4 } I . has been overstated and highly
., l °rodicbem r: exaggerated.
o f ,It is clear from our data analysis•
that oil production from The
{_1 4 Monterey is not likely to be the
"Shale" ,-.c. .• ? f
:% ' major economic opportunity that
a t. - previous studies have indicated,"
iii -- ∎ '". said PSE's Executive Director Dr.
• Seth B. Shonkoff.
"Instead,"Shonkoff continued, "the actual oil production data suggest that even with
the most advanced well stimulation technologies,such as high volume hydraulic
fracturing and acidization that have been successful in other shale plays,oil
production in the Monterey Formation,which has been in decline for many years, is
unlikely to increase to the levels assumed for these rosy economic projections."
"California would be well advised to avoid thinking of the Monterey Shale as a
means to significantly increase the State's oil production and as a solution to its
economic dilemmas,"said Hughes. "Long term energy sustainability is a pressing
challenge for California and the Nation and demands a credible assessment of future
energy and economic opportunities as well as a consideration of the environmental
costs."
Drilling California will be particularly valuable for informing public policy decisions
surrounding the development of the Monterey Shale. Policymakers and analysts
throughout California welcomed the report as the first publically available empirical
analysis of oil production data and weighed in on the significance of this report for
California's energy and economic future.
"The Hughes report cuts through the hype of oil industry-funded research to reveal
that a California fracking expansion will deliver only minor economic benefits at
best,"said Staff Attorney Hollin Kretzmann for the Center for Biological Diversity.
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'This expert analysis also suggests that Big Oil could do permanent damage to our
, environment and public health by chasing the fantasy of a new oil boom."
"If oil companies drilled the tens of thousands of new wells this report suggests
would actually be needed to significantly increase production,California would
suffer a massive increase in contaminated drilling muds,toxic wastewater and
dangerous air pollution,"Kretzmann concluded.
Retrieved Tuesday,February 25,2014 from ECOWATCH[http://ecowatch.com/2013/12/04/monterey-shale-
myth-economic-prosperity-fracking-cal ifornia/I
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What Chemicals Are Used
As previously noted, chemicals perform•many functions in a'hydraullc fracturing job. Although there are dozens to
hundreds of chemicals which could be used as additives, there are a limited number which are routinely used in hydraulic
fracturing. The following is a Ilst of the chemicals used most often. This chart Is sorted alphabetically by the Product
Function to make it easier for you to compare to the fracturing records .
Chemical Name CAS Chemlcal,Purpose Product Function
Hydrochloric Acid 007647-01- Helps dissolve minerals and initiate,cracks In the Acid
0 rock
Glutaraldehyde 000111-30- Eliminates bacteria In the water that produces Biocide
8 corrosive by-products •`
. Quaternary Ammonium 012125-02- Eliminatesbacteria,in the water that produces Biocide
Chloride 9 • corrosive by-products
Quaternary Ammonium ' 061789-71- Eliminates bacteriain the water that produces Biocide
Chloride 1 corrosive by-products
Tetrakis Hydroxymethyl- 055566-30- Eliminates bacteria in the water that produces Biocide,
Phosphonium Sulfate 8 .• corrosive by-products
•. Ammonium Persulfate 007727-54- Allows a delayed break down of the gel Breaker
0
Sodium Chloride 00764744- Product Stabilizer Breaker
5 •
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Magnesium Peroxide 014452-57- Allows a delayed break down the gel Breaker
4
Magnesium Oxide 001309-48- Allows a delayed break down the gel Breaker
4
Calcium Chloride 010043-52- Product Stabilizer Breaker
4
Choline Chloride 000067-48- Prevents clays from swelling or shifting Clay Stabilizer
1
Tetramethyl ammonium 000075-57- Prevents clays from swelling or shifting Clay Stabilizer
chloride 0
Sodium Chloride 007647-14- Prevents clays from swelling or shifting Clay Stabilizer
5
Isopropanol 000067-63- Product stabilizer and / or winterizing agent Corrosion Inhibitor
0 •
Methanol 000067-56- Product stabilizer and / or winterizing agent Corrosion Inhibitor
1
Formic Acid 000064-18- Prevents the corrosion of the pipe Corrosion Inhibitor
6
Acetaldehyde 000075-07- Prevents the corrosion of the pipe Corrosion Inhibitor
0
Petroleum Distillate 064741-85- Carrier fluid for borate or zirconate crosslinker Crosslinker
1
Hydrotreated Light 064742-47- Carrier fluid for borate or zirconate crosslinker Crosslinker
Petroleum Distillate 8
Potassium Metaborate 013709-94- Maintains fluid viscosity as temperature Crosslinker
9 increases
Triethanolamine 101033-44- Maintains fluid viscosity as temperature Crosslinker
Zirconate 7 increases
Sodium Tetraborate 001303-96- Maintains fluid viscosity as temperature Crosslinker
4 increases
Boric Acid 001333-73- Maintains fluid viscosity as temperature Crosslinker
9 Increases
Zirconium Complex 113184-20- Maintains fluid viscosity as temperature Crosslinker
6 increases
Borate Salts N/A Maintains fluid viscosity as temperature Crosslinker
Increases
Ethylene Glycol 000107-21- Product stabilizer and / or winterizing agent. Crosslinker
1
Methanol 000067-56- Product stabilizer and / or winterizing agent. Crosslinker
1
Polyacrylamide 009003-05- "Slicks" the water to minimize friction Friction Reducer
8
Petroleum Distillate 064741-85- Carrier fluid for polyacrylamide friction reducer Friction Reducer
1
Hydrotreated Light 064742-47- Carrier fluid for polyacrylamide friction reducer Friction Reducer
Petroleum Distillate 8
Methanol 000067-56- Product stabilizer and / or winterizing agent. Friction Reducer
1
Ethylene Glycol 000107-21- Product stabilizer and / or winterizing agent. Friction Reducer
1
Guar Gum 009000-30- Thickens the water in order to suspend the sand Gelling Agent
0
Petroleum Distillate 064741-85- Carrier fluid for guar gum in liquid gels Gelling Agent
1
Hydrotreated Light 064742-47- Carrier fluid for guar gum in liquid gels Gelling Agent
Petroleum Distillate 8
Methanol 000067-56- Product stabilizer and / or winterizing agent. Gelling Agent
1
Polysaccharide Blend 068130-15- Thickens the water in order to suspend the sand Gelling Agent
4
Ethylene Glycol 000107-21- Product stabilizer and / or winterizing agent. Gelling Agent
1
Citric Acid 000077-92- Prevents precipitation of metal oxides Iron Control
9
Acetic Acid 000064-19- Prevents precipitation of metal oxides Iron Control
7
Thloglycolic Acid 000068-11- Prevents precipitation of metal oxides Iron Control
1
Sodium Erythorbate 006381-77- Prevents precipitation of metal oxides Iron Control
7
Lauryl Sulfate 000151-21- Used to prevent the formation of emulsions in Non-Emulsifier
3 the fracture fluid
Isopropanol 000067-63- Product stabilizer and / or winterizing agent. Non-Emulsifier
0
Ethylene Glycol 000107-21- Product stabilizer and / or winterizing agent. Non-Emulsifier
1
Sodium Hydroxide 001310-73- Adjusts the pH of fluid to maintains the pH Adjusting Agent
2 effectiveness of other components, such as
crosslinkers
Potassium Hydroxide 001310-58- Adjusts the pH of fluid to maintains the pH Adjusting Agent
3 effectiveness of other components, such as
crosslinkers
Acetic Acid 000064-19- Adjusts the pH of fluid to maintains the pH Adjusting Agent
7 effectiveness of other components, such as
crosslinkers
Sodium Carbonate 000497-19- Adjusts the pH of fluid to maintains the pH Adjusting Agent
8 effectiveness of other components, such as
crosslinkers
Potassium Carbonate 000584-08- Adjusts the pH of fluid to maintains the pH Adjusting Agent
7 effectiveness of other components, such as
crosslinkers
Copolymer of Acrylamide 025987-30- Prevents scale deposits In the pipe Scale Inhibitor
and Sodium Acrylate 8
Sodium Polycarboxylate N/A Prevents scale deposits in the pipe Scale Inhibitor
Phosphonic Acid Salt N/A Prevents scale deposits in the pipe Scale Inhibitor
Lauryl Sulfate 000151-21- Used to Increase the viscosity of the fracture Surfactant
3 fluid
Ethanol 000064-17- Product stabilizer and / or winterizing agent. Surfactant
5
Naphthalene 000091-20- Carrier fluid for the active surfactant Ingredients Surfactant
3
Methanol 000067-56- Product stabilizer and / or winterizing agent. Surfactant
1
Isopropyl Alcohol 000067-63- Product stabilizer and / or winterizing agent. Surfactant
0
2-Butoxyethanol 000111-76- Product stabilizer Surfactant
2
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What is fracking?
Hydraulic frackring,or tracking,is a method of foram)natural gas
or oil from rock layer deep below tie Earth's surface ...and why it's controversial
How(racking works... Much of the water used in tracking is collected torn
el A pressurized mixture A The recovered water is !hewed and processed.but some corms/ties
of sand,water and stored in fried pits or have ram concerns that potentialy carcinogenic
chemicals is injected into taken to a treatment plant c herncals can escape nto ttnkrig water
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WHERE WATER FOR FRACKING COMES FROM
Hydraulic fracturing uses a lot of water. How much? That depends largely upon the
type of geological formation being fractured. In Pennsylvania, the agency that
regulates how much water can be taken from the Susquehanna River Basin says
the average amount of water used per well is 4.4 million gallons- The bulk of that
total is for the tracking process, which typically takes two to five days. But that's not
all that goes into the ground to (rack a well. Here's what constitutes "tracking fluid"
in an average unconventional shale gas well in the Susquehanna River Basin.
What goes underground?
Recycled Fluid 15% 2% Proppants and
Flowback and treated wastewater Chemicals
from previously tracked wells
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Public Water Systems 20% • material that keeps
Water purchased from bedrock fractures open
public water utilities to allow gas to flow out
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Withdrawal 63% per well dissolve minerals, kill
Water taken from rivers and bacteria, thicken the
streams requiring permission fluid. prevent corrosion
from the Susquehanna River of pipe, and otherwise
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Exxon Chief Joins Lawsuit Raising Ruckus Over Fracking
BY DANIEL GILBERT The company "has no involve- that the company had promised
ment in the legal matter"and its them it wouldn't build a tower
BARTONVILLE, Texas—One directors weren't told of Mr.Til- near their properties.They also
evening last November, a tall, lerson's participation, the 4 filed a brief in support of the
white-haired man turned up at a spokesman said. !I; town's appeal.
Town Council meeting to protest The dispute goes beyond pos- I r Last March,an appellate judge
construction of a water tower sible nuisances related to frack- I) reversed the district judge's deci•
near his home in this wealthy ing. Among the issues raised: 14
11 sion saying he had overstepped
community outside Dallas. whether a water utility has to his jurisdiction and sent the case
The man was Rex Til- obey local zoning ordi
lerson, chairman and .4.f. '" nances and what are back to the lower court,where it
it is pending.
chief executive of Exxon the rights of residents I Meanwhile, the utility has
Mobil Corp. who relied on such laws reached out to Bartonville voters,
He and his neighbors , In making multi-mil- who in November elected two
had filed suit to block t • • ;, lion-dollar property in- members to the council who crit-
the tower,saying it is il- ` ,, vestments. The latter .g icized the town's fight against
legal and would create t p point was the focus of the tower.
"a noise nuisance and Mr. Tillerson's corn-
i "The council is currently eval-
traffic hazards,"in part A./ ' rnents at the November . • ___tA uating all options," said Bill
because it would pro- council meeting. . ' Scherer,Bartonville's mayor pro
vide water for use in hy- The tower would be ',...4!" -- r y..%4", �'�, a tern.
draulic fractuiing. Rex Tillerson almost 15 stories tall, Some Bartonville residents oppose this mostly built water tower,partly because It could bring f racking-related traffic In the wake of the election,
Fracking,which requires adjacent to the 83-acre — Mr. Tillerson was among those
heavy trucks to haul and pump horse ranch Mr.Tillerson and his by Cross Timbers Water Supply becoming America's biggest gas who lined up in a windowless
massive amounts of water, un- wife own and a short distance Corp.,a nonprofit utility that has 10 producer. hall to address the council. He
locks oil and gas from dense rock from their 18-acre homestead. supplied water to the region for XTO drills and fracks hun- told officials that he and his wife
and has helped touch off a surge Mr.Tillerson sat for a three-hour half a century. Proposed
ry• Cross Timbers water TEXAS dreds of shale wells a year,and settled in Bartonville to enjoy a
in U.S.energy output. deposition in the lawsuit last says that it is required by state tower slte ` the Exxon unit has said it recy- rural lifestyle and invested mil-
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It also is a core part of May,attended an all-day media- law to build enough capacity to Bartonville des water and ships it on pipe- lions in their property after sat-
Exxon's business, tion session in September and serve growing demand. ' lines where feasible, in part to isfying themselves that nothing
While the lawsuit Mr. Tiller- has spoken out against the tower "We're a high water-usage reduce truck traffic. would be built above their tree
son joined cites the side effects during at least two Town Council area,"said utility President Pat- ! In 2011, Bartonville denied line, according to the council's
of fracking,a lawyer represent- meetings,according to public re- rick McDonald. "People have r k:., Cross Timbers a permit to build audio recording of the meeting.
ing the Exxon CEO said he hadn't cords and people involved with large lots, lawns, horses,cattle, Fort l+ilorth' - ' the water tower,saying the loca- Allowing the tower in defi-
complained about such distur- the case. goats,swimming pools,gardens," ' 1', tion was reserved for residences. ance of town ordinances could
bances."I have other clients who The Exxon chief isn't the most he said. Cross Timbers said it j4, The water company sued,argu- open the door to runaway devel-
were concerned about the poten- vocal or well-known opponent of would sell leftover supplies to me wall street Journal ,` ing that it is exempt from mu- opment and might prompt him
tial for noise and traffic prob- the tower. He and his wife are energy companies during months nicipal zoning because of its sta- to leave town,Mr.Tillerson told
lems, but he's never expressed suing with three other couples. when overall demand is low. tus as a public utility. the council. "I cannot stay in a
that to me or anyone else,"said The lead plaintiffs are former Bartonville's population has the Tillerson home,according to In May 2012, a state district place,"he said, "where I do not
Michael Whitten, who runs a U.S House Majority Leader Dick increased almost 50% since Texas records, court judge agreed with Cross know who to count on and who
small law practice in Denton, Armey and his wife, who have 2000,to about 1,600,according The last to do so was XTO En- Timbers and compelled the town not to count on."
Texas. Mr.Whitten said Mr.Til- become fixtures at Town Council to U.S.figures. ergy Inc., in August 2009, ac- to issue a permit.The utility re-
lerson's primary concern is that meetings, Mr. Tillerson, 61 years old, cording to Texas regulators.Mr. sumed construction as the town
his property value would be Mr. Whitten,who also repre- moved to Bartonville in 2001 and Tillerson had just begun talks for appealed the decision. Online))
harmed, cents the Armeys, said they de- became CEO in 2008.Since 2007, Exxon to acquire XTO. Four Later that year, the Armeys, listen to Exxon's CEO at a town
An Exxon spokesman said Mr. dined to comment. companies have fracked at least months later, Exxon swallowed the Tillersons and their co-plain- meeting on the water tower and see
Tillerson declined to comment. The wa er tower is being built nine shale wells within a mile of its smaller rival for$25 billion, tiffs sued Cross Timbers,saying court papers at WSJ
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