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A Corpus Christi based oil company mailed hundreds of notices to Edinburg homeowners regarding a deep oil and gas well it wants to drill in the middle of the city.
The Royal Production Company has multiple oil wells across the city of Edinburg, including some near the intersection of Canton and Jackson roads.
The company wants to drill another one, nearly 15,000 feet deep, but some who live nearby are a little concerned.
Mario Peña received a notice that Royal Production Company applied for a permit to drill a new oil and gas well behind his house.
"My concern will be the value of the property in the future," Peña said.
When Peña moved into his home five years ago, there were already a number of wells in the plot of land behind his house.
However, he's concerned about something going wrong during the drilling of a new well.
"If for whatever reason there will be an explosion, how will that affect us? How far will it go around the neighborhood? I am concerned about that," he said.
The new well would be the deepest well within city limits, said Hamilton Rogers, the land manager for Royal Production Company.
"That's where we think the next level of production comes from,” Hamilton said. “We've been producing other wells in the area at shallower depths. We just need to take this formation a little deeper."
If the permit is approved, it will take about 50 to 60 days to drill the well.
Although the permit is not for horizontal drilling, Rogers isn't ruling out the controversial method of drilling known as fracking.
A Corpus Christi based oil company mailed hundreds of notices to Edinburg homeowners regarding a deep oil and gas well it wants to drill in the middle of the city.
The Royal Production Company has multiple oil wells across the city of Edinburg, including some near the intersection of Canton and Jackson roads.
The company wants to drill another one, nearly 15,000 feet deep, but some who live nearby are a little concerned.
Mario Peña received a notice that Royal Production Company applied for a permit to drill a new oil and gas well behind his house.
"My concern will be the value of the property in the future," Peña said.
When Peña moved into his home five years ago, there were already a number of wells in the plot of land behind his house.
However, he's concerned about something going wrong during the drilling of a new well.
"If for whatever reason there will be an explosion, how will that affect us? How far will it go around the neighborhood? I am concerned about that," he said.
The new well would be the deepest well within city limits, said Hamilton Rogers, the land manager for Royal Production Company.
"That's where we think the next level of production comes from,” Hamilton said. “We've been producing other wells in the area at shallower depths. We just need to take this formation a little deeper."
If the permit is approved, it will take about 50 to 60 days to drill the well.
Although the permit is not for horizontal drilling, Rogers isn't ruling out the controversial method of drilling known as fracking.
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