-----Original Message-----

From: Paul McMahon [mailto:[OIA #392 email]]

Sent: Thursday, 19 July 2012 11:12 p.m.

To: Information Request - Info

Subject: Official Information Act request - Locations of injection wells

 

     Dear Waikato Regional Council,

    

     I would like to make an inquiry under the Official Information Act,

     please.

    

     Please provide me with the precise locations of any injection wells

     which are used to dispose of the by-products of hydraulic

     fracturing in your region and the details of the substances

     (chemical names, volumes etc) being injected into the wells.

    

     I would appreciate you providing the information in an electronic

     form.

    

     Yours faithfully,

     Paul McMahon.

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Paul

This enquiry can be answered in parts as various information comes to
hand.

 

The reinjection well details are below.  The start and finish dates refer
to drilling.

 

Collar Total Depth
Well E (NZMG) N (NZMG) (masl) (m) Start Date Finish Date
Groover-1 2694794.00 6411163.00 15.0 455.67 19/09/2006 25/09/2006

 

All return fluid reporting to the surface immediately after a Hydraulic
Fracturing event was disposed of off-site  to an approved facility.

 

Subsequently a total of 2339m3 was reinjected into the Groover Well with
the majority of this fluid being made Coal Seam Gas water.

 

It is estimated that out of this 2339m3 a theoretical maximum of 534m3 was
fracturing fluid was reinjected into Groover.  This being the difference
between volume injected and disposed of offsite.

 

Of this estimated amount 1.3% of 534m3 (~6.94m3) was fracturing chemical
 with 98.7% water and sand.

 

Will get back to you within a few days with the chemical makeup.

 

Regards

 

Perry Empson

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Paul

 

The chemical components  of the estimated 6.9m3 of fracturing fluid
reinjected into the coal seam  is contained in the table below:

 

Regards

 

Perry Empson.

From: Perry Empson
Sent: Thursday, 9 August 2012 5:01 p.m.
To: '[OIA #392 email]'
Subject:

 

-----Original Message-----

From: Paul McMahon [mailto:[OIA #392 email]]

Sent: Thursday, 19 July 2012 11:12 p.m.

To: Information Request - Info

Subject: Official Information Act request - Locations of injection wells

 

     Dear Waikato Regional Council,

    

     I would like to make an inquiry under the Official Information Act,

     please.

    

     Please provide me with the precise locations of any injection wells

     which are used to dispose of the by-products of hydraulic

     fracturing in your region and the details of the substances

     (chemical names, volumes etc) being injected into the wells.

    

     I would appreciate you providing the information in an electronic

     form.

    

     Yours faithfully,

     Paul McMahon.

++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++

 

Paul

This enquiry can be answered in parts as various information comes to
hand.

 

The reinjection well details are below.  The start and finish dates refer
to drilling.

 

Collar Total Depth
Well E (NZMG) N (NZMG) (masl) (m) Start Date Finish Date
Groover-1 2694794.00 6411163.00 15.0 455.67 19/09/2006 25/09/2006

 

All return fluid reporting to the surface immediately after a Hydraulic
Fracturing event was disposed of off-site  to an approved facility.

 

Subsequently a total of 2339m3 was reinjected into the Groover Well with
the majority of this fluid being made Coal Seam Gas water.

 

It is estimated that out of this 2339m3 a theoretical maximum of 534m3 was
fracturing fluid was reinjected into Groover.  This being the difference
between volume injected and disposed of offsite.

 

Of this estimated amount 1.3% of 534m3 (~6.94m3) was fracturing chemical
 with 98.7% water and sand.

 

Will get back to you within a few days with the chemical makeup.

 

Regards

 

Perry Empson

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Paul

A mixture of Transpacific Waste Management and Trade Waste.

http://www.transpac.co.nz/content/home.a...

regards

Perry

-----Original Message-----
From: Paul McMahon [mailto:[OIA #392 email]]
Sent: Friday, 10 August 2012 1:55 p.m.
To: Perry Empson
Subject: Re: Hydraulic Fracturing Fluid components

Dear Perry Empson,

I appreciate your Council's commitment to LGOIMA and want to thank
you for your work.

I would also like to ask where the approved facility or facilities
are for treating the by-products of fracking?

Yours sincerely,
Paul McMahon

-----Original Message-----

Paul

 

The chemical components  of the estimated 6.9m3 of fracturing
fluid
reinjected into the coal seam  is contained in the table below:

 

Regards

 

Perry Empson.

From: Perry Empson
Sent: Thursday, 9 August 2012 5:01 p.m.
To: '[FOI #392 email]'
Subject:

 

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