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HOBBS NEWS-SUN • TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 16, 2010
FRACKING PROBE
Briefs
Halliburton
begins disclosing
chemicals’ identity
Some aging Texas
gas lines vulnerable
HOUSTON (AP) — A newspaper investigation found
more than half of the major
natural gas transmission lines
in Texas were laid decades ago
and are vulnerable to failure.
The Houston Chronicle
reported Monday that more
than 25,000 of nearly 46,000
miles of transmission pipe
were laid prior to 1970, some
dating
to
the
Great
Depression.
The
Texas
Railroad
Commission has imposed
stiffer inspection requirements
on pipeline companies than the
federal government. The state
agency is currently considering even more regulations.
The newspaper, which examined federal and state records,
reports there is a shortage of
government inspectors to get
the job done.
Republican David Porter,
who this month was elected to
the commission, is among
those calling for more pipeline
inspectors.
Anti-war protest set
at Bush Center site
HOBBS SCHOOLS PHOTOS
American Education Week
Logan Taylor, above, plays rhythm sticks while Kya Taylor, below, square dances during
College Lane's second-grade performance, which kicked off American Education Week on
Monday. All elementary schools will have performances in their building throughout the
week.
DALLAS (AP) — About two
dozen anti-war protesters
gathered on the Southern
Methodist University campus
the day before the groundbreaking for the George W.
Bush Presidential Center.
The Dallas Morning News
reports that the protesters
Tuesday gathered amid 175
pairs of worn Army boots representing some of the service
members
killed
in
Afghanistan and Iraq.
At one point, a woman cut
down and drove off with an
anti-Bush banner while the
protesters were holding a
news conference.
Protesters are also planning
a march and rally for Tuesday,
when Bush and the former
first lady will be joined by former administration officials
for the groundbreaking.
Tony Knott
POST, Texas (AP) — The
Texas Department of Public
Safety says one person is dead
and another is injured after a
private helicopter crashed in
West Texas.
DPS Cpl. John Gonzalez said
Monday that the cause of the
accident inGarza County is
still being investigated. He
says the crash happened
Sunday afternoon on a ranch
about 13 miles east of Post
after a problem apparently
developed during takeoff.
Tony Knott of Hobbs died
Nov. 12, 2010. He was born in
Hobbs on Jan. 12, 1960.
Funeral services will be
Wednesday 2 p.m. at First
United Methodist Church.
Arrangements
are
with
Chapel of Hope Funeral
Home.
Winston Thurman Jr.
Winston Thurman, Jr., 58, of
Hayward, California, formerly of Hobbs, died, Thursday,
November 11, 2010, at his residence. Thurman was born
November 15, 1951, in Fort
Worth, Texas. Funeral servic-
Obituaries
Patty (Eichholz) Baker, 58,
passed
away
Sunday
November 15, 2010, after a
courageous 7 year battle with
breast cancer. Patty was born
in Cuero, Texas, September 14,
1952.
She
attended
Saint Michaels Catholic School
and graduated from Cuero High School.
Patty was a
wife, mother,
grandBaker
mother, flight attendant and friend. Patty
was hired by American
Airlines in 1975 and was first
based in New York City. Her
career and life were marked by
a kind heart, generous spirit,
and deep devotion to her family, friends, and co-workers.
Patty is preceded in death by
her son, Christopher. She is
survived by her husband, John
of
Keller, TX; daughter,
Amanda of Keller; son John
and wife Christina; grandchildren Emily and Madeline of
Keller; son James and wife
Cameron; grandson Jack of
Austin;
father
Norvan
Eichholz and mother Gertrude
of Cuero, Texas; mother-in-law
Frieda Baker of
Hobbs;
Darrell and Kathi Bearden of
Hobbs; as well as many nieces,
nephews and friends.
It is Patty’s request that in
lieu of flowers, donations be
made to the Wings Foundation,
P. O. Box 610563, DFW Airport,
Texas 75261.
Service
we
be
held
Wednesday, 4 p.m. at Saint
Elizabeth Ann Seton Catholic
Church in Keller.
Kelley Marchington
Kelly Renee Marchington,
age 46 passed from this life on
Monday, November 8, 2010, at
Covenant Medical Center in
Lubbock, Texas.
Personal
services are
under
the
direction of
Mark
A
Jones Funeral Directors
of
Seagraves.
Ms. Marchington was
born to Del
MarchingMarchington
ton and Cheryl Ferguson on December 10,
1963. She met the love of her
life David Radcliff in 1996.
Her family remembers her
as a very special person who
loved to be with her family.
She also enjoyed decorating
and photography. She loved
her Red Heeler, Sadie, who was
like a child to her.
Those left to cherish her
memories are her pet: Sadie;
her husband: David Radcliff of
Tatum;
her
father:
Del
Marchington and wife Clara of
Hobbs; 4 Brothers: Robin Hood
of Arizona, Rick Marchington
of
Michigan,
Brice
Marchington and Kris-tian
Marchington both of Hobbs; 1
sister: Alisha Baker of Hobbs;
and numer-ous nieces and
nephews.
She is preceded in death by:
her mother Cheryl and stepfather Arthur Wrenton; and her
grandparents.
Clevy D. Hancock
Clevy D. Hancock, 95, of
Midland, died on Saturday,
November 13, 2010, in a local
nursing home. Memorial services will be held on Tuesday,
November 16, 2010, at 10 a.m. at
the funeral home chapel, with
Chaplain
Larry
Hood,
Chaplain with Home Hospice,
officiating.
He was born on November 29,
1914, in Lakeview, Texas and
married Leona Humphreys on February 14, 1938,
in Sayre, Oklahoma. She
preceded
him in death.
Clevy was
a member of
the Masonic
Lodge
of
Hancock
Shamrock,
Texas and the Scottish Rite of
El Paso. He was a hard working man and learned to play
eight
different
musical
instruments, teaching himself.
He loved National
Geographic magazines, and
as a pass time, loved playing
at dances. He was also very
well read.
He is survived by his son, Roy
Hancock and wife Judy, of
Corpus Christi; one daughter,
Phyllis Schmidt of Midland;
four grandchildren; and two
great grandchildren.
Clevy was also preceded in
death by his parents; a grandson; three sisters, and a brother.
Arrangements are under the
direction of Nalley-Pickle &
Welch Funeral Home &
Crematory
of
Midland.
Online condolences can be
made at www.npwelch.com.
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2010. She was born on March
8, 1960. Services are pending
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ily disclose the chemicals, while
eight other major energy companies complied.
Halliburton responded that it
has worked to supply the EPA
with the information it wants.
Wong said Monday that the
new website about fracking
chemicals in Pennsylvania was
not intended to satisfy the EPA’s
request for information.
The Houston-based company
plans similar disclosures for
other states where the company’s chemicals are being used in
the drilling practice, Wong said.
She did not identify the other
states, and could not immediately say whether other drilling
solutions the company produces
include chemicals not listed on
the website.
State and federal regulators
are increasingly seeking disclosure of the chemicals, particularly in the northeastern United
States where the use of fracking
— in which millions of gallons
of water, sand and toxic chemicals are injected into each well
at high pressure to break apart
the shale and release trapped
gas — is raising pollution concerns.
While the industry maintains
that fracking has proven to be
safe over the decades, homeowners are coming forward with
tales of drinking-water wells
producing brown, foul-smelling
water or water polluted with
methane and chemicals.
Drilling-services companies
have largely sought to protect
their chemical formulas, calling
them proprietary.
Pennsylvania state regulations that could be finalized
later this year would require
disclosure.
Death notices
One killed in West
Texas copter crash
Patty Baker
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) —
Petroleum
services
giant
Halliburton Co. said Monday it
has begun publicly disclosing
the identity of chemicals in
solutions it makes to be pumped
into
the
ground
by
Pennsylvania’s booming natural gas industry.
A new Halliburton website
provides information on the
chemicals the company says are
in its three most commonly
used solutions in the state,
where drilling crews are rushing to exploit the Marcellus
Shale, the biggest known
deposit of natural gas in the
nation.
Halliburton does not say how
much of each chemical has been
pumped into the ground or identify the wells where they are
used, nor does it reveal the exact
concentration of each chemical
in an overall solution. In general,
water makes up the lion’s share.
Sand comprises about 6 percent
while chemical cocktails amount
to less than 2 percent.
Many of the chemicals, including hydrochloric acid, methanol
and acetic acid, are toxic in high
enough doses, and appear in
everyday household and industrial solvents, cleaners and
adhesives.
“We think it’s a great first
step,” Halliburton spokeswoman Teresa Wong said.
Last week, the federal
Environmental
Protection
Agency issued a subpoena to
Halliburton, seeking a description of the chemical components used in its hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, solutions
that are used to break up the
shale and release the natural
gas deposits. The EPA said
Halliburton refused to voluntar-
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