The Arlington Planning and Zoning Commission unanimously approved a request to establish a drilling zone on an existing gas well site at 8380 Glenn Day Drive.
The request also would allow for the existing special use permit, or SUP, to be reduced for the area of the site that is just west of State Highway 360.
The applicant, Total E&P Barnett USA LLC, wants to reduce the current SUP site area of 7.479 to 6.412-acre tract of land. The site is located north of Ragland Road, south of Debbie Lane and west of Glenn Day Drive.
The public hearing prompted no questions for Total E&P Barnett.
Gas well drilling on the site was first approved in May 2006 and subsequent City Council approvals were granted for one well in August 2006, three wells in August 2007, and three more wells in May 2008. All seven wells were drilled, according to the city. The site includes seven wellheads with supporting equipment. The Glenn Day Drive drill site is located within 2 miles of one identified gas well site, according to the city.
Drilling zones must maintain a setback of not less than 600 feet from all protected uses.
The city said the site plan for this location shows the proposed drilling zone is at least 600 feet from all known protected uses. It said the nearest protected use is a residence located roughly 600 feet to the south of the proposed drilling zone. The nearest school, Della Icenhower Intermediate, is roughly 2,300 feet to the northwest. According to the city, the closest park, SJ Mayfair South Park, is about 3,600 feet from the south.
Leslie Garvis, manager of government relations and public affairs at Total, told the commission that the company would be willing to plant additional trees on the site as the commission requested. She said the company also will be adding a masonry wall at the site.
Lance Murray is a freelance contributor covering business for the Arlington Report. At the Arlington Report, news decisions are made independently of our board members and financial supporters. Read more about our editorial independence policy here.
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