Joe Baker photo
White squares of absorbent material float in a ditch filled with waste fluids from an area drilling operation that spilled when a two-inch fiberglass feeder line ruptured on property located about eight miles north of Karnes City.
Joe Baker photo
A huge oak tree that the Opiela family estimates is more than 150 years old stands in danger near the site of a feeder line rupture and spill of contaminants from oilfield production.
Like a thick coat of orange slime, waste fluids from an area oil well production coat a dry creek bed on property owned by Adrian Opiela, Jr. A feeder line carrying the fluids from a well to a disposal facility ruptured on the property located about 8 miles north of Karnes City, contaminating a large area of the property and filling a large stock pond with waste fluids. Opiela is worried the spill may kill several large oak trees that have been on the property for more than 150 years.
Joe Baker photo
White squares of absorbent material float in a ditch filled with waste fluids from an area drilling operation that spilled when a two-inch fiberglass feeder line ruptured on property located about eight miles north of Karnes City.
Joe Baker photo
A huge oak tree that the Opiela family estimates is more than 150 years old stands in danger near the site of a feeder line rupture and spill of contaminants from oilfield production.
Like a thick coat of orange slime, waste fluids from an area oil well production coat a dry creek bed on property owned by Adrian Opiela, Jr. A feeder line carrying the fluids from a well to a disposal facility ruptured on the property located about 8 miles north of Karnes City, contaminating a large area of the property and filling a large stock pond with waste fluids. Opiela is worried the spill may kill several large oak trees that have been on the property for more than 150 years.