Sheesh. You have your own natural gas well?

I am surprised they let you do that.

That is great.

I want one.    :-)

Mark Skeels
Engineer
Competition Electronics, Inc.
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On 5/6/2011 3:37 PM, Carl Denk wrote:
> Here in semi-rural Northern Ohio, the gas mains out front are spotty,
> but there are several other alternatives to Electric, fuel oil, and propa=
ne:
> 1: 34 years ago we spent $8,000 to drill a 1000' natural gas well. Only
> money we have put into it since is 2 years ago, $4000 to slide a 120' of
> casing inside the casing that had a water leak. Well provides enough
> gas to heat, kitchen, dryer, hot water, and garage heat except for maybe
> once a year very cold weather we get $25 of backup electric heat. Today
> the well would cost probably $25,000 to drill. The 1000' deep well
> requires 100' radius of well owning the mineral rights, and 200' from a
> house per Ohio regulations.
> 2: There are numerous production natural gas wells, 1800' deep in the
> area. Usually 1 or 2 houses get free gas plus the royalty on the
> production gas. But it has happened when the production volume goes down
> (age), the well is capped, and the house is left with having to change
> to another source, frequently means a new furnace, etc.
> 3: Wood furnaces are not uncommon, there are numerous hardwood sawmills
> within and hour drive, and slab wood is readily available at good prices.
> 4: Our township service department garage is heated with used engine
> oil. They have collection during semi-annual recycling/rubbish
> collection, getting 1000 gallons per year which is about their usage.
> 5: For those with fuel oil furnaces, consider the Beckett high
> efficiency burners that can be retrofitted. They are local and have
> excellent products.
> http://www.beckettcorp.com/
>
> On 05/06/2011 02:27 PM, Mark E. Skeels wrote:
>> [SNIP]
>>
>> It's infrequent enough that I suspect it amounts to a very small
>> fraction of overall oil usage
>>
>> Why is it that using oil for heat is prevalent in the east?
>>
>> Can it be more economical than natural gas?
>>
>> ???
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