Say's Who?

The Fort Worth Star-Telegram has an article titled, Some Tarrant Cities at odds over gas drilling ordinances.

The problem is city limit lines, wells can be too close to the neighbors, schools, etc. in the neighboring city. We noticed an interesting pattern, WHO says there should be a uniform ordinance?

The inconsistency on the issue could become an argument for moving to a single drilling ordinance for the region, according to one major player in the shale.

"If you had something that was more uniform, it would more than likely standardize the process," said Leah King, Chesapeake Energy's senior director of public affairs.

Officials with Chesapeake Energy say the competing rules make drilling requests more difficult and time-consuming than they need to be for both natural gas companies and the municipalities. A uniform ordinance would make the process move more smoothly, said Chesapeake spokesman Brian Murnahan.