A Shell-owned coal seam gas company has drilled under farmland without notifying landholders, potentially leaving them uninsured and their land devalued.
"Directional drilling under a person’s property where there is no infrastructure or activity occurring on the surface will be considered a preliminary activity for the land access framework if there is no, or only minor, impact on a landholder's business or land use activities," a spokesperson said.The ABC understands that each landholder's situation is assessed on a case by case basis.
Removing both water and gas from the ground can cause subsidence, which is what farmers on the flat, Condamine flood plain are most concerned about. If the land subsides, water may not drain properly from paddocks, and"There is significant concern that the issue of land subsidence will affect market perceptions alone," Mr Shannon said.
Farmers Gary and Zena Ronnfeldt were considering drilling a water bore, when they discovered they had gas wells under their farm to consider. "It's just not acceptable if gas companies are not having to follow the rules, it's not a free for all."
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