The heavily-glaciated Rio Chama Watershed largely lacks oil and gas “pay zones” identified for the San Juan Basin.
Glaciation of this Watershed's surface Mancos Shale left far more groundwater and Elpedro “soil”, than “oil”.
Numerous identified faults, fractures, and outcroppings help to recharge quality drinking groundwater resources.
Communicating faults and fractures can make containment and oil & gas exploration unpredictable and hazardous.
Injecting toxins, carcinogens, and radioisotopes above and directly into drinking water is EPA-banned (Class IV?).
Epithermal neutron well logging (shown) turns fertile 238-Uranium into toxic and carcinogenic 239-Plutonium.