Drilling began about 9 p.m. on Tuesday, May 20, 2014. 

 

With flood lights in place and an RV on site, we realized they were going to drill all night.

 

Our bedroom is in the back of the house, closest to this loud, industrial horror, so James and I spent the night in the front room to stay away from both sounds and potential fumes.  At this point, the fumes seem to be coming from the diesel trucks used to power the drilling rig.  Seems like they connect a PTO from the truck to the rig to power up and rev the gas to give the rig power.  That's where the noise comes from mainly. 

 

Industrial lights in our rural back yard. Very sad.