Granted the Ecowhacko lobby is insane, but whare is the beef in draining oil from a formation over a six square mile area from one production pad with three wells on it?
That, and the fact that this is one place where cries of environmental devastation against the oil industry generally won't find any traction. The farmers who have their mineral rights welcome exploration as a rule, and the industry here isn't making any messes.
I know the protesters will ballyhoo even when things are being done right, but they will have to whine elsewhere.
Even the East side of the state (with no oil or coal) manages to benefit from the energy industry over on the west side, as the state share of royalties funds tax breaks for them.