![Flaming water wells? High methane levels in Texas water linked to fracking Flaming water wells? High methane levels in Texas water linked to fracking](https://mtic.us/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/000_480270745.si_-310x168.jpg)
Testing of methane concentration in water of Parker County, Texas indicates a link between the dangerously high levels of natural gas in local water supply and hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, operations in the gas-rich Barnett Shale, scientists say.