Yes, Virginia, There is Methane in Ground Water Wells -- The Bakken, North Dakota, USA

I would direct EPA and other faux-environmentalists concerned with natural gas in well waters to read the study in this month's issue of Geo News, the official publication of the North Dakota Department of Mineral Resources.

When you get to that link, you can't miss the index on the right; click on the third story down with the word "methane" in the title.

Yes, Virginia, there is natural gas in well waters, but it doesn't come from fracking. The methane, or natural gas, comes from coal seams.

Zeus put natural gas in well water to ensure some good old political theater between the oil industry and the faux-environmentalists. If you know the history of the Trojan War (Homer's version, The Iliad), you will know that the gods participated, prolonging the conflict to enjoy the spectacle. And as much as Zeus thought the whole war was a lark, Hera took it very, very seriously. But I digress.