CEMENT BOND LOG... CBL...
critical when in production phase...
Critical to exploration phase..
Any well drilled onshore to be cased past primary; secondary and tertiary aquifers securely into competent rock.
Then grouping - cementing gap / open space between casing and formation wall.. drilling to follow only after celebration has set.. CBL services to be carried out to confirm cementation has bonded correctly... ringing bell effect.. only then should drilling commence.
This is basic, and is thus a requirement. Also any well drilled is an investment, from an environmental point it will also keep any form of chemicals / impurities accessing the ground water.
Gas is the future and locals should be supportive since our current unemployment rate is only increasing. 
We are not in the 1940-s ... technology has improved tremendously...