David Templet

Besides, "with a pension, I'm going to get that check every month," said David Templet, 58, a manager in the environmental health and safety department.

David Templet, an environmental manager with Devon, said most of the material was still contained inside a storage tank, which was in turn inside a plastic-lined pit, so there was no danger.

David Templet Manager of Safety and Environmental Business: 713-377-7164 Fax: 713-377-7159 E-mail: dtemplet@mitchellenergy.com

Gas Services Division Mitchell Energy & Development Corp.

"We are interested in environmental safety," said David Templet, manager of health and environmental safety for Devon."We all work and live in the same areas we are drilling gas."Templet said the data may help the drilling industry.He said oil and gas companies are regulated heavily by the states and rules may not be based on scientific data.

"We support sound science," said Templet.