The scene of a cow pasture in south caddo parish Wednesday was calm, uneventful and peaceful. But, that was not the case a week ago. A spill from a natural gas well caused at least 20 cows to drop dead.

"Think of the well sites as friendly, people friendly, life friendly, water friendly, which is a bunch of hockey," Caddo Parish resident C.C. Canday said.

C.C. Canady is head over the United Neighbors for Oil and Gas Rights in south Caddo Parish. Canady says other animals have died near this site before, and they've had problems with the oil and gas companies for quite some time.

Tammy Sepulvado's 3 day old calf died the same day the other cows did. She says she has alot of money invested in her animals, so she can't afford anymore problems from the nearby drilling site.

"It scares me. I mean, Ive got my granddaughter outside playing. I've got animals outside. Plus, I"ve got some more horses. So, it really just scares me to know what's in the ground and what's flying in the air," she said.

Early tests by the Department of Environmental Quality revealed high levels of chloride in and adjacent to the cow pasture. DEQ representatives tell us Chesapeake Energy or Shlumberger are responsible.

"The only thing that we're really waiting on is something definitive of who it was somebody did have a release. After that we will take some kime of enforcement action," Otis Randle with the DEQ said.

We asked Chesapeake Energy if it was responsible for the spill and a representative sent us this response. "All results are preliminary and inconclusive, so it would be innappropriate at this time to speculate on the cause of death and responsible party."

The DEQ is expecting their results back sometime Wednesday or Thursday. Once they're in, they'll know what exact chemical killed the cows and who is responsible.