Horizontal Drilling for Natural Gas in New York
Wednesday, July 23rd, 2008
Today, New York Governor David Patterson signed legislation that will allow natural gas companies to drill horizontal wells to tap the Marcellus Shale. These wells start at the surface as a vertical well then turn 90 degrees to horizontally through a thin rock unit – penetrating a greater distance of the gas-yielding rock. The immediate use of horizontal drilling will be in rock units such as the Marcellus Shale and Utica Shale. More in an article at NewsDay.com.
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