The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection has created interactive reports that allow citizens create reports that summarize oil and gas production information, permits issued, drilling commence date, county data, operator specific data, a…
More at Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection.
An article on the ABC News website reports on how eminent domain is being used in Pennsylvania by a natural gas pipeline company to acquire missing pieces of a pipeline right-of-way.
More at ABC News.
National Public Radio has a podcast titled: “Is The Booming Natural Gas Industry Overproducing?”. It explores how natural gas companies are cutting back on production, filling underground storage and moving their rigs out of the dry gas areas.
More at National Public Radio.
Newspapers, legislators, drillers and environmental organizations have been confused by Marcellus Shale drilling data published by the State.
More at Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.
An article published by the Oil and Gas Journal shows that methane was ubiquitous in shallow groundwater prior to oil and gas drilling in Susquehanna County, Pennsylvania.
More at Oil and Gas Journal.
In just the past few weeks companies from China, France and Japan have purchased large holdings in the Eagle Ford, Utica and Marcellus Shales.
More at Bloomberg.
Someone must have blamed the Virginia earthquake of August 23 on hydraulic fracturing. An extensive article in the Daily Press explains why that is impossible.
More at Daily Press.
Many property owners are very surprised when the royalties that they receive from a natural gas well on their property decline sharply. They are learning about production decline curves.
More at Geology.com.
As environmental regulations hasten the closure of coal-fired power plants American Electric Power plans to build a 1bcf/day pipeline to deliver gas from wells in the Marcellus [1] and Utica Shales [2].
[1] http://geology.com/articles/marcellus-shale.shtml
[2] http://geology.com/articles/utica-shale/
“This
study
examines
how
several
key
unexplored
aspects
of
Marcellus
Shale
natural
gas
development
in
Pennsylvania
will
affect
the
overall
economic
impact
occurring
in
the
Commonwealth.
Where
leasing
and
royalty
dollars
are
actually
going,
and
how
they
are
being
spent,
has
not
been
examined
in
previous
economic
studies.” Quoted from the report’s abstract.
An article on the Boston.com website explores possible developments related to the Marcellus Shale in 2012. A new lease environment, geographic shifts in activity, price directions and more.
More at Boston.com.
Maryland’s Marcellus Shale Safe Drilling Commission released a study that recommends a state severance tax on natural gas produced from the Marcellus Shale.
More at Platts.com.
An article on the PennLive.com website explores the diversity of jobs associated with development of the Marcellus Shale in Pennsylvania. Sue Mukherjee a directory with the Pennsylvania Department of Labor and Industry says: “The fastest 12 growing occupations in Pennsylvania are all directly related to Marcellus Shale.”
More at PennLive.com.
An article in Crain’s New York Business titled “Natural-gas drilling is a great divider” explores why natural gas drilling has enormous support and enormous opposition in the state of New York.
More at Crain's New York Business.
In many parts of the Marcellus Shale gas play local residents are disappointed to see so many workers from over a thousand miles away getting high-paying jobs while local unemployment rates are very high. Letters similar to this one have been publishe…
More at Huntington News.net.
Some industry experts believe that onshore natural gas leasing is winding down and major plays like the Marcellus and Utica are unlikely to be found in the future.
More at Bloomberg.
An article in the New York Times reviews some potential rewards and problems that occur when a landowner decides to lease his property for oil and and gas development.
Related: Mineral Rights [1]
[1] http://geology.com/articles/mineral-rights.shtml
More at New York Times.
Some local governments would like to have greater control over where, when and how natural gas drilling can be done in their areas of jurisdiction. This podcast explores the division of regulation between state and local governments in Pennsylvania.
More at National Public Radio.
The Marcellus Shale Coalition website has an article that provides safety advice for people who will be hunting in areas where natural gas drilling is taking place.
More at Marcellus Shale Coalition.
Monday is the first day of deer hunting season in Pennsylvania and many hunters believe that natural gas drilling has not damaged their sport.
More at PennLive.com.
An article on the PittsburghLive.com website explains how regulations and costs of doing business in neighboring states can stimulate or deter the development of a resource such as natural gas. Not mentioned in the article is how a moratorium on Marce…
More at PittsburghLive.com.
The Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy at the University of Michigan conducted a public opinion poll on “Fracking for Natural Gas”. One of their key findings:
“While fairly divided on this matter, more Pennsylvanians believe that natural gas drilling has thus far provided more benefits than problems for Pennsylvania. A larger number anticipate greater future benefits than problems for the state.”
A Post-Gazette article summarizes the findings and links to a PDF copy of the study.
More at The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.
The Delaware River Basin Commission will vote on a new set of rules for natural gas drilling within the basin. If they are approved a moratorium on drilling in the basin will be lifted.
More at PhillyBurbs.com.
Proposed drilling regulations in New York could take enormous amounts of land that has already been leased out-of-play for natural gas development.
More at Reuters.com.
Thousands of people across the United States have signed leases that give energy companies the right to drill on their land. However, many of these properties have mortgages that prohibit the property owner from entering into a mineral lease.
More at New York Times.
Parts of the Marcellus Shale and Utica Shale contain worthy amounts of ethane which is a valuable feedstock for the plastics industry. Will it be shipped by pipeline to distant manufacturers or will local manufacturing industries develop?
More at Reuters.
Dominion Resources is seeking permission to condense natural gas produced from the Marcellus Shale into LNG (liquefied natural gas) for export from their Cove Point facility at Lusby, Maryland.
More at FuelFix.com.
The Pennsylvania Supreme Court is considering a case on how mineral rights [1] are defined that could overturn lots of natural gas leases that have been signed over the past century.
[1] http://geology.com/articles/mineral-rights.shtml
More at Business Week.
The Ohio Geological Survey has an online presentation that summarizes the Marcellus Shale [1] resource in Ohio. It also contains lots of information about the Utica Shale [2] in Ohio.
[1] http://geology.com/articles/marcellus-shale.shtml
[2] http://geology.com/articles/utica-shale/
An Associated Press article examines how people who favor and oppose Marcellus Shale natural gas development have very different perceptions of problems and opportunities.
More at Associated Press @ Google.
