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Oil and Natural Gas Data for Pennsylvania

admin — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 05:01:10 +0000

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, as well as inspections, violations and enforcement actions.

Eminent Domain and Pennsylvania Pipelines

admin — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 04:58:04 +0000

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.

Overproduction in the Natural Gas Industry

admin — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 01:13:18 +0000

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.

Errors in Marcellus Shale Well Counts?

admin — Fri, 13 Jan 2012 05:20:23 +0000

Newspapers, legislators, drillers and environmental organizations have been confused by Marcellus Shale drilling data published by the State.

Methane Is Ubiquitous in Shallow Groundwater

admin — Tue, 10 Jan 2012 14:10:28 +0000

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.

US Gas Shales Attract Worldwide Investors

admin — Mon, 09 Jan 2012 16:55:25 +0000

In just the past few weeks companies from China, France and Japan have purchased large holdings in the Eagle Ford, Utica and Marcellus Shales.

Fracking Did Not Cause the 8/23/11 Virginia Earthquake

admin — Mon, 09 Jan 2012 04:11:06 +0000

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.

Declining Royalty Payments from Natural Gas Wells

admin — Wed, 04 Jan 2012 01:55:34 +0000

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.

Electric Power from the Marcellus and Utica Shales

admin — Fri, 23 Dec 2011 16:57:24 +0000

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 and Utica Shales.

Economic  Impacts of  Marcellus  Shale  in  Pennsylvania

admin — Thu, 22 Dec 2011 20:57:04 +0000

“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.

Marcellus Shale in 2012

admin — Mon, 19 Dec 2011 05:31:54 +0000

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.

Maryland: Marcellus Shale Severance Tax

admin — Wed, 14 Dec 2011 05:13:16 +0000

Maryland’s Marcellus Shale Safe Drilling Commission released a study that recommends a state severance tax on natural gas produced from the Marcellus Shale.

Jobs Created by the Marcellus Shale

admin — Mon, 12 Dec 2011 16:09:23 +0000

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.”

Natural Gas: Is it Jobs vs Environment?

admin — Mon, 12 Dec 2011 15:39:47 +0000

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.

Local Workers for Natural Gas Drilling?

admin — Sun, 11 Dec 2011 14:00:34 +0000

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 published in newspapers across the area underlain by the Marcellus Shale and other shales that produce natural gas..