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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.

Delaware River Basin Commission: Natural Gas Drilling Regulations

admin — Thu, 10 Nov 2011 05:56:55 +0000

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.

How Natural Gas is Taxed in 19 Different States

admin — Mon, 24 Oct 2011 05:18:21 +0000

The Marshall University Center for Business and Economic Research has prepared: Taxation of Natural Gas: A Comparative Analysis. This publication reviews the many methods of taxing natural gas 19 different states. You might be surprised at how many ways natural gas is being taxed.

Exporting Marcellus Shale LNG from Maryland?

admin — Fri, 14 Oct 2011 05:54:43 +0000

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.

USGS and EIA Marcellus Estimates Use Different Metrics

admin — Wed, 31 Aug 2011 01:18:45 +0000

The United States Geological Survey and the Energy Information Administration have published significantly different estimates of the amount of natural gas contained in the Marcellus Shale. An article in NorthcentralPA.com reports that the estimate metrics are very different.

Shell: A Natural Gas Cracker Plant for the Marcellus Shale

admin — Mon, 29 Aug 2011 12:02:17 +0000

Shell plans to build a world-scale ethylene chemical plant in the Appalachian area that will process ethane from Marcellus Shale natural gas into products for the chemical industry.

More at PennLive.com.

Disagreements over the Amount of Gas in the Marcellus Shale

admin — Thu, 25 Aug 2011 17:41:25 +0000

The United States Geological Survey estimates that there are about 84 trillion cubic feet of natural gas in the Marcellus Shale. Estimates from the Department of Energy put the amount of gas at 410 trillion cubic feet.

More at Bloomberg.com.

2011 Assessment of Marcellus Shale Gas Resources

admin — Thu, 25 Aug 2011 05:58:57 +0000

“The Marcellus Shale contains about 84 trillion cubic feet of undiscovered, technically recoverable natural gas and 3.4 billion barrels of undiscovered, technically recoverable natural gas liquids according to a new assessment by the U. S. Geological Survey.” Quoted from the USGS news release.

Marcellus Shale Development Will Require Thousands of Miles of Pipelines

admin — Mon, 15 Aug 2011 20:44:52 +0000

About three billion cubic feet of natural gas is being produced every day from the Marcellus Shale, an amount that is expected to grow significantly as more wells are drilled. Moving that gas to market will require thousands of miles of new pipelines, ranging from small-diameter gathering lines that serve individual wells to main lines that can be three-feet or more in diameter.

How Much Gas in the Utica Shale?

admin — Thu, 03 Mar 2011 16:43:15 +0000

The Utica Shale has a larger geographic extent than both the Marcellus Shale of the Appalachian Basin and the Barnett Shale of Texas. It is also has a much larger total volume. Will its gas producing potential exceed that of the Marcellus and Barnett. An article on the Seeking Alpha blog explores this question.

“Triple Play” in the Appalachian Basin

admin — Thu, 03 Mar 2011 16:01:10 +0000

John Pinkerton, CEO of Range Resources, explains the “Triple Play” in natural gas that can be had in parts of Pennsylvania, New York, Ohio and West Virginia. Shale gas can be produced from the Upper Devonian Shale, the Marcellus Shale, and the Utica Shale – all from a single drill pad. More in the Star-Telegram Blogs.

Two Year Marcellus Shale Drilling Delay in Maryland?

admin — Sun, 27 Feb 2011 16:43:49 +0000

The Baltimore Sun has an article reporting that Maryland Governor Martin O’Malley’s administration wants to delay Marcellus Shale drilling in Western Maryland for two years – which is needed for a study of drilling risks.

More Local Governments Try to Ban Natural Gas Activity

admin — Thu, 13 Jan 2011 03:22:21 +0000

Local governments are starting to ban natural gas drilling within their areas of jurisdiction. Here’s another example from Maryland. Some people believe this is a “protection” and others believe it is a “taking”… but it will probably produce horizontal drilling on the outskirts of town. More at Bloomberg.com.

Utica Shale: The Natural Gas Giant Beneath the Marcellus

admin — Thu, 06 Jan 2011 16:49:47 +0000

A rock layer below the Marcellus Shale could prove to be another incredible source of natural gas. The Utica Shale is thicker, more geographically extensive and has already proven its ability to support commercial production.

View the article, maps and other graphics at Geology.com.

Moratorium on Marcellus Drilling Permits in Maryland?

admin — Tue, 21 Dec 2010 03:47:20 +0000

An article in the Baltimore Sun proposes a moratorium on Marcellus Shale drilling permits in Maryland – until the state determines that hydraulic fracturing is safe.