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Gas Shale
Sharing the Gas From Horizontal Wells
July 5, 2009 | CNBC

Horizontal drilling is capable of draining gas from land up to 10,000 feet away from a drilling site. State government, property owners and gas companies have a variety of opinions on how this gas should be shared.


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