Impact of Natural Gas Drilling on Washington County PA
February 8, 2012 | WTOV9.com
This video and article feature some of the positive impacts that natural gas drilling in the Marcellus Shale has brought to the economy of Washington County, Pennsylvania and neighboring areas. |
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Oil and Natural Gas Data for Pennsylvania
February 1, 2012 | Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection
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. |
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Eminent Domain and Pennsylvania Pipelines
January 31, 2012 | ABC News
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. |
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Overproduction in the Natural Gas Industry
January 25, 2012 | National Public Radio
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. |
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Errors in Marcellus Shale Well Counts?
January 13, 2012 | Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Newspapers, legislators, drillers and environmental organizations have been confused by Marcellus Shale drilling data published by the State. |
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Methane Is Ubiquitous in Shallow Groundwater
January 10, 2012 | Oil and Gas Journal
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. |
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US Gas Shales Attract Worldwide Investors
January 9, 2012 | Bloomberg
In just the past few weeks companies from China, France and Japan have purchased large holdings in the Eagle Ford, Utica and Marcellus Shales. |
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Fracking Did Not Cause the 8/23/11 Virginia Earthquake
January 8, 2012 | Daily Press
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. |
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Declining Royalty Payments from Natural Gas Wells
January 3, 2012 | Geology.com
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. |
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Electric Power from the Marcellus and Utica Shales
December 23, 2011 | The Intelligencer / Wheeling News-Register
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. |
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Economic
Impacts of
Marcellus
Shale
in
Pennsylvania
December 22, 2011 | Marcellus
Shale
Education
&
Training
Center
“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. |
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Marcellus Shale in 2012
December 19, 2011 | Boston.com
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. |
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Maryland: Marcellus Shale Severance Tax
December 14, 2011 | Platts.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. |
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Direct Connection of UGI to Marcellus Shale Gas
December 12, 2011 | The Scranton Times Tribune
Many utilities that supply natural gas to consumers in Pennsylvania are using gas from as far away as Canada, the Gulf of Mexico or west of the Mississippi River while gas from the Marcellus Shale is just a little over a mile down. They are locked into long-term contracts. UGI Central Penn Gas is making their first direct connection to Marcellus Shale gas, cutting long distance transportation fees. |
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Jobs Created by the Marcellus Shale
December 12, 2011 | PennLive.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.” |
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Natural Gas: Is it Jobs vs Environment?
December 12, 2011 | Crain's New York Business
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. |
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Local Workers for Natural Gas Drilling?
December 11, 2011 | Huntington News.net
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.. |
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The Era of Aggressive Natural Gas Leasing is Ending
December 6, 2011 | Bloomberg
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. |
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Learning about Oil and Gas Leases
December 5, 2011 | New York Times
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 |
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Supersized Topographic Maps
December 4, 2011 | MyTopo.com
The folks at MyTopo.com are now printing supersized topo maps – large enough make a huge 5′ x 8′ (or 8′ x 5′) map that will look fantastic on the wall of your office, conference room, lobby, cabin or den. These maps are custom-centered on any location that you pick using their online map-making tool. Lots of smaller sizes are also available.
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