Marcellus Drilling News

PA DEP Staffs Up with More Gas Well Inspectors

Jim — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 03:29:03 +0000

The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection is hiring more inspectors for gas and oil wells. Right now there are 125 inspectors statewide. By the summer, an additional 68 will be on board bringing the total to 193 inspectors. Which is a good thing according to the York (PA) Dispatch, which notes: In the last year, to [...] Related posts:

Morrisville State College Creating New Program to Train Workers for Marcellus Shale Drilling

Jim — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 03:14:31 +0000

Morrisville State College, part of the State University of New York system and located in Morrisville, NY with a satellite campus in Norwich, NY, is looking to launch a program to train workers for drilling in the Marcellus Shale. According to an article in the Norwich, NY Evening Sun we get this interesting comment: Many [...] Related posts:

New Pipelines Coming to Lycoming, Tioga and Bradford Counties in Pennsylvania

Jim — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 02:54:24 +0000

PVR Midstream, a division of Penn Virginia Resource Partners, has signed an agreement with Range Resources to construct and operate pipelines and compression facilities for Range’s drilling in the Marcellus shale in PA. According to the press release: PVR Midstream and Range have agreed to an area of mutual interest (AMI) that covers parts of Lycoming, Tioga [...] Related posts:

AOP Clearwater Plant in WV a Big Success in Treating Marcellus Shale Wastewater

Jim — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 02:35:51 +0000

A lesson for Owego and Tioga County, NY from Marion County, West Virginia where a new wastewater treatment plant is a big success. The AOP Clearwater Plant is located just outside of Fairmont. According to AOP Clearwater President Louis Bonasso, they have had no problems getting customers from oil and gas drilling companies in the [...] Related posts:

Patriot Water Decides Not to Build Marcellus Wastewater Treatment Plant in Owego, NY

Jim — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 02:19:09 +0000

Last week, Patriot Water LLC withdrew their application to convert a former car dealership on the edge of the Village of Owego, NY (in Tioga County) into a wastewater treatment plant to deal specifically with wastewater from Marcellus Shale drilling in Pennsylvania, and from New York, when drilling finally begins there. Each well drilled in the [...] Related posts:

William Zagorski, “Father of the Marcellus Shale”

Jim — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 02:15:08 +0000

William Zagorski, geologist and musician, is credited as being the “Father of the Marcellus Shale.” It’s an interesting story how he convinced Range Resources to try drilling in the Marcellus using hydraulic fracturing. Mr. Zagorski even has a music CD! Read the story of the beginning of drilling in the Marcellus Shale and about the [...] Related posts:

$25K Per Acre for Lease Deals? Not in the Marcellus — Yet

While Albany Dithers on Marcellus Drilling, Landowner Profits Evaporate

Jim — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 01:54:07 +0000

George Phillips, a Republican candidate for the 22nd Congressional District in New York State, penned a viewpoint article in today’s Binghamton Press & Sun-Bulletin on the topic of drilling in the Marcellus Shale. In short, Mr. Phillips is pro-drilling while the man who currently holds that office, Maurice Hinchey (Democrat) is anti-drilling and supports federal [...] Related posts:

Marcellus Leasing & Drilling in the West Virginia Panhandle Heats Up

Jim — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 01:22:59 +0000

West Virginia Marcellus Shale is getting hot. From an article* in the Steubenville (OH) Herald-Star, we get a mountain of good intelligence on what energy companies have and are paying in the West Virginia panhandle: AB Resources is paying the New Vrindaban Hare Krishna Community in Marshall County $2,500 per acre for approximately 4,000 acres, and [...] Related posts:

Skaneateles High School Airs Both Sides of the Marcellus Drilling Debate

Jim — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 00:42:10 +0000

Kudos to the Skaneateles High School Environmental Club for the public meeting they held on hydraulic fracturing on January 23rd at the High School auditorium. Yes, the members of the club are no doubt anti-drilling and they had several speakers who presented the anti-drilling viewpoint. And yes, they showed the biased anti-drilling “documentary” Split Estate. But [...] Related posts:

Chesapeake Given Green Light to Drill 5 Wells in Washington County, PA

Jim — Fri, 05 Mar 2010 01:30:31 +0000

Chesapeake Appalachia, a subsidiary of Chesapeake Energy, has received clearance from two townships in Washington County, Pennsylvania, to move forward with plans to drill five gas wells. Three of the wells will be drilled in Robinson Township, and two in North Fayette Township. Supervisors in both townships voted unanimously (3-0) to allow drilling to begin. [...] Related posts: