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Comment by hunter777 on April 16, 2010 at 5:27am

Carolyn, no one is promoting irresponsible drilling and/or fraccing. By all means, Cabot or any other company must be held to the rules. However, responsible drilling has been going on for years, or DEP wouldn't continue to issue permits for it. It is within their rights to withhold those permits when the rules are broken or ignored, but the purpose of the site is to promote responsible drilling, hence the name "GO marcellus shale", not "STOP marcellus shale". You will notice that I posted both Cabot's and DEP's links to the news. I favor presenting both sides of an issue.

Comment by Robin Fehrenbach Scala on April 16, 2010 at 4:27am

But at least get the facts correct.
Methane is not from fracking.
Maybe Cabot will now learn to test wells before drilling, then they can avoid problems that may have already existed.
Which is not to say that Cabot didn't allow subcontractors run free....

Comment by hunter777 on April 16, 2010 at 1:12am

I'm pretty sure the county doesn't have a say at all. The gas co. submits a permit to DEP for their approval alone. You can view them here:

http://www.ahs2.dep.state.pa.us/eFACTSWeb/criteria_site.aspx

Comment by Jeff on April 15, 2010 at 10:03pm

Can someone tell me what county officials approve gas well permits?
Also can someone tell me what steps a landowner can take if county officials try blocking gas permits?

Comment by NANCY A THOMAS on April 15, 2010 at 2:43pm

this info was obtained from rlstore.com whic i belong to and i am glad to share.

The last permit applications were filed



April 8th - East filed 3 applications
1 in Union Twp for Yaggie
2 in Sullivan Twp for Dandois

April 6th - Seneca filed 3 applications in Covington Twp for Wivell



The last issued permits

April 2nd - East had 8 permits approved
5 in Charleston Twp
1 for Barbine and 1 for Shelman
and 3 for Parthemer
1 in Chatham Twp for Cummings
1 in Delmar Twp for Hege
1 in Richmond Twp for Burt

March 31st - East had 4 permits approved
2 in Delmar Twp for
1 for Halteman and 1 for TOPF
1 in Charleston Twp for Newlin
1 in Middlebury Twp for Morral


sincerely, nancy

Comment by hunter777 on April 15, 2010 at 2:37pm

Here's DEP's news on the same issue:

"Additionally, DEP Secretary John Hanger said his agency is immediately suspending its review of Cabot’s pending permit applications for new drilling activities statewide until it fulfills its obligations under the order issued today. Cabot also is barred from drilling any new wells for at least one year in the Dimock Township area."

http://www.portal.state.pa.us/portal/server.pt/community/newsroom/1...

Comment by NANCY A THOMAS on April 15, 2010 at 12:31pm

A Laboratory Director just told me, if you own the entire grid of gas approx. 550 acres or so. And you’re getting upwards of 15 to 20% royalties, and they are pumping out gas all year around you would be getting upwards of about $2 million a year. And apparently there are few people in Hughesville that are getting that!


The new problem is now the gas companies have is all the transmission lines around here and way too small for handing the gas. Example, the lines that are in the ground now for transmission lines and about the size they would need to put on each individual well head to handle the volume and pressure that’s coming out of the wells. They are getting about 1,000,000 cubic feet of gas out of a well per day. Punch that into your calculator with the price of natural gas….

Comment by daniel cohen on April 15, 2010 at 6:26am

Dear Hunter,
Thanks for the timely update. So for now they've bought their way out of trouble , for what seems like chump change, and are gearing up to go full bore later on. Hopefully the increased vigilance and DEP oversight will help to avoid future mishaps, but as you've pointed out previously, we each need to do our homework, hold everyone accountable for what they do, and rely upon our own good instincts and demands for quality work from all parties. Hopefully this can ensure a win-win for all parties.
Dan

Comment by hunter777 on April 15, 2010 at 5:25am

Here is the resolution of the Dimock, Pa water issue:

http://phx.corporate-ir.net/phoenix.zhtml?c=116492&p=irol-newsA...

Cabot Oil & Gas (NYSE: COG) ("Cabot") and the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection ("PADEP") reached agreement on modifications to the Consent Order previously entered on November 4, 2009 concerning certain environmental issues including alleged methane contamination of 14 water wells ..........

Comment by NANCY A THOMAS on April 14, 2010 at 10:02am

hubby and i live in little marsh. our neighbor eldon cummings will be receiving 6 wells and a E&S stormwater. have been taking dig pics since they started working there early feb. very interesting.

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