A recent incident in Franklin Forks, Pennsylvania, demonstrates just how easily the record can be distorted on natural gas development by special interests determined to exploit accusations, assertions and speculation as if they were facts.

Some folks reading the title ”Guilty until Proven Innocent” might not catch the error in this statement.

Public opinion has become the new justice system as a mob mentality seems to have taken over. Too often, though, the opinion,…

Energy In Depth's Shawn reports on Antero's Utica Shale activity:

"In January 2013, Antero announced in its corporate budget that it would be investing roughly $150 million in the Utica/Point Pleasant this year, while bringing in two rigs to develop its leasehold.  On Monday, Antero…

Credible means “offering reasonable grounds to be believed.” Consider whether the word “credible” applies to any of the dire predictions made on the first Earth Day in 1970. Ecologist Ken Watt said, “By the year 2000…there won’t be any more crude oil.” Biologist Barry Commoner said, “We are in an environmental crisis which threatens the survival of this nation and the world as a suitable place of human habitation.” Harvard biologist George Wald said, “Civilization will end within 15 or 30…

The Ohio Oil and Gas Energy Education Program (OOGEEP) firefighter training program reached a milestone recently when it trained its 1,000^th firefighter to respond to an oilfield emergency.  Since 2000, firefighters from seven states have participated in the one-of-a-kind program which is funded entirely by revenues from Ohio’s oil and gas producers.

Source: OOGEEP

The training provides background…

A recent story in State Impact focused on the results of one poorly phrased and misleading question out of several in a poll that ended up showing broad public support for natural gas development. That one question suggested citizens of both Michigan and Pennsylvania desired moratoriums on hydraulic fracturing but other survey results contrasted sharply with this conclusion.

When polling results don’t fit the template, some media sources try bending the polling curve to suit their…

Energy In Depth's Shawn responds to the Columbus Dispatch article making unfounded claims about Ohio pipeline development:

"As many of us in eastern Ohio have seen, there has been a tremendous amount of pipeline work happening in this portion of the state.  The pipelines are necessary due to the liquids-rich gas that the Utica Shale/Point Pleasant provides– liquids that include valuable products like butane, propane, ethane and pentane. These components are what make the Utica Shale…

Energy In Depth's Mike talks about the revival of the stretch of Route 422 in Youngstown that is seeing an economic revival and helping the city get back on track:

"Call it the comeback of the century.  Thanks in large part to Utica shale development, the blue-collar, hard-working, never-say-die Youngstown is making steel again. Folks have heard this over the last two years, but what some might not know is that while the $1.1 billion V&M Star plant is huge, the facility could…

Energy In Depth's Shawn tells the success story of Youngstown company Dearing Compressor. The blog was also featured in the Youngstown Business Journal:

"Dearing Compressor and Pump is seeing a rejuvenation in their business since shale development has begun in the Utica and Marcellus.  The company makes compressor packages for the oil and gas industry, which help transport natural gas and liquids through pipelines to utilities and processing…

The drilling rig has been dismantled.

What happens now?

What is the time frame of this well starting to produce royalties?

How can we find out if they have drilled both of the lines they got permits for?  Both permits were for lines South of the well, parallel to the Tennessee Gas Pipelines, which they have already tied into.

Has anyone heard anything? 

Can anyone help me My lease has expired on my land in Wyoming county Have no idea how to go forward are there groups I can join to get more info. any help would be appreciated  email Redneck1954@gmail.com

My lease expired on my property in Wyoming co looking for any info on how to proceed in finding a new lease. Any information would be appreciated Frank    redneck1954@gmail.com 

Energy Day took place last week in Scranton, Pennsylvania. The event was organized by America’s Natural Gas Alliance (ANGA), the Associated Petroleum Industries of PA (American Petroleum Institute, API), the Marcellus Shale Coalition (MSC) and the Pennsylvania Independent Oil & Gas Association (PIOGA). The event was attended by over 300 individuals and representatives of 13 different Chambers of Commerce. We will be highlighting…

ePayables Leader Reports Record Number of Vendors Submitting Electronic Invoices Through its Spendworks Platform

DENVER and HOUSTON, May 9, 2013 - Oildex, the energy industry’s innovator of cloud-based smart information management solutions, is pleased to announce, in April, its customers processed a record volume of payables through the Spendworks platform. In addition, electronic vendor participation was at an all-time high,…

"Last night, voters in the City of Youngstown roundly rejected an ill advised “Community Bill of Rights” charter amendment that threatened the city from regaining its status as the economic powerhouse it once was.  The final vote tally shows the charter amendment was handily defeated by a 57% to 43% margin.  In the end 3,821 voted against the measure while only 2,880 voted to enact the…

Energy Day took place last week in Scranton, Pennsylvania. The event was organized by America’s Natural Gas Alliance (ANGA), the Associated Petroleum Industries of PA (American Petroleum Institute, API), the Marcellus Shale Coalition (MSC) and the Pennsylvania Independent Oil & Gas Association (PIOGA). The event was attended by over 300 individuals and representatives of 13 different Chambers of Commerce. We will be…

Recent court decisions, which one hopes will soon be further appealed, strike another blow against both property rights and rational thinking in New York State, both of which have already been in very short supply.

Well, the New York State’s Third Judicial Department has upheld the Dryden and Middlefield decisions, and our friends on the other side are doing some early crowing. It’s a disappointing but hardly unexpected decision, as readers of this blog know from observers who…

Energy In Depth's Shawn blogs on the opening of Zane State's oil and gas land lab:

"On Friday, Zane State College hosted a ribbon cutting ceremony for the opening of its oil and gas land laboratory at the Willett-Pratt Training Center in Cambridge, Ohio.  The lab, which was constructed by…

Energy in Depth's Shawn covers the tedious process of permitting in Ohio:

"A recent article in the Columbus Dispatch, entitled “Drillers: Ohio easy place to do business in,” left readers with the impression that Ohio has a rubber stamp system for permitting oil and gas development, and by extension a lack of proper scrutiny on safety and environmental protection.…

Local activists have created a new group called Energy In Denial, playing on the Energy In Depth name in a naive attempt to take their grassroots efforts to a national level. Ironically, “Energy In Denial” couldn’t be a more fitting name for its founders, although we suggest it be shortened to simply read “Denial.”

When an organization spoofs your name, you’re going to look into it. Even if that group has differing opinions from you, the fact creators feel the need to piggyback off of…

"As many have heard, an important project is underway in Springfield Township in southern Mahoning County:  $300 million is being spent on the Hickory Bend gas gathering and processing project, which is being developed by NiSource Midstream Services LLC and Hilcorp Energy’s joint venture, Pennant Midstream LLC.  NiSource is mainly responsible for infrastructure development and Hilcorp will work on…