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On Water... Organic Contaminants

After a little hiatus, we are back with part two of our series on flowback water treatment issues and technology. After water, sand and dissolved solids the next are of interest to all are the free and dissolved hydrocarbons present in the flowback and producted water.


The driller actually adds very little of these compounds into the frac liquids going down the well. While no recipe is the same, the only real hydrocarbons used today tend to be the glycols used…
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Added by Michael Havelka on June 21, 2010 at 2:52am — 15 Comments

Pennsylvania Extraction Tax is " pay-off " extracted by Bert Marcy's Boss Todd Eachus-D-Luzerne

The title of this entry is the answer provided by House Majority Leader, Todd Eachus regarding the proposed Tax On Marcellus Drillers. His style of Pennsylvania leadership is not focused on jobs, energy or rewarding the state with needed growth. Rather his own agenda prevails as he comes to strong arm exploration & production firms saying," What we've said all along is that the conversation begins and ends with the extraction… Continue

Added by Gene Water Recycler aka.PPC on June 17, 2010 at 7:00am — 3 Comments

Key GASLAND Fact Proves Fiction

Recently press reports about the movie Gasland have spotlighted the films central scene, where a man in Colorado lights his tap water on fire. The movie strongly suggests the cause is natural gas activity in the area. But according to documents obtained by the JLCand readily available to the publicstate regulators had already… Continue

Added by Robin Fehrenbach Scala on June 15, 2010 at 7:37am — 8 Comments

DEBUNKING GasLand THE MOVIE

Josh Fox makes his mainstream debut with documentary targeting natural gas – but how much of it is actually true?



For an avant-garde filmmaker and stage director whose previous work has been recognized by the “Fringe Festival” of New York City, HBO’s decision to air the GasLand documentary nationwide later this month… Continue

Added by Robin Fehrenbach Scala on June 15, 2010 at 7:31am — 16 Comments

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Take 3 Minutes To Help Save Natural Gas Drilling in NY

Submitted by taschutt on Fri, 06/11/2010 - 12:54pm We need you and your family to do this immediately

URGENT!! Please take three minutes right now to go to the website link below and send an urgent letter to our NY lawmakers.



http://www.capwiz.com/iogany/home



Numerous bills are being considered in the next two weeks by the New York State Senate and Assembly that… Continue

Added by Jeff Ferreira on June 11, 2010 at 6:59am — 2 Comments

Hydraulic Fracturing "fracing" and some technical notes on how it is used

I comment again, I want people come to understand what Hydraulic Fracturing "fracing" is and how it is used. It is in simplest form, a method to stimulate the well. In the Industry it is just that, Well Stimulation. The professionals who design these plans to create pathways for the flow of Hydrocarbons from the reservoir to the… Continue

Added by Gene Water Recycler aka.PPC on June 3, 2010 at 8:39am — 1 Comment

Unconventional Gas and Marcellus Play as the Game Changer for the Future of the Power Industry

http://http://jsabillon.wordpress.com/2010/06/09/may-you-be-blessed-to-live-in-interesting-times-chinese-proverb/…

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Added by Josephine Sabillon on June 9, 2010 at 3:30am — 1 Comment

Gas firms get environmental warning as Marcellus drilling grows

Gas firms get environmental warning as Marcellus drilling grows was an article I sat aside and today I picked it up again. As I was rereading this article written by Rick Stouffer on May 4, 2010 about a Marcellus Shale meeting held at Duquesne University. I was at first amused, then angered by the repeated comments made by John Hanger, PA Department of Environmental Protection Secretary about the 180,000 acres…
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Added by Gene Water Recycler aka.PPC on June 3, 2010 at 6:28am — 1 Comment

On Water... Treating Flowback and Produced Water Part 1

A severe criticism leveled at industry (and me frankly) has been that the water resources used in hydraulic fracturing where not being treated and are difficult if not impossible to economically treat. In response to these criticisms I felt that it was important to lay out to the readers some of the issues related to frack water and the types of treatment that are NOW being used in the field. This is a voluminous subject so I will break it down into the constituent parts and take on each… Continue

Added by Michael Havelka on May 20, 2010 at 1:56am — 17 Comments

What are people saying about the "American Power Act" whose sponsors include Senators John Kerry (D-MA) and Joseph Lieberman (I-CT)

T. Boone Pickens

“Senators Kerry and Lieberman are to be commended for a plan that recognizes the economic and national security threat of our ever-increasing dependence on foreign oil, particularly OPEC oil. Achieving energy security is not easy and I applaud their focus on a broad energy package that includes replacing foreign oil/diesel/gasoline with cleaner, abundant domestic natural gas in America’s heavy duty vehicle fleets. I look forward to working with them in the coming weeks to… Continue

Added by Keith Mauck (Site Publisher) on May 13, 2010 at 9:06am — 1 Comment

The opportunity of Marcellus Shale Development is a Result of Hydraulic Fracturing

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Added by Gene Water Recycler aka.PPC on May 12, 2010 at 10:30am — 2 Comments

TriCounty Oil & Gas Business to Business Expo in Washington, Pa: A Grassroots perspective on the Marcellus

ShureLine Construction was one of more than 700 that attended Tri-County Oil and Gas Expo. The originally anticipated attendance of only 250 was a severe underestimation with the ever growing fervor surrounding the Marcellus Shale play. The pinnacle moment of the weekend seemed to be the mixer held at the Hilton Gardens in Southpointe where presenters…

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Added by Josephine Sabillon on May 11, 2010 at 1:48am — 6 Comments

The Water Red Herring

The Marcellus Shale play has clearly been a game changer, not just in America's energy situation but in a range of businesses that are directly involved in the geophysical, drilling, pipelining, transportation and their legions of suppliers. We assume (correctly) that this cast of professionals can take what was until a few years ago inexpensive pastureland and turn it into a functional gas well providing natural gas and revenue for years. But when it comes to the press and to many people in… Continue

Added by Michael Havelka on May 10, 2010 at 3:18am — 17 Comments

Both sides in the environmental debate are reaching

Penn State's indefatigable Professor Terry Engelder says both sides of the environmental debate are exaggerating. The natural gas E & P companies minimize the risks to groundwater--there are a few, such as drilling into pockets of methane gas that can produce milky-looking well water. Some environmentalists have attacked hydro-fracturing as if it were a proven source of water contamination (it's not). …

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Added by Tom Copley on April 28, 2010 at 3:00pm — 2 Comments

No Benzene Threat in DISH, TEXAS - (Too bad so many wasted so much time....)

http://www.fileden.com/files/2010/3/4/2782788/No%20Benzene%20Threat%20in%20North%20Texas%20From%20Gas%20Well%20Operations%204-26-2010.pdf


Here you have it, real-time air quality results that prove the whole shebang was just another scare tactic from the unending bag of disaster tricks held by certain obstructionist…
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Added by Robin Fehrenbach Scala on April 27, 2010 at 12:30pm — 9 Comments

Marcellus Midstream Conference: PA's Renaissance Up Close

ShureLine Construction attended the first midstream conference of its kind in the Northeast on April 19 & 20th where oil and gas industry's giants presented their current and projected agenda for developing unconventional natural gas in the NY/PA/WV/OH/MD corridor. The attendance greatly exceeded the…
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Added by Josephine Sabillon on April 27, 2010 at 3:30am — 2 Comments

New York City - What is in your glass of water?

Brought to you by a forum member of another site, below is just a very basic list of the ingredients in each and every glass of water enjoyed by the residents of the City of New York, due to their belief that a filtration plant is way too expensive..…




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Added by Robin Fehrenbach Scala on April 25, 2010 at 7:11am — 3 Comments

Williams in Lycoming County.

Williams is rumored to be meeting on April 22 to formulate their "gameplan" for landowners in Lycoming county. More competition = more money. After speaking to a landman representing Williams, they are searching for tracts of 320 contiguous acres for development. Some offers from them are allegedly anywhere from 4000/ acre 18% to 5500/ acre 20% royalty. Justin McCarthy with Thomas Development Corp. (412) 926-3315 is representing Williams in this area for anyone interested. The royalty rate… Continue

Added by R. Way on April 21, 2010 at 4:20pm — 2 Comments

To all the nay says on nat/gas, heres your sign-CHEMUNG COUNTY NY HAS 20% INCREASE IN SALES TAX REVENUE !

A 20% increase? In Chemung County NY? Hah! Airport is booming, hotels, restaurants, folks are spending money. In the Star Gazette (4/15/10) they failed to mention OR even suggest the fact of those "gas well company's" setting up shop here in Horseheads are responsible for it! The folks they employ, houses they purchase, the money they spend. Now as you all are aware of- NYS is BROKE. Being the "blue" state we are, NYC has spent every dime.. Little old chemung county…

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Added by sue a warner on April 15, 2010 at 9:22am — 2 Comments

NY Review of Marcellus Hits Snags Submitted by taschutt on Fri, 04/16/2010 - 9:58am Late summer wrap-up projected for DEC plan By Jon Campbell •Albany Bureau • April 15, 2010, 7:00 pm ALBANY -- The…

NY Review of Marcellus Hits Snags

Submitted by taschutt on Fri, 04/16/2010 - 9:58am Late summer wrap-up projected for DEC plan



By Jon Campbell •Albany Bureau • April 15,

2010, 7:00 pm



ALBANY -- The review of a draft plan for natural gas extraction from the Marcellus Shale is being slowed by a staff shortage and may not be finished until late summer or early fall, the state Department of Environmental Conservation commissioner said Thursday.



Speaking… Continue

Added by Jeff Ferreira on April 17, 2010 at 2:09am — 1 Comment

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