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T. Boone Pickens Touts Natural Gas Act on Capitol Hill





T. Boone appeared before the Ways and Means Committee to tout the benefits of the Natural Gas Act (NAT GAS Act). Legislation that would provide incentives to get CNG & LNG big rigs and utility trucks on our roads.

The legislation would pursue a 5-year goal of 236,000 natural gas trucks (heavy, medium, and light duty) in operation which would displace an estimated 2 billion gallons of…

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Added by Keith Mauck (Site Publisher) on April 14, 2010 at 2:30pm — 3 Comments

Shale Gas is sunrise, Deep Sea Oil is dusk

Sue is right! With the new hydraulic fracturing technology proving efficacious, Washington should give priority to shale gas exploration. Of course the vulnerable areas should be restricted for environmental reasons, but with its dropping cost of exploration, Shale is the future - RK

Added by R K on April 11, 2010 at 3:04am — 2 Comments

Depth Severance

I'm close to signing a lease for my property in SW Butler County. I requested a top and bottom depth severance. The addendum came back with A top severance of 400' above the tully formation to the surface and the bottom is below the base of the Oriskany formation. What are the approximate depths of these formations in SW Butler County? Also Is the bottom depth deeper than required for the Marcellus? Is the company getting the next gas producing fromation included at this depth?

Added by Butler, PA on April 4, 2010 at 2:30am — 3 Comments

Obama's "change of heart" on drilling

3/31/10

Heard on the news today that pres/obama is now going to allow off shore exploration/drilling off coast of Virginia, Gulf of Mexico! What a change of heart from his campaining days? So- my point is why not marcellus shale? What is wrong with our politicians in NYS? If its good enough for Virginia (50 miles off coast) why not here in NYS? WE NEED JOBS out here!

I urge Southern Tier, and Broom county folks-to write there Senators Kirsten Gillibrand and Charles…

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Added by sue a warner on March 31, 2010 at 9:30am — 3 Comments

The Baby In the Bathwater



We've heard about all of the dangers of hydro-fracturing (aka fracing), and doubtless environmental concerns deserve to be adequately addressed, yet its easy to lose sight of the big picture and to realize that the Marcellus shale and other similar shale gas developments in Louisiana and Texas change everything. …

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Added by Tom Copley on March 17, 2010 at 6:33am — 15 Comments

Showing a gas well to someone that formally opposed it!

I brought a lady to a gas well last saturday in PA. She informed me that in seneca county (geneva area) they were fighting the development of natural gas. They DIDNT WANT ANYONE fracking with there water! Being in the business kinda-sorta, I needed to drop off a part in PA- so I invited her to come with me. I showed her the (alleged)"bad congestion of trucks", the "bad" traffic, and the horrible lanscape it left. She was VERY surprised at what she saw. The traffic was light on 14 south to troy… Continue

Added by sue a warner on March 9, 2010 at 4:08am — 5 Comments

Aquifer Contamination-Part 2

Dear Shalers,

In Part 1 of the Aquifer Contamination discussion we explored the pro's & con's of the proposed drilling that is expected, and seemed to have come to several observations:

1) Drilling is good for the economy and produces jobs and revenue

2) Drilling techniques have been used for a long time, and the fracing process is non-hazardous

3) The drilling can cause contamination when proper procedures are not followed

4) The companies doing the drilling are not… Continue

Added by daniel cohen on March 21, 2010 at 10:30am — 31 Comments

Benzene, the Mayor of Dish, Texas, and his VACATION speaking tour of NY State

The subject has been broached here already, BENZENE IN DISH TEXAS! Oh My!


As one of many NY landowners I had to wonder what in the world brought this Mayor from a tiny town in Texas all the way to our area...on his own dime. He spoke at various places in recent days and always started his speech with the disclaimer that he was NOT paid as a Mayor, NOT paid by anyone to speak, and was on VACATION (oh, yeah) in the northeast.…
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Added by Robin Fehrenbach Scala on February 22, 2010 at 8:12am — 10 Comments

Pennsylvania Governor Proposes Tax On Marcellus Drillers

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Added by Gene Water Recycler aka.PPC on February 16, 2010 at 6:40am — 3 Comments

ProPublica and its' followers (NY H2O, Damascus Citizens, Earth Justice, etc etc) WHO ARE THEY REALLY?

If you are a landowner who is interested in seeing the natural gas production happen in NY and PA, you no doubt also see the insane misinformation regularly dished out by ProPublica and the many extremist obstructionist groups that follow.


Well, those groups are not what they appear to be.


In this blog I will post the FACTS about these groups and what sneaky, sick and sometimes illegal activities they regularly indulge…
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Added by Robin Fehrenbach Scala on February 13, 2010 at 3:11am — 5 Comments

Bad Press via- Walter Hang group!

I have been to many meetings concerning companies trying to do business in NYS. This man, (hang) has popped up with his data, telling tax payers and communities that this industry is a "bad" idea and will contaminate water, even cause cancer in some cases. He shows his "hotspots" of contamination, then the fear is on! He has costed villages and taxpayers money to check on his "data". Most is bogus! Why is this happening? I realize there IS freedom of speech here in this nation, but- to…

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Added by sue a warner on February 10, 2010 at 4:22am — 6 Comments

Marcellus Shale Unit or Pool Size Limits

I brought up this subject recently in the Tioga County, Pa. forum, but I feel I should raise the issue to a wider audience. As I am informed, there seems to be no law in Pennsylvania limiting the size of a unit or pool around a given well. The assumption is that the unit will be around the size of a section - 640 acres- a square mile. Some units are a little bigger or smaller, depending on the geography of the actual drilling of the well's horizontal leg. If unit size is limited in a given…

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Added by Brian Day on February 9, 2010 at 2:37pm — 5 Comments

Penn State Extension and Butler County Community College Marcellus Shale Program

Penn State Extension and the Butler County Community College are hosting a Marcellus Shale Education Program.

Important information:

Where: Butler County Community College; Succop Theater

Date: Monday Febuary 22, 2010

Time: 6:30 PM - 9:00 PM

Speakers:

Ross Pifer - Legal

Craig Lobins - PA DEP Oil and Gas

Scott Weikert -…

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Added by Jon Laughner on February 8, 2010 at 4:05am — No Comments

I would like to know...

We purchased land last year in Tioga County that came with a presigned land lease from 12/07. I have no idea if drilling has begun and if we need to do anything. We've started receiving documents from EAST Resources and ULTRA Resources, which we haven't signed, as the royalties % being offered is really LOW! Anyone have any information to pass along, as well as the name of a reasonably price attorney in Wellsboro?

Added by Stephanie on February 6, 2010 at 4:33am — 5 Comments

New York Marcellus Shale: Overview of Compulsory Integration in New York

New York Marcellus Shale

Overview of Compulsory Integration in New York

Use Link to full Article, if needed: http://bit.ly/8NPrhC

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Added by F. Sam Tallis, J.D. on January 26, 2010 at 2:35am — 1 Comment

Lets Keep Developing Marcellus Gas in Pennsylvania!

2009 was a boom year for Marcellus shale gas exploration. Will the good times continue in 2010?



For Pennsylvanians, shale gas exploitation is jumpstarting the economy of the chronically depressed northern regions of the Commonwealth. Jobs, lease fees and associated gas industry spending are already giving the region’s economy a much-need boost.



Benefits of shale gas production are not limited to Pennsylvanians; all Americans stand to gain from the gas bonanza.… Continue

Added by Scott Roberts on January 24, 2010 at 3:45pm — 4 Comments

More Info on Albany Rally

Advocates for Natural Gas Exploration Rally in Albany to Speak the Truth About Safe Drilling





ALBANY, NY – Landowner Coalitions from New York’s Southern Tier will hold a rally and news conference in Albany in support of the safe exploration for natural gas and to debunk the myths associated with it.







WHO: Advocates for National Gas Exploration



WHAT: Rally to say Yes to Safe Marcellus Drilling



WHERE: Lafayette Park, located on… Continue

Added by Rita McConnell on January 22, 2010 at 8:39am — No Comments

DEC commissioner responds to Walter Hang and Walter Hangs response to commissioner

http://www.pressconnects.com/assets/pdf/CB149868111.PDF DEC





http://www.pressconnects.com/assets/pdf/CB149869111.PDF Hang



Mr. Hang doubles down on misrepresenting and attacking the DEC for incompetence.

The tone implies his statistics are true because he says so.

He would probably have a stroke if he looked into the… Continue

Added by M. Sean Joyce on January 21, 2010 at 3:36pm — No Comments

Congressional Hearing. The ExxonMobil-XTO Merger: Impacts on U.S. Energy Markets

The ExxonMobil-XTO Merger: Impacts on U.S. Energy Markets

Hearings - Subcommittee on Energy and the Environment

Wednesday, 20 January 2010



The Subcommittee on Energy and Environment held a hearing titled, "The ExxonMobil-XTO Merger: Impacts on U.S. Energy Markets," on Wednesday, January 20, 2010, in 2123 Rayburn House Office Building. The hearing examined the recently proposed merger of ExxonMobil Corporation and XTO Energy Inc., and the ramifications for U.S. oil and… Continue

Added by Keith Mauck (Site Publisher) on January 21, 2010 at 4:16am — 1 Comment

Aquifer Contamination-Part 1

Dear Shalers,

I'm becoming more & more concerned about possible aquifer contamination, and wondered if we ought to be looking very carefully at what's going on.

N.Y.State has put an 18 month hold on the fracing process as it reviews the potential impact on its water resources/aquifer. Penn. has allowed the process to go on unchecked. Are we missing something here? Should we be more particular about how our leases are drafted to insure that we have some recourse should… Continue

Added by daniel cohen on January 19, 2010 at 8:00am — 41 Comments

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