Another "golden egg" laying goose is dead?

 As we have seen, the Marcellus shale drilling success has lead to an over-supply of natural gas and a depressed price.

 The driller's answer was - go to the wet gas Utica areas to capitalize on the higher value of natural gas liquids mainly ethane. Now this success has lead to an over-supply of ethane and the price of ethane is now less than the equivalent methane. The ethane cannot be left in the gas going into the pipeline because it contains more BTUs than methane (1070 vs approx 1025) and that would raise the value too close to the limit pipelines allow - 1100 BTU.

  The answer may be to shut-in some Utica wells and return to the dry gas areas, but wait there is an over-supply of gas. What's needed is more useage, but that is going to take time and even then there's such an over-supply that prices are not going to change much for a long time.

 The drillers are between a rock and a hard place.

  Here are a couple of articles from Platts.

http://www.platts.com/RSSFeedDetailedNews/RSSFeed/Petrochemicals/60...

http://www.platts.com/RSSFeedDetailedNews/RSSFeed/NaturalGas/6987988

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2z248p19vqnh9Permalink Reply by 2z248p19vqnh9 on May 18, 2013 at 1:01am

and HERE'S Jack...Jack, m'boy - do you need some?...no I won't embarrass you - you do it WELL enough, ALL by yourself...who again, is the 'VILLAGE IDIOT' (??) for the month of Jan. 2013???...

and HERE is where I get mentioned (and BRANDED...as a potential 'SHALE applecart' tipper...

As one light lights another, nor grows less - so nobleness enkindles nobleness.

GMX Village Idiot...see, I didn't start this nonsense...THEY did! (GMS operators)...

Permalink Reply by hunter4440 on January 24, 2013 at 9:12am

oh no...I did it again. time I will never get back again....Stop doing that GG

Permalink Reply by Ted Croft on January 24, 2013 at 9:35am

Apparently GG had been left out of a production unit next door. Ouch. Sour grapes.

2z248p19vqnh9Permalink Reply by 2z248p19vqnh9 on January 24, 2013 at 10:45am

OK, guys - this IS realLy starting to get FUNNY! I'm having FUN here! - Like you crazy guys. Hey 'wolfman Jack' (like your 'pet' by the way...had a REAL ONE of those follow me close by - less than 12'! up in Canada - liked him too!). I DO 'play the piano', so I just thought I'd 'tickle THIS keyboard' too. Pretty similar - only I have to hear YOU BABIES whining. I can handle it. Huff-Huff, Puff-Puff - my house stands FIRM! Have a song for you to listen to: "Ti-i-ime is on your side -yes, it IS." (please read on! ha,ha! you're just jealous because you 'sputter') - oh, here's an asparin for Wayne. *OH, from SPIREA, I believe...anyway. Stop it, stop it...maybe. EVEN IF you fellas are (or aren't) on God knows WHAT side of the fence (just DON'T straddle the middle! - some good advice, especially for men!) - I just need to ask - WHY is the exact FRACKING CHEMICAL SOLUTION PERCENTAGES 'private'? - WHY can't they disclose WHAT % of EACH chemical used be PUBLIC INFORMATION? Don't give me that 'propriety' song & dance. EVEN IF someone COULD 'copy' these formulations (any patient & determined chemist worth his salt COULD!). HAL smale - good ole' small min(d)ed HAL. Thus spoke Zarathustra. any of you 'HAL' guys?

The best thing that ANY right minded individual could do is this: SPEND a couple of BUCKS & get their OWN INDEPENDENT WATER SAMPLES from their land - BEFORE DRILLING begins (FRACKING, FELLOWS!). There's NOTHING more precious than WATER...not even GAS GOLD'! Can't 'drink that'! FRACK BRACK is NASTY! (and all you guys KNOW IT!).

OK - big shots. Here's my challenge to you. Forget Jim-Tom, Tom-Jim, flim-flam, mish-mash...and get get down to the 'brass tacks': Get a FRESH bottle of fRACKBREW - and ChUG all of it. Vera say when, Vera says where, and Vera 'draws' the water (IF she so chooses...) for you. Put your FRACK WATER where your MOUTH IS!   ***DRINK UP!*** (not even J-T would be THAT stupid...would YOU? Come On. Oh, yeah - bring it on!

I love the smell of sweet success - nothing like it! - be it the waft of 'oil & gas' or 'leftovers' from a fast horse (follow the $ - you really DON'T 'like that'...but you LOVE that money! - that's FINE...it takes the CASH to PAY the RENT!). Made a good 'nut' on GLM years ago - didn't it get taken over by NBR (Neighbor Drilling?...like I said - years ago!...but I'm such a silly cookie!

2z248p19vqnh9Permalink Reply by 2z248p19vqnh9 on May 18, 2013 at 1:03am

see..such intelligent comments...good ole' hunter4440...YOU stop.

As one light lights another, nor grows less - so nobleness enkindles nobleness.

LIVE & LET LIVE.

Permalink Reply by Vera Scroggins on January 24, 2013 at 4:02pm

thanks, GG; you put a smile on my face for the night;

I am done with this group;

they can deal with each other ;

you want to write me and any others on my wavelength-- at--

veraduerga@yahoo.com

and to all a good night.

0i7okn54zwbdoPermalink Reply by 0i7okn54zwbdo on January 25, 2013 at 4:08am

We're really going to miss you.

Permalink Reply by Bluflame on January 25, 2013 at 5:21am

Marcus,

 Sort of reminiscent of an "esteemed" former President's parting shot to the media, "At least you won't have Richard Nixon to kick around any more"!

BluFlame

Permalink Reply by Richard Droske on January 24, 2013 at 6:36am

Yes Vera, I live quite well with my logical approach to issues. An approach supported by evidence as opposed to nonsensical, unsupported assertions. Actually you don't even make what could be called assertions in the real sense of the word. What you do would really have be called raving. You claim a position but say nothing to back it up. Until you show evidence of your crazy claims I will now ignore you completely.

Permalink Reply by Doug Duffield on January 24, 2013 at 11:08am

Just gotta wonder how much Vera charges for these tours she does, or is it tips only? Bet noko and surandon tipped heavily.

Permalink Reply by Dan on January 24, 2013 at 12:55pm

Should be pretty expensive since her mini-van burns home made organic bio-diesel from all the left over nut shells.  She couldn't be burning fosil fuels for her tours.

Permalink Reply by Vera Scroggins on January 24, 2013 at 1:13pm

actually, they didn't tip me or pay me at all..

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