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Valuation and Assessment of Oil and Gas Producing Property in NYS

Manual from the NYS Office of Real Property Services which was developed to provide an overview of the valuation and assessment of oil and gas producing property in New York State. You can visit the website by clicking here, or download the pdf by clicking here

Leasing of Natural Gas Drilling Rights on Public and Private Land in New York

Natural Gas Drilling Rights on Public and Private Land in New York (pdf)
Katherine E. Ziegenfuss and Duane Chapman, Department of Applied Economics and Management, College of Agriculture and Life Sciences,Cornell University
This paper uses New York State to illustrate the natural gas drilling process and to examine the issues surrounding drilling on public and private lands. [...]

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Natural Gas Exploration and Leasing DVD

A DVD of a recent Natural Gas Exploration and Leasing workshop is now available for loan or purchase. Contact Debbie Teeter at CCE-Tompkins, 272-2292, to arrange to borrow or purchase the DVD. For more information on Natural Gas Leasing, visit the Natural Gas Leasing in South Central NY State web site .

Gas Exploration and Leasing on Private Land: Tips and Guidance for Landowners

This document provides clear and useful information about the gas development process, particularly in NY’s Southern Tier region. It clarifies a number of aspects about gas leasing, including exactly what is being leased, the benefits and drawbacks of leasing, the nature of exploration and variability in lease values, gas storage, payment expectations, implications for income [...]

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RSS Environmental Impacts of Gas Well Drilling

  • Riha and Hay testify on Oct. 15
    On October 15, Professors Susan Riha and Anthony Hay testified before the NYS Assembly Committee on Environmental Conservation’s  hearing on the draft Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement governing natural gas drilling.  Below are copies of their testimony. Professor Hay states in his testimony of Oct. 15, in Table 5.9 (pg. 5-106) of  the draft sGEIS […]
  • New USGS Publication on Water Resources and Marcellus Shale
    Water Resources and Natural Gas Production from the Marcellus Shale by Daniel J. Soeder and William M. Kappel […]
  • Recently Asked Questions
    How much of the water used in horizontal hydrofracing is recovered? If the frac job is done correctly, most, if not all, the volume of water used in hydrofracing is returned, but its composition changes over time as saline formation water begins to mix in with the frac water and is recovered with it. The time [...] […]