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Natural Gas Exploration – A Landonwers Guide from Penn State Extension

This guide is meant to be a tool for property owners, covering the basics of what you need to know, answering some common questions about natural gas exploration. Developed by Penn State Extension, you can download the pdf by clicking this link.

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    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 [...] […]
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