Tag: shale
Orphan wells hard to plug, despite influx of federal dollars
Representatives from the ODNR and Pennsylvania DEP, as well as plugging and environmental contractors, talked about the realities of plugging orphan wells during a panel at the Shale Insight Conference.
Newly signed Ohio law defines natural gas as green energy
House Bill 507 defines natural gas as green energy and requires state agencies to open public lands to oil and gas leasing.
Ohio bill aims to clear up royalty check confusion
An Ohio bill would standardize and expand the information sent out with royalty checks for landowners.
Ohio seeks to plug a backlog of orphan oil and gas...
The Ohio Department of Natural Resources has announced plans to plug a backlog of orphan and idle wells.
They’ve drilled a well on my property, but never finished it....
Learn more about the reasons why a well on your property may be drilled, but not finished and producing.
Explosion damages home and greenhouse
Pipeline safety engineers from the Bureau of Investigation & Enforcement (I&E) are continuing to investigate an incident in Clarion County.
US natural gas proved reserves increase to record levels
U.S. proved reserves of crude oil and natural gas are approximately double their levels
from a decade ago.
Pa. DEP penalizes EQT for release of abandoned mine drainage
The Pennsylvania DEP announced that EQT has paid a $294,000 fine for releasing 4 million gallons of abandoned mine drainage in Allegheny County.
Region’s shale oil and gas potential untapped
At the Appalachian Storage Hub Conference, June 7, in Canonsburg, Pa., attendees discussed the untapped potential of oil and gas in the tri-state area.
Ohio shale gas production higher in fourth quarter
Ohio’s horizontal shale wells produced 38 percent more natural gas in the fourth quarter of 2017 than the same period in 2016.
