Tag: shale gas
Agreement lets Mariner East 2 pipeline proceed in Pa.
The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) has reached an agreement with environmental groups that will allow Sunoco’s Mariner East 2 pipeline project to proceed.
Shale gas production a ‘revolution’
The overall size of recoverable gas reserves continues to increase and the pace of production growth is accelerating, according to a new report.
Wildlife studies provide food for thought
The Wildlife Society recently released some short summaries of wildlife research that provide food for thought.
Natural gas growth concentrated in Marcellus and Utica shale
Natural gas pipelines coming online from Utica and Marcellus shale are likely to trigger higher wellhead natural gas prices, but overall market is flat.
Ohio’s 3Q shale oil and gas production climbs
In Ohio, 1,760 horizontal shale wells reported oil and natural gas production during the third quarter.
Two eastern Ohio power plants approved
The Ohio Power Siting Board authorized the construction of natural gas-fired, combined cycle generation facilities in Guernsey and Trumbull counties Oct. 5.
Oil and gas drilling continues in Ohio’s Utica shale play
The Ohio Department of Natural Resources issued 70 new drilling permits in the Utica and Point Pleasant shales the past two months. Of the 323 permits issued to date in 2017, 81 have been drilled, but only two are in production.
Shale gas development spurs invasive plant spread in Pa. forests
A team of researchers in Penn State's College of Agricultural Sciences has found that invasive plants are increasing with natural gas development.
A record? Ohio well’s horizontal leg stretches 19,300 feet
Eclipse Resources Corporation successfully drilled its newest record-setting “super-lateral” well, the Great Scott 3H in less than 17 days. The Ohio well had a total measured depth of 27,400 feet and lateral extension of 19,300 feet.
Development of natural gas reported, unconventional
Shale gas had its origins in the oil embargos and energy crises of the 1970s, which led to government research to increase domestic energy supplies.
