From a Q4 2009 earnings call* held on Feb. 26, we learn the following about Southwestern Energy’s involvement in the Marcellus Shale:
At December 31, 2009, we had approximately 149,000 net acres in Pennsylvania prospective for the Marcellus Shale. Our undeveloped acreage position as of December 31, 2009 had an average remaining lease term of five [...]
A landowner in Brooklyn Twp. (Susquehanna County), Pennsylvania faces a big decision. Denise Dennis owns 153 acres and a farm that is eligible to be placed on the National Register of Historic Places. Her ancestors moved to the land in 1811. They were African American and they were free landowners during a time when slavery [...]
PR Newswire (Feb 21) Cabot Oil & Gas Provides Operations Update Current Marcellus Production Over 100 Mmcf per Day!
From a press release just issued by Cabot Oil & Gas, we get the following update on their Marcellus drilling activities (below is exact wording from the release):
During the third quarter call, Cabot announced its [...]
Houston Star-Telegram (Feb 16) Chesapeake reports 19 percent production increase
Chesapeake Energy, one of the largest gas drilling companies in the U.S., recently reported a 19% increase in its natural gas production across all of its shale plays. With respect to the Marcellus, we learn from a Houston Star-Telegram article that:
Chesapeake has a huge [...]
Harrisburg Patriot-News (Nov 18):
Twelve Marcellus Shale gas drilling wastewater treatment plants proposed in northern Pennsylvania
Water treatment plants are the next battleground in the drilling debate. There is increasing opposition to the licensing of treatment plants, not only because of the chemicals used, but the truck traffic involved. From this article out of Harrisburg:
The state [...]
PA Department of Environmental Protection (Nov 4):
Press Release: DEP Reaches Agreement with Cabot to Prevent Gas Migration, Restore Water Supplies in Dimock Township
Below is the unaltered press release from the PA DEP:
Meadville – The Department of Environmental Protection and Cabot Oil and Gas Corp. have executed a consent order and agreement that will provide [...]
Wayne Independent (Nov 2):
Few regulators in place for natural-gas drilling
At a recent meeting in Preston Township (Pennsylvania), Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) officials talked about their role in inspecting gas drilling operations in the Marcellus Shale. The article attempts to make the case there are far too few inspectors for the growing number of [...]
Binghamton Press & Sun-Bulletin (Oct 16):
DEP gives Cabot OK to resume gas operations in Pennsylvania
Cabot Oil & Gas has had several spills of chemicals used in the hydraulic fracturing process at one of their drilling sites in Dimock Township, Pennsylvania. The spills have led to fish dying in the local Stevens Creek. The PA [...]
On February 27, the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) served Cabot Oil & Gas with a “Notice of Violation” claiming Cabot’s drilling activities in the Carter Road area of Dimock Township, PA caused some local private water wells to be contaminated with methane (see the MDN article Cabot Oil & Gas Served with “Notice [...]
At a recent meeting of the Susquehanna River Basin Commission held in Scranton, PA, the group approved 26 applications to use water from the Susquehanna River watershed for drilling in the Marcellus Shale deposit. At the meeting, the Commission imposed new rules about posting signs at sites along rivers and creeks where water is [...]
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