MDN Weekly Update – Mar 13, 2011

Will There Be Marcellus Shale Drilling Near Me?Coming tomorrow: A new special report exclusively from MDN titled: Will There Be Marcellus Shale Drilling Near Me? Subtitled, Drilling Permits for Marcellus Shale Gas Wells from January 2010 to February 2011. This new report, created by MDN, shows how many permits have been applied for or issued by county and in most cases by local municipality for New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania and West Virginia. The report not only details the number of well permits, but also lists the numbers by drilling company. Leases are being signed in many locations—landmen are on the move. Although signing a lease can yield a good source of income now, the real money is when an energy company drills on or near your property. You need a permit in order to drill, so permits are a good barometer of the intentions of drilling companies. If you’re a landowner, you can use this special report to see who’s “serious” about drilling near you. If you’ve already signed a lease, use this report to see if drilling may be coming in your area in the near future. Many other interested parties will use this report as well, to see when and if drilling is happening in their communities (local business owners, government officials, residents concerned about traffic, etc.). Note: A slight delay in the release of this special report—apologies! But we think you’ll like the end result. Visit MDN on Monday to find out how to get your copy.

Below you’ll find the “top 5” lists.

Happy reading,
Jim Willis, Editor

Five Most Viewed Stories Last Week (Mar 6 – Mar 12)

  1. How Much is that Marcellus Shale Well Drilled on Your Property Actually Worth? (3/11/11)
  2. Anti-Drilling Protestors Get Nasty at Shale Coalition Building in Harrisburg, PA (3/10/11)
  3. Has New York Already Missed the Marcellus Shale Drilling Boom? (3/9/11)
  4. U.S. EPA Tries to Tell PA DEP How to Do It’s Job – PA Pushes Back (3/8/11)
  5. List of 78 Chemicals Used in Hydraulic Fracturing Fluid in Pennsylvania (6/30/10)

Five Most Viewed Stories Last Week (Feb 27 – Mar 5)

  1. New York Times Publishes Hit Piece on Natural Gas Drilling, Quoted Source Responds to the Article (2/28/11)
  2. Marcellus Shale Coalition Provides Devastating Critique of NYT Anti-Gas Article (3/1/11)
  3. Number of Permits Issued & Wells Drilled in Select PA Counties, including the County with the Most Wells (2/21/11)
  4. List of 78 Chemicals Used in Hydraulic Fracturing Fluid in Pennsylvania (6/30/10)
  5. New PA DEP Secretary Krancer Sets the Record Straight, Corrects NYT Errors (3/3/11)

Five Most Viewed Stories Last 30 Days (Feb 10 – Mar 12)

  1. List of 78 Chemicals Used in Hydraulic Fracturing Fluid in Pennsylvania (6/30/10)
  2. Anschutz Exploration Responds to Lawsuit Claiming Drilling Operations Contaminated Water Wells in Big Flats, NY (2/16/11)
  3. Explosion at Chesapeake Drilling Site in Western PA Injures Three Workers (2/24/11)
  4. Number of Permits Issued & Wells Drilled in Select PA Counties, including the County with the Most Wells (2/21/11)
  5. New York Times Publishes Hit Piece on Natural Gas Drilling, Quoted Source Responds to the Article (2/28/11)

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