MDN Weekly Update – Mar 6, 2011

This is a new, regular post on MDN. Below I list the five most viewed stories from last week, two weeks ago and the past 30 days. There is also a list of any events MDN is aware of happening this coming week (from the MDN Calendar). Be sure to send your event announcements to [email protected].

Coming this week! 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.). Keep watching this week for how you can get your copy of this important new special report.

Also coming this week: MDN attended an informational meeting hosted by the Joint Landowner Coalition of New York. Some of the things that came out of the Q&A session at the end are important for landowners in New York State. Watch for a post on Monday.

Happy reading,
Jim Willis, Editor

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. Marcellus Shale Coalition Provides Devastating Critique of NYT Anti-Gas Article
  3. Number of Permits Issued & Wells Drilled in Select PA Counties, including the County with the Most Wells
  4. List of 78 Chemicals Used in Hydraulic Fracturing Fluid in Pennsylvania
  5. New PA DEP Secretary Krancer Sets the Record Straight, Corrects NYT Errors

Five Most Viewed Stories Last Week (Feb 20 – Feb 26)

  1. Explosion at Chesapeake Drilling Site in Western PA Injures Three Workers
  2. Gas Drilling Supporters Outnumber Those Opposed at Honesdale DRBC Hearings, Roundup of Yesterday’s Hearings in PA and NY
  3. What We Learn from Financial Statements About Future Plans for Drilling in the Marcellus Shale
  4. Number of Permits Issued & Wells Drilled in Select PA Counties, including the County with the Most Wells
  5. Williams Announces it Will Split, Exploration & Production Will Become Separate Company

Five Most Viewed Stories Last 30 Days (Feb 3 – Mar 5)

  1. List of 78 Chemicals Used in Hydraulic Fracturing Fluid in Pennsylvania
  2. Anschutz Exploration Responds to Lawsuit Claiming Drilling Operations Contaminated Water Wells in Big Flats, NY
  3. Explosion at Chesapeake Drilling Site in Western PA Injures Three Workers
  4. New York Times Publishes Hit Piece on Natural Gas Drilling, Quoted Source Responds to the Article
  5. Supposed “First Claim” Filed in New York Alleging Water Contamination from Hydraulic Fracturing Gas Drilling

MDN Calendar (Mar 6 – Mar 12)

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Ohio

Pennsylvania