The Marcellus/Utica Production Rocket Ship in WV

October 28, 2014October 28, 2014

Prior to 2012, Brooke County, WV produced zero natural gas. Nada. Zippo. Nothing. In 2012 the county produced 1.4 million cubic feet (Mmcf) of natural gas. Barely a blip. In 2013, Brooke County produced 8 BILLION cubic feet of natural gas. The trajectory for the county, and other counties in the northern panhandle of WV is startling--thanks to the Marcellus and now the Utica Shale. Brooke is not the only eye-popping example in WV...

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